Terming the situation in Delhi as ‘absolutely bizarre’, the Supreme Court, on July 12, 2018, referred to the ‘mountains of garbage’ at three landfill sites in Ghazipur, Okhla and Bhalswa and said there was … READ FULL STORY
Cities were awarded under the Swachh Survekshan-2018, for their work on cleaning the city but not on how to process and recycle the waste, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said, on June … READ FULL STORY
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is examining the directions issued by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), to cancel the licence of hotel Vivanta by Taj-Ambassador Hotel in Lutyens’ Delhi, after the DPCC … READ FULL STORY
The central government, on April 18, 2018, told a Supreme Court bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta that the special task force (STF), which would be set up to oversee the … READ FULL STORY
The Delhi government has notified the rules for the formation of Town Vending Committees (TVCs) across the national capital, which will identify sites and spaces for vending and hawking in the city. According to … READ FULL STORY
The Standing Committee of the BJP-led North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), on October 16, 2017, passed a resolution to extend the enforcement period of the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act … READ FULL STORY
The civic body of north Delhi, on October 6, 2017, proposed to bring an amnesty scheme, with some riders, for residents of buildings, where unauthorised constructions were made till December 31, 2016, its mayor … READ FULL STORY
The centre has asked states and union territories, to ensure commencement of work on 261 projects in 60 cities, announced between January and September 2016 under the Smart City Mission, by November, 2017. The … READ FULL STORY
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, on September 5, 2017, said that small sewage treatment plants (STPs) will be set up across the city, to treat sewage and recharge groundwater at minimal cost. The CM’s … READ FULL STORY
The Delhi High Court has struck down the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) bye-laws of 2009, under which it was allegedly charging property tax on vacant land. A bench of justices S Muralidhar and … READ FULL STORY
A Delhi High Court bench of acting chief justice Gita Mittal and justice C Hari Shankar, on August 9, 2017, stayed the construction of a community centre on a park and issued notices to … READ FULL STORY
According to an official release from the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), most of the smart city projects will be in an implementation mode, by October 2017 and the remaining by March 2018. Accordingly, … READ FULL STORY
North Delhi Municipal Corporation’s (NDMC’s) commissioner, Praveen Gupta has said that the civic authority would soon unveil a portal, where residents would be able to avail property-related facilities, by logging in through a UPIC … READ FULL STORY
