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Delhi Ridge: Can Master Plan 2041 safeguard the city’s lungs?

Many people often refer to the Delhi Ridge as the city’s “lungs”. Alongside the Yamuna River, it plays a pivotal role in maintaining the city's ecological balance. To safeguard this landscape, the Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) Master Plan 2041 has introduced a new roadmap focused on its conservation and effective…

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Tourist boat capsizes in northern India, killing at least 10

Officials in northern India say at least 10 people have died after an overcrowded tourist boat capsized in the Yamuna river

The Independent UK

Why Lord Shiva Became a Gopi in Vrindavan

“नाहं वसामि वैकुण्ठे योगिनां हृदये न च। मद्भक्ता यत्र गायन्ति तत्र तिष्ठामि नारद॥” This beautiful verse often associated with devotion says that the divine does not live only in distant heavenly worlds but wherever true devotion exists. Vrindavan is believed to be one such sacred place. It is the land…

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5 Times Krishna Solved Problems Without Fighting

When people think about Lord Krishna, they often imagine the powerful charioteer of Arjuna or the divine strategist behind the Mahabharata war. But if we look closely at Krishna’s life, we notice something remarkable. Many of the biggest problems he faced were not solved through battles at all. Krishna had…

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5 Snakes That Are Considered Sacred in Hinduism

अनन्तं वासुकिं शेषं पद्मनाभं च कम्बलम्। शंखपालं धृतराष्ट्रं तक्षकं कालियं तथा॥ This ancient verse remembers the great serpents of sacred lore. In Hindu thought, the snake is not merely a creature of the earth. It is a symbol of infinity, energy, protection, and cosmic balance. While many cultures fear serpents,…

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5 Secret Places Where Radha and Krishna Still Love and Meet Even Today

When we read that Radha and Krishna still meet every day, the mature mind may ask: How can that be? The wiser question is: What does it mean that it continues? Radha represents devotion. Krishna represents divine consciousness. Their meeting is the meeting of longing and fulfillment. Of seeker and…

Times Life

‘The foggy, golden sunrise makes for incredible images’: Sachin Ghai’s best phone picture

The Punjabi photographer was delighted with this stunning shot of birds being fed on the Yamuna River in Delhi

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Delhi floods: Thousands evacuated as low-lying regions get inundated

The Yamuna River is in spate, and India’s capital, Delhi, is yet again gripped by devastating floods. Following non-stop rainfall and after water was released from Haryana’s Hathnikund Barrage, Yamuna’s water level rose far above the danger mark. As a result, low-lying areas have been inundated, roads resembled rivers, and…

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Photos show how one New Delhi family is coping after being displaced twice by floods

When the floodwaters of the Yamuna River gushed into Bindu Pandey’s home in New Delhi, she knew her family had to leave instantly.

The Independent UK

Manish Sisodia holds BJP responsible for deteriorating Yamuna water quality

Aam Aadmi Party candidate from the Jangpura assembly constituency, Manish Sisodia, on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Haryana of being responsible for the deteriorating water quality in the Yamuna River. Read further on Dynamite News:

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'Act of water terrorism': Delhi CM Atishi Writes to CEC

Atishi has written to the CEC, requesting urgent intervention over the rising ammonia levels in the Yamuna River. Read further on Dynamite News:

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High ammonia level in Yamuna river: Know how it can affect those living in Delhi (and how to stay safe)

Elevated ammonia levels in the Yamuna River have become a pressing concern for Delhi residents, posing significant health risks and disrupting daily life. Ammonia, a colorless gas with a pungent odor, is highly soluble in water.

The Times of India

Delhi HC denies permission to hold Chhath Puja at Yamuna banks

The bench led by Chief Justice of Delhi, emphasized that allowing people to perform the puja in the river could lead to health issues due to severe contamination. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Delhi: Toxic foam in Yamuna raises pollution concerns ahead of Chhath Puja

The National Capital's Kalindi Kunj area saw toxic foam floating on the Yamuna River on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Delhi: Yamuna pollution level high as toxic foam floats in river

Thick, toxic foam was once again observed floating on the Yamuna River at Kalindi Kunj on Saturday as pollution levels in the river remain alarmingly high in the National Capital. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Delhi: Toxic foam surfaces in Yamuna River near Kalindi Kunj

Toxic foam was seen floating on the Yamuna River in the Kalindi Kunj. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Yamuna foam contains harmful organic toxic leads to health hazards

Experts have raised concerns over the toxic white froth in the Yamuna River. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Authorities issue alert: Yamuna water level in Delhi to cross warning mark by evening

According to the Central Water Commission (CWC), the Yamuna River in Delhi is anticipated to cross the warning level of 204.50 metres by 5 pm today (Tuesday), with projections indicating it will rise to 204.90 metres. Although the river is expected to remain below the danger level of 205.33 metres,…

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Delhi: Showers bring further relief to Delhiites from humid weather

Due to the rain, the water levels in the Yamuna River are expected to rise in the coming days. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Delhi: Yamuna River flows slightly above danger mark at 205.81 metres

After days of receding, the water level of the Yamuna River in the National Capital was recorded at 205.81 metres, marginally above the danger mark of 205.33m, on Sunday morning. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

When the river rose

Life came to a halt in several parts of Delhi, which received the highest monsoon rainfall in 40 years this July. Alisha Dutta and Nikhil M. Babu report on how encroachments as well as official developmental works continue to take place along the Yamuna river despite warnings by the National…

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Delhi: Yamuna drops below danger mark, water level currently at 205.25 mt

The water level at the Yamuna River in the national capital dropped below the danger mark on Friday morning.

The Independent UK

Yamuna river reaches the iconic Taj Mahal's outer walls in India after swelling with monsoon rains

Rising water from the Yamuna river has reached the outer boundary walls of the iconic Taj Mahal and submerged one of its adjacent gardens after record monsoon rains swelled rivers across northern India over the last three weeks

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Yamuna water level at 205.48 m, slightly above danger mark in Delhi

The water level of the Yamuna River on Monday morning crossed 205.48 metres, slightly above the danger mark of 205.33 metres, even as the waterlogging situation continues to persist in several parts of the national capital. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Delhi floods | Yamuna Bank metro station opened for public as water recedes

The Yamuna river has been in spate for the last one week, swelling to 207.71 metres on Wednesday, breaching its all-time record of 207.49 metres set in 1978, and inundating several key areas in Delhi.

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