Delhi’s groundwater salinity rises sharply, placing the capital in a high-risk category

Latest findings show one in three samples exceed permissible salinity limits, raising alarm among experts

‘Everything is finished’: families of Red Fort blast victims grapple with loss, despair and uncertainty 

From Shamli to Amroha, the blast tore through homes and futures — leaving behind young children, ageing parents, and angry family members struggling for survival and justice

Delhi Red Fort blast: eyewitnesses recount scene of horror

Vendors, shoppers and workers recall scenes of chaos as investigators begin placing the pieces together

Delhi prisons: custodial deaths raise alarm over safety lapses

Delayed reports, missing records, and unexplained deaths expose systemic negligence across Tihar Jail and other prison complexes in the national capital

No rain after Delhi’s cloud seeding experiment, only more questions

The capital’s first artificial rain trial in fifty years draws criticism over timing, cost and environmental risks

Inmates on the run: growing menace of parole jumpers in Delhi

The Capital records the highest number of absconding prisoners in India — a symptom of its overcrowded prisons, procedural lapses, and an overburdened system that is struggling to track those it releases

Delhi’s fragile foundation: 55% surge in building collapses exposes civic failures

Data and tragedies point to a deeper urban crisis rooted in neglect, illegal settlements and civic lapses

Delhi records most deaths from manual scavenging in 2025

Despite a decade-old ban and repeated court orders, deaths of people who risk their lives to clean sewers manually continue to be reported from the national capital, as civic bodies outsource the life-threatening work