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MCD amends park rules in Delhi: Ornamental parks with 5-year event history can host social, religious functions

New Delhi, Oct. 2 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has relaxed its blanket ban on the use of its "ornamental parks" for socioreligious functions, allowing such parks to be considered for ev... Read More


A year on, lush bamboo plantation at Bhalswa buried under mounds of trash

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- The plan was to set up a lush bamboo grove at the Bhalswa landfill, Delhi's infamous garbage mountain, marking its transformation into a "green zone". A five-acre reclaimed site w... Read More


Few takers: Fee to regularise illegal houses in Delhi slashed by 75%

New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- A tepid response in the first five months of the Central government's scheme to regularise properties and grant ownership rights to residents of 1,511 unauthorised colonies in D... Read More


NDMC develops 1-acre 'Bharat Van' using Miyawaki method in Delhi's Lodhi Colony

New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is developing a one-acre urban forest in Lodhi Colony, named 'Bharat Van', using the Miyawaki plantation methodology with around 10,000 in... Read More


NDMC clears 28 proposals in first council meeting in financial year

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- After months of delays and repeated cancellations, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Monday held its first council meeting of the current financial year and approved 28 ... Read More


Traffic snarls worsen on ORR as Kalkaji Flyover ramp razed

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Traffic movement took a further hit in south Delhi on Monday after the Public Works Department (PWD) kicked off the demolition of the ramp-section of the Kalkaji Flyover. The si... Read More


Shahdara, Barapullah drains most polluted: DPCC report

New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- The Shahdara, Barapullah and Sen Nursing home drains are the most polluted drains, discharging their untreated effluents directly in Delhi's Yamuna stretch, according to the wat... Read More


Dry spell, slow winds push Delhi's AQI to 62-day high

New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- The air quality index (AQI) in the Capital sharply deteriorated on Sunday, recording the worst reading in 62 days. Lack of rain, slow wind speed, and localised emissions have le... Read More


Delhi records slight dip in dragonfly, damselfly numbers; two new sightings: Survey

New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- Delhi's seven biodiversity parks recorded 11,154 dragonflies and damselflies in a survey, down from 13,253 in 2025, with erratic rains and dry conditions contributing to a margi... Read More


Shahdara, Barapullah among most polluted drains discharging into Yamuna: Report

New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- The Shahdara, Barapullah and Sen Nursing Home drains are the most polluted drains discharging their untreated effluents directly into Delhi's Yamuna stretch, according to the la... Read More