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Rs 8,000cr spent since 1993, Yamuna still died in Delhi. Can it be revived in 3 years?
Politics aside, Yamuna river has been stewing in muck, sewage and industrial waste. in 32 years Some Rs 8,000 crore has been spent, but the result: utter failure. BJP's manifesto promise is to clean up the river in three years. Can it deliver?
Why year after year, promises are made but Delhi's pollution doesn't get better
Every winter, Delhi-NCR chokes as much on the promises to cut air pollution as on pollution itself. Year after year, as the capital city’s air turns into a toxic haze, same old pledges of clean air resurface, only to be followed by a silence and actions that make no difference. Broken promises hang as thick as the pollution itself. TOI explains why this is the case and what could make a difference for the better
Why these 14 Indians can now forget the traumas of Pakistan
These 14 Pakistani migrants can finally feel at home in Delhi after they were welcomed into the India fold
At Shaheen Bagh the big question: Lose citizenship or get it?
Shaheen Bagh, the ground zero of opposition to Citizen Amendment Act in 2019, was restless-yet-quiet a day after CAA notification. Elsewhere in the national capital is a slum-like settlement of Hindus migrants from Pakistan hoping their worst days are over. A TOI ground report of contrasting mood at the two places in the national capital
How Delhi is paying the price for farmers' desperation
Punjab farmers cite delayed harvesting and expensive alternatives as they continue burning stubble
Air pollution: Punjab fires top 1,000 but wind makes Delhi choke on own emissions
Local sources of pollution within Delhi were identified as the main factor behind the city's poor air quality, with calm winds preventing the dispersal of emissions.
How climate change is altering world's tallest flying bird's social, eating habits
After earlier observing the monogamous bird going polygamous, a recent finding sees them feeding on other birds' chicks