The Delhi Environment Minister, Gopal Rai, on Sunday appealed to the people of Delhi and its adjacent areas to not burst firecrackers and make it difficult for people to breathe during the festival of Diwali. The environment minister urged the people to instead celebrate the festival in a grand manner by lighting earthen […]
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Delhi Ministers to work at ground level to control pollution: Gopal Rai
As the overall air quality in Delhi remained in ‘very poor’ category on Thursday, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that all Delhi ministers will work at the ground level to ensure the implementation of air pollution control measures. “Today, a joint meeting was held with all the ministers of Delhi and discussions […]
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“Punjab Govt must implement plan to bring down stubble burning” says Delhi’s Air Quality Management committee
The Committee of Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and adjoining Areas in its report filed before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) stated that the state government of Punjab and various administrative agencies under it need to strictly and effectively implement the various components of the action plan […]
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Delhi government announces early winter break in schools from Nov 9 to 18 due to ‘severe’ air quality
In view of the ‘severe’ level of air pollution in the national capital, the Delhi government on Wednesday announced an early winter break for schools from November 9 to November 18. “All schools shall observe winter break from November 9 to November 18, 2023,” said an order from the Education Department of the Delhi government. The order referred to […]
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IIT Kanpur ready for cloud seeding over Delhi, though it’s a temporary solution
As thick smog shrouded the entire national capital region and its neighbouring cities after the air quality continued to remain in the ‘severe’ category, IIT Kanpur, which has been working on cloud seeding technology, said it has its own aircraft for the purpose and is fitted with flares that are needed to form […]
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Delhi to have odd-even vehicle norms from November 13 to 20 to curb pollution
The Delhi government on Monday decided to reintroduce the odd-even rule from November 13 to 20 in view of the concerns of deterioration in air quality. Delhi Environment, Forest and Wildlife Minister Gopal Rai told the media after a high-level meeting that the decision will be implemented a day after […]
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Delhi: Police arrest three for allegedly beating man to death on suspicion of theft
Three people were arrested for allegedly beating a man to death in Delhi’s West Vinod Nagar as they suspected him to be a thief, said police. The local residents suspected that the man was in the area for committing theft, after which they thrashed him, which resulted in fatal injuries to him, said officials. The […]
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Air Pollution: HC pulls up Delhi govt authorities for the mess citizens of Delhi are in today
The Delhi High Court on Friday pulled up Delhi’s forest department for passing stereotypical orders allowing the felling of trees in the national capital and asked if you wanted people to live in gas chambers? It’s only application of mind and it is only sensitivity. The bench of Justice Jasmeet […]
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BJP’s Shehzad Poonawala dons gas mask, claims Smog Tower in Delhi non-functional
Amid rising pollution in Delhi, BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla reached the Smog Tower in Delhi’s Connaught place wearing a World War Style Gas Mask. The BJP leader claimed that the tower had not been operational for eight months. “Kejriwal lives in a Sheesh Mahal but Delhi is living in a Gas & Smog ka Mahal. I ask some questions on Delhi Smog […]
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“Centre misusing agencies,” Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj after ED raids AAP leader’s residence
Reacting to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids at the residence of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raaj Kumar Anand earlier in the day, Delhi Minister and AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj took a dig at the BJP-led centre and said that even the British did not misuse the agencies as much […]
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“We fulfilled our promise…,” says Delhi CM Kejriwal on regularisation of sanitation workers
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday congratulated the sanitation workers whose jobs were regularized by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and said that the government had fulfilled its promise. “We fulfilled the promise we made to the sanitation workers of Delhi. We have confirmed 5000 sanitation workers in the Municipal Corporation. Many congratulations to […]
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Delhi doctors stage protest over various demands including better working conditions
Doctors under the banner of Delhi Medical Association took out a protest march on Sunday from Maulana Azad Medical College here to Rajghat over their various demands including house tax adjustment for hospitals and better working conditions for doctors. Doctors also protested over alleged violence against health workers. Police placed heavy barricades and prevented the protestors from proceeding […]
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“Appoint civil defence volunteers as home guards for deployment as bus marshals”: Delhi CM Kejriwal to Kailash Gahlot
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday wrote a letter to Delhi’s Home Minister Kailash Gahlot asking him to appoint civil defence volunteers as home guards and depute them as marshals in public transport buses. In a letter to Kailash Gahlot, who is also a transport minister in the Delhi government, Arvind Kejriwal said, “Legal objection has been […]
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Delhi Government to start ‘Red light on, Gaadi off’ campaign to combat pollution
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday slammed the leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for making illogical statements over the allegations that the DPCC chairman stopped the Delhi Government Real-time Source Apportionment Study. “People of the BJP give statements as if they do not know anything about it. Yesterday, several illogical […]
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Delhi: Man booked for rape after girl he met on dating app files police complaint
One person was booked under rape charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman he had met on a dating app, Delhi Police said on Thursday. As per police, a complaint was registered in this connection at Gulabi Bagh police station in North Delhi. According to the police, a complaint was received […]