1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (211+ words) Lieutenant governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu has approved a health scheme for construction workers, under which eligible candidates and their dependent family members will receive cashless healthcare coverage, officials said on Saturday. The Delhi Building Workers Health Scheme will benefit more…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (412+ words) Lieutenant governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and chief minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday reviewed Delhi’s air pollution mitigation measures in view of the upcoming winter season, and directed departments to strengthen monitoring and ensure greater accountability in implementing measures across the…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (225+ words) On paper, that means each engineer would have to assess more than 13,000 buildings if the entire city were to undergo a structural safety audit. The latest collapse prompted the Delhi government September 7 to announce a policy for structural audits of…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (505+ words) New Delhi, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta have directed authorities to step up pollution-control measures ahead of winter, ordering weekly meetings of cross-functional teams and deployment of senior officers to oversee mitigation efforts at…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (190+ words) The Bhagwant Mann government has extended Punjab’s Cleanliness Campaign 2.0 till September 12 after over 83% of civic complaints were resolved, Local Government Minister Harjot Singh Bains said on Tuesday. The campaign, launched on August 29, covers all 166 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Punjab,…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (650+ words) New Delhi, Two-third school-going adolescents in Delhi cross major roads alone on their way to school while walking remains the dominant mode of travel, a new study has found highlighting the need for safer school routes. The study, which included…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (200+ words) | Videos Hindustan Times Dr Rommel Tickoo answers biggest questions on swine flu, vaccines, medicines & risk | Exclusive Swine flu is raising fresh concerns, but how dangerous is the current wave and when should patients actually worry? In an exclusive conversation, Dr…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (261+ words) The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), along with Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) and the state administration, inspected 35 industrial units in Nuh under a “special” drive and found 17 in non-compliance with pollution control norms, the Union Ministry of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (593+ words) Delhi’s stray cattle problem is far bigger than the city’s existing shelters can handle. More than 25,000 cattle are estimated to be roaming the capital’s streets, according to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s veterinary department, while its four government-sanctioned cow shelters…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (224+ words) Mayor Inderjit Kaur and municipal corporation (MC) commissioner Ojasvi Alankar on Monday conducted a surprise inspection of Ward 90, the ward of senior deputy mayor Rakesh Parashar, and nearby areas in Field Ganj under the second phase of ‘Mission Clean Punjab’ campaign…...