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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
TopicDelhi government

Topic: Delhi government

Tale of 2 drains—how Delhi’s drinking water flows dangerously close to Haryana sewage drain 6

The pollution monitoring body informed NGT that water samples from multiple locations on the DD-8, a freshwater channel, showed “a high pollution load”.

Delhi govt’s Yamuna cruise sails into a storm of doubts. Luxury ride or ‘dystopia tour’?

The Delhi govt’s Rs 20 crore Yamuna cruise project promises sunset views and ‘Titanic pose spot’, and is being pitched as a boost to green mobility and river-based tourism.

Rekha Gupta’s public gaffes to slow welfare rollouts, Ayushman Bharat & Atal Canteen—BJP’s 1 yr in Delhi

After her one year as Delhi's chief minister, Gupta says, 'this is not a government of promises, but of results'. Some election promises have been fulfilled, some schemes yet to be implemented.

‘At loss of words,’ HC pulls up Delhi govt as women & child welfare bodies headless for over 2 years

Court questions ‘institutional paralysis’, says why don’t they ‘scrap’ the acts creating these commissions if posts remain vacant for years.

How London, Seattle transformed its old power plants. The possible future of Delhi’s Rajghat plant

Rather than demolishing these industrial structures, cities are preserving them as landmarks that tell the story of industrialisation while generating economic and social value.

Indore deaths hanging over BJP, ex-MLA wants Delhi govt to provide free bottled water to residents

Delhi needs to upgrade its drinking water system as the old system has proved to be a little risky because of what has happened in Indore, says ex-MLA and BJP spokesperson RP Singh.

Kapil Mishra calls Delhi Shabdotsav a ‘surgical strike against ideological terrorism’

Ayodhya replica, 40 book launches & 100 speakers—Delhi Shabdotsav was a grand affair.

Revanth’s ‘Messi’ approach to politics & a BJP poll promise to Delhi women quietly put on backburner

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AAP & BJP at each other’s throats, now in Delhi High Court. What is the ‘phansi ghar’ row

AAP leaders told HC, current assembly cannot summon members of previous House, as summons over 2022 event outside legislative privilege. Lawyer for Delhi assembly says AAP leaders' plea 'misconceived'.

Delhi govt claims cloud seeding trial a success but don’t expect rain just yet. ‘It’s not like magic’

Delhi government & IIT Kanpur plan to hold 9-10 more cloud seeding trials in coming days in bid to combat air pollution, but experts say weather conditions are not favourable.

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Kerala, Keral, Keralam. I’m a Malayali and the name change is more annoyance than pride

North Indians are so used to dropping the ‘A’ at the end of Kerala. Now they have to train themselves to add another letter.

‘Dark chapter’ over, Chhattisgarh budget sets Naxal hotbed Bastar on path to ‘education cities’ & tourism

The Vishnu Deo Sai government's 2026-27 budget outlined a post-Naxal era vision for Chhattisgarh's tribal-majority belts of Bastar & Surguja. Finance Minister OP Choudhary presented it Tuesday.

Decoding India’s defence budget & how various govts struggled to spend it—from UPA to NDA

Every February, headlines focus on defence budget allocation. But real question is—how much money was actually spent & why did promise-delivery gap widen in some years, narrow in others?

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.