New Delhi: Delhi govt will undertake the eighth economic census next year after the completion of the national population census, the second phase of which is likely to kick off next Feb.The Centre’s ministry of statistics and programme implementation has designated Delhi govt’s directorate of economics and statistics as the central nodal agency for the…
New Delhi: A patient undergoing robotic gallbladder surgery at AIIMS Raipur recently had an unusual advantage. An expert surgeon sitting over 1,000 km away in Delhi was virtually present in the operating room, guiding critical steps of the procedure in real time.In a first-of-its-kind collaboration between AIIMS Delhi and AIIMS Raipur, surgeons used a telepresence…
New Delhi: Lieutenant governor T S Sandhu has approved the reconstitution and notification of the 14-member Delhi Ridge Management Board (DRMB), as well as the constitution of a five-member standing committee under DRMB’s authority to handle rapid-response environmental interventions.However, experts have raised concerns over the composition of the new board, noting it includes senior officials…
FILE PHOTO FOR REPRESENTATION New Delhi : MCD on Tuesday installed an Aerobin at a housing society in Rohini as part of efforts to promote waste segregation and composting at source.The Aerobin was inaugurated by Delhi Mayor Pravesh Wahi at Printer Apartments Housing Society in Rohini. The system can convert up to 10 kg of…
New Delhi: LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu has notified the establishment of Delhi’s first all-women police station.A cell dealing with crime against women and located within the Subzi Mandi Police Station complex has been designated as the all-women police station covering North district. More such stations may be created in the future, sources said.TOI reported on…
File photo for representation New Delhi : The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has launched pilot projects using drones, LiDAR mapping and Digital Twin technology to identify unassessed and under-assessed properties, a move aimed at strengthening property tax collection and creating a comprehensive digital inventory of the capital’s civic assets.The civic body on Tuesday signed…
New Delhi: For an Israeli tourist, it was a distressing start to her India visit when she left her purse containing cash, ATM cards and other valuables in an auto in central Delhi’s Paharganj early on Tuesday morning. However, Delhi Police managed to trace the auto and recover the purse within a few hours.She took…
New Delhi: Every day in Delhi-NCR, lakhs of milk pouches are emptied, discarded and replaced. While many enter recycling streams, a significant number do not. They end up in landfills, clog drains and litter open spaces, adding steadily to the capital’s plastic pollution burden.Experts describe such waste as “fugitive plastic” — material that escapes formal…
New Delhi: Commuters travelling through East Delhi are likely to face traffic congestion over the next few weeks as desilting work in the canal drain stretch between LM Bundh, Shastri Nagar and Karkari Mor/Khureji Red Light gets underway.According to a traffic advisory issued, one carriageway on the Geeta Colony side will remain closed till June…
File photo for representation New Delhi: A three-year-old Delhi girl suffering from a rare genetic disorder has approached the Delhi High Court seeking urgent financial assistance for a life-saving bone marrow transplant, saying the treatment costs up to Rs 40 lakh and is not available at govt hospitals.The petition, filed on behalf of Baby Sanskriti…
