The development authority plans to set up an ‘oceanarium’ and ‘river museum’ at the site, providing details on the river and its restoration. The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has begun a process to retrieve the land allotted to the now-defunct Millennium Bus Depot and a section of the Rajghat thermal power plant used to dump … Read more
On Sunday, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 14.9 degrees Celsius and 10.5 degrees Celsius respectively. Delhi experienced cold day conditions on Monday with the maximum temperature settling at 14.8 degrees Celsius, seven notches below the season’s average. The minimum temperature was recorded at 8 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the … Read more
Delhi was the most polluted city in the world this morning with an Air Quality Index of 241, according to IQAir, a website tracking worldwide air quality. Delhi’s air quality remained toxic today despite rain lashing parts of the city on Wednesday and bringing some relief. The National Capital’s Air Quality Index was measured at … Read more
Delhiites woke up to a cold morning as the minimum temperature settled at 5 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal. The air quality of the national capital was in the “very poor” category on Sunday morning with the AQI clocking 398 at 9 am, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed. Delhiites woke up … Read more
The minimum temperature was recorded at 9.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average while the maximum temperature was at 18 degrees Celsius. Delhi’s air quality deteriorated to the “very poor” category on Tuesday due to low wind speed while the city’s maximum temperature settled at 18 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s … Read more
Scarcity of syringe can derail India’s Covid-19 vaccination drive amid Omicron scare. As Omicron scare grips the nations one after the other and India speeds up its vaccination programme on experts finding it only way to reduce severity of the condition, Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices (HMD) concerned about the shortage of needles and syringes … Read more
The lack of wind movement amidst cold weather is also not helping the matters as the thick smog gets accumulated over the city and remains immobile due to lack of wind speed. (Credit: The Indian Express) Taking cognisance of an affidavit filed by the Delhi government, the Apex court has allowed resumption of construction activities … Read more
Despite the low contribution of stubble burning to PM2.5 levels, Delhi had three ‘severe’ air days between November and to 28. (File) The average air quality index for November was the worst in six years, according to Central Pollution Control Board data. November’s average AQI this year was 377. The figure for the corresponding period … Read more
The IMD has also predicted winds with speeds up to 30 km/hour today. (File/ANI) The Delhi government has extended work from home for its employees and the ban on entry of trucks carrying non-essential items till November 26 to combat air pollution. It was still unclear if the order, issued by the environment department, the … Read more
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said his government has prepared a six-point plan to clean the Yamuna river to bathing standards by February 2025. He said the government is constructing new sewage treatment plants and increasing the capacity of the existing ones as well as upgrading those. “This will increase our sewage treatment … Read more