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 …
The state explorer's new chairman, D K Sarraf, says some gas might not be viable at even $8 an mBtu The government is under attack for allowing an increase in domestic gas prices from April 1 but state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation said on Tuesday production from its Krishna-Godavari …
New Delhi: The water subsidy promised by the Aam Aadmi Party is most likely to come to an end on March 31, 2014. At the budget meeting of Delhi Jal Board, the matter came up for discussion and the members decided to refer the matter to lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung …
With President’s rule in place in Delhi, Lt-Governor Najeeb Jung on Wednesday held a meeting with Delhi Jal Board (DJB) officials, directing the water utility to ensure effective implementation of the free water scheme announced by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. “The Lt-Governor directed the DJB to ensure effective …
The court passed the order as there was "no clarity" on whether the Delhi cabinet had taken a decision to implement the subsidy The Delhi High Court today directed the city government not to implement the 50% subsidy announced by it to people who did not pay their power bills …
Kejriwal threatens to resign if the Bill is defeated The Aam Aadmi Party government has decided to table the Jan Lokpal Bill in the Assembly on Friday, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reiterating on Thursday that he will resign if the Congress and the BJP legislators “seek voting on introduction …
Departments Sit On Draft While Air Quality Gets As Bad As Beijing’s; No Check On Emissions There is now mounting evidence that Delhi’s air quality is comparable to, if not worse than, Beijing’s notoriously poor air quality. But, the second-generation action plan for Delhi’s pollution-—drafted to deal with the deteriorating …
The Delhi government headed by the Aam Admi Party wants the Supreme Court to hold two Union petroleum ministry officials guilty of contempt over what it says is the inadequate allocation of compressed natural gas or CNG to transport and giving priority to industry instead. This opens up a possible …
New Delhi: Scrapping the Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor, which was one of the issues raised by AAP during its poll campaign, should not prove to be more difficult than delivering on power and water for Delhi government. The government has been promising to look into the issue …
In what will be a big blow to global multi-brand retailers making them even more wary about investing in India, the Delhi government has decided not to allow them to set up outlets in the capital. New Delhi accounts for a fairly large chunk of 12% of the organised retail …
Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung on Monday warned power distribution companies that their licences may be cancelled if they didn’t abide by rules and cooperate with the CAG audit. In his address at the Delhi Assembly, Lt-Governor Jung said, “A CAG audit of the power distribution companies in the national capital from …
Focus Should Be On Constructing, Monitoring RWH Systems, Say Experts Aam Aadmi Party may be yet to achieve its goal of equitable water supply in Delhi but this can be worked out in the long run. It is hoped that AAP will take up rainwater harvesting in a big way …
Critics have called CM Arvind Kejriwal’s power subsidy “populist” and “economically unsound”. But there may be some good in what seems like his government’s hurried announcements. Energy experts are excited about what the future may bring given AAP’s intention of using solar energy in a big way. Thumbs are up …
Fulfilling yet another election promise, the Aam Aadmi Party government on Wednesday ordered a CAG audit into the finances of all the power companies operating in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The decision to audit the private companies came a day after it announced a 50 per cent subsidy …
Move To Benefit Those Using Up To 400 Units/Mth New Delhi: Moving at a feverish pace to fulfill the second most important of his poll promises, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal gave 80% of the capital’s electricity consumers cause to ring in the new year with much cheer. They will be …
New Delhi: The new environment minister, Saurabh Bhardwaj, has slammed the latest price hike in CNG, saying competitive pricing of diesel and CNG will be detrimental to the environment. He also suggested that “vested interests” in the diesel lobby may be behind the sudden hike. In an exclusive interview with …
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party on Monday kept its promise of free water —20 kilolitres per month or an average of about 660 litres a day per family — but it came with a rider and a whammy for bigger water consumers. The rider is that if consumption exceeds 20 …
New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and IGL on a petition filed by an association of bus operators challenging the recent CNG price hike in the capital. Simultaneously, the newly formed AAP government too moved court, to get ‘impleaded’ as a party to …
A preliminary look at the electoral performance of the fledgling Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi state using Geographical Information System (GIS) tools allows us to make some qualitative conclusions that could have a bearing on the AAP's political strategy going forward. Read More
What does environment mean to the political parties and their leaders in Delhi. Check out this interactive to find out promises made by the parties to win Delhi Assembly Elections 2013 and the quotable quotes of our leaders Arvind Kejriwal on Water Supply "40 percent of Delhiites dont get potable …
Author: Anumita Roychowdhury @ There are dangers in ignoring the demand for collective dignity on roads and in pandering to the arrogance of cars. Hope AAP will steer the change that Delhi needs Photo: Meeta Ahlawat The newly elected Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) metro ride to Ramlila ground for the …
