Airborne pathogens, bacteria capable of causing infections in the lungs, gut, mouth and skin, are twice as abundant in densely populated parts of Delhi compared to less crowded regions.

After the tragic incident of the stampede at New Delhi railway station, Northern Railway enforced some measures to avoid any such untoward incident in the days to come. It has been decided that all special trains in the direction of Prayagraj will be run from platform number 16 to the extent possible.

The upcoming Delhi assembly elections on February 5 hold immense significance, not just for the future of the Aam Aadmi Party, but also for the evolving political landscape of India.

At a time when big pharma is shying away from research and development on new antibiotics, it is the small and medium-scale biopharmaceutical companies that have taken up the cudgels to fill this gap.

Unplanned, low-income areas in Delhi have very limited access to affordable and efficient public transport services. Planned and richer areas are comparatively better connected but are still not up to the mark. If all settlements of Delhi – planned and unplanned -- are not equally well connected with public transport services and are not made accessible, the capital will fail to implement fully its sustainable, low-emission forms of travel. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now" in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours. 

New Delhi: Air quality of Delhi and NCR, which worsened on June 12-13, due to incoming dust from Rajasthan, has shown a slight improvement, with PM10 declining to 759 µg/m3 from a peak of 823 µg/m3.