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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicDelhi-NCR families

Topic: Delhi-NCR families

Noida is NCR’s nursery city. New entrepreneurs wield khurpis, apps, chat groups

Peer pressure is driving the desire for plants in Delhi, Noida, & Gurugram. Balconies have become competitive display spaces—the greener the balcony, the greener the envy of neighbours.

Delhi-NCR families just got a new activity to do on weekends—strawberry picking in Chhatarpur

Strawberry picking is the new weekend activity in Delhi-NCR. Pubs, malls don’t cut it anymore.

Rain, floods spark conjunctivitis outbreak in Delhi-NCR. What causes it & how it can be prevented

Severity of symptoms, coupled with high transmission rates, has raised alarm among health authorities & public. Hospital OPDs seeing 80-100 cases a day as opposed to 10-20 last year.

Delhi-NCR families seeking treatment for pollution-related illness doubled in a week: Survey

LocalCircles survey last week had shown 22% respondents saying they had visited a doctor or hospital for such illnesses. This week, the number is 44%.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation in play: Air Headquarters to control strategic assets  

Exclusive: Theaterisation proposal has been stuck over how limited air assets would be divided. Consensus reached on division of air assets among 3 theatres, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.