Dense fog shrouds Delhi; air quality remains ‘severe’

Dense fog reduced visibility to just 100 metres in parts of Delhi on Thursday, affecting traffic movement, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The minimum temperature at the Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, settled at 4.5 degrees Celsius. Dense fog in the Palam area reduced visibility to 100 metres between 5:30 […]

Sailing on muddied waters 

Tarun Nanda has shown the world an ecological way of cleaning urban lakes. Red tape is coming in the way, but he’s not going to knuckle under Tarun Nanda, 38, is an engineer and a unique individual inhabiting Delhi’s landscape. Many, particularly government officials, don’t know how to deal with him. For he’s methodical, scientific […]

All I want for Christmas is food!

Celebrate Christmas with these delightful delicacies from some of the city’s favourite patisseries Hot chocolate, ginger bread, plum cake – Christmas simply cannot be imagined without these! This festive season, L’Opera and The Artful Baker is offering an array of delightful sweets and savories. Decked in Christmas colours one can visit or even gift their […]

Delhi school principals against scrapping of nursery admissions for next year

Principals of schools in the national capital are not in favour of scrapping nursery admissions for next year in view of the Covid-19 pandemic even as the government maintains that no final decision has been taken yet in this regard. Usually, the process to enter children in nursery in around 1,700 schools in Delhi begins […]

Lunch to be served for Re 1 in East Delhi, at Gambhir’s ‘Jan Rasoi’

Gautam Gambhir has planned to open at least one ‘Jan Rasoi‘ canteen in each of the 10 assembly constituencies in East Delhi “The ‘Jan Rasoi‘ at Gandhi Nagar, one of the biggest wholesale garment markets in the country, will be a full modern canteen which will provide lunch to those in need for just Re […]

Awaiting Covid vaccine arrival, Delhi hospital working on storage facility

From installing freezers to cold chain equipment set up, arrangements are being made at a Delhi government hospital for storage of COVID-19 vaccine, anticipating its arrival, sources said on Tuesday. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain had recently said work was underway to build storage and transportation logistics so that once the vaccine arrives, the next […]

Aesthetic cosmology 

For a painter with such a refined and meticulous control of her medium, printmaking has provided an opportunity for experimentation, chance and accident. Yes, we are talking about Seema Kohli. This journey in printmaking is now on display at the exhibition ‘The Alchemy of Process’ For this resourceful artist, working in a single medium could […]

Christmas in the Capital

Christmas is just around the corner, and we can’t keep calm. Hence we have curated a list of all things Christmas in Delhi. From food to gifts, here are all the festive details from across the city: Shopping spree Despite being a turbulent year, malls across Delhi have put up grand Christmas displays. The year-end Christmas shopping this year […]