Simply Put: Emerging from hibernation

Heti chya besan

Shifting from hell to hell

Our sickening health system

Capital Thirst

Romancing the rains

A BBC Radio 3 programme on the Indian monsoon

Be your own gourmet chef

Want to try a new recipe but not sure of the steps? Or too tired to chop veggies for dinner? A new venture now makes it easy to cook gourmet …

Fanning the flame of science

At a recent convention held in the Capital, the Bhartiya Jan Gyan Vigyan Jatha took stock of the ways to popularise science among the common people

Ridding Delhi's brothels of HIV

An organisation of sex workers struggles to combat the spread of AIDS in Delhi's red-light areas.

Delhi PM2.5 levels rose by 68 per cent within a day in early November: CSE

Rapid build-up in short timespan able to tip air quality into severe category as local pollution already very high, says thinktank  

Delhi is India’s most polluted megacity, but others are catching up: CSE report

CSE analyses winter pollution data from Delhi, Kolkata-Howrah, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai; only the national capital has shown …

SC observations on air emergency underscore the travesty happening in Delhi: CSE

A bench led by Justice Chandrachud, the Chief Justice of India, told the Centre to consider a two-day lockdown in Delhi given the seriousness of …

Diwali 2021: Elevated levels of toxic gases in smog, in addition to particulate matter, says CSE

Average daily contribution of stubble fire smoke from mid-October to early November lowest in the last four years

Delhi Masterplan 2041 gives a miss to waste workers: Report

Delhi’s waste pickers work without proper space, water supply and risk their health; their needs should be incorporated into the city’…

Diwali 2020 in Delhi: A highly polluted and infectious affair

By flouting norms regarding the ban on firecrackers and social distancing, the national capital may just have ensured more trouble for itself

These three state capitals have air quality as bad as Delhi

In the past eight days, Lucknow, Kolkata and Patna have recorded poor or very poor air quality levels

Delhi draft master plan 2041 : A heartening fresh approach to mobility

The capital's master plan has become more people-centric with time  

Warning: Air quality in North India may turn ‘severe’ by Diwali

AQI in Delhi-NCR between ‘poor’ and ‘very poor’ range October 22, 2022

Delhi rain, waterlogging puts the spotlight on urban flooding

Urban flooding has become increasingly frequent in India’s major cities

Loneliness in the glitzy capital

Delhi’s city plan has dehumanised public spaces, inviting violence like the recent gangrape of a 23-year-old girl

Yamuna claims back Delhi: Several parts of capital witnessed floods after a generation

Jaitpur, ITO, Red Fort and Daryagunj were last inundated in 1978  

Deadly nursery: DTE analysis of studies in last 5 years shows how air pollution kills India’s children

Around 25 research studies and papers published between 2018 and October 2023 seen by DTE, show that poor air causes low birthweight, stunting …

Did the G20 deliver ambitious climate & energy outcomes?

Most climate & energy targets mentioned were reiterations of goals laid out in other fora

Triple tremors in Delhi: ‘We should always be prepared for a big earthquake’

Poorly constructed houses in crammed colonies can present tough challenge      

Move over record air temperatures, Delhi’s scorched land surface is making waves

Delhi’s land surface temperature almost doubled in a little over a month, aggravating heatwave conditions