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50 lakh saplings planted against 70-lakh target: Delhi government

August 20, 2026 admin

According to the government, the saplings are being geo-tagged and monitored. | Photo Credit: ANI Nearly 50 lakh saplings have been planted so far by the Forest Department, Delhi Development Authority, Municipal Corporation of Delhi and other agencies against a target of 70 lakh under the annual plantation drive, according to the Delhi government. The figure was announced on Thursday (August 20)…

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2,500 homeless children mapped across Delhi ahead of ‘Child Beggar-Free Delhi’ campaign

August 10, 2026 admin

A street child seen begging at an intersection signal in Delhi. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Delhi Police has mapped around 2,500 children found begging at public places and major road intersections to support the Delhi government’s soon to be launched ‘Child Beggar-Free Delhi’ campaign, which aims to rescue and rehabilitate them. The…

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Delhi government directs agencies to expedite NHAI highway projects, tackle chronic waterlogging

August 6, 2026 admin

Traffic snarls at NH-24 following incessant rainfall in parts Delhi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Delhi government on Thursday (August 6) directed civic and infrastructure agencies to expedite pending national highway projects and implement permanent measures to address chronic waterlogging and traffic bottlenecks across the Capital. At the fifth meeting of the Union Territory-level Coordination Committee chaired by Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh…

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Delhi Government arrests former top health official in In multi-crore medical scam case

June 28, 2026 admin

This image is used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Delhi Government’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has arrested the former Director General of Health Services (DGHS) in connection with an alleged multi-crore procurement scam involving medicines, surgical items and medical equipment, officials said. The arrest of Dr. Vatsala Aggarwal on Saturday (June…

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Quick approvals, licences: Delhi govt. expands time-bound service delivery network

June 22, 2026 admin

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta with Lt. Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu discuss governance and development in New Delhi on Monday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Delhi government has brought 23 additional services under the Delhi (Right Of Citizen To Time Bound Delivery Of Services) Act, 2011 to ensure quicker delivery of services within fixed deadlines,…

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Free DTC bus travel for NEET candidates on June 21

May 29, 2026 admin

Students staging a protest over the cancellation of the NEET exam in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Delhi government on Friday announced free travel for candidates of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or NEET (UG) on Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses on June 21, the day of the re-examination. Candidates will…

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Delhi government plans digital upgrade of sub-registrar offices to curb delays, fraud

May 23, 2026 admin

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the digital upgrade will help deliver faster, more transparent and hassle-free public services. | Photo Credit: File photo Sub-registrar offices will be transformed into transparent, technology-enabled, and citizen-centric service centres, modelled on the time-bound service delivery of Passport Seva Kendras, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Saturday. Ms. Gupta said…

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Delhi govt. to develop 100 parks to mitigate air pollution

May 22, 2026 admin

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and MP Manoj Tiwari at the foundation stone ceremony of Mukhmelpur Park in Burari on Friday. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday announced that the Delhi government would develop 100 parks with dense tree cover and plant 14 lakh saplings this year to expand green cover and tackle air pollution…

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Supreme Court notice to Delhi Government on lack of regular appointments to DERC

May 18, 2026 admin

A view of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court on Monday (May 18, 2026) decided to examine a plea seeking the constitution of a selection committee to make regular appointments of chairperson and members to the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) expeditiously. A Bench…

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Lt Governor Temporarily Dissolves Delhi Government Think Tank, AAP Hits Back

June 28, 2024 admin

Delhi Lieutenant Governor said that there is no work allocation amongst the members of the DDCD. New Delhi: Lieutenant Governor (LG) V K Saxena has approved temporarily dissolving the Delhi Dialogue and Development Commission (DDCD) and the removal of its non-official members till a mechanism is developed for the screening and selection of domain experts…

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