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Research on nine Delhi monuments shows uniform 100m/200m buffer zones overlook site-specific threats like underground construction and altered drainage
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Research on nine Delhi monuments shows uniform 100m/200m buffer zones overlook site-specific threats like underground construction and altered drainage

Firefighters in Old Delhi halted traffic on Urdu Bazar road to rescue a trapped black kite from a peepal tree, an unusual act in the congested city.

Delhi's government has approved the construction of its first state guest house, 'Delhi Sadan,' in Dwarka's Sector 19 at an estimated cost of 151.97 crore

A mobile 'biennale' of paintings on autorickshaw seats, once a common sight on Delhi's smoggy roads, is becoming rarer as commuters shift to app-based

The Delhi government has launched a citywide awareness campaign to boost public participation in curbing air pollution, running from September 2026 to

A CSIR study created a model using traffic and geography to map noise in Delhi, finding hourly traffic volume and honking as main factors.

Delhi Traffic Police will enforce five hours of diversions and regulated movement on key roads on September 2, 2026, for a motorcade rehearsal ahead of the

The Delhi government has built flexibility into its new women's financial aid scheme, allowing ministers to revise the recurring deposit maturity date

A court rejected an environmental NGO's lawsuit to stop a pier project involving underwater blasting in a key Chinese white dolphin habitat, highlighting a

Delhi orders intensive inspections of waterlogging hotspots after heavy rain caused flooding, demanding a report by August 31.

NASA satellite data shows a major drop in chlorophyll across the Central Pacific in June 2025, indicating a decline in phytoplankton due to the ongoing El

IIT-Delhi has reconstituted its external probe panel into the death of a 31-year-old MSc Physics student, with retired Delhi High Court judge Mukta Gupta as chair, after the previous chair Ashok Kumar recused himself. Student protests continue into the fourth day.

A blast at a CNG station in Delhi has left three people dead, with police saying the truck being refuelled had more cylinders than permitted