The national capital continues to grapple with toxic air quality. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded was 403 at 7:30 a.m. on Monday which falls in the 'severe' category.
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi visited Rangpuri Pahadi in South West Delhi on Sunday to address grievances after Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena highlighted the area's civic challenges.
In the run-up to the Delhi legislative assembly elections, farmers and the residents of all the city's 360 villages opened a front condemning the prolonged neglect of the rural population, and have decided that they will support only those who could resolve their crucial issues.
The Delhi BJP chief pointed out that after a decade of governance by the Aam Aadmi Party's government in the national capital, Rangpuri continues to be in a shambles under the jurisdiction of AAP MLAs and councilors.
According to the AAP chief, Delhi government will provide Rs 2,100 per month to every woman above 18 years of age under ‘Mahila Samman Yojana’ and offer free treatment for all senior citizens under ‘Sanjeevani Yojana.
His statement came in the wake of LG VK Saxena’s letter to Chief Minister Atishi over the CAG reports. The LG has called for a special session of Delhi Assembly for laying these reports.
Transport Commissioner, Vishesh Mahajan, on Monday set 31January as deadline for the mandatory installation of CCTVs in school buses so that every activity of the driver and assisting staff while driving is monitored
The Central government's Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), on Monday, once again invoked curbs under stage III of its anti-pollution Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR in the wake of a sharp rise in Delhi's pollution level due to adverse meteorological conditions.
Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena has written to Chief Minister Atishi over 14 Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports pending tabling in the Delhi Assembly, and called for a special session for laying these reports in the House.
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Monday announced to install mist sprayers on electric poles to combat air pollution and keep the area under its jurisdiction, clean, green, and beautiful.
