New Delhi: Delhi govt has brought all its movable and immovable assets under a unified real-time digital monitoring system, enabling authorities to track assets through procurement and allocation to decommissioning and disposal.The move comes after govt identified over 16,000 immovable land parcels and properties across nearly 60 departments, agencies and autonomous bodies, most of which…
New Delhi: A drop in the Yamuna water level at Wazirabad during peak summer has disrupted operations at two major Delhi Jal Board (DJB) water treatment plants, affecting supply in several parts of the capital and triggering complaints of shortages, low pressure and contaminated water.Officials said production at the Chandrawal and Wazirabad plants has declined…
New Delhi: A Delhi High Court judge on Monday disapproved of the Delhi High Court Bar Association’s (DHCBA) decision to abstain from work, observing that such actions ultimately harm litigants.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, while addressing a proxy counsel appearing before him, questioned how lawyers “could abstain from work” and orally remarked that advocates “have to…
people protecting themselves from extreme heat NEW DELHI: Warm night conditions are likely to prevail on Tuesday and Wednesday in Delhi, as the minimum temperature is expected to remain between 40 and 42 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed.The city had earlier recorded the season’s second ‘warm night’, with the minimum temperature on…
New Delhi: The city on Monday recorded the season’s second warmest night, with the minimum temperature rising to 32.4 degrees Celsius, 5.7 degrees above normal. It was also the highest minimum temperature for May in 14 years.The intrusion of dust worsened Delhi’s air quality, with a haze appearing over the city. At 4pm, when Central…
New Delhi: Amid scorching summer heat, Delhi’s peak power demand touched 8,439 MW on May 25, which is the highest recorded so far in 2026 and the highest ever peak power demand in the first 25 days of May.According to data from State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC), the city’s power demand has crossed the 8,000…
New Delhi: National Green Tribunal has issued a notice to the ministry of environment, forest and climate change, department of science and technology, ministry of Jal Shakti, ministry of earth sciences, Central Pollution Control Board and others to develop comprehensive heat resilience and adaptation frameworks.The tribunal took suo motu cognisance of a TOI report titled…
New Delhi: The number of cooling zones and mobile relief facilities is set to increase further this week as the Delhi govt expands its heatwave response measures amid continuing severe weather conditions in the capital.At present, 14 cooling zones are operational across the city, including five in Old Delhi, five in East Delhi and one…
– 25-05-2026, Delhi Traffic Police personnel are testing ‘AC helmets’ and portable fans to beat the capital’s scorching summer heat. Photo: Anushka Kogta – 25-05-2026, Delhi Traffic Police personnel are testing ‘AC helmets’ and portable fans to beat the capital’s scorching summer heat. Photo: Anushka Kogta – 25-05-2026, Delhi Traffic Police personnel are testing ‘AC…
New Delhi: In one of Delhi’s busiest markets, a new kind of service is changing how people shop. For an hourly fee, a hired “personal helper” will now accompany shoppers through crowded lanes, carry their bags, wait in food queues, help them find seating, guide them to transport points and set up a foldable chair…
