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-November 12, 2024

Delhi’s vanishing urban trees: The overlooked solution to the city’s pollution crisis

Delhi’s vanishing urban trees: The overlooked solution to the city’s pollution crisis

Continuous loss of trees has weakened capital’s natural ability to defend itself against air pollution and rising urban heat, leaving residents more vulnerable than before

-November 12, 2024

39,000 violators challaned over parking at Delhi’s 4 major railway stations

39,000 violators challaned over parking at Delhi’s 4 major railway stations

The maximum number of challans, 14,949, were issued at Old Delhi Railway Station area, followed by New Delhi Railway Station, 13,122, Hazarat Nizamuddin Railway Station 8,089, and Delhi Cantt. Railway Station, 3,527, with the total challans being 39,687, the data stated

-November 12, 2024

Infectious, parasitic diseases accounted for 24% deaths in Delhi in 2023: Report

Infectious, parasitic diseases accounted for 24% deaths in Delhi in 2023: Report

The report said that around 21,000 people in Delhi die due to infectious diseases and parasitic diseases out of the total 88,628 deaths

-November 12, 2024

Delhi Hospital performs leadless pacemaker implantation to save 74-year-old woman

Delhi Hospital performs leadless pacemaker implantation to save 74-year-old woman

An official said that the patient was admitted in critical condition after her old pacemaker became infected, causing the infection to spread into her bloodstream

-November 12, 2024

Delhi: Pollution board receives over 800 complaints in last 10 months

Delhi: Pollution board receives over 800 complaints in last 10 months

In response to an RTI, the CPCB said it has received 665 complaints from Delhi, 143 from Noida and 28 from Gurugram and Faridabad as of October 29

-November 12, 2024

160 extortion calls in 300 days: Delhi businessmen threatened every other day

160 extortion calls in 300 days: Delhi businessmen threatened every other day

Police said 204 cases of people getting extortion calls were reported throughout 2023 and 187 in 2022

-November 12, 2024

Indiahaven Polska Spotyka Indie: A solo Bharatnatyam recital by Apeksha Niranjan

Indiahaven Polska Spotyka Indie: A solo Bharatnatyam recital by Apeksha Niranjan

The recital will include a special composition dedicated to Maharaja Digvijay Singh of Jamnagar, who provided refuge to 1,000 Polish refugees during World War II in 1942

-November 11, 2024

Delhi records highest chikungunya, malaria cases in 5 years

Delhi records highest chikungunya, malaria cases in 5 years

As of November 9 this year, 728 malaria cases and 172 chikungunya cases were reported in the city