Winter unsuitable for cloud seeding: IIT Delhi report
Delhi’s winter atmosphere is climatologically unsuitable for consistent cloud seeding due to a fundamental lack of sufficient moisture and saturation, particularly during the peak pollution months of December and January. A report of the IIT Delhi based on a comprehensive analysis integrating climatological data (2011-2021) by IIT’s Centre for Atmospheric Sciences,...
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Govt eases NOC norms for deregistered vehicles
In a major decision aimed at providing relief to lakhs of vehicle owners and furthering the cause of reducing vehicular pollution in the Capital, the Rekha Gupta Government on Thursday announced the relaxation of norms for issuing No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for deregistered vehicles. It was decided to keep in abeyance...
K-9 dog helps police unearth Rs 1.2 crore drugs; 4 held
A K-9-unit dog of the Delhi Police helped officers recover 3.15 kg of charas worth around Rs 1.2 crore in two separate operations. Four people, including a couple from Himachal Pradesh, have been arrested in connection with the cases, police said. According to police, a team intercepted a car near...
AAP, BJP clash over cloud seeding trials
A war of words erupted between the Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP over cloud seeding trials, with AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday claiming that all engines of the Delhi government have failed. Hitting back at the former Chief Minister, the BJP said he sold “false dreams” of making the...
CM Gupta lashes out at Rahul over PM jibe
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his jibe on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of “insulting” Chhath devotees and resorting to “cheap publicity”. The Chief Minister, who is on a two-day visit to Bihar to campaign for the BJP candidates in the ensuing...
DMRC to run 40 extra weekday trips to reduce pollution
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will run 40 extra trips on weekdays in a bid to cut air pollution. The enhanced capacity is aimed at encouraging commuters to opt for the metro, ditching their vehicles. According to a statement, DMRC Managing Director Dr Vikas Kumar, along with officials from civil...
Police nab relatives in fake acid attack claim
The Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested the brother and uncle of a 20-year-old college student who allegedly faked an acid attack in northwest Delhi’s Ashok Vihar area. The two were identified as Wakeel, 42 and his nephew, the woman’s brother. Her father, Akil Khan, who was earlier arrested in a separate rape...
12-foot python rescued from park in Sarai Kale Khan
A 12-foot-long python was rescued from the Waste to Wonder Park in south Delhi’s Sarai Kale Khan area on Wednesday, officials said. According to the South Forest Division, a call was received around 12.30 pm about a python. The reptile was first spotted by civic staff, which called the Municipal...
