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Can ‘green’ fireworks really prevent another Diwali air pollution bomb in Delhi?

So-called green fireworks may emit less smoke than conventional ones in controlled tests, but scientists and doctors are sceptical about the difference in real-world impact

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025

Billboards in Goa, jingles on Delhi FMs, WhatsApp pings: It’s Dhami outdoors and online

If you tried catching a bus, metro or train in Delhi last year, chances are you saw advertisements from the Uttarakhand government – wrapping metro gates, filling digital screens at railway stations, staring down from bus stops across the capital. 

Newslaundry · Oct 15, 2025

Public transport falters, petrol sales rise: Can Delhi’s EV policy fill the gap?

Virendra Kumar, a former government staffer in Delhi, is a regular bus commuter. But in recent months, he finds himself waiting longer – several CNG buses in the city have been decommissioned, shrinking the fleet. 

Newslaundry · Oct 15, 2025

Qualcomm's Cristiano Amon Calls India a Global Tech Powerhouse After Meeting With PM Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) CEO Cristiano R. Amon in New Delhi to discuss India’s progress in artificial intelligence, semiconductor development, and digital upskilling initiatives.

Benzinga · Oct 11, 2025

8 Big Names Playing In The DP World India Championship

A brand new event is set for Delhi Golf Club in India, where Masters champion Rory McIlroy headlines an impressive field

Golf Monthly · Oct 11, 2025

‘Allowed to bring discrimination’: Women reporters shut out of Taliban minister’s Delhi presser

Several Indian journalists on Friday criticised the exclusion of women reporters from a press conference held in New Delhi by Taliban-controlled Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi. Many described the move as “unacceptable” and questioned how it was permitted on Indian soil.

Newslaundry · Oct 10, 2025

India To Upgrade Afghan Mission To Full Embassy

India will upgrade its technical mission in Afghanistan to a full embassy, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said Friday, as he met his counterpart from Kabul in New Delhi.

International Business Times · Oct 10, 2025

Afghanistan's Taliban foreign minister meeting with Indian counterpart for first time since takeover

The foreign minister of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan is meeting with his Indian counterpart in a first high-level diplomatic engagement with New Delhi since the group seized power in 2021 after two decades of U.S. military presence

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025

Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Begins First India Visit

Afghanistan's UN-sanctioned foreign minister arrived in India on Thursday, the first visit by a top Taliban leader since they returned to power in 2021 following the withdrawal of US-led forces.

International Business Times · Oct 9, 2025

Delhi shut its thermal plants, but chokes from neighbouring ones

In 2018, Delhi bade farewell to its last thermal power plant. Before this, the other two had wound up their operations in 2009 and 2015. The closures were meant to stop toxic gases spewing from their stacks from worsening the city’s air quality.

Newslaundry · Oct 7, 2025