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urban area within the metropolis of Delhi which has served as a political and financial centre since the days of the Mughal Empire. When British administration moved the capital of the Indian Empire from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911, the new town was planned to be built at the south of the Old City. Today, New Delhi is the capital city of the Republic of India which was founded in 1947 after gaining independence from the British Empire.
Delhi is located at 28°61'N, 77°23'E in northern India. It borders the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in the south and Haryana in the west. Two prominent geographical features of Delhi are the Yamuna flood plain and the Delhi ridge. Yamuna river is touching the town at the east.
New Delhi has continental climate. Annual mean temperature is 25°C; monthly mean temperatures range from 14°C to 33°C. Temperatures may reach 45°C in the dry season from April to the end of June. Monsoon rains use to bring down temperatures into the 30s, with humidity pushing the 90s. Average annual rainfall is approximately 700 mm, most of it coming down during July and August. The average date of monsoon winds arriving at Delhi is 29 June. Winter starts in November and peaks in January. Delhi is notorious for heavy fog in midwinter when temperatures may go down to 0°C. Pleasantly warm and dry weather can be expected in October and November - the period we selected for our study trip.
In 2003, the National Capital Territory of Delhi had a population of 14.1 million people, making it the second largest metropolitan area in India after Mumbai. There are 821 women per 1000 men. The literacy rate is 81.82%. A high migration rate has made Delhi one of the fastest growing cities in the world. By 2015, Delhi is expected to be the third largest agglomeration in the world after Tokyo and Mumbai.
Delhi is an important commercial centre. The town area has an annual per capita income of 53,976.00 INR which is about 2.5 times the national average. Key service industries include information technology, telecommunications, hotels, banking, media and tourism. Delhi's manufacturing industries have grown considerably. The large local consumer market, along with the large number of skilled English-speaking workforce have attracted many multinational companies - such as many major international advertising agencies. The city houses country-wide media agencies, among them the state-owned Press Trust of India and Doordarshan.
Television in the city includes two free terrestrial television channels offered by Doordarshan. Several Hindi, English and regional-languages cable channels are offered by multi system operators.
Radio is less popular than TV in the area, although FM radio has been gaining ground since the arrival of several new FM channels in 2006. A number of state-owned and private radio stations broadcast from Delhi, including All India Radio (AIR), one of the world's largest radio service providers, which offers six radio channels in ten languages. Other city-based radio stations are Radio Mirchi, Gyan Vani and Radio City.
Print journalism is a popular news medium in Delhi. In 2005, 1029 newspapers - in thirteen languages - were published from the city. 492 of these were Hindi language papers, including Navbharat Times, Dainik Hindustan, Punjab Kesri, Dainik Jagran and Dainik Bhaskar. With over a million copies in circulation, the English language Hindustan Times is the single largest daily newspaper. Other major English newspapers are Indian Express, Times of India, The Hindu, The Pioneer and Asian Age.
Delhi is a major junction in the rail map of India and the headquarters of the Northern Railway.
Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) is situated to the southwest of Delhi. In 2006, IGI airport reported a traffic of more than 19 million passengers, making it one of the busiest airports in South Asia.
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