Life in Different Cities: Delhi, India

"One of the largest urban areas in India, the city of Delhi includes two components: Old Delhi and New Delhi. New Delhi is the capital of India ... "

" ... While there are several contributory sources of air pollution in the region, pollution levels remain at critical levels to a considerable extent due to geographic and meteorological conditions. And that is Delhi’s—and northern India’s—geographical and meteorological misfortune ... "

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"When India became independent in 1947, Delhi had a population of 0.7 million. By 1950, the population had doubled to about 1.4 million. By 1986, less than four decades after the country’s independence, it had increased 10-fold. By 2015, it had an estimated population of 18.6 million, making it the fifth most populated city in the world ... "

"The capital of India, New Delhi, has been experiencing one of the fastest urban expansions in the world. Vast areas of croplands and grasslands are being turned into streets, buildings, and parking lots, attracting an unprecedented amount of new residents ... "

"Delhi must adopt anti-pollution steps taken by other megacities like Beijing and Mexico City if the Indian metropolis is to get serious about tackling its annual smog crisis, experts say ... "

"INDIA'S capital New Delhi was enveloped in heavy, toxic smog yesterday, with flights diverted or delayed as politicians blamed each other for failing to tackle the worst pollution levels in recent years ... "

"New Delhi banned half the Indian capital's private cars from its roads on Monday as the megacity's 20 million people spluttered with stinging eyes in the worst pollution in three years ... "

" ... A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on "the management of worsening traffic situation in Delhi", expressed concern as there is no planning to regulate or restrict the vehicular movement from the neighbouring States when the roads of the city are already reeling under heavy stress because of traffic congestion and other related issues ... "

"Urbanization has many advantages. By bringing people together physically, cities inspire innovation, fuel opportunity, bring workers closer to jobs, and facilitate the diffusion of arts and culture. But the benefits are often accompanied by costs ... "

"Delhi is the world's most polluted city because it is a "toxic pollutant punchbowl" with a wide variety of factors giving it its notorious title, a study has found. By assessing the megacity's landscape, weather, growing population and energy consumption, scientists were able to work out how and why Delhi is so polluted "

"With a population that’s swelling by about 700,000 each year, India’s capital could be the world’s biggest megacity by 2028 ... "

"For centuries Delhi has served as the capital for kingdoms and empires. But India’s first city will soon get a fresh label: the world’s most populous urban centre ... "

"Politics and, now, pollution keep Delhi forever in the news, but a third P has gone missing from the discourse on the capital: population growth, which has soared during the last two decades, and its disastrous fallout ... "