Plastic ban: Businesses gear up to change track

With the ban on single-use plastic items coming into effect in July along with a campaign by Delhi Environment Board, those involved in the trade of single-use plastic items find their business in jeopardy. For this time, it is clear, the administration will show no leniency

Godown stacked with shoe cleaners catches fire in Delhi’ Raj Park area

A fire breaks out in a godown in Delhi's Raj Park area, no casualties reported

Full-body scanner trials begin at Delhi airport Terminal 2

The full-body scanner has the ability to detect objects on passengers without any pat-down search that is usually done by a security official.

Delhi to phase-out single-use plastic ban from 1 July

Sriram Institute of Industrial Research has been asked by DPCC to conduct a survey to identify littering hotspots and quantify plastic waste generation in the city.

House not full: As old cinema halls crumble, wage-earners lose their haunts

Unhonoured and unsung, single-screen halls of Delhi are passing into history. Khanna in Paharganj, which collapsed the other day, was only one of them

23 dengue cases reported in June in Delhi, 134 so far this year

With more than 100 cases of dengue reported so far, concerns about an impending outbreak become more grave

DDA conducts anti-encroachment drive in environmentally-sensitive Yamuna plain

A similar drive was conducted in 2015 on an area of 100 acres falling in the flood zone

Are we ready to go plastic-free?

The Centre’s ban on single-use plastic items comes into effect on 1 July. While the move is no doubt environment-friendly, we ask whether Delhi-ites will comply or if the government will have to stop supplies to make the ban effective