New Delhi: Delhi’s wetlands have been steadily vanishing under the pressure of rapid urbanisation, with a new study warning of severe ecological consequences. A 2025 study— titled ‘The Impact of Urbanisation on Wetland Ecology in Delhi Using AWEI and GIS’ by Delhi University researchers—found that the city lost around 8.2% of its total wetlands between…
New Delhi: A nine-foot-tall bronze statue of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, installed inside the PGI building of Dr Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, has been standing wrapped in polythene for the past seven months, awaiting an unveiling.The centrally-run hospital, along with the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), was renamed the…
File photo used for representational purpose. NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police have taken into custody four individuals, including three minors, for allegedly stabbing a 15-year-old boy in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri. The boy, who was out on bail in a theft case, was attacked as an act of revenge over a previous quarrel, officials reported on…
Nitin Gadkari orders babus to put QR codes on highways with contractor and officers’ details NEW DELHI: In a unique move, the road transport ministry has directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and highway builders to create their own YouTube channels and upload regular videos of highway projects at various stages of construction.Union…
A new study reveals open fires account for over 50% of Delhi’s particulate matter pollution, causing visible smog NEW DELHI: Open fires of all sorts – waste, crop stubble, cooking etc – account for over 50% of particulate matter (PM) pollution in Delhi. The transport sector, although not a major source of PM, accounts for…
New Delhi: New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has drawn up a plan to roll out its long-pending intelligent parking system across Lutyens’ Delhi to provide advanced and user-friendly parking to commuters.After several failed attempts over the past few years to appoint an expert agency for the project, the civic body revised the operational framework for…
Teen tried as adult, convicted for brutal Delhi rape-murder of 60-year-old NEW DELHI: A city court convicted a 16-year-old teen, who was being tried as an adult, for the rape and murder of a 60-year-old woman in 2017, reports Vineet Upadhyay. Taking note of the post-mortem report, additional sessions judge Amit Sahrawat said Tuesday that…
As per CPCB, Delhi recorded an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 357, sharply up from 279 a day earlier. NEW DELHI: A thick blanket of haze and fog descended over Delhi on Thursday morning, trapping pollutants close to the ground and pushing city’s air quality into the ‘very poor’ category after several days of…
Fake acid attack case: Cops nab uncle & brother of 19-yr-old girl NEW DELHI: Delhi Police arrested the uncle and apprehended the brother of a 19-year-old Delhi University student who was allegedly part of a staged acid attack in northwest Delhi’s Ashok Vihar. Special CP (law and order) Ravindra Singh Yadav confirmed the development. The…
Racy clips, blackmail and killings: The dark trail behind India’s ‘live-in murders’ NEW DELHI: The idea of living together once symbolised freedom — a quiet rebellion against rigid social codes. But today, “live-in” is no longer a whisper of modern romance.It has thrown up country’s some of the most chilling incidents of betrayal, violence and…
