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Paddy residue not liability anymore: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said paddy straw is not a liability anymore and urged neighbouring states to make the Pusa bio-decomposer available to their farmers for on site management of crop residue. He also said the microbial solution, which can turn stubble into manure, will be sprayed over 4,300 acres belonging to […]
Diesel generator users in Delhi asked to install emission control devices
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has directed all users of diesel generators of 125 KVA and above capacity in the capital to install emission control devices on their DG sets by October end. In a reminder to an order issued on July 2, the pollution control authority said owners of such DG sets will […]
Over 2.10 lakh Covid vaccine doses administered in Delhi
More than 2.10 lakh people were vaccinated against coronavirus in Delhi on Monday, and over 1.11 lakh of them got the first dose, according to official data. Over 1.64 crore doses have been administered in the city since the inoculation exercise started on January 16, the government data showed. As many as 49.98 lakh people […]
‘Want to access libraries and practical equipment’ say students demanding reopening of Jamia
Various student groups have urged Jamia Millia Islamia to reopen its campus in view of the improved COVID-19 situation in Delhi Although other central varsities like the Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University have initiated phase-wise reopening of their campuses, Jamia Millia Islamia has not yet made any announcement in the regard. In a joint […]
105 of 272 municipal wards to go dry from October 1
With new retail licences coming into force from mid-November, no liquor vends will open in 105 of the 272 municipal wards of Delhi from October 1, officials said on Monday Under the new excise policy of the city government, retail liquor sale licences have already been allocated to the highest bidders in 32 zones, each […]
SDMC to start multilevel stack parking in south Delhi’s Adhchini village
To address parking and traffic woes in south Delhi’s Adhchini, the SDMC will start a multilevel stack parking in the village by October this year, civic officials said. According to the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) officials, the facility will solve the problem of haphazard parking on streets in the area. The capacity of the […]
Delhi’s 1st wild animal rescue centre to begin operations in Rajokri next month
Delhi’s first wild animal rescue centre at Rajokri will be launched during the wildlife week next month, forest and wildlife department officials say “The facility has come up on a 1.24-acre plot in Rajokri in New Delhi district where a monkey rescue centre was lying abandoned. We have upgraded it to a wild animal rescue […]
53 cases of dengue in one week; 211 in Delhi this year
Over 50 fresh cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital in the last one week, taking the total count this year to more than 210, according to a civic report released on Monday. In this month alone, 87 cases have been recorded till September 18, which is about 41% of the cumulative cases […]