Heavy rainfall, thunderstorms lash parts of Delhi-NCR; traffic woes likely
The India Meteorological Department has predicted thunderstorms with light to moderate-intensity rain over Delhi and nearby region.
The India Meteorological Department has predicted thunderstorms with light to moderate-intensity rain over Delhi and nearby region.
UP Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra disclosed that the airport will be dedicated to the public in September 2024 and flights will start immediately thereafter.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) regarding Satyendar Jain's plea challenging the Delhi High Court upholding the trial Court order allowing the agency's petition to transfer his case to another judge.
The arrested accused were identified as Anshu, a resident of Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), Somya of Bharatpur (Rajasthan) and Ashutosh of Noida (Uttar Pradesh).
The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) forecast came on Saturday following fairly widespread rainfall over Delhi, the National Capital Region (NCR), Punjab, and Haryana due to a Western disturbance on Friday.
At the same time, by subsuming in a sense the powers of state governments and pollution control boards, it has accepted a substantial political risk, for it will no longer be possible to blame the problem on recalcitrant states, a common occurrence in recent years when governments in the territories in question have been led by different political parties.
While the Finance Minister had provided Rs 4,400 crore for fighting air pollution in the last Budget, the leadership role the Union government was expected to play has not been in evidence. Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi are ruled by three different and often antagonistic political parties.
Malls in the NCR region have been allowed to reopen from June 8 onwards in all non- containment zones.
As the Act made clear, the overarching objective was to create homogenous urban settlements and plan transport and communications.
Participating in a discussion on 'Air Pollution and Climate Change', Mann said farmers should be encouraged to grow crops like pearl millet (bajra) and sunflower as they do not leave stubble after harvest.
