Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday appointed five Cabinet Ministers as Government spokespersons to project the achievements of his administration.

They are: Dinesh Gundu Rao, Krishna Byre Gowda, Priyank Kharge, Eshwar Khandre and Santhosh Lad.

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"I have full confidence that all these ministers who have been appointed as government spokespersons will effectively present the achievements of the government before the people of the state," he was quoted as saying by his office on "X".

In the official communication about their appointment, the Chief Minister directed the Chief Secretary to instruct the heads of departments to take measures so as to provide them from time to time documents and information about the government's achievements.

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New Delhi (PTI): The maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 32.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.

The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the average for the season, while the relative humidity stood at 46 per cent at 5.30 pm, the IMD said.

The weather department has forecast a partly cloudy sky for Monday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 34 and 19 degrees Celsius, respectively.

The air quality remained 'moderate' at 4 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 134, a slight drop from Saturday’s 137, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.

According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.