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Open interpretation area to be developed at Ridge

The official said no permanent structures will be built in the area as the Ridge was a protected forest

Last week, Delhi’s environment minister Gopal Rai announced that the forest department has set a target of planting 63 lakh saplings across Delhi in 2024-25. (HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 18, 2024 05:24 AM IST

10-year plan for Delhi’s Asola to focus on increasing leopard population

WII carried out its first ground survey earlier this month, with research to commence from next month for a period of one year

The existing management plan of the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary came into force in 2015 and will remain in place till next year, before the new plan replaces it. (HT Archive)
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 05:46 AM IST

Nod for two Metro lines to link south, north Delhi

Unveiling the contours of the project, Union minister Anurag Thakur said at a Cabinet briefing the two lines will significantly improve Delhi residents’ quality of life

The two corridors, likely to be completed by 2029, will be built for <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>8,399 crore and carry roughly 250,000 people every day, said officials aware of the plan (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Mar 14, 2024 06:40 AM IST

Delhi Metro’s 2 new corridors: Relief from congestion nodes likely

The two corridors are an extension of the Green Line from Inderlok to Indraprastha and a new Metro line from Lajpat Nagar to Saket G block

The two corridors — a new Metro line from Lajpat Nagar to Saket G block and an extension of the Green Line from Inderlok to Indraprastha — will likely shift nearly 5% of road transport users to Metro. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 14, 2024 04:45 AM IST

More interchange: Metro stations to improve Delhi’s connectivity

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) officials said the number of triple interchange stations — those that cater to three Metro lines — will now increase to four

Giving an example, the official said that commuters who would earlier travel from Noida City Centre to Lajpat Nagar had to earlier travel to Mandi House on the Blue Line, and then change to the Violet Line to travel to their destination. However, the opening of the Pink Line in 2018 meant that they could change trains at Mayur Vihar Phase-1. (HT Archive)
Updated on Mar 14, 2024 02:17 AM IST

Union Cabinet approves two new Delhi Metro corridors

Union minister Anurag Thakur said that the new Delhi Metro corridors are expected to be completed by 2029 and get a daily ridership of 250,000

The new stations will be both elevated and underground. (HT PHOTO/Representative)
Updated on Mar 13, 2024 07:18 PM IST

PM Modi launches expanded T1 at Delhi’s IGI airport, capacity now at 40 million

The terminal will now expected to undergo a series of trials before being fully operational in May, officials said

The expanded Terminal 1 in New Delhi inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi by video conferencing on Sunday. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 11, 2024 04:53 AM IST

Min temp dips further to 8.8°C as chilly streak continues in Delhi

Delhi experiences lowest March minimum temperature in 5 years with 8.8°C, attributed to cold winds from Himalayas, likely to continue with 9°C on Friday.

New Delhi, India - March 7, 2024: Blue Sky over the Old Delhi , India, on Thursday, March 7, 2024. (Photo by Arvind Yadav/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Mar 08, 2024 05:18 AM IST

No end to winter: March begins with coldest streak since 2003

Forecasts by the India Meteorological Department said that the minimum temperature is likely to hover around 9°C on Thursday.

The minimum temperature at Safdarjung was 9°C on Wednesday, four degrees below normal. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 07, 2024 05:26 AM IST

Tale of parallel drains: DJB says Haryana channel impacting Delhi’s water supply

According to the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), ‘drain number 6’ is choked with garbage, silt, effluents and sludge, while ‘drain number 8’ is relatively clean.

The polluted drain 6 (left) spills into the relatively clean drain 8 (right) in Sonepat, Haryana and contaminates Delhi’s water. (Sourced)
Updated on Mar 07, 2024 04:48 AM IST

Delhi Budget: Solar is govt’s new mantra for cheaper, reliable power

Atishi said that the government’s power subsidy scheme will continue in 2024-25, allowing a large population of Delhi’s consumers to continue receiving zero electricity bills

Delhi finance minister Atishi presents the Budget at the State Assembly in New Delhi on Monday. (ANI)
Updated on Mar 05, 2024 06:08 AM IST

Delhi forest dept razes illegal houses in Sangam Vihar

Forest officials said that the drive began on Tuesday when two acres of forest land were cleared, and the drive will continue on Thursday

Forest officials raze an illegal house encroaching on the Ridge on Wednesday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 29, 2024 06:12 AM IST

Delhi logs cleanest Feb in 9 years, coldest since 2008

Strong surface winds and rain, both help settle or disperse pollutants in the atmosphere, leading to cleaner air

At Central Park in Connaught Place on Wednesday. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 29, 2024 05:58 AM IST

CAQM standardises penalties for pollution violations across Delhi-NCR

The penalties for environmental violations vary from a few thousand rupees in one state to several lakhs in another, thus requiring uniformity

Environmental compensation charges are levied by concerned pollution control boards or committee on polluting units in the national capital region where closure directions have been issued by the commission for violation of its orders, guidelines or for not meeting pollution norms. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 28, 2024 01:17 AM IST

Delhi’s Tilak Bridge, Gurugram in nationwide railway revamp

On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi kick-started an ambitious scheme to revamp the country’s rail transit landscape

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the foundation stone-laying for the re-development of 554 railway stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme and 1,500 road over bridges/roads under bridges via video conferencing in New Delhi on Monday. (ANI)
Updated on Feb 27, 2024 01:34 AM IST

Colder end to Feb this season as min temp hovers near 8°C mark

Delhi experiences unusually cold end to February with minimum temperature at 8.3°C. Western disturbance expected to bring warmer weather and possible rain. Air quality remains moderate.

People at Lodhi Gardens in New Delhi on Sunday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 26, 2024 05:48 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Delhi Metro sets up new command centre

The new OCC, inaugurated by DMRC’s managing director Vikas Kumar, has been designed as a state-of-the-art control and command centre

The new OCC will control the Yellow and Blue Lines and the under-construction Golden Line. (HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 22, 2024 05:28 AM IST

Maximum temperature approaches 30°C, could dip this week

Delhi's temperature hit 29.7°C, highest this year, 5 degrees above normal. Expect cooler days ahead as rain is forecasted, pushing max down to 23°C by Wednesday.

People rest in the shade at Lodhi Gardens on a warm Sunday afternoon. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 19, 2024 06:24 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Delhi’s first bird census to start from February-end; to be held every 3 months

A census is planned to be carried out once every three months, which will provide the government adequate data on both resident and migratory birds

A bird atlas helps the states to look at the change in bird diversity and density over the years. (HT Archive)
Updated on Feb 19, 2024 05:46 AM IST

Dog squad to curb smuggling of illicit liquor through Delhi’s Asola

A canine unit will be trained and handed over to forest guards to help patrol the boundaries of Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary

HT on July 1, 2021 reported that smugglers have created makeshift dirt tracks cutting through Asola Bhatti to smuggle large quantities of liquor into Delhi from Haryana, and have broken a portion of the sanctuary’s boundary wall, which was right next to a liquor store. (Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Feb 19, 2024 05:36 AM IST

After 2 incidents in 7 days, Delhi Metro says audit in progress

The scope of the repair work, officials said, would include replastering loose concrete on walls and removing and cleaning drain covers

A section of the platform wall of the Gokulpuri Metro station on the Pink Line collapsed on February 8. (HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 17, 2024 05:43 PM IST

High fluoride found in Delhi’s groundwater

High fluoride levels in the water, when consumed, can lead to dental fluorosis and have been linked to bone damage and skeletal fluorosis

HT Image
Updated on Feb 16, 2024 05:18 AM IST

On day of jams, Delhi Metro’s passenger journeys hit new peak of 7.109 million

The peak is likely to be down to more people choosing to commute by Metro due to restrictions at borders and within city in wake of the farmers’ protest

DMRC data showed that the Yellow Line (Samaypur Badli to Millennium City Centre) was the busiest line on Tuesday, with 1.934 million passengers utilising it, followed by the Blue Line (Dwarka Sector 21 to Noida Electronic City/ Vaishali) with 1.914 million passenger journeys and the Red Line (Rithala to Shaheed Sthal) with 757,000 passenger journeys. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 15, 2024 05:48 AM IST

PM likely to open revamped T1 at Delhi’s IGI airport this month

The terminal, which will be two-and-a-half times larger than the old T1, will initially begin operations with IndiGo and SpiceJet flights, officials said

The expansion plan, officials said, focuses on passenger convenience and will include all aerobridges (referred as smart apron by the airport operator), which will enable flyers to walk to or back from the aircraft, as they do at Terminal 3 at present where planes directly dock with these bridges. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 15, 2024 05:32 AM IST

New weather station at Bharat Mandapam operational; another planned at IGNOU

The Pragati Maidan AWS can be used to make forecasts for Bharat Mandapam, where international events are likely to be held in the future

The plans for the new AWS at INGOU follow the recent installation and operationalisation of an AWS outside Bharat Mandapam, which will be called the Pragati Maidan weather station. (PTI)
Updated on Feb 07, 2024 05:32 AM IST

Vehicles banned at Asola Bhatti sanctuary to prevent ecological damage

Private vehicles will no longer be allowed into the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary in Delhi, India, due to concerns about ecological damage caused by tourism.

HT reported on January 16 how hundreds of visitors were turning up and driving into the sanctuary, which is home to leopards, striped hyenas, and golden jackals. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 05, 2024 06:28 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Avalanche alerts in J&K, Srinagar cut off; IMD issues yellow alert for Delhi

The weather has seen a sharp turnaround this month, with record rainfall in Delhi. Despite the rain, Delhi's pollution levels remained poor.

A sheet of snow blankets the Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Sunday. (Waseem Andrabi /HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 05, 2024 07:39 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Delhi govt to expedite sewer link in unauthorised colonies

The submission, dated January 31, said that around 82% of Delhi was covered by a proper sewerage network

In a submission made to NGT, Kumar said that out of the 1,799 unauthorised colonies in the Capital, 1,031 were already provided a proper sewage network and 296 more such colonies will be included by November 2024. (HT Archive)
Updated on Feb 03, 2024 05:28 AM IST

Showers, wind clear air; Delhi breathes cleanest since Oct 19

The 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) on Thursday was 177, compared to 392 on Wednesday.

New Delhi, India - Feb. 1, 2024: People seen out during light drizzle and cold breeze at Kartavyapath in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, February 1, 2024. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times) (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 02, 2024 04:46 AM IST

Delhi fulfils its February rain quota, more on the cards

A fresh western disturbance is developing and may bring more rain to Delhi over the weekend, according to the India Meteorological Department.

Noida, India- February 01, 2024: Commuters during light rain in winter. There was light rain in Delhi NCR on a cold day, which increased the severe cold in North India, in Noida, India, on Thursday, February 01, 2024. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times)
Updated on Feb 02, 2024 01:42 AM IST
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