Hazy about untimely fog that caused blackouts
a large part of northern India, including capital Delhi, went powerless due to tripping of transmission lines of the Northern Grid. It first happened on March 8 and then on March 10, resulting in
a large part of northern India, including capital Delhi, went powerless due to tripping of transmission lines of the Northern Grid. It first happened on March 8 and then on March 10, resulting in
The honeymoon is over for Mumbai Metro One Ltd, the entity that is to give the city the first phase of its Rs 19,500-crore, 146.5-km metro project. A PPP between Reliance Energy, the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) and an international company, it isn't exactly off the tracks, but there's serious bad weather building.
Wet Runs: There are 32 ongoing water projects with private sector participation, as also 22 hydro power projects with private participation. Some 20 states are undertaking water sector reforms. Farm Woe: Net irrigated area in India is 55 mn ha against a net crop area of 142 mn ha. Fast Dwindling: Forest cover has gone down by 1,409 sq km between 2003 and 2005.
SHOULD green lungs of the Capital like Siri Fort Sports Complex be allowed to be destroyed for just eight or nine days of Commonwealth Games?" The answer's no; and it came from the Supreme Court on Friday. Acting on apprehensions raised by advocate M L Lahoty that the proposed multi-level underground parking at the Games venue would ruin the Siri Fort complex, a Special Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan asked the government to consider an alternative.
Darkness fell prematurely over the Capital on Friday afternoon as gloomy clouds lashed the city with a heavy downpour, taking unprepared commuters by surprise and sending the mercury down even before it had begun its seasonal rise. Drowning the sun in layers of grey and black, the sudden pall of murkiness warranted use of headlights by vehicles all over the city as early as 4 p.m. while the steady torrent of rain caught most commuters off guard. Cars and two-wheelers at most places were forced to crawl while pedestrians scurried about looking for cover. Power load falls
The Supreme Court today stayed the construction of a parking lot at Siri Fort Sports Complex as part of preparations for the Commonwealth Games 2010 on a plea filed by a morning walker who objected to the felling of trees for the project. A bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan while asking the authorities to consider an alternative site for the parking lot ordered status quo till further orders. The petitioner had/approached the apex court seeking direction to the DDA not to damage forests near the Siri Fort
In a jolt to the preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered stay on construction of a parking lot near Siri Fort Sports Complex that threatened to gobble down 14 acres of green area. A bench headed by Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan asked the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to reconsider its proposal to clear the forest area and making way for parking space. Till then, status quo would be maintained, the court ordered.
With rains all around in the middle of a graduating summer, doctors fear the rise of a host of diseases, especially those associated with mosquito breeding.Doctors in the Capital apprehend more dengue and malaria cases this year due to high breeding of mosquitoes. Cases of common cold, fever, headache, body ache and rashes are already on a high.
As of last year, Delhi may have overtaken Mumbai as the country's largest city in terms of population, as per a recent study. For over two decades now, the Census reports have pegged Mumbai as the country's biggest metropolitan area. But two demographers from the Washington DC-based Population Reference Bureau (PRB) have found that if the same definition for measuring the populations of Mumbai and Kolkata is applied to Delhi, then the national capital's estimated population for 2007 is much more.
THE Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has asked the Capital's power distribution companies (discoms) to take measures to bridge the gap between demand and supply. The move is expected to nip the threat of power cuts, which looms large over Delhi with the approaching summer, in the bud itself. For the record, the Capital's plants have a combined installed capacity of 1,699.5 MW, and on a good day generate up to 1,400 MW. The 1 peak demand in 2007 was 4,060 MW.
Emphasising the need to increase awareness on benefits of solar energy appliances as they provide recurring relief in electricity bills and recover their cost in a few years, Delhi Chief Minister Shei
On the hike in parking charges proposed during an Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) meeting, MCD and DDA said they have received the minutes of the meeting and were working out the modalities. They added that it was too early to give out details of the new set-up.
The ongoing Haryana-Delhi "jal yudh' has taken a new turn. For the first time, Haryana has been able to convince the centre of the genuineness of its grievance about Delhi drawing the Yamuna water much in excess of its bona fide needs, leaving the people and fields of Haryana thirsty. T.K. Nair, principal secretary to the Prime Minister, has asked the Central Water Commission (CWC) to assess the domestic water needs of Delhi within three months. The commission has also been asked to find out from what other sources the non-domestic water needs of Delhi can be met.
Get set to pay more for parking in busy markets and posh commercial centres. The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) has proposed levying higher rates in areas where real estate is costlier and demand for parking space high. It also wants time-linked rates extended to the entire city
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has said that energy efficiency and renewable technologies would have to go hand-in-hand to overcome present power shortage. All persons concerned would like Delhi to emerge as the greenest city not only due to greenery of trees but also due to paradigm shift to green energy, the Chief Minister said this while delivering an inaugural address in a two-day national seminar on "Solar Energy Development
Seven prisoners lodged in the Tihar Jail here died of dehydration last year. This year, barely at the start of summer, a severe water shortage has hit the prison again.
A new public transport policy for the entire NCR region, including Delhi and UP, will soon come into operation.
Development Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan on Wednesday informed the State Assembly that the Delhi Government has paid Rs.
Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Saket Vijay Jolly on Wednesday accused the Delhi Government of failing to provide the people with adequate water and said that while Rs.1,800 crore have been spent in t
In the face of severe criticism from the Opposition on the issue of power distribution, supply and billing, Power Minister A.K.