Delhi’s Chief Minister, Rekha Gupta, emphasised that strengthening government healthcare infrastructure is crucial for improving citizens’ health in the national capital. She announced plans to establish seven super-specialty hospitals and expand the bed capacity for Intensive Care Units (ICUs). These seven hospitals were launched during the COVID-19 pandemic, but were left non-operational, said the CM…
The Public Works Department (PWD) of the Delhi government has cancelled the controversial Rs 59.40 lakh tender floated for the renovation and electrical works at the official residence of newly appointed Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. The tender, which was scheduled to be opened on July 4, was abruptly scrapped on July 7 citing “administrative reasons”,…
Starting Tuesday, the Delhi government is planning to stop the sale of petrol and diesel to end-of-life (EoL) or over-age vehicles – a move aimed at fighting vehicular emission-linked air pollution in the Capital, an official said. Petrol pump owners on Monday confirmed that Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras and other devices linked to…
The Delhi government is all set to ban fuel for old vehicles from next month onwards. Diesel vehicles more than 10 years old and petrol vehicles over 15 years old will not get fuel from July 1. The government has also issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to implement a ban on refuelling end-of-life (EOL) vehicles…