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How a newly independent India built its ministries — with no more than 9 storeys and austerity
July 14, 2026 4:18 pm
Capital’s unassuming buildings that served as nation’s back offices being razed under Central Vista project
Central Vista should be called Kartavya Bhawan area: Union Minister Manohar Lal
July 13, 2026 4:56 am
Manohar Lal said that like Vice-Regal Lodge and Council House built by the British were renamed Rashtrapati Bhawan and Parliament after Independence, the entire area should now be called Kartavya Bhawan area.
Central Vista: Nirman Bhawan demolished, Udyog Bhawan next
May 19, 2026 5:35 am
Until July-August last year, Nirman Bhawan used to house the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), and the Central Public Works Department (CPWD).
3,609 trees transplanted for Central Vista projects,1,545 perished: Govt
April 02, 2026 6:26 pm
In order to compensate for the removal of the trees, a total of 24,450 trees had been planted at the NTPC Eco Park in Badarpur and 1,730 trees in Ghitorni as per the mandatory requirement.
Defence Ministry to shift soon, clearing the way for South Block’s retrofitting as a museum
March 11, 2026 11:14 am
Civilian officers of the Ministry of Defence, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, will shift into the Kartavya Bhawan 2 building, it is learnt.
Edwin Lutyens of Britain might be alien, but Lutyens of Delhi is Indian
February 25, 2026 7:36 am
With some initial resistance, Lutyens agreed and travelled to various cities, studying stupas, temples, mosques, and tombs, and incorporated them with the Beaux-Arts-inspired axial, symmetric layout — creating the “Delhi Order”, and in the process, inventing a new stylistic and climatic solution.
From Indus hourglass to Chola bronzes: North Block will now go back in time, gallery to showcase 100 artefacts
August 25, 2025 9:19 am
The gallery is part of the Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum complex at the North and South Blocks.
PM to inaugurate Kartavya Bhawan, first of CCS buildings, on Aug 6
August 05, 2025 2:52 am
The complex will be spread over 1.5 lakh square metres, across two basements, ground floor plus six.
Two new buildings in Central Vista won’t have Patel’s design stamp
December 11, 2024 9:52 am
On November 28, the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) invited tenders for these two CCS buildings (6 and 7) to be built at the old Vice-President’s House site on Maulana Azad Road and Vigyan Bhawan Annexe.
Transit system over ground or beneath? CPWD to take call on Central Vista plan
August 25, 2023 8:06 am
The first three of the 10 buildings proposed in the CCS project are under construction as of now. In total, the 10 buildings would accommodate 54,000 employees of various union government ministries.
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Delhi's iconic Rajpath is now Kartavya Path
September 09, 2022 11:40 am
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the revamped Central Vista Avenue in the heart of the national capital on Thursday evening.
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