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Topic: Delhi government

Tale of 2 drains—how Delhi’s drinking water flows dangerously close to Haryana sewage drain 6

The pollution monitoring body informed NGT that water samples from multiple locations on the DD-8, a freshwater channel, showed “a high pollution load”.

Delhi govt’s Yamuna cruise sails into a storm of doubts. Luxury ride or ‘dystopia tour’?

The Delhi govt’s Rs 20 crore Yamuna cruise project promises sunset views and ‘Titanic pose spot’, and is being pitched as a boost to green mobility and river-based tourism.

Rekha Gupta’s public gaffes to slow welfare rollouts, Ayushman Bharat & Atal Canteen—BJP’s 1 yr in Delhi

After her one year as Delhi's chief minister, Gupta says, 'this is not a government of promises, but of results'. Some election promises have been fulfilled, some schemes yet to be implemented.

‘At loss of words,’ HC pulls up Delhi govt as women & child welfare bodies headless for over 2 years

Court questions ‘institutional paralysis’, says why don’t they ‘scrap’ the acts creating these commissions if posts remain vacant for years.

How London, Seattle transformed its old power plants. The possible future of Delhi’s Rajghat plant

Rather than demolishing these industrial structures, cities are preserving them as landmarks that tell the story of industrialisation while generating economic and social value.

Indore deaths hanging over BJP, ex-MLA wants Delhi govt to provide free bottled water to residents

Delhi needs to upgrade its drinking water system as the old system has proved to be a little risky because of what has happened in Indore, says ex-MLA and BJP spokesperson RP Singh.

Kapil Mishra calls Delhi Shabdotsav a ‘surgical strike against ideological terrorism’

Ayodhya replica, 40 book launches & 100 speakers—Delhi Shabdotsav was a grand affair.

Revanth’s ‘Messi’ approach to politics & a BJP poll promise to Delhi women quietly put on backburner

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty, and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

AAP & BJP at each other’s throats, now in Delhi High Court. What is the ‘phansi ghar’ row

AAP leaders told HC, current assembly cannot summon members of previous House, as summons over 2022 event outside legislative privilege. Lawyer for Delhi assembly says AAP leaders' plea 'misconceived'.

Delhi govt claims cloud seeding trial a success but don’t expect rain just yet. ‘It’s not like magic’

Delhi government & IIT Kanpur plan to hold 9-10 more cloud seeding trials in coming days in bid to combat air pollution, but experts say weather conditions are not favourable.

On Camera

Where does the law stand on Himanta Biswa Sarma’s video of ‘shooting’ Muslims?

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's Hindu-Muslim polarisation is clearly done to maximise the odds of winning. But an important legal question is: does it expose him to legal liability?

FY23 chosen as new base for India’s GDP as it was 1st ‘normal economic year’ in a while—MoSPI secy

FY 2022-23 was the first normal economic year in recent years, said Saurabh Garg, Secretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, in an interview with ThePrint.

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.