The ongoing redevelopment in Sarojini Nagar has brought major changes in the lives of two families whose children spent their entire childhood in the area. Here they revisit the past and tell Patriot how much the area’s trees and plants matter to them The vine from which he used to pluck grapes has disappeared. The […]

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The promotion of e-cigarettes as a device to help smokers kick the habit has proved futile. In fact, e-cigs have become a glamorous gateway drug for youngsters Piyush Gulati (name changed), was 16 when he first smoked an e-cigarette. “A friend who went to Melbourne got one. His cousin was studying there, and was above […]

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Even in the pre-monsoon lull, the air quality in Delhi-NCR was in the ‘unhealthy’ and ‘very poor’ category. Heavy downpours will only improve it marginally Remember how before the onset of winter in recent years the dinner table conversations in winters have been just about the severe air pollution in the Capital city? We talk […]

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On five important indices for India and the world, Delhi puts up a poor show. But it scores on two fronts — investment potential and per capital income What makes Delhi what it is? Apart from the food, the parks, the wide roads, the Capital city has time and again got itself into embarrassing situations, […]

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Housed in what looks like a palatial Mediterranean mansion, this restaurant has an innovative menu of cocktails and dishes to die for I did not see it coming. At first, the task seemed doable, yet before reaching half of the food marathon, I was on the verge of giving up. With each round, the game […]

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…Delhi contributes the highest amount of plastic waste amongst all metro cities. Patriot explores what contributes to the menace When vendors in Sadar Bazar, Sabzi Mandi Azadpur and Ghazipur were slapped with a fine of approximately Rs 1 crore by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, authorities were reported as saying that zero tolerance will be […]

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Over a lakh students are vying for physcology course in 11 DU colleges. A surprisingly large number are opting for courses in the Humanities, without worrying about career prospects As the yearly admission rounds take place at The University of Delhi, there is a lot of hue and cry about the first cut-off list. As […]

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Concretisation in parks and installation of open gyms is sparking alarm about the depleting ground water level in the Capital It’s 7 in the morning and people of all age-groups are vigorously working out on machines in the open gym at a DDA park in East Delhi. The machines are working fine, apart from the […]

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