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After the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Sunday made available the State Action Plan 2026 for the National Capital Region (NCR), Noida’s action plan seems to have fallen short of outlining key measurable pollution targets. (Express file photo/Praveen Khanna)

No key PM2.5 reduction targets in Noida’s air pollution action plan in contrast to Ghaziabad, Greater Noida

February 10, 2026 10:29 am

While Greater Noida and Ghaziabad have set PM2.5 reduction targets and committed to expanding air monitoring stations, Noida’s action plan does not specify any such targets.

Ghaziabad deaths: On Wednesday morning, the sisters, aged 12, 14, and 16, had jumped from a window of their ninth-floor flat in Bharat City township allegedly after their phones were taken away

Ghaziabad sisters’ deaths: UP women's panel chief flags risks of mobile phone use among children

February 07, 2026 2:29 pm

Women's Commission chairperson Babita Chauhan said for students up to Class 5, schools must refrain from sending homework or activities over phones.

The Budget also announced new Ayurveda institutes, upgraded Ayush labs and steps to strengthen biopharma and traditional medicine exports.

Foreign patients drive 7-8% revenue: Why Delhi-NCR hospitals are cheering Budget announcement on promoting medical tourism

February 05, 2026 3:51 pm

The NCR with its dense cluster of large corporate hospitals, international airports, and long experience in handling overseas patients is already an established centre for international healthcare.

'Late night notifications, lack of clarity,' Delhi-NCR parents on sporadic school closures, time change

School time changed: Delhi-NCR parents on sporadic school closures, time change

January 20, 2026 10:21 pm

Parents say frequent closures and online classes have disrupted learning, with large class sizes and reduced study hours affecting concept clarity. They argue that online teaching cannot replace classroom learning and that constant schedule changes are troubling families and students alike.

Delhi Police arrest three men for allegedly routing Rs 6 crore from Greater Kailash digital arrest fraud. (Photo generated by AI for representation)

3 arrested from Vadodara, Prayagraj in Rs 14.8-crore Delhi elderly couple digital arrest case

January 18, 2026 7:25 am

While Divyang Patel (23) and Krutik Sitoli (22) were arrested from Vadodara on Friday, K S Tiwari was nabbed from Prayagraj following raids by Delhi Police over the last two days, senior officers said.

An auto-rickshaw driver was stabbed to death in Chandigarh’s Daria area after a late-night argument with three youths; police have launched a hunt for the attackers.

18-yr-old killed; minor brother of girl he was seeing among 5 held

January 18, 2026 5:51 am

Five minors, including the girl's 17-year-old brother, have been apprehended.

'Water muddy and yellow... smells rotten': Residents fall ill, Greater Noida authority to swap old iron pipes for plastic

January 15, 2026 9:17 am

At least 30 residents of Delta 1 Sector had reported loose motion and stomach ache, allegedly after consuming water mixed with sewage for nearly three days, last week.

Delhi revised Budget: Capex gets Rs 2,100-cr boost, more funds for roads and Yamuna revival

January 10, 2026 2:57 pm

The BJP-led Delhi govt has allocated additional Rs 496 crore for strengthening roads and Rs 180 crore for the Yamuna Action Plan as part of the Revised Estimates for 2025-26

Noida Police, interstate robbery gang, 821 stolen mobile phones,

Stolen mobile phones worth Rs 8 crore recovered in Noida as interstate gang busted

January 06, 2026 9:26 pm

According to the police, the gang was actively involved in stealing mobile phones from crowded places such as local markets, vegetable mandis, fruit markets, and weekly bazaars across the NCR.

Six doctors were booked including the CMO after a women alleged that half-metre-long surgical cloth had been left inside her abdomen during a delivery procedure

Cloth left in woman’s abdomen during delivery at Greater Noida hospital, Gautam Buddha Nagar CMO among 6 booked

December 28, 2025 8:56 am

Alleging that Goyal, husband of Agarwal, was part of the team that operated upon her at Kailash Hospital, Verma claimed that attempts were made to suppress the matter and she and her husband were threatened.

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Smog smothers Delhi-NCR for second day as AQI stays in ‘severe’ zone

November 12, 2025 6:01 pm

A thick haze blanketed Delhi-NCR for the second straight day, with air quality remaining in the ‘Severe’ category and key areas like Wazirpur and Bawana recording AQI levels above 450.

Heavy rain, thunderstorm lash Delhi-NCR; several trains delayed

January 24, 2019 7:24 am

Delhi’s rainfall deficit in the post-monsoon season is close to 80 per cent, IMD officials said, adding that rain during the week will help meet this shortfall.