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Delhi's air quality index has worsened to 169, with dry weather and low winds contributing to the rise. The India Meteorological Department predicts the monsoon will withdraw from the city within days, ending a period of relatively clean air.
Construction of a flyover at Old Delhi's historic Turkman Gate is disrupting the area and promises to permanently change views and traffic flow.
Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta have directed a pre-winter intensification of pollution control.
Following a building collapse that killed seven in Satya Niketan, Delhi's civic body plans a survey of paying guest accommodations.
Delhi's civic body says over 25,000 cattle roam the streets, with existing shelters over capacity, and is urgently seeking five new large facilities.
The Delhi Zoo is seeking a breeding partner for its lone Egyptian vulture, Jatayu, after over 20 years. Officials have sent a proposal to the Central Zoo Authority and are in talks with two zoos in other states, while also considering the Pinjore vulture breeding centre.
Nearly 34% of Delhi's electors face scrutiny for anomalies in their voter registration forms, with 4.75 million set to be excluded from a draft roll.
A Delhi court has convicted a former DTC bus driver for the 2021 hit-and-run death of a motorcyclist, citing rash driving and a failure to brake.
India's Supreme Court has ordered a new survey of elephant corridors and a report on banning fireballs used to scare elephants.
The largest living sea turtle, the leatherback, nests at Galathea Bay on Great Nicobar Island, where a planned trans-shipment port could destroy its habitat.
China exported solar equipment worth USD 29 billion last year, yet its overseas financing has focused on large grid projects, leaving a funding gap for off-grid solutions. Local financing models in Kenya show a viable path, and China could act as an anchor investor to bridge the gap.