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Referring to information in the RTI, Abhiyan members alleged that the revenue from sales of alcohol have doubled in the past one year.

Education Minister Manish Sisodia — who spearheaded the project — visited several schools and said he was pleased to see the response to the initiative.

At New Delhi’s Palam Technical Airbase, Sumit, an employee of Chinese MNC Huawei, was simply “thankful” that he was brought home.

Kejriwal tweeted a media report about the incident and asked Water Minister Kapil Mishra to visit the area, find out what caused the fight and report to him.

The foundation presented a list titled “facts” and said it was being wrongly accused of damage it had not caused.

On March 9, the NGT had ordered a Rs 5 crore compensation for damage caused to the floodplains, of which the foundation has paid Rs 25 lakh so far.

The tribunal had earlier constituted an expert committee to assess the damage caused to the floodplain due to the festival held in March.

Draft Rules open for public comment until today propose to pass on most powers on these crucial ecosystems to states.

The city has three large-scale waste-to-energy plants. The plants at Timarpur-Okhla and Ghazipur use 1,300 tonnes of municipal solid waste each to produce 16 MW and 12 MW of electricity, respectively.

The NGT principal bench pointed out that the order which the counsel was referring to while making his point reiterated the tribunal had all the powers of contempt, including civil imprisonment, as any other civil court.

Sam, who was with Olivier Friday night, said he was a witness to the brutal attack on his friend.

Delhi zoo authorities said Wednesday 16 spotted deers had died since February. A three-member CZA team, which conducted an inspection of the zoo Tuesday, however, found 39 deer deaths since February.

This was the 972nd distress call the Delhi fire department received this month. In April last year, the number of such calls was 164, according Delhi Fire Services data.

The Delhi Development Authority Friday told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the Art of Living (AOL) Foundation had not yet given the ‘written handover’ of the site where the World Culture Festival organised by AOL was held in March.

At the hearing on March 9, however, the NGT charged AOL with a Rs 5-crore “initial compensation” to be adjusted against the final amount determined.

We have introduced varying vehicle restriction measures since 2008 to tackle Beijing’s poor air quality.

The families alleged police were not taking the case seriously.

According to traffic police, at least 48 drivers were fined for violating the odd-even scheme around the stadium till 7 pm Friday. Sources said they were booked at the ITO, Delhi Gate, Rajghat and Vikas Marg intersections.

The area is now barricaded and boards that stated, ‘Property of the Delhi Development Authority, trespassers will be prosecuted’ can be seen across the venue.

The labourers, all from the Madiga community, were taken back to Andhra Pradesh, where they will be admitted to rehabilitation facilities, said officials.

The directive came after the NGT was informed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) that Interpol and CBI were probing illegal e-waste units operating on the Delhi-Ghaziabad border.

In an official email, AOL had listed the agencies that would be involved in cleaning up the Yamuna floodplains, the festival venue, and said a team of volunteers would participate in the exercise.

According to Swapan, there are more than 200 different species of trees in Delhi but the map showcases 59 of the healthiest specimens.

NGT also asked AoL to give an undertaking by tomorrow that enzymes will not be released into Yamuna river and that no further degradation of environment will happen.