New Delhi

Urban areas account for a third of the country's population and generate 54.75 million tonnes of municipal solid waste annually, according to government figures given in the 'Landfill Reclamation' advisory.

Arushi Jain, a private doctor, in her plea has questioned the Centre's new Standard Operating Procedure of May 15 for front line COVID-19 Health Care Workers (HCWs) by which it has ended the 14-day mandatory quarantine for them.

New Delhi Airport is now fast emerging as a preferred airport for the export of fresh vegetables and fruits facilitating the government's 'Krishi Udan' initiative.

Yesterday on the World Bicycle Day, Atlas cycles' Ghaziabad factory closed down. More than 1,000 people were rendered unemployed, Priyanka Gandhi tweeted.

The pandemic has not only devastated domestic retail sales but has now put a major proportion of jobs dependent on the sector in jeopardy.

Among all the districts in the national capital, the highest number, 29 each, are from South-West and North districts.

The Federation of Sadar Bazar Traders Associations in a letter to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asked the the government's permission to reopen shops.

The turnover limit for medium enterprises was revised upward to Rs 250 crore from Rs 100 crore as announced earlier.

A close scrutiny of the list revealed that a number of Indian manufacturers like Dabur, VIP and Bajaj and MHA officials said a fresh list will be issued soon.

For May, GCC continues to maintain the same revenue trend as April in spite of Eid holidays, whereas in India revenue has improved by approximately 23 per cent as compared with April, but still down around 20 per cent compared with May last year, the fili...

India is now the seventh worst hit nation by the COVID-19 pandemic after the US, Brazil, Russia, the UK, Spain and Italy, according to the WHO's coronavirus tracker.

According to G R Raghavender, the Centre has introduced a mobile application — Justice App — meant exclusively for judges across the country to help them track how many cases are pending before them.

The maximum temperature in Delhi was recorded below normal at 36 degrees Celsius due to light showers overnight and through the day.

Explaining the aspect of immunity against the viral infection,Sweden's chief epidemiologist Dr Anders Tegnell said that for how long the immunity will last, it has not been established yet; it may last for months and maybe for years.

Railway Board Chairman V K Yadav clarified that no train can ever be 'lost', and said out that of the 3,840 trains operated since May 1, only four have taken over 72 hours to reach their destinations.

The algae in the respirator conduct photosynthesis and remove carbon dioxide (C02) and other air pollutants while producing oxygen, making the air passing through it more breathable, the researchers from Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab said...