After strong rains and thunderstorms, houses in Delhi collapse

Central Delhi

On Monday, inhabitants of the national capital awoke to heavy rain and strong gusts, with reports of houses toppling in some areas. At around 5 a.m., a house in West Delhi’s Nihal Vihar district fell. The people that were locked inside were freed. At around 6 a.m., a similar event was reported in the Jyoti […]

Delhi logs 1,151 new COVID-19 cases, 15 more deaths; positivity rate 2.62%

Delhi logs 1 151 new COVID-19 cases

Delhi reported 1,151 new COVID-19 cases and 15 more fatalities on Monday, while the positivity rate rose slightly to 2.62 percent, according to data shared by the health department. With this, the national capital’s case count increased to 18,45,084 and the death toll climbed to 25,998, it said. Delhi on Sunday reported 1,410 fresh COVID-19 […]

Delhi govt to soon make PUC certificate mandatory for filling fuel at pumps

Delhi govt to soon make PUC certificate mandatory for filling fuel at pumps

In a bid to phase out polluting vehicles from the national capital, the Delhi government on January 28 said it plans to make pollution under control (PUC) certificate mandatory for filling fuel at pumps. The draft policy will be placed for public opinion before being notified, the government said. Once the policy comes into effect, […]

The Delhi Metro implements custom-made project monitoring software

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The Delhi Metro on Sunday announced that it has implemented a custom-made project monitoring software — Integrated Project Monitoring Software — for monitoring the progress of its Phase 4 corridors in the city and the Patna Metro. Through Integrated project monitoring software, all the stages of project planning and implementation […]

Delhi Metro resumes operations, commuters asked to follow Covid protocols

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The Delhi Metro resumed operations from Monday morning as the guidelines for the second phase of Covid-19 unlock came into effect. As per the Delhi government’s order the metros will run with 50 percent seating capacity. Commuters will not be allowed to travel standing, the DMRC said in its guidelines. […]

Covid Care Centre In 5-Star Hotel For Delhi High Court Judges, Officers

Covid Care Centre In 5-Star Hotel For Delhi High Court Judges, Officers

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands A five-star hotel has been selected as the COVID-19 care center for judges and judicial officers of the Delhi High Court and their families. A hundred rooms in central Delhi’s Ashoka Hotel have been booked for this purpose, Chanakyapuri sub-divisional magistrate Geeta Grover said in an order. Primus Hospital will […]

Delhi’s air quality deteriorates further as overall AQI reaches 320

Delhi AQI 

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The air quality of the national capital deteriorated further on Monday while remaining in the ‘very poor’ category as the overall AQI was recorded at 320. The concentration of PM10 and PM2.5 pollutants increased on Monday and as a result, the AQI rose up from 309 to 320. According to […]

Delhi AQI in very poor category; may improve with rainfall in next two days

Delhi AQI 

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The IMD has forecast that Delhi and the neighboring towns are likely to receive rainfall on December 11 and December 12. This is also likely to improve the air quality of the city which was 317 at 7am on Thursday, in the very poor category. Kuldeep Srivastava, head of IMD’s regional weather […]