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To sustain walkability, city needs indigenous approach to mapping

Accessing the city by foot pleasantly and conveniently is facilitated as much by knowledge of the streets and locations and by safe and traversable walkways. (Photo by Raj K Raj/ Hindustan Times)

Published on Mar 20, 2019, 5:56 AM IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: First time voters from new Noida sectors demand better policing, civic amenities

Traffic is another concern that tops the agenda for many new voters in Noida and Greater Noida.

Updated on Mar 18, 2019, 3:32 PM IST

Light rain in Gurugram, minimum temperature touches 12.5°C

Residents witnessed a sudden change of weather on Monday evening after light rain hit the city due to an active western disturbance over the western Himalayan region, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

Published on Mar 12, 2019, 4:15 AM IST

Light rains lash Delhi-NCR; thundershowers, hailstorm predicted

The drizzle though did not impact the mercury. The minimum temperature here was recorded at 13 degrees Celsius, the season’s average.

Updated on Mar 2, 2019, 11:04 AM IST

Delhi’s pollution crisis comes in 2 waves: Study

Delhi, considered among the most polluted cities in the world, sees two spikes in pollution during winter months, a new study has shown.

Updated on Mar 2, 2019, 9:50 AM IST

Marquee train Vande Bharat breaks down

Indian Railways’ Vande Bharat Express, the state-run transporter’s first semi-high speed train, broke down early on Saturday on the return journey to New Delhi from Varanasi

Published on Feb 16, 2019, 11:52 PM IST

Congress’ show-cause notice to rebels, BJP MLAs return

Congress legislators continued to stay at the Eagleton Golf Resort for a second day on Saturday and held a second meeting of its legislature party to discuss the way forward for the Lok Sabha.

Published on Jan 19, 2019, 10:54 PM IST

Delhi’s ‘severe’ air quality prompts 1 day ban on entry of trucks from Friday night

Security personnel walk amid heavy fog and smog conditions in New Delhi on January 3, 2019.

Updated on Jan 4, 2019, 9:19 AM IST

Delhi’s air quality bad this year, but better compared to 2016 and 2017

A traffic police officer stands next to the WAAYU Air Purifiers installed by government of Delhi at ITO, New Delhi. The city’s air quality in December was the foulest since 2015.

Published on Jan 1, 2019, 12:46 PM IST

‘Ensure 2-hour window for firecrackers’: CPCB’s New year advisory to Delhi police

In a notice earlier this week, CPCB chairperson SP Singh Parihar asked the police commissioner to ensure the court order on burning green fire crackers for a stipulated period of two hours is complied with

Updated on Dec 30, 2018, 9:32 AM IST

The e-way out of heavy school bags

A class at Delhi Public School, Faridabad. The school has successfully implemented tablet-based learning and says it has been able to reduce the weight of bags by 70%.

Updated on Dec 9, 2018, 4:29 PM IST

Task force on curbing pollution in Delhi-NCR recommends targeting areas with foulest air

Commuters seen along a busy road amid smog at Indraprastha Extension, in New Delhi, on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. The AQI in Delhi was at 356 on Tuesday, up from Monday’s 328.

Updated on Dec 5, 2018, 10:29 AM IST

Air quality worsens in Delhi; no respite over next 2 days

It was a misty morning in the national capital on Wednesday with ‘very poor’ air quality, the Met said, cautioning against morning walks.

Updated on Nov 28, 2018, 10:29 AM IST

Gurugram best in NCR in Grap implementation to curb pollution

According to an inspection conducted across five NCR cities, Gurugram was found to be the most efficient city in implementing the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) to curb air pollution in the National Capital Region.

Updated on Nov 22, 2018, 12:25 PM IST

Ban on crackers may not save Delhi, bursting them certainly kills it faster

A boy wearing pollution mask burns crackers during Diwali celebrations, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018.

Updated on Nov 12, 2018, 11:51 AM IST

Gurugram’s air quality deteriorates to ‘very poor’ after Diwali, PM2.5 increases tenfold

A day after Diwali, smog covers Cyber city Gurugram, in Gurugram, India, on Thursday, November 08, 2018. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)

Updated on Nov 9, 2018, 1:45 PM IST

Reports of burn injuries in Delhi halved before Diwali; doctors credit Supreme Court cracker ban

The Supreme Court has ordered the sale and use of only green and low emission firecrackers in the National Capital Region.

Published on Nov 7, 2018, 8:28 AM IST

Firecracker traders in Delhi take home delivery route to dodge Supreme Court ban

Most firecracker sellers are offering two options: home delivery, with half the cost being paid upfront; or an over-the-counter sale of firecrackers not costing more than <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>500.

Published on Nov 6, 2018, 9:07 AM IST

Debris mounds at construction sites across Delhi may impact efforts to fight air pollution

New Delhi, India - October 30, 2018: Passing traffic raises dust from a Delhi Jal Borad construction site, adding to the city’s pollution at Mother dairy plant near Patparganj in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. (Photo by Raj K Raj/ Hindustan Times) **To go with Joydeep 'story

Updated on Nov 1, 2018, 12:34 PM IST

Stubble burning can’t be a shield for inaction on Delhi’s air pollution

A motorcyclist covers his face with a handkerchief to avoid smog on a hazy morning, New Delhi, November 7, 2017

Updated on Sep 24, 2018, 10:09 PM IST

Compact is key to any densification plan

Compact is key to any densification plan

Updated on Aug 27, 2018, 9:28 AM IST

Gurugram ranks a poor 88 in ‘Ease of Livability’ survey

A garbage dump at Sector 29 in Gurugram.

Updated on Aug 14, 2018, 6:57 AM IST

Delhi-NCR wakes up to cloudy sky with rains likely

A view of cloudy weather at Rajpath, in New Delhi, India, on Sunday.

Updated on Jul 23, 2018, 12:27 PM IST

Delhiwale: A bookstore that is hardbound haven

Raju Singh is the owner of Chapter 101 book store in Gurugram’s South Point Mall which sells harbounds of old books. C

Updated on Jul 4, 2018, 2:36 PM IST

Delhi wakes up to cloudy morning, rains predicted in NCR

Women walk past a puddle of water at Rajpath after a short spell of rain in New Delhi on Thursday.

Updated on Jun 29, 2018, 11:01 AM IST

Delhi trees best ally in fight against pollution. Here’s why plan to axe them is plain suicidal

Builders in Delhi-NCR make no effort to manage debris from construction sites and enforcement teams get active only after pollution alerts are sounded.

Updated on Jun 29, 2018, 12:45 PM IST

Metro to be linked with feeder bus services, rapid rail system in Delhi-NCR within 1 year

An eight-coach metro train leaves Ashok Nagar station in New Delhi.

Updated on Jun 24, 2018, 8:00 PM IST

Filled with particulates, Gurugram air is unbreathable

A Gurgaon traffic policeman wearing N95 Anti-Pollution mask distributed by a private hospital, due to increase the pollution level in Gurgaon city a private hospital distributed the 5000 n95 mask to Gurgaon traffic police, in Gurgaon, India.

Updated on Jun 22, 2018, 9:28 AM IST

Partly cloudy sky in Delhi; rain, thunderstorm likely today

A man walking with an umbrella in a cloudy morning at replica of Shanti Stupa in New Delhi.

Updated on Jun 18, 2018, 10:34 AM IST

Delhi wakes up to partly cloudy sky; air quality remains severe

Dust envelops the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, on Friday.

Updated on Jun 16, 2018, 10:28 AM IST

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