A city of birds: Delhi’s feathered friends find home in dilapidated wetlands   

Paradoxically, a populated and polluted Delhi supports a healthy diverse birdlife.  A study reveals Delhi’s ponds are the most biodiverse of any urban ponds anywhere in the world  Delhi supports a diverse birdlife that only one other city in the world can match—that’s Nairobi. It’s a bit of a puzzle, how come one of the […]

Monsoon likely to elude Delhi till end of June: IMD

Delhi is unlikely to receive monsoonal showers till the end of June and the maximum temperature in the city is predicted to hover around 40 degrees Celsius till then, according to the India Meteorological Department. On Wednesday morning, the national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the […]

Onus of managing crowds on enforcement agencies: Delhi trader bodies

In response to the High Court’s observation that breaches in following Covid protocols will only hasten the onset of the third wave the Delhi trader bodies say managing crowds beyond their control, onus on enforcement agencies The Delhi High Court had on Friday taken cognisance of the violation of COVID-19 protocols in various markets in […]

Focus on providing enough vaccines for youth: Sisodia to Union minister Puri

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday asked Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri to focus on providing enough vaccines for the youth rather than “just abusing” Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. He was responding to Puri’s tweet criticising Kejriwal over his Punjab visit and Delhi’s pace of administering vaccines on Monday when more than 84 […]

Moments of self exploration

In the latest exhibition at Korean Cultural Centre India works of an Indian artist, Guruvinayak Singh Budhwar, urges viewers to experience emotions and connect with oneself In an attempt to convey hope in the time of pandemic, Korean Cultural Centre India presents its first ever virtual exhibition by a young India artist, Guruvinayak Singh Budhwar. […]

Events of the week

Summer camp What: The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) presents Craftopia 4 – an online artsy summer camp for Kids. Keeping in mind health and safety concerns, KNMA will be holding its popular art camp online this summer. This year the camp will focus on the history of art movements mixing interesting historical tidbits, with DIYs and crafts […]

Delhi HC takes cognisance of Covid norm violation in markets, says breach will hasten 3rd wave

The Delhi High Court Friday took cognisance of the violation of COVID-19 protocols in various markets in the national capital and observed that such breaches will only hasten the third wave which cannot be permitted at all. The high court asked the Centre and Delhi government to take strict measures, sensitise shopkeepers and hold meetings […]

158 new COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths in Delhi in a day; positivity rate slips to 0.20 pc

The national capital has recorded 10 more deaths due to COVID-19 and 158 fresh cases of the disease while the positivity rate has dipped to 0.20 per cent, according to data shared by the health department on Thursday. These 10 fatalities have pushed the death toll in the city to 24,886. The national capital had […]