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Commuters ride through heavy fog on a winter morning. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi unveils 10-point action plan to combat air pollution in winter

Kejriwal claimed that the Centre and neighbouring states have not done anything to check stubble burning

4 Oct 2021 3:10 PM IST

Globally, approximate 160,000 deaths have been attributed to PM2.5 air pollution in the five most populous cities of Delhi (30 million), Mexico City (22 million), Sao Paulo (22 million), Shanghai (26 million) and Tokyo (37 million), report said. (AFP)

Air pollution: Delhi to get 'green' funds under NCAP, first time since...

NCAP covers 132 non-attainment cities, which do not meet the prescribed national ambient air quality standards

3 Oct 2021 12:18 PM IST

The local authorities, collectors, and the commissioner had been told to monitor strict standard operation procedures. (Representational Image: PTI)

Mumbai schools to reopen for classes 8 to12 from October 4

The education minister also clarified that there is no compulsion to attend physical classes

30 Sept 2021 9:56 AM IST

BJP wrote a letter to home minister Anil Deshmukh urging him to roll out a more aggressive action plan to protect Mumbai police. (PTI Photo)

Man's call about threat at Mumbai airport sends police into tizzy

The caller claimed that the 'lives of 19 people of a department' were in danger

29 Sept 2021 12:57 PM IST

Delhi Metro resumes after 169-day COVID hiatus. (PTI Photo)

Delhi Metro earns Rs 19.5 crore from sale of 3.55 million carbon...

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been a pioneer in India in quantifying climate change benefits from its...

26 Sept 2021 1:37 PM IST

Maharashtra Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray (Twitter)

Maharashtra govt to promote monsoon tourism in Konkan, develop state...

Minister Aaditya Thackeray said the focus was on how to maximise the tourism sector's contribution to the state's GDP

26 Sept 2021 10:34 AM IST

Beneficiaries receive a dose of COVID-19 vaccine during a special vaccination camp, at Vile Parle East in Mumbai, June 15, 2021. (PTI)

86.64 pc of Mumbaikars developed antibodies against COVID-19: Sero...

This is the fifth survey which was conducted between August 12 and September 8 and collected samples from 8,674...

18 Sept 2021 12:09 PM IST

The Delhi Metro has also encouraged plenty of people to explore the city.

Delhi Metro's Najafgarh-Dhansa Bus Stand corridor to open on Sep 18

The nearly one-kilometre-long (891 m) Najafgarh-Dhansa Bus Stand section will take the metro further into interior areas...

16 Sept 2021 1:41 PM IST

Nearly 10,000 cases of crimes against women were registered in the national capital last year. (Representational image: PTI)

Delhi remains most unsafe for women irrespective of drop in crime rate

According to the NCRB data, the number of cases registered under the IPC in Delhi saw a sharp dip by 18 per cent between...

16 Sept 2021 10:50 AM IST

A man walks along the Rajpath street near India Gate amid smoggy conditions a day after Diwali in New Delhi on November 15, 2020. (Photo: AFP/File)

Delhi govt bans storage, sale, use of firecrackers during Diwali

The Delhi government on Tuesday ordered all concerned departments to begin preparing a winter action plan by September...

15 Sept 2021 1:40 PM IST

Commuters wade through a waterlogged area following heavy rains in New Delhi, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. (PTI/Atul Yadav)

Heavy rains in Delhi leave part of airport, several areas of city...

The Delhi Traffic also posted tweets informing people about the stretches where they are expected to witness...

11 Sept 2021 12:07 PM IST

A child walks past idols of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha displayed for sale along the roadside ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in New Delhi on September 6, 2021. (Money SHARMA / AFP)

No public celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi in Delhi

District magistrates and deputy commissioners of police will ensure that idols of Lord Ganesha are not set up in a tent...

8 Sept 2021 12:54 PM IST