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The foundation stone of New Delhi was laid by [[George V]] during the [[Visit of King George V to India|Delhi Durbar of 1911]].<ref name="History New Delhi">{{cite news|last=Lahiri|first=Tripti|date=13 January 2012|title=New Delhi: One of History's Best-Kept Secrets|work=The Wall Street Journal|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/11/08/one-of-historys-best-kept-secrets/}}</ref> It was designed by British architects [[Edwin Lutyens]] and [[Herbert Baker]]. The new capital was inaugurated on 13 February 1931,<ref name="India freedom capital">{{cite news|last=Stancati|first=Margherita|date=8 December 2011|title=New Delhi becomes the capital of Independent India|work=The Wall Street Journal|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/12/08/independence-through-a-womans-lens/|access-date=11 December 2011}}</ref> by [[Viceroy and Governor-General of India|Viceroy and Governor-General]] [[Lord Irwin|Irwin]].

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| caption3 = The 1931 postage stamp series celebrated the inauguration of New Delhi as the seat of government. The one [[rupee]] stamp shows [[George V]] with the "Secretariat Building" and Dominion Columns.

Until December 1911 [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] was the capital of India during the British Rule. However, it had become the centre of the nationalist movements since the late nineteenth century, which led to the [[Partition of Bengal (1905)|Partition of Bengal]] by Viceroy [[Lord Curzon]]. This created massive political and religious upsurge including political assassinations of British officials in Calcutta. The anti-colonial sentiments amongst the public led to a complete boycott of British goods, which forced the colonial government to reunite Bengal and immediately shift the capital to New Delhi.<ref name="Move From Calcutta">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/86-years-ago-new-delhi-took-over-as-power-capital-of-india/articleshow/57133366.cms|title=86 years ago New Delhi took over as power capital of India|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

During the [[Delhi Durbar]] on 12 December 1911, [[George V]], [[Emperor of India]], while laying the foundation stone for the viceroy's residence in the [[Coronation Park, Delhi|Coronation Park]], [[Kingsway Camp]], declared that the capital of the Raj would be shifted from [[Calcutta]] to [[Delhi]].<ref name="Delhi new capital">{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/11/22/in-1911-rush-to-name-delhi-as-capital-causes-a-crush/|title=In 1911, Rush to Name Delhi as Capital Causes a Crush|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=3 December 2011|first=Tom|last=Wright|date=22 November 2011}}</ref><ref name="Delhi capital">{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/11/28/was-new-delhi-a-death-knell-for-calcutta/|title=Was New Delhi a Death Knell for Calcutta?|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=3 December 2011|date=28 November 2011}}</ref><ref name="Hall">{{cite book|last=Hall|first=P|author-link=Peter Hall (urbanist)|title=Cities of Tomorrow|year=2002|publisher=Blackwell Publishing|isbn=978-0-631-23252-0|pages=198–206}}</ref><ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/FullcoverageStoryPage.aspx?sectionName=IndiaSectionPage&id=5720f679-41cd-4e23-a9eb-c2f6b5d707c8Indiaturns61_Special&Headline=Coronation+park+cries+out+for+help Coronation park] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130103092055/www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/FullcoverageStoryPage.aspx?sectionName=IndiaSectionPage&id=5720f679-41cd-4e23-a9eb-c2f6b5d707c8Indiaturns61_Special&Headline=Coronation+park+cries+out+for+help |date=3 January 2013 }} [[Hindustan Times]], 14 August 2008.</ref> Three days later, George V and his consort, [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]], laid the foundation stone of New Delhi at Kingsway Camp.<ref name="Delhi formation">{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/11/20/the-new-delhis-that-might-have-been/|title=The New Delhis That Might Have Been|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=3 December 2011|first=Tripti|last=Lahiri|date=20 November 2011}}</ref> Large parts of New Delhi were planned by [[Edwin Lutyens]], who first visited Delhi in 1912, and [[Herbert Baker]], both leading 20th-century British architects.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sir Edwin and the building |url=http://www.wmf.org/sites/default/files/wmf_article/pg_38-43_new_delhi.pdf |last=Patwant |first=Singh |publisher=wmf.org |year=2002–2003 |access-date=31 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516181731/http://www.wmf.org/sites/default/files/wmf_article/pg_38-43_new_delhi.pdf |archive-date=16 May 2011 }}</ref> The contract was given to [[Sobha Singh (builder)|Sobha Singh]]. The original plan called for its construction in Tughlaqabad, inside the [[Tughlaqabad Fort]], but this was given up because of the Delhi-Calcutta trunk line that passed through the fort.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}} Construction really began after [[World War I]] and was completed by 1931. The gardening and planning of plantations was led by [[A.E.P. Griessen]], and later William Mustoe.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Bowe|first=Patrick|date=2009|title=The genius of an artist: William R. Mustoe and the planting of the city of New Delhi and its gardens|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40649671|journal=Garden History|volume=37|issue=1|pages=68–79|jstor=40649671|issn=0307-1243}}</ref> The city that was later dubbed "[[Lutyens' Delhi]]" was inaugurated in ceremonies beginning on 10 February 1931 by Viceroy [[Lord Irwin]].<ref>{{cite news|title=New Delhi: The Inaugural Ceremony|newspaper=[[The Times]]|location=London|date=11 February 1931|issue=45744|page=12}}</ref> Lutyens designed the central administrative area of the city as a testament to Britain's [[imperialism|imperial aspirations]].<ref name="ya">{{cite web|url=http://nationalmuseumindia.gov.in/pdf/yadgaar.pdf |title=Yadgaar |publisher=[[National Museum, New Delhi]] |access-date=18 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229182030/http://www.nationalmuseumindia.gov.in/pdf/yadgaar.pdf |archive-date=29 December 2009 }}</ref><ref name="Architecture New Delhi">{{cite web|title=Architecture of New Delhi|url=https://www.silhouette.co.in/|work=[[Apollo (magazine)|Apollo]]|access-date=30 January 2012}}</ref>

In the south, land up to [[Safdarjung's Tomb]] was acquired to create what is today known as [[Lutyens' Bungalow Zone]].<ref>Chishti, p. 222.</ref> Before construction could begin on the rocky ridge of Raisina Hill, a circular railway line around the Council House (now [[Parliament of India|Parliament House]]), called the ''Imperial Delhi Railway'', was built to transport construction material and workers for the next twenty years. The last stumbling block was the [[Agra]]-Delhi railway line that cut right through the site earmarked for the hexagonal All-India War Memorial ([[India Gate]]) and Kingsway ([[Rajpath]]), which was a problem because the [[Old Delhi Railway Station]] served the entire city at that time. The line was shifted to run along the [[Yamuna River]], and it began operating in 1924. The [[New Delhi Railway Station]] opened in 1926, with a single platform at [[Ajmeri Gate]] near [[Paharganj]], and was completed in time for the city's inauguration in 1931.<ref name=htlux>{{cite news|title=A fine balance of luxury and care |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/chunk-ht-ui-newdelhi100years-topstories/A-fine-balance-of-luxury-and-care/Article1-723880.aspx |work=Hindustan Times |date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214175839/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/chunk-ht-ui-newdelhi100years-topstories/a-fine-balance-of-luxury-and-care/article1-723880.aspx |archive-date=14 December 2014 }}</ref><ref name=hindustantimes652023>{{cite news|title=When Railways nearly derailed New Delhi |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/newdelhi/When-Railways-nearly-derailed-New-Delhi/Article1-652023.aspx |work=Hindustan Times |date=18 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926091104/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/newdelhi/When-Railways-nearly-derailed-New-Delhi/Article1-652023.aspx |archive-date=26 September 2013 }}</ref> As construction of the Viceroy's House (the present Rashtrapati Bhavan), [[Secretariat Building, New Delhi|Central Secretariat]], [[Sansad Bhavan|Parliament House]], and All-India War Memorial ([[India Gate]]) was winding down, the building of a shopping district and a new plaza, [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]], began in 1929, and was completed by 1933. Named after [[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn|Prince Arthur]], 1st [[Duke of Connaught]] (1850–1942), it was designed by [[Robert Tor Russell]], chief architect to the [[Central Public Works Department|Public Works Department]] (PWD).<ref name="htc">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/CP-s-blueprint-Bath-s-Crescent/Article1-659739.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103040022/http://www.hindustantimes.com/CP-s-blueprint-Bath-s-Crescent/Article1-659739.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|title=CP's blueprint: Bath's Crescent|date=8 February 2011|work=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

===Post-independence===

==Geography==

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{{See also|Climate of Delhi}}

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===Air quality===

{{See also|Environmental issues in Delhi|Air pollution in Delhi}}

In an attempt to lessen [[air pollution]] in New Delhi, which gets worse during the winter, a temporary [[alternate-day travel]] scheme for cars using the odd- and even-numbered licence plates system was announced by [[Delhi]] government in December 2015. In addition, trucks were to be allowed to enter India's capital only after 11&nbsp;pm, two hours later than the existing restriction.<ref name=Delhi122015>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/05/world/asia/delhi-announces-pollution-control-measures.html|title=Delhi to Limit Use of Cars in an Effort to Control Pollution |author=Nida Najar |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=4 December 2015|access-date=5 December 2015}}</ref> The driving restriction scheme was planned to be implemented as a trial from 1 January 2016 for an initial period of 15 days. The restriction was in force between 8&nbsp;am and 8&nbsp;pm, and traffic was not restricted on Sundays.<ref name=dnaindia2153471>{{cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-have-taken-note-of-odd-even-formula-of-plying-of-vehicles-delhi-police-2153471 |title=Have taken note of odd-even formula of plying of vehicles: Delhi Police |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |date=8 December 2015|access-date=9 December 2015}}</ref> Public transportation service was increased during the restriction period.<ref name=Delhi122015/>

On 16 December 2015, the [[Supreme Court of India]] mandated several restrictions on Delhi's transportation system to curb pollution. Among the measures, the court ordered to stop registrations of diesel cars and sport utility vehicles with an engine capacity of 2,000 cc and over until 31 March 2016. The court also ordered all taxis in the Delhi region to switch to [[compressed natural gas]] by 1 March 2016. Transportation vehicles that are more than 10 years old were banned from entering the capital.<ref name=20151217nytimes>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/17/world/asia/india-choking-on-pollution-restricts-vehicle-use-in-new-delhi.html|title=India, choking on pollution, Restricts Vehicle Use in Delhi |author=Nida Najar |work=[[The New York Times]]|date=16 December 2015|access-date=19 December 2015}}</ref>

In a 2018 study, New Delhi was found to be the most polluted capital out of 61 capital cities around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://epaper.dawn.com/DetailNews.php?StoryText=06_03_2019_012_004|title=New Delhi is world's most polluted capital |website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|date=6 March 2019 |access-date=6 March 2019}}</ref>

On 5 November 2020, New Delhi recorded its most toxic day in a year, as the concentration of poisonous PM2.5 particles was recorded at 14 times the WHO's safe limit.<ref>{{Cite web|title=India's capital New Delhi suffers most toxic air in a year|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/5/indias-capital-new-delhi-suffers-most-toxic-air-in-a-year|access-date=7 November 2020|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}</ref>

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The national capital of India, New Delhi is jointly administered by both the Central [[Government of India]] and the local [[Government of Delhi]], it is also the capital of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi.

[[File:Dehli districts.png|thumb|The district of New Delhi within the NCT]]

==Economy==

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{{See also|Category:Companies based in New Delhi|label 1=Companies in New Delhi}}

[[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]], one of [[North India]]'s largest commercial and financial centres, is located in the northern part of New Delhi. Adjoining areas such as [[Barakhamba Road]], ITO are also major commercial centres. Government and quasi-government sector was the primary employer in New Delhi. The city's service sector has expanded due in part to the large skilled English-speaking workforce that has attracted many multinational companies. Key service industries include information technology, telecommunications, hotels, banking, media, and tourism.

The 2011 World Wealth Report ranks economic activity in New Delhi at 39, but overall the capital is ranked at 37, above cities like Jakarta and Johannesburg.<ref name="Wealth Report New Delhi Economy">{{cite news|url=https://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-new-delhi-mumbai-in-top-global-cities-index/20110421.htm|title=New Delhi: Overall rank 37; Economic activity rank 39 by 2011 Wealth Report|publisher=Rediff Business|date=21 April 2011|access-date=29 June 2011}}</ref> New Delhi with Beijing shares the top position as the most targeted emerging markets retail destination among Asia-Pacific markets.<ref name="New Delhi global retail">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/WorldEconomy/New-Delhi-is-now-among-global-retail-hotspots/Article1-1057665.aspx |title=New Delhi is now among global retail hotspots |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=9 May 2013 |access-date=12 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511135751/http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/WorldEconomy/New-Delhi-is-now-among-global-retail-hotspots/Article1-1057665.aspx |archive-date=11 May 2013 }}</ref>

The gross state domestic product (GSDP) of Delhi at prices for the year 2011–12 has been estimated at Rs 3.13&nbsp;trillion ([[Long and short scales|short scale]]), which is an increase of 18.7 percent over the previous fiscal.<ref name=indianexpress942442>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/delhis-gdp-at-rs-3-lakh-cr-for-201112/942442|title=Delhi's GDP at Rs 3 lakh cr for 2011–12 – Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>

==Culture==

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|title= R-Day parade, an anachronism?|access-date=13 January 2007|last=Ray Choudhury|first=Ray Choudhury|date=28 January 2002|work=Business Line}}</ref><ref name=repcul>{{cite web|url=http://www.india-tourism.org/delhi-travel-info/delhi-fairs-festivals.html|title=Fairs & Festivals of Delhi|access-date=13 January 2007|work=Delhi Travel|publisher=India Tourism.org|archive-date=16 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516122306/http://www.india-tourism.org/delhi-travel-info/delhi-fairs-festivals.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

New Delhi is home to several historic sites and museums. The National Museum, which began with an exhibition of Indian art and artefacts at the [[Royal Academy]] in London in the winter of 1947–48,<ref name=NMH>{{cite web|url=http://nationalmuseumindia.gov.in/history.html |title=History of the National Museum |access-date=25 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328061518/http://www.nationalmuseumindia.gov.in/history.html |archive-date=28 March 2010 }}</ref> was later at the end was shown at the [[Rashtrapati Bhawan]] in 1949. Later it was to form a permanent National Museum. On 15 August 1949, the National Museum was formally inaugurated and has 200,000 works of art, both of Indian and foreign origin, covering over 5,000 years.<ref name=hindu2011020150>{{cite news|title=Delhi- 100 years as the Capital|url=http://www.hindu.com/yw/2011/02/01/stories/2011020150210200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616135042/http://www.hindu.com/yw/2011/02/01/stories/2011020150210200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 June 2011|date=1 February 2011|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

The [[Rajpath]], which was built similar to the [[Champs-Élysées]] in Paris, is the ceremonial boulevard for the [[Republic of India]], located in New Delhi. The annual [[Delhi Republic Day parade|Republic Day parade]] takes place here on 26 January. The Beating retreat takes place here two days later.

[[Gandhi Smriti]] in New Delhi is the location where [[Mahatma Gandhi]] spent the last 144 days of his life and was assassinated on 30 January 1948. [[Raj Ghat and associated memorials|Rajghat]] is the place where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated on 31 January 1948 after his assassination and his ashes were buried and make it a final resting place beside the sanctity of the Yamuna River. The Raj Ghat in the shape of large square platform with black marble was designed by architect Vanu Bhuta.

| alt1 = Shown here is the check-in counter at Terminal 2 of the airport.

| caption1 = [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]]'s new terminal. It is the busiest and the largest airport in South Asia.<ref name=19860502airport-delhi>{{cite web|url=http://airport-delhi.com/ |title=Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) |publisher=Airport-delhi.com |date=2 May 1986 |access-date=7 September 2009}}</ref> Shown here is the check-in counter at Terminal 3 of the airport.

| alt2 = A green coloured Delhi Transport Corporation CNG bus in the middle of the road

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|caption3=Indira Gandhi International Airport

The Delhi Flying Club, established in 1928 with two [[de Havilland Moth]] aircraft named ''Delhi'' and ''Roshanara'', was based at ''[[Safdarjung Airport]]'' which started operations in 1929, when it was the Delhi's only airport and the second in India.<ref name=mecca>{{cite news|title=Mecca for young aviators |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Mecca-for-young-aviators/Article1-749072.aspx |work=Hindustan Times |date=23 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715193135/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Mecca-for-young-aviators/Article1-749072.aspx |archive-date=15 July 2015 }}</ref> The airport functioned until 2001, however in January 2002 the government closed the airport for flying activities because of security concerns following [[9/11|the New York attacks in September 2001]]. Since then, the club only carries out aircraft maintenance courses,<ref name="mecca"/> and is used for helicopter rides to Indira Gandhi International Airport for VIP including the president and the prime minister.<ref name=indiatimes29413456>{{cite news |title=Ministries in row over Safdarjung Airport land |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-13/delhi/29413456_1_ud-ministry-safdarjung-airport-aviation-ministry |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127185501/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-13/delhi/29413456_1_ud-ministry-safdarjung-airport-aviation-ministry |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 January 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=13 April 2011 }}</ref>

===Road===

{{Main|Delhi Metro}}

[[File:DMRC Bombardier.jpg|thumb|Delhi Metro – Phase 2]]

Delhi Metro is being built and operated by the [[Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited]] (DMRC), a state-owned company with equal equity participation from Government of India and Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi. However, the organisation is under administrative control of Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. Besides construction and operation of Delhi metro, DMRC is also involved in the planning and implementation of metro rail, monorail and high-speed rail projects in India and providing consultancy services to other metro projects in the country as well as abroad. The Delhi Metro project was spearheaded by [[Padma Vibhushan]] [[E. Sreedharan]], the managing director of DMRC and popularly known as the "Metro Man" of India. He famously resigned<ref>{{Cite web|title=E Sreedharan resigns as Delhi Metro chief|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/e-sreedharan-resigns-as-delhi-metro-chief-397775|access-date=17 July 2020|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> from DMRC, taking moral responsibility for a metro bridge collapse<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=12 July 2009|title=Under-construction Delhi Metro bridge collapses, 5 killed|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/under-construction-delhi-metro-bridge-collapses-5-killed-109071200064_1.html|access-date=17 July 2020}}</ref> which took five lives. Sreedharan was awarded with the [[Legion of Honour]] by the French government for his contribution to Delhi Metro.

[[File:Commonwealth-Games-2010-Opening-Ceremony.jpg|thumb|The [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] opening ceremony at the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]. In the foreground, there is an [[aerostat]].]]

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The city is home to numerous international organisations. The Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology of the [[UNESCAP]] servicing the Asia-Pacific region is headquartered in New Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apctt.org/about_us/aboutus.html |title=The Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology of the UNESCAP |publisher=Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology, [[UNESCAP]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813064613/http://apctt.org/about_us/aboutus.html |archive-date=13 August 2013 }}</ref> New Delhi is home to most UN regional offices in India namely the [[UNDP]], [[UNODC]], [[UNESCO]], [[UNICEF]], [[WFP]], [[United Nations Office at Vienna|UNV]], [[UNCTAD]], [[FAO]], [[UNFPA]], [[WHO]], [[World Bank]], [[International Labour Organization|ILO]], [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]], [[UNIFEM]], [[International Finance Corporation|IFC]] and [[UNAIDS]]. [[UNHCR Representation in India]] is also located in the city.

==See also==

* [[Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation]]

==Notes==

* Johnson, David A. "A British Empire for the twentieth century: the inauguration of New Delhi, 1931," ''Urban History'', Dec 2008, Vol. 35 Issue 3, pp 462–487

* {{Cite book | author=Volwahsen, Andreas. | title=Imperial Delhi: The British Capital of the Indian Empire| publisher=Prestel Publishing | year=2003 | isbn=978-3791327884 | pages = 320 pages}}

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