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Haryana launches massive green project to eradicate Delhi NCR pollution

Delhi NCR has long struggled with hazardous air quality, especially during winter months, when smog blankets the region and health warnings become routine. A bold, multi‑year initiative announced by the…

Rumorrush January 10, 2026

Air India Environmental Health Health

Cold wave sweeps Delhi: temperatures plunge, AQI remains poor

Delhi and much of North India are bracing for an intense cold wave that has already driven temperatures down by up to three degrees Celsius. The chill is accompanied by…

Rumorrush January 6, 2026

International Relations Policy Analysis Urban Development

Why Beijing’s Blueprint Fails for Delhi’s Future

Introduction India’s capital, Delhi, is often compared with China’s megacity, Beijing, as both grapple with rapid urbanisation, soaring populations, and mounting infrastructure pressures. While the Chinese capital has earned praise…

Rumorrush December 19, 2025

Environment Environmental Health Environmental restoration

Delhi’s Air Quality Dilemma: Why Fixing AQI in 9‑10 Months Is Unrealistic

Delhi’s sky has once again turned a hazy gray, prompting the city’s environment minister to declare that bringing the Air Quality Index (AQI) back to safe levels within nine to…

Rumorrush December 19, 2025

Environment Environmental Health India

Delhi teen transforms waste into hope: 450 tonnes recycled and dignity for 70 pickers

Karan Kumar, a 20‑year‑old from Delhi, has turned a personal mission into a city‑wide movement that has recycled more than 450 tonnes of waste and provided stable income to 70…

Rumorrush December 18, 2025

Delhi News Environment Environmental Health

Kejriwal slams BJP’s pollution plea, calls Delhi a gas chamber

Delhi’s worsening air quality has become a political flashpoint as the chief minister of the capital, Arvind Kejriwal, fired back at a BJP request that the Aam Aadmi Party refrain…

Rumorrush December 18, 2025

Environment Environmental Health Health

Mountains under pressure: city crowds rush to escape severe toxic air

Introduction—A thick veil of smog has turned the streets of Delhi into a hazardous zone, prompting thousands to flee toward the foothills of the Himalayas. The sudden exodus highlights a…

Rumorrush December 18, 2025

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Ghaziabad‑Jewar RRTS Corridor to Launch from Sarai Kale Khan: MoHUA’s Directive to NCRTC

In a decisive move to streamline regional transit, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has instructed the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) to commence the Ghaziabad‑Jewar Regional…

Rumorrush December 18, 2025

Delhi News Environment Environmental Health

Delhi NCR Pollution Relief: Supreme Court Orders Removal of Nine Toll Booths

Delhi NCR continues to grapple with hazardous air quality, especially during winter months when particulate matter spikes to dangerous levels. Recent litigation has brought the spotlight onto traffic‑induced emissions, prompting…

Rumorrush December 18, 2025

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Indian traveller’s stark comparison of Delhi and Sri Lanka ignites civic‑sense debate

When an Indian tourist returned from a two‑week vacation in Sri Lanka, the contrast he observed between the island nation’s public spaces and India’s capital was so jarring that he…

Rumorrush December 18, 2025