Tag: NCR
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4.6 magnitude earthquake hits Haryana; strong tremors felt in Delhi, nearby areas
Meanwhile, rain lashes parts of the national capital and neighbouring areas.
May 29, 2020 -
Why sealing borders with Delhi makes little sense
Finally, there is the small matter of the Constitution to consider. Article 19 guarantees the right to move freely throughout the territory of India and to practise any profession, or to carry out any occupation, trade or business.
May 4, 2020 -
Goodbye, NCR
As the Act made clear, the overarching objective was to create homogenous urban settlements and plan transport and communications.
April 24, 2020 -
The Statesman Vintage and Classic Car Rally: Passing on the Vintage tradition to the Younger Generation
The pre-judging of the participating vehicles to check their road-worthiness and originality among other parameters began on 21 February and continued till 4 pm 22 February at Modern School, Barakhamba Road.
February 22, 2020 -
Pollution effect: Work on many important projects in NCR stalled
The important projects in the Delhi-NCR region would not be able to meet the deadlines because of the bad air quality.
November 14, 2019 -
Man-made crisis
Delhi, leading the NCR with a combination of adverse factors, has already broken the world record for Air Quality Index (AQI), making the headlines bold and telling. But perhaps waking up will take some time. There is no dearth of authorities who are and were aware of the impending environmental hazard, but instead of a well thought-out long term strategy or some short-term relief our approach appears to be a classic case of ad-hocism. On the other hand, as is well known, the two-stroke two-wheelers and three-wheelers emit far more hazardous mixture of hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides, some of which like Benzene are known to be carcinogenic, but their numbers continue to increase.
November 6, 2019 -
SC orders ban on construction work in NCR, imposes fine
The court also banned garbage burning and asked civic bodies to prevent open dumping of garbage.
November 4, 2019 -
3 Uttar Pradesh cities saw maximum drop in unsold housing stock: Report
The new rules, which are expected to bring all ongoing projects for which completion certificates were not issued on or before May 1, 2016 under the purview of RERA, currently await the state government's approval.
November 4, 2019 -
Smog effect: Schools to remain closed in Meerut, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar till 5 November
The smog, which has been creating havoc in Delhi NCR region for more than a week, has choked Meerut and Ghaziabad as well.
November 3, 2019 -
Manohar Lal Khattar seeks Centre to convene a meeting of CMs
In a letter to Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar, Khattar said this meeting of CMs of Delhi and neighbouring states at the earliest and preferably on Sunday.
November 2, 2019 -
Durga Puja being celebrated across Delhi NCR
Huge pandals with idols of Goddess Durga are set-up for Durga Puja celebrations, and devotees come in large numbers to offer prayers to the goddess.
October 7, 2019 -
Transport strike in Delhi against amended Motor Vehicles Act; commuters hit, schools shut
The call for the strike had been given by the United Front of Transport Associations (UFTA) -- an umbrella body of over 50 unions in Delhi-NCR -- against the steep penalties under the amended MVA.
September 19, 2019 -
Monsoon hits Delhi; city sees heavy rains with strong winds
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted light showers for the day which are expected to continue until Thursday.
July 15, 2019 -
No rains likely in Delhi-NCR before July 15
According to IMD, light rainfall was expected in Delhi-NCR on the night of July 15.
July 12, 2019 -
Delhi, NCR lashed by heavy rains, hailstorm; check out photos and videos
"The sky will remain generally cloudy throughout the day with light to moderate rain or thunderstorm and hail likely in the later parts of the day as well," the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.
February 7, 2019 -
SC prohibits plying of 15-yr-old petrol, 10-yr-old diesel vehicles in NCR
Terming as "very critical" the prevailing situation of pollution in Delhi-NCR region, the apex court directed that a list of 15-year-old petrol and 10-year-old diesel vehicles be published on the websites of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and transport department.
October 29, 2018 -
Vardhan launches Delhi’s air quality early warning system
Launching the air quality early warning system for Delhi on Monday, Vardhan said that with an outlay of Rs 1151.80 crore under the new central sector scheme.
October 16, 2018