Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Naresh Vashisth Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/04/2025. Issue raised in the application is encroachment of land of village Amer which comes under reserved forest and "Vankhand Amer-54 of Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary." The Assistant …
Women, VIPs and two-wheelers will continue to remain exempted from the restrictions The second instalment of the odd-even vehicle rationing scheme will be back in April, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced in the run-up to the completion of his maiden year in office here on Thursday. Scheduled to be …
Scheme hasn't encouraged illegal users to switch to paid connections reducing the charges for new water and sewer connections has not done much to encourage illegal users to switch to paid connections, Delhi Jal Board officials have admitted. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, which came to power last February, …
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s decision to seek public opinion before implementing the next instalment of the odd-even scheme. Citizens can now forward suggestions — ranging from when to launch the scheme, how long to enforce it and, most significantly, whether or …
PWD Minister Satyendar Jain, along with civic engineers, will visit Malaysia to study its bus corridors week after starting the dismantling process of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor from Ambedkar Nagar to Moolchand, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that the city will have elevated BRT corridors. …
"The government is taking some steps to control pollution. People are dying due to pollution and you are challenging it for publicity," the Supreme Court said today and refused to urgently hear a petition challenging the Delhi government's odd-even scheme. Terming the petition as a "publicity stunt", a bench headed …
Work on dismantling the 5.8-km stretch will begin from January 18; it was built at a cost of Rs.150 crore in 2008 by the then Congress government By February, Delhi’s only Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor will be history. The Delhi government had decided to dismantle the BRT corridor in …
Dengue scare in the national capital escalated today with a three-year-old girl becoming the 15th victim on the list of dead as the number of people down with the mosquito-borne fever crossed 2,000. Delhi Government, which has been accused of not effectively dealing with the situation, said it was mulling …
After years of delay, a solar policy for Delhi has finally taken shape. Setting a target of generating 2 GW solar power by 2025, the Delhi government has now made it mandatory for all its buildings to install solar panels by 2020. To start with, the Aam Aadmi Party government …
Though a good concept, it’s implemented badly: CM The Delhi Government today announced that it will introduce the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) model in an improved form in the national Capital. "The Delhi Government is completely in favour of BRT as a concept. It is important concept and important solution …
Road To Be Restored To Original Form The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor -a cause of much misery for commuters -will finally be dismantled. The 5.8-km stretch between Ambedkar Nagar and Moolchand Hospital that came up in 2008 had anyway become nobody's baby and there was a free-for-all in its …
With the first few showers already moistening Delhi's otherwise arid landscape, the forest department has started its annual plantation drive. The target is to plant at least five lakh saplings. Hopes exist of better participation from residents this year. Accompanied by 3-4 MLAs in each of the three zones—South, North …
LUDHIANA: Aam Aadmi Party's local unit, under its 'Save Satluj and Buddha Dariya' project, organized a seminar titled 'Jal Hi Jeewan Hai' at Bachat Bhawan, near DC office, here on Sunday, calling upon members of the party to conserve water and encourage them to reduce pollution in rivers and streams …
After announcing its intention to impose a pollution tax on goods vehicles entering the national capital in the Budget, the Delhi government has decided to appoint MCDs as the nodal agency to collect the congestion fees. In his Budget speech, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia announced that the AAP government …
“Cheap electricity, rising incomes and badly designed buildings that trap heat have led to the adoption of energy-intensive active cooling practices in the Capital,” states an analysis done on power consumption patterns of Delhiites by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Its findings also indicate that the households in …
Health Crisis Looms As Delhi Reels Under 15k Tonnes Of Waste The strike by sanitation workers has turned east Delhi into a huge garbage dump over the past 10 days, posing a serious threat to people's health, but the squabbling men in authority can't smell the stink. About 15,000 tonnes …
Having a share of 66 per cent of the city’s total power generation, Delhi’s coal-based power plants are a ticking time bomb. They are old and are the biggest air pollutants with the highest manmade carbon dioxide emissions. While the Delhi government has no plans to shut these ailing in-house …
The AAP government in Delhi on Wednesday announced plans to test all noodle brands available in the city after imposing a 15-day ban on Nestle’s Maggi Noodles due to presence of “excessive lead.” City health minister Satyendar Jain said orders have been issued to lift samples of all other noodle …
Exploring possibility of roping in an expert global power company Grossly underutilised since the last four years, the Aam Aadmi Party government is planning to outsource the Capital’s biggest power plant to a company of international repute. The 1,500 MW gas-based power plant in Bawana currently produces merely 270 MW …
From rewarding e-rickshaw and auto drivers, and residents of unauthorised colonies, the Aam Aadmi Party government’s 100 days in office were underlined by welfare schemes as grand as the political mandate bestowed upon it by voters from each category. Transport Minister Gopal Rai told The Hindu the government has no …
Being Charged Extra To Modify, Register Vehicle Both BJP and AAP , who played politics over the erickshaw issue a few months ago, have left their drivers in the urch. Four months and 19 regis rations later, the transport department is sitting over issuance of driver's licences, permits and registration …