Sheila Dikshit was fighting to revive the Congress party in the national capital until Friday, a day before she passed away. read more

Informing about the decision, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said: “Delhi government has decided to declare two-day state mourning over the demise of former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.” read more

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has been asked to come up with an order which would make the use of products made from recycled construction waste mandatory. read more

Dikshit, a three-time chief minister of Delhi, had Friday dissolved the committees based on a report submitted by a five-member panel formed to assess the party’s performance in the recent Lok Sabha polls. The block committees were elected last year... read more

The closure notices were sent on Wednesday with a 24-hour deadline. However, the traders moved the Delhi High Court on Thursday against the DPCC’s order. The court is likely to hear the matter on Friday. read more

Now owners of even white category industries would have to pay a registration fee of \u20B910,000. read more

On April 19, in another report, HT highlighted how conditions for environmental clearance of the bridge, essential for any project costing more than Rs 50 crore, had been violated. read more

Hundreds of Delhi Congress workers waited outside Rahul’s residence waving placards with messages such as “hope for the nation, Rahul Gandhi” and “har ghar ki hai yehi aawaz, Rahul Gandhi par humko naaz ”. read more

The tribunal had earlier passed an order after noting that the CPCB wrote a letter dated November 12, 2018 to the DPCC pointing out deficiencies in the project and seeking remedial action, though no such action was taken. read more

To date, the DPCC used to impose environment compensation on polluting industries mostly arbitrarily, as a result of which many industries got the chance to challenge it. read more

The area, according to local traders, has around 5,000 such units with over 20,000 employees. However, shops here have been under the lens of the government watchdog after complaints from people in the area of the alleged polluting nature of the work... read more

The city’s pollution watchdog has also asked the discoms and the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to disconnect electricity supply and water connections to such units. read more

The court’s order comes while hearing a plea by traders, who had challenged the DPCC’s April 2 order. They contended that they were not given a show-cause notice before the fine was imposed. read more

Letters have also been sent to the DTTDC, the government agency that built the bridge connecting north and northeast Delhi inaugurated in November, and the Public Works Department (PWD), which is managing it now, to submit similar reports. read more

The project to set up such a plant by the EDMC has been delayed by 10 years owing to various technical reasons. read more