Observing that air quality in the national capital was ‘severe’ for most of the month, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed implementation of a graded response action plan, to combat different levels of … READ FULL STORY
The Lok Sabha, on December 27, 2017, passed The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, which gives immunity to slums and some unauthorised constructions till December 31, 2020. The … READ FULL STORY
Prime minister Narendra Modi, on December 25, 2017, launched a 12-km stretch of the Magenta Line, a part of the Delhi Metro’s phase-III construction, with a ride between the Botanical Garden and Okhla Bird … READ FULL STORY
In a recent letter to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kerjriwal, union housing and urban affairs minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, has called for the speedy implementation of projects under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and … READ FULL STORY
The highest decision-making body of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), on December 21, 2017, approved simplification of the land pooling policy in the national capital and the urban body’s role as being a facilitator … READ FULL STORY
The Delhi High Court, on December 15, 2017, dismissed a plea by the National Sports Club of India (NSCI) seeking a stay on the government’s integrated transit corridor project in and around Pragati Maidan. … READ FULL STORY
A government official, on December 15, 2017, said that the introduction of the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second Amendment Bill, 2017, in parliament was approved at a cabinet meeting, chaired … READ FULL STORY
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), on December 14, 2017, restrained the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), DSIIDC and other local authorities, from awarding work for commercial projects, till they identify alternative landfill sites in the … READ FULL STORY
A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench headed by chairperson justice Swatanter Kumar, on December 12, 2017, directed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to comply with the prescribed decibel limits and directed the Delhi … READ FULL STORY
The Supreme Court, on December 12, 2017, asked Delhi health minister Satyendra Jain to urgently convene a meeting of the committee, on the issue of solid waste management and said a definite plan of … READ FULL STORY
The developmental activities in the Rohini residential scheme of 1981 will be completed shortly, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has said. The issuance of the allotment-cum-demand letters to the remaining 14,352 allottees of the … READ FULL STORY
A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench headed by chairperson justice Swatanter Kumar, on December 4, 2017, took exception over the failure of the AAP government to file a report on ways to deal with … READ FULL STORY
The Kotwali sub-divisional magistrate (SDM), in an order dated November 28, 2017, has given 15 days’ time to 875 alleged encroachers on a Waqf property, to leave the land occupied by them at the … READ FULL STORY
