The National Green Tribunal on Thursday issued a bailable warrant against the commissioner of Delhi Police as no one appeared on his behalf despite issue of notice on a plea seeking demolition of a

The number of dengue cases in the national Capital has seen an exponential rise.

Over 400 new dengue cases have been reported in the last three days in Delhi, taking the total number of such patients in the city to 2,500 so far this year.

2010 Games Brought Road Widening, Relaying & Streetscaping Into Focus

Delhi has seen massive improvement in infrastructure in the past five years. The growth—largely spurred by the Commonwealth Games held in 2010—saw the government focus on widening and relaying of roads, streetscaping, construction of flyovers and building overbridges.

With the Capital reporting cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), the Government has issued guidelines for doctors, hospitals and schools to deal with the disease.

Alerting principals, teachers and supervisors to look out for children with fever, rashes or blisters on the palms and soles, the guidelines recommend that infected children remain away from the institution for at least 10 days after the onset of symptoms and must be certified free from infection by a registered medical practitioner before returning to school.

Repeated Infections Reported

The city’s dengue figure crossed 2,100 on Monday, with the municipal corporations reporting 400 cases in the last four days. The number of dengue deaths has also gone up to 10 – three patients confirmed positive through Elisa test and the rest through NS1 rapid kit test.

The National Green Tribunal has stopped the construction of a garbage disposal enclosure in IP Extension following a petition alleging that the dumping site might cause adverse health impacts upon

Municipal authorities have confirmed one more dengue death in the city — the third so far this year — and reported four more suspected deaths from the viral disease as the number of confirmed cases

In a move environmentalists have called disastrous, the Delhi Development Authority has issued a public notice seeking to reduce the city's zone O — comprising Yamuna and the river front — by as mu