New Delhi | History, Population, Map, & Facts | Britannica
WEB1 day ago · New Delhi, national capital of India. It is situated in the north-central part of the country on the west bank of the Yamuna River, adjacent to and just south of Delhi city (Old Delhi) and within the Delhi national capital territory. Learn …
Ethnic groups in Delhi - Wikipedia
WEBDelhi 's ethnic groups are diverse. The Yamuna river's flood plains provide fertile alluvial soil suitable for agriculture but are prone to recurrent floods. The Yamuna, a sacred river in Hinduism, is the only major river flowing through Delhi.
New Delhi - Wikipedia
WEBNew Delhi (/ ˈnjuːˈdɛ.li / ⓘ, [ 6 ]Hindi: [ˈnəiː ˈdɪlːiː], ISO: Naī Dillī) is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Sansad Bhavan, and the Supreme Court.
Delhi - Culture, Heritage, Traditions | Britannica
WEB2 days ago · Delhi - Culture, Heritage, Traditions: Delhi’s cultural life exhibits a unique blend of the traditional and cosmopolitan styles. The city is dotted with numerous museums, historic forts and monuments, libraries, auditoriums, botanical gardens, and …
Delhi | History, Population, Map, & Facts | Britannica
WEB3 days ago · Delhi, city and national capital, and union territory, north-central India. The city of Delhi actually consists of two components: Old Delhi, in the north, the historic city; and New Delhi, in the south, since 1947 the capital of India, built in the first part of the 20th century as the capital of British India.
Delhi - Wikipedia
WEBDelhi. Delhi, [a] officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its right bank, Delhi shares borders with the state of Uttar Pradesh in the east and with the state of Haryana in ...
Delhi - statistics and facts | Statista
WEBDec 19, 2023 · Delhi officially referred to as the National Capital Territory (NCT), has a long-standing history of serving as the seat of power for ruling dynasties in ancient and medieval times, and as the...
How people in India's capital city of New Delhi are coping with …
WEBJun 17, 2024 · That includes India's capital, New Delhi, one of the world's biggest cities and home to more than 30 million people. On the hottest day, the temperature hit more than 121 degrees. For weeks...
The Plans for the World’s Next Largest City Are Incomplete
WEBJan 20, 2022 · Delhi’s new draft Master Plan for 2041 envisions a megacity where unauthorized slums are razed and replaced with tall buildings with affordable housing units. It imagines a breathable...
New Delhi - Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 23, 2018 · New Delhi Capital of India, in the n of the country, on the River Yamuna in Delhi Union Territory. Planned by the British architects Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker, it was constructed in 1912–29 to replace Calcutta as the capital of British India.