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The British-era Frere Road Over Bridge (ROB) located near Grant Road station in south Mumbai, has been closed for traffic from midnight of January 16, 2020. The closure of this east-west connecting ROB is … READ FULL STORY
Haryana’s deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala, on January 16, 2020, said the government will provide bus passes, the cost of which will be borne by the state, to construction workers to commute between their … READ FULL STORY
The NGT directed the Environment Ministry on Wednesday to issue within two months a notification banning RO purifiers where total dissolved solids (TDS) in water are below 500 milligrams per litre. A bench, headed … READ FULL STORY
The prime minister’s residence and office are likely to be shifted near the South Block and the vice-president’s new house will be in the vicinity of the North Block as per a blueprint prepared … READ FULL STORY
With the rise in number of organ transplantation cases in the city over the past two years, the Bengal government, in coordination with the pollution control board and the Kolkata Police, is planning to … READ FULL STORY
The safety certificate for the 11-km stretch between Jubilee Bus Station and Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station, on corridor-II of the elevated Hyderabad Metro Rail project has been issued, officials said on January 12, 2020. … READ FULL STORY
Delhi Jal Board vice-chairman Dinesh Mohaniya, on January 12, 2020, alleged that Haryana was supplying contaminated water to the city. Mohaniya alleged that the water supplied by Haryana has a high amount of ammonia … READ FULL STORY
Movable and immovable assets like land, real estate projects, commercial projects, residential houses, a school, cinema hall, balances in bank accounts and fixed deposits, totalling to Rs 2,510.82 crores, of the SRS Group, its … READ FULL STORY
The Supreme Court, on January 8, 2020, ruled that to forcibly dispossess citizens of their private property, without following the due process of law, would be to violate a human right, as also the … READ FULL STORY
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has introduced a formula-based penalty for unauthorised parking, which will be equivalent to about 40 times the existing parking charges, said officials. In July 2019, the civic body had … READ FULL STORY
The Ministry of Environment and Forests, on January 6, 2020, issued a notification for the new Wetland Conservation Rules. The new Rules prohibit the conversion for non-wetland uses, including encroachment of any kind, besides … READ FULL STORY
The National Green Tribunal on January 7, 2020, directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to obtain information from chief secretaries on solid waste management, restoration of polluted river stretches and air quality management … READ FULL STORY
Union home minister Amit Shah, on December 6, 2020, laid the foundation stone for the ‘Delhi CycleWalk’, a dedicated 200-km track for cycling and walking. “It will reduce air pollution of Delhi by at … READ FULL STORY
