New Delhi: Delhi continued to face harsh winter conditions on Wednesday, with temperatures dropping sharply across the city. The minimum temperature at Safdarjung, the city’s main weather station, fell to 3.8 degrees Celsius, which is 3.6 degrees below normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Other parts of the city also recorded low temperatures. Lodhi…
New Delhi: Environmental experts say Delhi’s Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) helps control pollution during emergencies but does little to tackle the root causes of the city’s worsening air quality. Environmental analyst Sunil Dahiya said GRAP works as a short-term response but has not led to any meaningful reduction in overall pollution levels. He pointed…
New Delhi: Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) led the country in residential price growth in 2025, with average home prices rising sharply, while Mumbai continued to hold its position as India’s largest housing market, according to a report by Knight Frank India released on Friday. The report said average home prices in Delhi-NCR increased 19 per…
New Delhi: Delhi recorded the highest average PM10 pollution levels in India in 2025, making it the most polluted city in the country for coarse particulate matter, according to a new analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). The report found that Delhi’s annual average PM10 concentration stood at 197…
New Delhi: The cold wave tightened its grip on Delhi-NCR as the national capital recorded its lowest temperature of the season so far, bringing harsh winter conditions on Saturday. Dense fog and icy winds continued to trouble residents, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a yellow alert and advise caution due to low…
New Delhi: Delhi experienced its coldest morning of the winter season on Friday, with a sharp dip in temperatures and a biting chill sweeping across the city. The minimum temperature dropped to 4.6 degrees Celsius, about 2.3 degrees below the seasonal average, while light rain was reported from a few areas, worsening the wintry conditions….
New Delhi: Five police personnel sustained minor injuries after an anti-encroachment drive near a mosque in central Delhi turned violent in the early hours of Wednesday, officials said, adding that the situation was quickly brought under control. The incident occurred during a demolition operation carried out by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) near the…
New Delhi: An 18-year-old youth was stabbed to death, while another teenager sustained serious injuries, in a violent incident reported from Delhi’s Welcome area in the northeast part of the city, police said on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Arman (18), a resident of Welcome. The injured youth, Altaf Ali (18), is currently…
New Delhi: The Delhi government is preparing to open four new bus depots as it steps up efforts to convert the city’s entire public transport fleet to electric buses by the end of the year, officials said. According to the Transport Department, construction has been completed at the depots located in Nangloi, Dwarka, Kohat Enclave…
New Delhi: Faced with a tepid public response to the recently introduced hot air balloon rides in the capital, the private operators are now considering the introduction of an online ticket booking system in an effort to attract more customers and improve visibility. The tethered balloon rides, which were opened to the public on November…
