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An Expression of Interest (EoI) for the exhibition, to be held at B4 building of the Red Fort, was issued last month. (Photo: Twitter / ANI)

Red Fort museums to wear a new look

Exhibitions coming up on the Red Fort premises include the revolt of 1857 and another one called, ‘Azadee Ke Deewane’

14 Oct 2018 2:11 AM

GRAP has an advisory for each category of air pollution — emergency, severe, very poor, poor, and moderate. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

41 teams to check pollution violations

Officials said this is the first time that the teams were fanned in the NCR regions too. Earlier, they used to be deployed only in Delhi.

12 Oct 2018 2:21 AM

In good news, Egyptian vultures sighted in city

Ecologists said that there has been a gradual rise in their numbers since September 2015.

11 Oct 2018 5:02 AM

Interviews of family members and survivors in the 51 cases in 11 states also revealed that compensation was paid to the affected families in only 16 cases.

Manual scavenging: Over 600 deaths in last 1.5 years

The report was based on a research between March and July 2018.

05 Oct 2018 2:26 AM

We will try our level best to come up with those names and information about such people and also about the known faces who participated in the freedom struggle. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

ASI to set up exhibition on freedom fighters at Red Fort

The estimated cost of the project will be around Rs 4,21,30,000.

19 Sep 2018 4:48 AM

The functions of the commission are not being fulfilled by the present structure of the PGC, by its own admission in an RTI reply in 2016, which also stated that the constitution of a full-fledged state food commission is under consideration.

Food Security Act: 5 years on, Delhi awaits state commission

Policy files moving between L-G office to department of food.

09 Sep 2018 1:31 AM

Tissue Organisation (NOTTO), which coordinated the retrieval and transplant. The body is the nodal networking agency, which coordinates procurement, allocation, and distribution of organs in the country.

RML hospital conducts first-ever multi-organ retrieval

The other two Centr-al hospitals — AIIMS and Safdarjung — in the city, already conduct retrieval and transplant activity.

30 Aug 2018 6:05 AM

Hospitals share recommendations for draft policy

If patient dies, hospital will have to exempt bill amount by half, suggests policy.

29 Aug 2018 5:51 AM

The 12-hour OPD move would have been a first of its kind project and a trial for the Centre’s larger proposal for 24/7 health care services in government hospitals. (Representational image)

Ministry junks proposal to extend OPD timings

Through the plan, the government had aimed to address the problem of overcrowding plaguing specialty and premier hospitals like Safdarjung and AIIMS.

21 Aug 2018 1:29 AM

The two competitions, paragraph and slogan writing, ask citizens to share success stories in this regard as “negativity around the use of plastics needs to be effectively addressed”.( Representational Image)

Centre asks citizens to share stories on 'positive role' of plastic

A city-based NGO, Delhi Greens, has written to the ministry to remove these competitions immediately.

10 Aug 2018 6:24 AM

The report also said that Delhi and its surrounding areas were not so green as they used to earlier and emphasised that the felling of trees has adversely affected the biodiversity. (Representational image)

Panel seeks plan to check ‘toxic’ air during Diwali

Asks to set up system to allow only low-polluting firecrackers.

09 Aug 2018 1:32 AM

One of the two ponds revived by Dwarka residents

Parched Dwarka residents revive two key water bodies

However, despite several orders by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), no concrete steps have been taken by the authorities

05 Aug 2018 1:12 AM

This was done following an alert sounded by the Delhi government after the water level of the river crossed the danger mark with Haryana releasing water from Hathnikund barrage.

Many birds disappear from Okhla sanctuary

Officials didn’t even maintain the minimum water levels at the sanctuary.

01 Aug 2018 12:49 AM

Rain has been lashing Delhi for a few days now, but it had failed to give any good air quality because of intermittent spells. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

‘Good’ air quality in city backed by incessant rain

The PM10 and PM2.5 levels were recorded at 39 and 26 microgramme per cubic metre (ug/m3).

28 Jul 2018 4:24 AM

Visitors look at a structure at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP)

ASI to take up repair work of Mishra Yantra

The markings have faded gradually and no proper restoration work has been carried out in the last 20 years.

18 Jul 2018 5:19 AM

People hug a tree during a protest against cutting of trees at Sarojini Nagar in New Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: Biplab Banerjee)

A ‘Chipko-like’ movement to protest felling of trees

The movement, started by Prerna Prasad, spread rapidly in two days by word of mouth and social media.

25 Jun 2018 1:28 AM

Like father, like daughter

Ajeet and Deeya Bajaj, open up about becoming India’s first father-daughter duo to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest.

03 Jun 2018 6:02 AM

Bird diversity dips in city’s Garhimandu forest

Comes down from 48 in March to 34 in May due to loss of dense forest cover.

31 May 2018 4:34 AM

‘Edu facility at child care units cries for attention’

No provision of formal education in many institutions, claims study.

20 May 2018 1:55 AM

However, the assessment found that individual care plans were made at the entry of a child into the home, but rarely ever a follow up of the same has been recorded.

Mental health a neglected area: AIIMS study

A mental health care plan shall be developed for every child and integrated into the individual plan, as per the study.

15 May 2018 6:15 AM

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