Delhi among highest groundwater exploited States: Ministry report

Delhi among highest groundwater exploited States: Ministry report

Saturday, 02 December 2023 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

he Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) of the Ministry of Water Resources in its report “Dyanmic Ground Water Resources of India 2023”, has found that the national Capital is covered by diverse rock types of different geological ages from Pre-Cambrian to Recent. According to report, the national capital is among...

DJB scam bigger than Delhi liquor scam: BJP

Friday, 01 December 2023 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

After exposing a scam of Rs 500 crore in the sewage treatment plants, BJP BJP leaders and workers on Thursday staged a protest outside the Delhi Jal Board office accusing the AAP government-run agency of corruption and demanded a CBI probe in the matter.   The party members accused the DJB...

Farmers should follow specific guidelines while using Pusa biodecomposer, advise scientists

Friday, 01 December 2023 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Farmers should adhere to specific guidelines and a standard operating protocol when using the Pusa biodecomposer, say scientists behind the innovation that was developed as an answer to stubble burning, a practice linked to the surge in air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region.  The researchers, based at the ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research...

City air quality plunges to ‘severe’ category

Friday, 01 December 2023 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Delhi’s air quality deteriorated to the severe category on Thursday morning even as generally overcast weather and light rain were expected. An average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 420 was recorded at 8am compared to 366 (very poor) a day, which settled at 398 at 4 pm, earlier. The Central...

Court summons Reuters journalists in libel case

Thursday, 30 November 2023 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

The Additional District Judge of the Rohini court on November 24 issued a show cause notice to eight people associated with the UK wire agency, Reuters, including journalists and a legal head, ordering them to appear before the court on Thursday to explain why an earlier order restraining them from...

‘Capital aggregator service scheme to be notified soon’

Thursday, 30 November 2023 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Wednesday announced the Delhi government will notify its 'Delhi Motor Vehicle Aggregator and Delivery Service Provider Scheme 2023'. The scheme stipulates all passenger, service delivery, and e-commerce aggregator platforms' vehicles to be electric vehicles after 2030. The scheme introduces the nation's first-ever aggregator scheme exclusively...

Aurobindo Marg now Sri Aurobindo Marg

Thursday, 30 November 2023 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Wednesday approved citizen centric, infrastructure and employee welfare related proposals besides renaming of 'Aurobindo Marg' as 'Sri Aurobindo Marg.'  These proposals were given the nod in a meeting here presided over by Chairperson - NDMC Amit Yadav in the presence of Vice-Chairperson - Satish Upadhyay,...

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Thursday, 30 November 2023 | PNS | New Delhi

Ambassador of Spain José María Ridao Domínguez inaugurated a Visa Application Centre at Gopaldas Bhawan, Connaught Place on Wednesday. The facility was opened by BLS International, a global tech-enabled services partner for governments and citizens in visa processing and consular services.  Present on the occasion were top diplomats of  several...

State Editions

MCD to rent out its office building complex

04 December 2023 | Staff Reporter | Delhi

Teams formed to cage leopard spotted in Sainik Farm

04 December 2023 | Staff Reporter | Delhi

Minimum temperature at 10 degrees Celsius

04 December 2023 | Staff Reporter | Delhi

Maurya: BJP won the semi-finals

04 December 2023 | PNS | Lucknow

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