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{{short description|Capital of India}}
{{short description|Capital city of India}}
{{about|the capital of India, within the union territory of [[Delhi]]}}
{{about|the capital of India, within the union territory of [[Delhi]]}}
{{distinguish|New Delhi district}}




{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = New Delhi
| name = New Delhi
| native_name             = <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy. -->
| native_name = <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy. -->
| settlement_type         = [[Capital city|Capital]] of [[India]]
| settlement_type = [[Federal capital|Federal capital city]]
| image_seal               = New Delhi Municipal Council logo.png
| image_seal = New Delhi Municipal Council logo.png
| image_skyline           = {{Photomontage
| image_skyline = {{multiple image
| photo4a = National War Memorial on the 21st anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, 2020.jpg
| border      = infobox
| photo1a = RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN.jpg
| total_width = 300
| photo2a = India Gate Sunset.jpg
| image_style =
| photo2b = Connaught Place, New Delhi.jpg
| perrow      = 1/2/2/1
| photo3a = India national museum 01.jpg
| caption_align = center
| photo3b = A view of an illuminated Parliament House, during the Beating the Retreat Ceremony, in New Delhi on January 29, 2010.jpg
| image1      = Glimpses of the new Parliament Building, in New Delhi (2).jpg
| spacing                  = 2
| caption1    = [[New Parliament House, New Delhi|Parliament House]] 
| color                    = white
| image2      = India Gate Sunset.jpg
| color_border                    = white
| caption2    = [[India Gate]]
| size                      = 300
| image3      = Connaught Place, New Delhi.jpg
| caption3    = [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]]
| image4      = India national museum 01.jpg
| caption4    = [[National Museum, New Delhi|National Museum]]
| image5      =  RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN.jpg
| caption5    = [[Secretariat Building, New Delhi|Secretariat Building]]
| image6 = National War Memorial on the 21st anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, 2020.jpg
| caption6 = [[National War Memorial (India)|National War Memorial]]
}}
}}
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| image_map =  
| image_caption            = <div style="background:#fee8ab;"> '''Left-to-right from top:'''<br/>[[Secretariat Building, New Delhi|Secretariat Building]], [[India Gate]], [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]], [[National Museum, New Delhi|National Museum]], [[Parliament House (India)|Parliament House]], [[National War Memorial (India)|National War Memorial]].
| map_caption =  
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| pushpin_map = India Delhi#India
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| pushpin_label_position   = right
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Delhi##Location in India
| pushpin_map_alt         =  
| pushpin_mapsize = 300
| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in Delhi##Location in India
| coordinates = {{Coord|28.6138954|N|77.2090057|E|type:city(250,000)_region:IN-DL|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_mapsize         = 300
| subdivision_type = Country
| coordinates             = {{Coord|28.6138954|N|77.2090057|E|type:city(250,000)_region:IN-DL|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_name = {{IND}}
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union territory]]
| subdivision_name         = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_name1 = [[Delhi]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[States and union territories of India|Union territory]]
| established_title = Established
| subdivision_name1       = [[Delhi]]
| established_date = 1911
| established_title       = Established
| established_title1 = Inaugurated
| established_date         = 1911
| established_date1 = 1931
| established_title1       = Inaugurated
| named_for =  
| established_date1       = 1931
| government_type = [[Municipal council (India)|Municipal Council]]
| named_for               =  
| governing_body = [[New Delhi Municipal Council]]
| government_type         = [[Municipal council (India)|Municipal Council]]
| leader_title1 = [[Chairman]]
| governing_body           = [[New Delhi Municipal Council]]
| leader_name1 = Amit Yadav, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| leader_title1           = [[List of Mayors of Delhi|Mayor]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| leader_name1             = [[Shelly Oberoi]] ([[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]])
| total_type = [[Capital city]]<!-- to set a non-standard label for total area and population rows -->
| unit_pref               = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name='Delhi Info'>{{cite web|title=About Delhi|url=https://www.ndmc.gov.in/ndmc/act.aspx|access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/geography-of-new-delhi-1435049|title=Geographic Facts About New Delhi, India|author=Amanda Briney|work=ThoughtCo.com Education|access-date=28 April 2021}}</ref>
| total_type               = [[Capital city]]<!-- to set a non-standard label for total area and population rows -->
| area_total_km2 = 42.7
| area_footnotes           = <ref name='Delhi Info'>{{cite web|title=About Delhi|url=https://www.ndmc.gov.in/ndmc/act.aspx|access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/geography-of-new-delhi-1435049|title=Geographic Facts About New Delhi, India|author=Amanda Briney|work=ThoughtCo.com Education|access-date=28 April 2021}}</ref>
| area_rank =  
| area_total_km2           = 42.7
| elevation_footnotes =  
| area_rank               =  
| elevation_m = 216
| elevation_footnotes     =  
| population_total = 249,998<!--DO NOT CHANGE IT WITH DATA ABOUT WHOLE DELHI METROPOLIS-->
| elevation_m             = 216
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total         = 249,998<!--DO NOT CHANGE IT WITH DATA ABOUT WHOLE DELHI METROPOLIS-->
| population_footnotes = <ref name=2011city>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf |title=Provisional Population Totals. Cities having population 1 lakh and above|publisher=Census of India 2011|access-date=12 December 2021}}</ref>
| population_as_of         = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_footnotes     = <ref name=2011city>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf |title=Provisional Population Totals. Cities having population 1 lakh and above|publisher=Census of India 2011|access-date=12 December 2021}}</ref>
| population_blank1_title = [[Metropolitan area|Metro]] (2018; includes entire urban Delhi + part of [[National Capital Region (India)|NCR]])
| population_density_km2   = auto
| population_blank1 = 28,514,000
| population_blank1_title = [[Metropolitan area|Metro]] (2018; includes entire urban Delhi + part of [[National Capital Region (India)|NCR]])
| population_blank1       = 28,514,000
| population_blank1_footnotes = <ref name="UNcities2018">{{cite web|title=The World's Cities in 2018|url=https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/urbanization/the_worlds_cities_in_2018_data_booklet.pdf|publisher=[[United Nations]]}}</ref>
| population_blank1_footnotes = <ref name="UNcities2018">{{cite web|title=The World's Cities in 2018|url=https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/urbanization/the_worlds_cities_in_2018_data_booklet.pdf|publisher=[[United Nations]]}}</ref>
| population_rank         =  
| population_rank =  
| population_demonym       = Dilliwale, Delhiite
| population_demonym = {{hlist|Dilliwale|Delhiite}}
| population_note         =  
| population_note =  
| timezone1               = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1             = +05:30
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| postal_code_type         = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code             = 1100xx, 121003, 1220xx, 201313 (New Delhi)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indiapincodes.net/Delhi/New-delhi/|title=New Delhi|website=indiapincodes.net}}</ref>
| postal_code = 1100xx, 121003, 1220xx, 201313 (New Delhi)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indiapincodes.net/Delhi/New-delhi/|title=New Delhi|website=indiapincodes.net}}</ref>
| area_code               = [[Telephone numbers in India|+91-11]]
| area_code = [[Telephone numbers in India|+91-11]]
| registration_plate       = DL
| registration_plate = DL-2X
| blank1_name_sec1         = [[International Airport]]
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[International Airport]]
| blank1_info_sec1         = [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]]
| website                 = {{official URL}}
| website = {{official URL}}
| footnotes               =  
| footnotes =  
| leader_title2           =  
| leader_title2 =  
| leader_name2             =  
| leader_name2 =  
| official_name           =  
| official_name = New Delhi
| blank2_info_sec2         =  
| blank2_info_sec2 =  
| blank2_info_sec1         = [[Delhi Metro]]
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Delhi Metro]]
| blank2_name_sec1         = [[Rapid Transit]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Rapid Transit]]
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
}}
}}


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'''New Delhi''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=NewDelhi1.ogg|ˈ|d|ɛ|l|i}},<!-- DO NOT CHANGE THE STRESS - IT IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH WHAT LPD AND CEPD SAY --><ref>{{citation |last=Wells |first=John C. |year=2008 |title=Longman Pronunciation Dictionary |edition=3rd |publisher=Longman |isbn=9781405881180}}; {{citation |last=Roach |first=Peter |year=2011 |title=Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary |edition=18th |place=Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9780521152532}}</ref> {{IPA-hi|ˈnəiː ˈdɪlːiː|lang}}, ''Naī Dillī'') is the [[Capital city|capital]] of [[India]] and a part of the [[Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]] (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the [[government of India]], hosting the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]], [[Parliament House (India)|Parliament House]], and the [[Supreme Court of India]]. New Delhi is a [[Municipal governance in India|municipality]] within the NCT, administered by the [[New Delhi Municipal Council|NDMC]], which covers mostly [[Lutyens' Delhi]] and a few adjacent areas. The municipal area is part of a larger [[List of districts in India|administrative district]], the [[New Delhi district]].
'''New Delhi''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=NewDelhi1.ogg|ˈ|d|ɛ|l|i}},<!-- DO NOT CHANGE THE STRESS - IT IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH WHAT LPD AND CEPD SAY --><ref>{{citation |last=Wells |first=John C. |year=2008 |title=Longman Pronunciation Dictionary |edition=3rd |publisher=Longman |isbn=9781405881180}}; {{citation |last=Roach |first=Peter |year=2011 |title=Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary |edition=18th |place=Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9780521152532}}</ref> {{IPA-hi|ˈnəiː ˈdɪlːiː|lang}}, ''Naī Dillī'') is the [[Capital city|capital]] of [[India]] and a part of the [[Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]] (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the [[Government of India]], hosting the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]], [[Parliament House (India)|Sansad Bhavan]], and the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]]. New Delhi is a [[Municipal governance in India|municipality]] within the NCT, administered by the [[New Delhi Municipal Council|NDMC]], which covers mostly [[Lutyens' Delhi]] and a few adjacent areas. The municipal area is part of a larger [[List of districts in India|administrative district]], the [[New Delhi district]].


Although colloquially ''Delhi'' and ''New Delhi'' are used interchangeably to refer to the National Capital Territory of Delhi, both are distinct entities, with both the municipality and the New Delhi district forming a relatively small part of the [[megacity]] of Delhi. The [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region]] is a much larger entity comprising the entire [[National Capital Territory of Delhi|NCT]] along with adjoining districts in neighbouring states, including [[Ghaziabad]], [[Noida]], [[Gurgaon]] and [[Faridabad]].
Although colloquially ''Delhi'' and ''New Delhi'' are used interchangeably to refer to the National Capital Territory of Delhi, both are distinct entities, with both the municipality and the New Delhi district forming a relatively small part of the [[megacity]] of Delhi. The [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region]] is a much larger entity comprising the entire [[National Capital Territory of Delhi|NCT]] along with adjoining districts in neighbouring states, including [[Ghaziabad]], [[Noida]], [[Gurgaon]] and [[Faridabad]].
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{{See also|Climate of Delhi}}
{{See also|Climate of Delhi}}
The climate of New Delhi is a [[hot semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSh'') bordering on a dry-winter [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cwa'') with high variation between summer and winter in terms of both temperature and rainfall. The temperature varies from {{convert|46|°C}} in summers to around {{convert|0|°C}} in winters. The area's version of a humid subtropical climate is noticeably different from many other cities with this climate classification in that it features long and very hot summers with [[dust storm]]s, relatively dry and mild winters with [[wildfire]] [[haze]], and a [[monsoon]]al period. Summers are long, extending from early April to October, with the monsoon season occurring in the middle of the summer. Winter starts in November and peaks in January. The annual mean temperature is around {{convert|25|°C}}; monthly daily mean temperatures range from approximately {{convert|14|to|34|°C|°F|0}}. New Delhi's highest temperature ever recorded is {{convert|49.2|°C}} on 15 May 2022 at [[India Meteorological Department|Met]] Delhi Mungeshpur while the lowest temperature ever recorded is {{convert|-2.2|°C}} on 11 January 1967 at Indira Gandhi International Airport (formerly known as [[Palam Airport]]).<ref name=IMD2>{{cite web
The climate of New Delhi is a dry-winter [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cwa'') bordering on a [[hot semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSh'') with high variation between summer and winter in terms of both temperature and rainfall. The temperature varies from {{convert|46|°C}} in summers to around {{convert|0|°C}} in winters. The area's version of a humid subtropical climate is noticeably different from many other cities with this climate classification in that it features long and very hot summers with [[dust storm]]s, relatively dry and mild winters with [[wildfire]] [[haze]], and a [[monsoon]]al period. Summers are long, extending from early April to October, with the monsoon season occurring in the middle of the summer. Winter starts in November and peaks in January. The annual mean temperature is around {{convert|25|°C}}; monthly daily mean temperatures range from approximately {{convert|13|to|34|°C|°F|0}}. New Delhi's highest temperature ever recorded is {{convert|49.2|°C}} on 15 May 2022 at [[India Meteorological Department|Met]] Delhi Mungeshpur while the lowest temperature ever recorded is {{convert|-2.2|°C}} on 11 January 1967 at Indira Gandhi International Airport (formerly known as [[Palam Airport]]).<ref name=IMD2>{{cite web
  |url        = http://www.imdpune.gov.in/Temp_Extremes/histext2010.pdf
  |url        = http://www.imdpune.gov.in/Temp_Extremes/histext2010.pdf
  |title      = Ever recorded Maximum and minimum temperatures up to 2010
  |title      = Ever recorded Maximum and minimum temperatures up to 2010
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| single line = Y
| single line = Y
| temperature colour =  
| temperature colour =  
| location = New Delhi (Ayanagar) 1991–2020, extremes 1901–present
| location = New Delhi (Ayanagar) 1971–2020, extremes 1969–present
| Jan record high C = 29.7
| Jan record high C = 29.7
| Feb record high C = 33.2
| Feb record high C = 33.2
| Mar record high C = 40.0
| Mar record high C = 40.6
| Apr record high C = 45.0
| Apr record high C = 45.0
| May record high C = 47.4
| May record high C = 47.4
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| Dec avg record high C = 27.7
| Dec avg record high C = 27.7
| year avg record high C = 46.2
| year avg record high C = 46.2
| Jan high C = 20.1
| Jan high C = 19.2
| Feb high C = 24.2
| Feb high C = 24.3
| Mar high C = 29.9
| Mar high C = 30.7
| Apr high C = 36.5
| Apr high C = 36.8
| May high C = 39.9
| May high C = 41.2
| Jun high C = 39.0
| Jun high C = 40.5
| Jul high C = 35.6
| Jul high C = 35.7
| Aug high C = 34.2
| Aug high C = 34.3
| Sep high C = 34.1
| Sep high C = 34.2
| Oct high C = 33.0
| Oct high C = 33.4
| Nov high C = 28.4
| Nov high C = 28.3
| Dec high C = 22.8
| Dec high C = 22.2
| year high C = 31.4
| year high C = 31.7
| Jan low C = 7.7
| Jan low C = 7.7
| Feb low C = 11.0
| Feb low C = 11.0
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| year humidity = 51
| year humidity = 51
| date = October 2022
| date = October 2022
| source = India Meterological Department<ref name=IMDcityrainfall3>
| source = India Meteorological Department<ref name=IMDcityrainfall3>
{{cite web
{{cite web
| url = https://cdsp.imdpune.gov.in/extremes_1991_2020/?stn=42180
| url = https://cdsp.imdpune.gov.in/extremes_1991_2020/?stn=42180
| title = Climatological Information - New Delhi (Ayanagar) (42180)
| title = Climatological Information - New Delhi (Ayanagar) (42180)
| publisher = India Meterological Department
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221013144852/https://cdsp.imdpune.gov.in/extremes_1991_2020/?stn=42180
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221013144852/https://cdsp.imdpune.gov.in/extremes_1991_2020/?stn=42180
| archive-date = 13 October 2022
| archive-date = 13 October 2022
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| archive-date = 1 January 2023
| archive-date = 1 January 2023
| title = Climatological Tables 1991-2020
| title = Climatological Tables 1991-2020
| publisher = India Meterological Department
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| access-date = 1 January 2023
| access-date = 1 January 2023
| page = 279}}</ref>February record high<ref>
| page = 279}}</ref> February record high<ref>
{{cite web
{{cite web
| url = https://rmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/press/press.php
| url = https://rmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/press/press.php
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| archive-date = 20 February 2023
| archive-date = 20 February 2023
| title = Press Bulletin of Delhi for 20 February 2023
| title = Press Bulletin of Delhi for 20 February 2023
| publisher = India Meterological Department
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| access-date = 20 February 2023}}</ref>
| access-date = 20 February 2023}}</ref>
}}{{Weather box
}}{{Weather box
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| Feb record low C = 7.0
| Feb record low C = 7.0
| Mar record low C = 10.2
| Mar record low C = 10.2
| Apr record low C = 16.0
| Apr record low C = 11.6
| May record low C = 15.2
| May record low C = 14.2
| Jun record low C = 19.5
| Jun record low C = 16.7
| Jul record low C = 21.0
| Jul record low C = 21.0
| Aug record low C = 21.6
| Aug record low C = 21.6
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| Jan rain mm = 20.1
| Jan rain mm = 20.1
| Feb rain mm = 19.5
| Feb rain mm = 19.5
| Mar rain mm = 15.1
| Mar rain mm = 17.8
| Apr rain mm = 7.6
| Apr rain mm = 7.6
| May rain mm = 28.8
| May rain mm = 34.0
| Jun rain mm = 62.9
| Jun rain mm = 62.9
| Jul rain mm = 193.6
| Jul rain mm = 193.6
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| Nov rain mm = 2.1
| Nov rain mm = 2.1
| Dec rain mm = 6.1
| Dec rain mm = 6.1
| year rain mm = 699.0
| year rain mm =  
| Jan rain days = 1.9
| Jan rain days = 1.9
| Feb rain days = 1.5
| Feb rain days = 1.5
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| year humidity = 55
| year humidity = 55
| date = October 2022
| date = October 2022
| source = India Meterological Department<ref name=IMDcityrainfall4>
| source = India Meteorological Department<ref name=IMDcityrainfall4>
{{cite web
{{cite web
| url = https://cdsp.imdpune.gov.in/extremes_1991_2020/?stn=42184
| url = https://cdsp.imdpune.gov.in/extremes_1991_2020/?stn=42184
| title = Climatological Information - New Delhi (Ridge) (42184)
| title = Climatological Information - New Delhi (Ridge) (42184)
| publisher = India Meterological Department
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221013182315/https://cdsp.imdpune.gov.in/extremes_1991_2020/?stn=42184
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221013182315/https://cdsp.imdpune.gov.in/extremes_1991_2020/?stn=42184
| archive-date = 13 October 2022
| archive-date = 13 October 2022
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| archive-date = 1 January 2023
| archive-date = 1 January 2023
| title = Climatological Tables 1991-2020
| title = Climatological Tables 1991-2020
| publisher = India Meterological Department
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| access-date = 1 January 2023
| access-date = 1 January 2023
| page = 281}}</ref>February record high<ref>
| page = 281}}</ref> February record high<ref>
{{cite web
{{cite web
| url = https://rmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/press/press.php
| url = https://rmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/press/press.php
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| archive-date = 20 February 2023
| archive-date = 20 February 2023
| title = Press Bulletin of Delhi for 20 February 2023
| title = Press Bulletin of Delhi for 20 February 2023
| publisher = India Meterological Department
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| access-date = 20 February 2023}}</ref>
| access-date = 20 February 2023}}</ref>
}}</div>
}}</div>
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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>
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>


Analysing real-time vehicle speed data from Uber Delhi revealed that during the odd-even program, average speeds went up by a statistically significant 5.4 per cent (2.8 standard deviation from normal). This means vehicles have lesser idling time in traffic and vehicle engines would run closer to minimum fuel consumption.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/odd-even-policy-delhi-pollution-yes-delhi-it-worked/|title=Yes, Delhi, it worked|date=19 January 2016}}</ref> In bordering areas, PM 2.5 levels were recorded more than 400 (ug/m3) while in inner areas in Delhi, they were recorded between 150 and 210 on an average.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Odd-even-scheme-likely-to-return-in-Delhi-after-March-schools-2nd-car-among-concerns/articleshow/50629135.cms|title=Odd-even scheme likely to return in Delhi after March; schools, 2nd car among concerns {{pipe}} Delhi News |website=The Times of India}}</ref> However, the subcity of Dwarka, located in the southwest district, has a substantially low level of air pollution. At the NSIT University campus, located in sector 3 Dwarka, pollution levels were as low as 93 PPM.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}
Analysing real-time vehicle speed data from Uber Delhi revealed that during the odd-even program, average speeds went up by a statistically significant 5.4 per cent (2.8 standard deviation from normal). This means vehicles have lesser idling time in traffic and vehicle engines would run closer to minimum fuel consumption.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/odd-even-policy-delhi-pollution-yes-delhi-it-worked/|title=Yes, Delhi, it worked|date=19 January 2016}}</ref> In bordering areas, PM 2.5 levels were recorded more than 400 (ug/m3) while in inner areas in Delhi, they were recorded between 150 and 210 on an average.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Odd-even-scheme-likely-to-return-in-Delhi-after-March-schools-2nd-car-among-concerns/articleshow/50629135.cms|title=Odd-even scheme likely to return in Delhi after March; schools, 2nd car among concerns {{pipe}} Delhi News |website=The Times of India|date=18 January 2016 }}</ref> However, the subcity of Dwarka, located in the southwest district, has a substantially low level of air pollution. At the NSIT University campus, located in sector 3 Dwarka, pollution levels were as low as 93 PPM.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}


On 7 November 2017, the [[Indian Medical Association]] declared a public health emergency due to high pollution levels.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/07/delhi-india-declares-pollution-emergency-as-smog-chokes-city|title=Delhi doctors declare pollution emergency as smog chokes city|first=Michael|last=Safi|date=7 November 2017|website=The Guardian}}</ref> The highest being in the [[Punjabi Bagh]] district with an [[air quality index]] of 999 and in the [[Rama Krishna Puram|RK Puram]] district with an index of 852. The lowest index recorded was in the [[Anand Vihar]] district with an index of 319.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/delhi/delhi-air-pollution-public-health-emergency-declared-people-advised-not-to-venture-outside-2054928.html|title=Delhi air pollution: Public health emergency declared; people advised not to venture outside|date=7 November 2017}}</ref> Levels of PM2.5 were recorded at 710&nbsp;μg/m<sup>3</sup>, more than 11 times the [[World Health Organization]]'s safe limit.<ref name="auto"/>
On 7 November 2017, the [[Indian Medical Association]] declared a public health emergency due to high pollution levels.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/07/delhi-india-declares-pollution-emergency-as-smog-chokes-city|title=Delhi doctors declare pollution emergency as smog chokes city|first=Michael|last=Safi|date=7 November 2017|website=The Guardian}}</ref> The highest being in the [[Punjabi Bagh]] district with an [[air quality index]] of 999 and in the [[Rama Krishna Puram|RK Puram]] district with an index of 852. The lowest index recorded was in the [[Anand Vihar]] district with an index of 319.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/delhi/delhi-air-pollution-public-health-emergency-declared-people-advised-not-to-venture-outside-2054928.html|title=Delhi air pollution: Public health emergency declared; people advised not to venture outside|date=7 November 2017}}</ref> Levels of PM2.5 were recorded at 710&nbsp;μg/m<sup>3</sup>, more than 11 times the [[World Health Organization]]'s safe limit.<ref name="auto"/>
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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>
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>
==Education==
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{{Main|Education in Delhi}}
===Schools===
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* [[DAV Public School]] (at multiple areas)
* [[Delhi Public School]] (at multiple areas)
* [[Doon Public School]]
* [[Guru Amar Dass Public School]]
* [[Rukmini Devi Public School]]
* [[St. Mark's Senior Secondary Public School]]
* [[St. Xavier's School]] (at multiple areas)
* [[The British School, New Delhi|The British School]]
* [[Union Academy Senior Secondary School, New Delhi|Union Academy Senior Secondary School]]
===Colleges===
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* [[All India Institutes of Medical Sciences|AIIMS, New Delhi]]
* [[Delhi College of Arts and Commerce]]
* [[Hindu College, Delhi]]
* [[Indian Institute of Mass Communication]]
* [[Indian Institutes of Management]]
* [[Indian Statistical Institute]]
* [[Institute of Information Technology and Management]] (IITM) (at multiple areas)
* [[Management Education & Research Institute]] (MERI)
* [[Pannalal Girdharlal Dayanand Anglo Vedic College]] (PGDAV College)
* [[Ramanujan College]]
* [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh College]]
===Universities===
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* [[Association of Indian Universities]]
* [[Delhi School of Economics]]
* [[Delhi School of Management]]
* [[Delhi School of Music]]
* [[Indian Agricultural Research Institute]]
* [[Indian Institute of Foreign Trade]]
* [[Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi|IIT Delhi]]
* [[Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women]]
* [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]] (IGNOU)
* [[Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology]]
* [[Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology]]
* [[Jamia Hamdard|Jamia Hamdard University]]
* [[Jamia Millia Islamia|Jamia Millia Islamia University]]
* [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]]
* [[National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration]] (NIEPA)
* [[National Institute of Technology, Delhi|NIT Delhi]]
* [[National Law University]]
* [[Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University]]
* [[South Asian University]]
* [[TERI School of Advanced Studies]]
* [[University of Delhi]]


==Culture==
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The [[New Delhi Municipal Council]] (NDMC) area was declared the cleanest in North India, based on solid waste management, access to sanitation and other parameters of cleanliness, under the zone-wise Swachh Survekshan 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/new-delhi-cleanest-in-north-swachh-survey/articleshow/58527079.cms|title=New Delhi cleanest in north: Swachh survey|first=Alok K. N.|last=Mishra|date=5 May 2017|access-date=8 February 2020|newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref>
The [[New Delhi Municipal Council]] (NDMC) area was declared the cleanest in North India, based on solid waste management, access to sanitation and other parameters of cleanliness, under the zone-wise Swachh Survekshan 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/new-delhi-cleanest-in-north-swachh-survey/articleshow/58527079.cms|title=New Delhi cleanest in north: Swachh survey|first=Alok K. N.|last=Mishra|date=5 May 2017|access-date=8 February 2020|newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref>
==Cityscape==
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[[File:Rashtrapati Bhavan (Dehli).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] is the official residence of the [[President of India]].]]
Much of New Delhi, planned by the leading 20th-century British architect [[Edwin Lutyens]], was laid out to be the central administrative area of the city as a testament to Britain's imperial ambitions. New Delhi is structured around two central [[promenade]]s called the [[Rajpath]] and the [[Janpath]]. The Rajpath, or King's Way, stretches from the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] to the [[India Gate]]. The [[Janpath]] (Hindi: "Path of the People"), formerly Queen's Way, begins at [[Connaught Circus]] and cuts the Rajpath at right angles. 19 foreign embassies are located on the nearby Shantipath (Hindi: "Path of Peace"), making it the largest diplomatic enclave in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.delhionline.in/city-guide/embassies-in-delhi/ |title=Embassies in Delhi, Embassies Address, Contacts, E-Mail, Delhi Embassies |publisher=Delhionline.in |access-date=4 November 2008}}</ref>
At the heart of the city is the magnificent Rashtrapati Bhavan (formerly known as Viceroy's House) which sits atop [[Raisina Hill]]. The Secretariat, which houses ministries of the government of India, flanks out of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Parliament House, designed by Herbert Baker, is located at the Sansad Marg, which runs parallel to the Rajpath. [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]] is a large, circular commercial area in New Delhi, modelled after the [[Royal Crescent]] in England. Twelve separate roads lead out of the outer ring of Connaught Place, one of them being the Janpath.
===Architecture===
The New Delhi town plan, like its architecture, was chosen with one single chief consideration: to be a symbol of British power and supremacy.<ref name="Architecture New Delhi"/><ref name="Millennium New Delhi">{{cite book|title=The Millennium Book on New Delhi| publisher=Oxford University Press, US| isbn=978-0-19-565445-5| year=2001}}</ref><ref name="New Delhi birth controversy">{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/new-delhis-controversial-birth-566998|title=New Delhi's controversial birth|publisher=[[NDTV]]|access-date=10 March 2012}}</ref> All other decisions were subordinate to this, and it was this framework that dictated the choice and application of symbology and influences from both Hindu and Islamic architecture.<ref name="New Delhi, New Capital">{{cite web|url=http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=1005|title=New Delhi: A New Capital|publisher=Boloji.com|date=30 January 2012|access-date=29 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107032427/http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=1005|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Millennium New Delhi"/>
It took about 20 years to build the city from 1911.<ref name="Construction New Delhi">{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/11/16/the-building-of-new-delhi/|title=The Building of New Delhi|work=The Wall Street Journal |date=30 January 2012 }}</ref> Many elements of New Delhi architecture borrow from indigenous sources; however, they fit into a British Classical/[[Palladian architecture|Palladian]] tradition. The fact that there were any indigenous features in the design were due to the persistence and urging of both the Viceroy [[Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst|Lord Hardinge]] and historians like [[Ernest Binfield Havell|E.B. Havell]].<ref name="New Delhi, New Capital"/>
In the year 2019, [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs]] and [[Government of India]] introduced the Central Vista redevelopment project proposing the redevelopment of over 440 Hectares,<ref name="Central Vista ND">{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/central-vista-project-new-delhi-dr-bimal-patel-parliament-prime-minister-office-rajpath-6212011/|title=Diversity, efficiency, flexibility: The brief for redeveloping New Delhi's Central Vista|work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=21 November 2020}}</ref> costing {{INRConvert|20000|c|lk=on|year=2020}}<ref name="Central Vista ND2">{{cite news|url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/centre-to-sc-rs-20000-crore-central-vista-project-saves-money-not-wastes-it|title=Centre to SC: Rs 20,000 Crore Central Vista project saves money, not wastes it|work=[[National Herald]] |date=21 November 2020}}</ref>


==Transport==
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[[Indira Gandhi International Airport]], situated to the [[South West Delhi|southwest of Delhi]], is the main gateway for the city's domestic and international civilian air traffic. In 2012–13, the airport was used by more than 35&nbsp;million passengers,<ref name="autogenerated1">[[Indira Gandhi International Airport]]</ref><ref name=essentialtravel>{{cite web|publisher=Essential Travel Ltd., UK. |url=http://parking.essentialtravel.co.uk/worldairport/india/delhi.htm |title=New Delhi – Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) information |access-date=29 April 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060719165130/https://parking.essentialtravel.co.uk/worldairport/india/delhi.htm |archive-date=19 July 2006 }}</ref> making it one of the busiest airports in South Asia. Terminal 3, which cost {{INRConvert|96.8|b}} to construct between 2007 and 2010, handles an additional 37&nbsp;million passengers annually.<ref name=20070218dailytimes>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\02\18\story_18-2-2007_pg5_24 |title=India begins $1.94b Delhi airport revamp |work=Daily Times|location=Pakistan |date=18 February 2007 |access-date=3 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116121748/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C02%5C18%5Cstory_18-2-2007_pg5_24 |archive-date=16 January 2009 }}</ref>
[[Indira Gandhi International Airport]], situated to the [[South West Delhi|southwest of Delhi]], is the main gateway for the city's domestic and international civilian air traffic. In 2012–13, the airport was used by more than 35&nbsp;million passengers,<ref name="autogenerated1">[[Indira Gandhi International Airport]]</ref><ref name=essentialtravel>{{cite web|publisher=Essential Travel Ltd., UK. |url=http://parking.essentialtravel.co.uk/worldairport/india/delhi.htm |title=New Delhi – Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) information |access-date=29 April 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060719165130/https://parking.essentialtravel.co.uk/worldairport/india/delhi.htm |archive-date=19 July 2006 }}</ref> making it one of the busiest airports in South Asia. Terminal 3, which cost {{INRConvert|96.8|b}} to construct between 2007 and 2010, handles an additional 37&nbsp;million passengers annually.<ref name=20070218dailytimes>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\02\18\story_18-2-2007_pg5_24 |title=India begins $1.94b Delhi airport revamp |work=Daily Times|location=Pakistan |date=18 February 2007 |access-date=3 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116121748/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C02%5C18%5Cstory_18-2-2007_pg5_24 |archive-date=16 January 2009 }}</ref>


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>
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>


In 2010, Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) was conferred the fourth best airport award in the world in the 15–25&nbsp;million category, and ''Best Improved Airport'' in the Asia-Pacific Region by [[Airports Council International]].<ref name=archive2012051220>{{Cite web|date=2012-05-12|title=Airports Council International|url=http://www.aci.aero/cda/aci_common/display/main/aci_content07_c.jsp?zn&#61;aci&cp&#61;1-7-46%255E35015_666_2__|access-date=2023-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512200746/http://www.aci.aero/cda/aci_common/display/main/aci_content07_c.jsp?zn&#61;aci&cp&#61;1-7-46%255E35015_666_2__ |archive-date=12 May 2012 }}</ref> The airport was rated as the ''Best airport in the world'' in the 25–40&nbsp;million passengers category in 2015, by Airports Council International.<ref name="bestairport">{{cite web|title=ASQ Testimonials|url=https://aci.aero/news/2016/02/29/airports-council-international-announces-2015-airport-service-quality-award-winners/|website=www.aci.aero|date=29 February 2016 |access-date=19 January 2017}}</ref> Delhi Airport also bags two awards for ''The Best Airport in Central Asia/India'' and ''Best Airport Staff in Central Asia/India'' at the [[Skytrax]] World Airport Awards 2015.<ref name="The Economic Times">{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/delhis-indira-gandhi-international-airport-bags-two-international-awards-in-paris/articleshow/46587892.cms|title=Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport bags two international awards in Paris|work=[[The Economic Times]]|date=17 March 2015|access-date=17 March 2015}}</ref>
In 2010, Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) was conferred the fourth best airport award in the world in the 15–25&nbsp;million category, and ''Best Improved Airport'' in the Asia-Pacific Region by [[Airports Council International]].<ref name=archive2012051220>{{Cite web|date=16 February 2012|title=ACI Airport Service Quality Awards 2009, Asia Pacific airports sweep top places in worldwide awards|url=http://www.aci.aero/cda/aci_common/display/main/aci_content07_c.jsp?zn=aci&cp=1-7-46%255E35015_666_2__|access-date=1 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512200746/http://www.aci.aero/cda/aci_common/display/main/aci_content07_c.jsp?zn=aci&cp=1-7-46%255E35015_666_2__ |archive-date=12 May 2012 }}</ref> The airport was rated as the ''Best airport in the world'' in the 25–40&nbsp;million passengers category in 2015, by Airports Council International.<ref name="bestairport">{{cite web|title=ASQ Testimonials|url=https://aci.aero/news/2016/02/29/airports-council-international-announces-2015-airport-service-quality-award-winners/|website=www.aci.aero|date=29 February 2016 |access-date=19 January 2017}}</ref> Delhi Airport also bags two awards for ''The Best Airport in Central Asia/India'' and ''Best Airport Staff in Central Asia/India'' at the [[Skytrax]] World Airport Awards 2015.<ref name="The Economic Times">{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/delhis-indira-gandhi-international-airport-bags-two-international-awards-in-paris/articleshow/46587892.cms|title=Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport bags two international awards in Paris|work=[[The Economic Times]]|date=17 March 2015|access-date=17 March 2015}}</ref>


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New Delhi is a major junction in the Indian railway network and is the headquarters of the [[Northern Railway (India)|Northern Railway]]. The five main railway stations are [[New Delhi railway station]], [[Old Delhi Railway Station|Old Delhi]], [[Nizamuddin Railway Station]], [[Anand Vihar Railway Terminal]] and [[Sarai Rohilla]].<ref name=ecosurv12>{{cite web|url=http://delhiplanning.nic.in/Economic%20Survey/ES%202005-06/Chpt/12.pdf|title=Chapter 12: Transport|access-date=21 December 2006|work=Economic Survey of Delhi, 2005–2006|publisher=Planning Department, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi|pages=130–146|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070116044119/http://delhiplanning.nic.in/Economic%20Survey/ES%202005-06/Chpt/12.pdf|archive-date=16 January 2007}}</ref> The [[Delhi Ring Railway|Delhi Ring railway]], a 35-kilometre circular railway network in Delhi that runs parallel to the [[Inner Ring Road, Delhi|Ring Road]], is a part of Delhi's suburban railway services.<ref name="Indian Express">{{cite news |title=Changing Delhi map makes Ring Railway redundant |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/changing-delhi-map-makes-ring-railway-redundant/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=22 February 2011}}</ref>
New Delhi is a major junction in the Indian railway network and is the headquarters of the [[Northern Railway (India)|Northern Railway]]. The five main railway stations are [[New Delhi railway station]], [[Old Delhi Railway Station|Delhi Junction]], [[Nizamuddin Railway Station]], [[Anand Vihar Railway Terminal]] and [[Sarai Rohilla]].<ref name=ecosurv12>{{cite web|url=http://delhiplanning.nic.in/Economic%20Survey/ES%202005-06/Chpt/12.pdf|title=Chapter 12: Transport|access-date=21 December 2006|work=Economic Survey of Delhi, 2005–2006|publisher=Planning Department, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi|pages=130–146|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070116044119/http://delhiplanning.nic.in/Economic%20Survey/ES%202005-06/Chpt/12.pdf|archive-date=16 January 2007}}</ref> The [[Delhi Ring Railway|Delhi Ring railway]], a 35-kilometre circular railway network in Delhi that runs parallel to the [[Inner Ring Road, Delhi|Ring Road]], is a part of Delhi's suburban railway services.<ref name="Indian Express">{{cite news |title=Changing Delhi map makes Ring Railway redundant |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/changing-delhi-map-makes-ring-railway-redundant/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=22 February 2011}}</ref>


===Metro===
===Metro===
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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.
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.


==Cityscape==
==Education==
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[[File:Rashtrapati Bhavan (Dehli).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] is the official residence of the [[President of India]].]]
{{Main|Education in Delhi}}
Much of New Delhi, planned by the leading 20th-century British architect [[Edwin Lutyens]], was laid out to be the central administrative area of the city as a testament to Britain's imperial ambitions. New Delhi is structured around two central [[promenade]]s called the [[Rajpath]] and the [[Janpath]]. The Rajpath, or King's Way, stretches from the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] to the [[India Gate]]. The [[Janpath]] (Hindi: "Path of the People"), formerly Queen's Way, begins at [[Connaught Circus]] and cuts the Rajpath at right angles. 19 foreign embassies are located on the nearby Shantipath (Hindi: "Path of Peace"), making it the largest diplomatic enclave in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.delhionline.in/city-guide/embassies-in-delhi/ |title=Embassies in Delhi, Embassies Address, Contacts, E-Mail, Delhi Embassies |publisher=Delhionline.in |access-date=4 November 2008}}</ref>
===Schools===
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* [[DAV Public School]] (at multiple areas)
* [[Delhi Public School]] (at multiple areas)
* [[Guru Amar Dass Public School]]
* [[St. Mark's Senior Secondary Public School]]
* [[St. Xavier's School]] (at multiple areas)
* [[The British School, New Delhi|The British School]]
* [[Union Academy Senior Secondary School, New Delhi|Union Academy Senior Secondary School]]


At the heart of the city is the magnificent Rashtrapati Bhavan (formerly known as Viceroy's House) which sits atop [[Raisina Hill]]. The Secretariat, which houses ministries of the government of India, flanks out of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Parliament House, designed by Herbert Baker, is located at the Sansad Marg, which runs parallel to the Rajpath. [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]] is a large, circular commercial area in New Delhi, modelled after the [[Royal Crescent]] in England. Twelve separate roads lead out of the outer ring of Connaught Place, one of them being the Janpath.
===Colleges===
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* [[All India Institutes of Medical Sciences|AIIMS, New Delhi]]
* [[Delhi College of Arts and Commerce]]
* [[Hindu College, Delhi]]
* [[Indian Institute of Mass Communication]]
* [[Indian Institutes of Management]]
* [[Indian Statistical Institute]]
* [[Institute of Information Technology and Management]] (IITM) (at multiple areas)
* [[Management Education & Research Institute]] (MERI)
* [[Pannalal Girdharlal Dayanand Anglo Vedic College]] (PGDAV College)
* [[Ramanujan College]]
* [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh College]]


===Architecture===
===Universities===
The New Delhi town plan, like its architecture, was chosen with one single chief consideration: to be a symbol of British power and supremacy.<ref name="Architecture New Delhi"/><ref name="Millennium New Delhi">{{cite book|title=The Millennium Book on New Delhi| publisher=Oxford University Press, USA| isbn=978-0-19-565445-5| year=2001}}</ref><ref name="New Delhi birth controversy">{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/new-delhis-controversial-birth-566998|title=New Delhi's controversial birth|publisher=[[NDTV]]|access-date=10 March 2012}}</ref> All other decisions were subordinate to this, and it was this framework that dictated the choice and application of symbology and influences from both Hindu and Islamic architecture.<ref name="New Delhi, New Capital">{{cite web|url=http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=1005|title=New Delhi: A New Capital|publisher=Boloji.com|date=30 January 2012|access-date=29 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107032427/http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=1005|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Millennium New Delhi"/>
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It took about 20 years to build the city from 1911.<ref name="Construction New Delhi">{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/11/16/the-building-of-new-delhi/|title=The Building of New Delhi|work=The Wall Street Journal |date=30 January 2012 }}</ref> Many elements of New Delhi architecture borrow from indigenous sources; however, they fit into a British Classical/[[Palladian architecture|Palladian]] tradition. The fact that there were any indigenous features in the design were due to the persistence and urging of both the Viceroy [[Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst|Lord Hardinge]] and historians like [[Ernest Binfield Havell|E.B. Havell]].<ref name="New Delhi, New Capital"/>
* [[Association of Indian Universities]]
 
* [[Delhi School of Economics]]
In the year 2019, [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs]] and [[Government of India]] introduced the Central Vista redevelopment project proposing the redevelopment of over 440 Hectares,<ref name="Central Vista ND">{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/central-vista-project-new-delhi-dr-bimal-patel-parliament-prime-minister-office-rajpath-6212011/|title=Diversity, efficiency, flexibility: The brief for redeveloping New Delhi's Central Vista|work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=21 November 2020}}</ref> costing {{INRConvert|20000|c|lk=on|year=2020}}<ref name="Central Vista ND2">{{cite news|url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/centre-to-sc-rs-20000-crore-central-vista-project-saves-money-not-wastes-it|title=Centre to SC: Rs 20,000 Crore Central Vista project saves money, not wastes it|work=[[National Herald]] |date=21 November 2020}}</ref>
* [[Delhi School of Management]]
* [[Delhi School of Music]]
* [[Indian Agricultural Research Institute]]
* [[Indian Institute of Foreign Trade]]
* [[Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi|IIT Delhi]]
* [[Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women]]
* [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]] (IGNOU)
* [[Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology]]
* [[Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology]]
* [[Jamia Hamdard|Jamia Hamdard University]]
* [[Jamia Millia Islamia|Jamia Millia Islamia University]]
* [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]]
* [[National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration]] (NIEPA)
* [[National Institute of Technology, Delhi|NIT Delhi]]
* [[National Law University]]
* [[Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University]]
* [[South Asian University]]
* [[TERI School of Advanced Studies]]
* [[University of Delhi]]


==Sports==
==Sports==
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| [[Sudeva Delhi FC]]
| [[Delhi FC]]
| [[Association football|Football]]
| [[Association football|Football]]
| [[I-League]]
| [[I-League]]
| [[Ambedkar Stadium]]
| [[Ambedkar Stadium]]
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=== Sister cities ===
=== Sister cities ===
{{see also|List of twin towns and sister cities in India}}
{{see also|List of twin towns and sister cities in India}}
*{{flagdeco|Russia}} [[Moscow]], Russia<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://rusembindia.com/embassy-news/5112-moscow-and-new-delhi-twin-cities-strengthen-friendly-ties|title=Moscow and New Delhi twin cities strengthen friendly ties|date=7 September 2012|access-date=3 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008154517/http://rusembindia.com/embassy-news/5112-moscow-and-new-delhi-twin-cities-strengthen-friendly-ties|archive-date=8 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Moscow]], Russia<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://rusembindia.com/embassy-news/5112-moscow-and-new-delhi-twin-cities-strengthen-friendly-ties|title=Moscow and New Delhi twin cities strengthen friendly ties|date=7 September 2012|access-date=3 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008154517/http://rusembindia.com/embassy-news/5112-moscow-and-new-delhi-twin-cities-strengthen-friendly-ties|archive-date=8 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|PRC}} [[Beijing]], China (2013)<ref name=ipcs>{{cite web |url=http://www.ipcs.org/article/india/india-china-an-assessment-of-october-2013-agreements-mou-on-4152.html |title=India & China: An Assessment of October 2013 Agreements |last=Rajan |first=DS |date=27 October 2013 |website=Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies |access-date=4 February 2015}}</ref>
*[[Beijing]], China (2013)<ref name=ipcs>{{cite web |url=http://www.ipcs.org/article/india/india-china-an-assessment-of-october-2013-agreements-mou-on-4152.html |title=India & China: An Assessment of October 2013 Agreements |last=Rajan |first=DS |date=27 October 2013 |website=Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies |access-date=4 February 2015}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://www.delhi.gov.in/ New Delhi Government Portal]
* [https://www.delhi.gov.in/ New Delhi Government Portal]
* [https://www.ndmc.gov.in/ New Delhi Municipal Council]
* [https://www.ndmc.gov.in/ New Delhi Municipal Council]
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