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Delhi gets rains; downpour likely in Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan today

An off-shore trough at mean sea level runs from Gujarat coast to north Karnataka coast, the IMD said

Poor rain distribution: 5 Delhi districts report rainfall deficit

Five districts in Delhi have reported deficient rainfall this monsoon so far due to poor distribution of rains, according to India Meteorological Department data

AAP govt's Manish Sisodia inaugurates Shaheed Bhagat Singh Football Club

In a bid to promote sports in the national capital, the Kejriwal govt on Monday kicked off a football cup dedicated to Shaheed Bhagat Singh

Rajasthan's Neemrana town turning into a hub for Japanese industries

So far, more than 50 Japanese companies, including Daikin, Nissin Brake, Mytex Polymer and Nippon Pipe, among others, have invested over Rs 6,000 crore in the zone.

Nitin Gadkari says planning electric highway between Delhi, Mumbai

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said the government is planning to construct an electric highway between Delhi and Mumbai. He also urged heavy vehicle owners to use alternative fuels like ethanol, methanol and green hydrogen in order to curb pollution. Addressing an event organised by the Hydraulic Trailer Owners Association, the road transport and highways minister said the government is constructing tunnels worth Rs 2.5 lakh crore. "Our planning is to make electric highway from Delhi to Mumbai. Just like trolleybus, you can run trolleytrucks also," he said, without providing more details. A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws power from overhead wires. An electric highway generally refers to a road which supplies power to vehicles travelling on it, including through overhead power lines. Gadkari further said his ministry has taken a decision to connect all districts by four-lane roads. Noting that pollution is a big concern, Gadkari said, "I request heavy vehicle ow

Delhi records 280 new Covid cases, no new deaths; positivity rate at 4.2%

Delhi on Monday reported 280 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 4.21 per cent, according to health department data. No new deaths were logged. With the fresh infections and fatalities, Delhi's COVID-19 caseload climbed to 19,41,015 and the death toll stood at 26,284, the health department bulletin said. The fresh cases came out of 6,645 tests conducted the previous day, it said. The capital had on Sunday recorded 433 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 2.96 per cent and two deaths. On Saturday, it recorded 544 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3.37 per cent and two fatalities. The capital recorded 531 cases with a positivity rate of 3.13 per cent and three fatalities on Friday. Of the 9,469 beds for COVID-19 patients in Delhi hospitals, only 131 were occupied on Monday. Beds at Covid care centres and Covid health centres are lying vacant, the bulletin said. The number of active cases in Delhi stands at 1,942, down from 2,146 the previous day. As many as 1

Rains lash Delhi, bring much needed relief from scorching weather

The monsoon embraced Delhi in an impressive manner on June 30 but rains had repeatedly given the capital a miss since then

Electricity bills in Delhi go up with 4% rise in PPA cost: Report

The cost of electricity in Delhi has increased with hike in power purchase adjustment cost (PPAC), imposed by discoms on consumers, by 4 per cent from mid June, official sources said on Sunday. A power department official said the hike was made by the power distribution companies (discoms) after approval by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission(DERC) due to increase in prices of fuel like coal and gas. No immediate reaction of DERC was available. The PPAC is a surcharge to compensate the discoms for variations in the market-driven fuel costs. It is applied as a surcharge on total energy cost and fixed charge component of an electricity bill, officials said. "The PPAC in Delhi has been increased by 4 per cent from June 11, according to the approval of the DERC," said an official source. According to the Ministry of Power directions on November 9, 2021, every state regulatory commission (DERC in the case of Delhi) has to place a mechanism for automatic pass through of fuel and

Delhi records 433 fresh Covid cases, two deaths; positivity rate at 2.96%

Delhi on Sunday recorded 433 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 2.96 per cent and two more deaths, according to health department data. This is the fourth consecutive day when the daily case count has remained below 600. With the fresh infections and fatalities, Delhi's COVID-19 caseload climbed to 19,40,735 and the death toll increased to 26,284, the health department bulletin said. The fresh cases came out of 14,623 tests conducted the previous day, it said. Delhi on Saturday recorded 544 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3.37 per cent and two fatalities. The capital recorded 531 cases with a positivity rate of 3.13 per cent and three fatalities on Friday.

Single-use plastic ban: Control room set up, punitive action from Monday

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee set up a control room to monitor the implementation of the ban on 19 identified single-use plastic items and will start shutting units violating it from Monday

MCD implements uniform rate for licence fee for new factory, renewal

The reunified Municipal Corporation of Delhi has implemented a uniform rate for paying fee for granting of licence for opening a new factory or its renewal, officials said on Saturday.

Mountain debris halts traffic on Delhi-Dehradun national highway

Due to heavy rainfall on the Shivalik hills, mountain debris fell on the Delhi-Dehradun National Highway in Saharanpur district, police said

Delhi records 544 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; positivity rate at 3.37%

With the fresh infections and fatalities, Delhi's caseload climbed to 19,40,302 and the death toll increased to 26,282, the health department bulletin said.

Road closures in Delhi in view of VHP's peace march: Traffic Police

Several roads in central Delhi will be closed temporarily on Saturday due to a ''shanti march'' by the Vishva Hindu Parishad, the Delhi Traffic Police said

Delhi's minimum temp over 30 deg Celsius, rain expected, says IMD

The minimum temperature in the national capital on Saturday settled at 30.5 degree Celsius, three notches above the normal, an India Meteorological Department bulletin said

New road repair, cleanliness initiative triggers credit war between AAP, LG

The Delhi govt will implement a weekly action plan under which city roads will be regularly repaired, maintained and cleaned by the Public Works Department (PWD) and civic bodies

National policy to solve unemployment need of hour: Delhi minister

The need of the hour is to formulate a national policy to solve the problem of unemployment in the country, Delhi Minister Gopal Rai said on Friday

Maharashtra leads states with 13,541 govt-recognised startups: DPIIT data

Total number of approved startups at 73,205; Maharashtra's share is 18%

Delhi HC asks ED to consider Vivo's representation on freeing bank accs

ED's money-laundering probe into Vivo revealed the company, to avoid paying taxes in India, remitted about Rs 62,476 crore of its turnover to China between 2017 and 2021

A taste for success: Chef Sanjeev Kapoor on TV, restaurants, business

A trailblazer, Kapoor tells Akshara Srivastava about reinventing himself in the kitchen