Delhi was designed around its banks in the 17th century, when the river fed the canals that cooled royal palaces.
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Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
The shift would help keep money in the local community rather than in the hands of banks and credit card companies that charge significant processing fees to generate company profits, the company explained.
Meanwhile, the tiniest of the land’s inhabitants, the termite, work steadily to build up mounds of fungus and sand, the foundation of the lagoon’s precious islands.
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