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Being in denial will not help, Kejriwal to Javadekar on stubble burning

Being in denial will not help, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said after Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar asserted that stubble burning contributes to only 4 per cent air pollution

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Amid rising pollution, Delhi launches scheme to convert stubble to compost

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Gopal Rai kick-started the sprinkling of the bio-decomposer solution, prepared by Pusa Research Institute in a field at Hiranki Village in Narela area of Delhi

States should stop blaming each other on stubble burning: Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal said state governments should stop blaming each other and work together to find a solution to the issue of stubble burning, one of the major causes of Delhi's yearly issue of poor air

Kejriwal joins Punjab AAP's protest, seeks rollback of new farm laws

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Monday participated in a protest organised here by the Punjab unit of Aam Aadmi Party and demanded a complete rollback of the three recently enacted central farm laws

Will Delhi become a gas chamber again? 'Poor' air quality and the Kejriwal promise

High levels of air pollution in Delhi is a year-round problem, which can be attributed to unfavourable meteorological conditions, farm fires in neighbouring regions and local sources of pollution. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, however, has announced 'some bold measures' to control the pollution level this time. Only time will tell whether we witness a cleaner capital or a gas chamber again this winter.

Have political will to take bold steps to curb air pollution in Delhi: CM

He said the Delhi government has in the past five years taken several measures to tackle the twin problems of climate change and air pollution

Delhi govt to spray bio-decomposer in fields to prevent stubble burning

Arvind Kejriwal announced that the Delhi government will start spraying bio-decomposer solution prepared by Pusa Research Institute from October 11 to prevent stubble burning

Delhi past peak of 2nd Covid wave; situation largely controlled: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the national capital is past the peak of the second wave of coronavirus and the situation has been controlled to a large extent

Will soon approve tree transplantation policy: Delhi CM Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said his government will soon bring a new policy under which agencies will have to transplant 80 per cent of the trees affected by their projects to a new location

Delhi's coronavirus testing 4,000 short of actual capacity, says HC

Delhi HC again pulled up the govt for not using its actual testing capacity, noting that Delhi can conduct 15,000 RT-PCR tests per day while actual number of tests being done is still around 11,000

Covid-19: Delhi govt extends water bill waiver scheme till December-end

The Delhi government on Wednesday extended its scheme, offering a one-time waiver of water bill arrears and late payment surcharge in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, till December 31. Under the scheme, launched in August last year, all categories of houses get an exemption from late-fee payments, while their pending water bills are waived partly or fully, depending on the housing category. "In wake of the pandemic, the water bill waiver scheme of the Delhi Jal Board has been further extended by three months and will now end on December 31," the water utility's vice-chairman, Raghav Chadha, said in a tweet. Delhi's colonies are categorised from A-H. The A-D category colonies are considered as middle and upper-middle class residential areas. The 'A' category colonies include those in Maharani Bagh, Chanakyapuri and Golf Links. For the 'A' and 'B' category colonies, a 25-per cent rebate is given on their principal arrears while for the 'C' category colonies, a 50-per cent waiv

Kejriwal asks RWAs to ensure residents take measures against dengue

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday appealed to all RWAs in the city to make the residents in their localities aware of the measures to be taken to prevent dengue.

Scale up IARI tech to deal with stubble burning: Kejriwal to Javadekar

"IARI scientists have developed a chemical that decomposes stubble and turns it into manure. There is no need for farmers to burn stubble," Kejriwal said

Will make water supply in Delhi as good as in developed countries: Kejriwal

Kejriwal said the government will ensure the round-the-clock water supply in the next five years and refuted allegations that water supply in the national capital was being privatized

Second wave of Covid-19 at peak in Delhi, experts believe: Arvind Kejriwal

As per the Health Ministry, there are 30,836 active Covid-19 cases in Delhi

Explore implementation of IARI tech to manage crop residue: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal directed officials to explore the implementation of a low-cost technology developed by scientists of IARI to manage crop residue across all farms in outer Delhi.

Kejriwal urges non-BJP parties to vote against farm bills in Rajya Sabha

Earlier, Kejriwal had said his party will vote against the three bills and termed them "anti-farmer"

Kejriwal appeals to all non-BJP parties to unite in RS to oppose farm bills

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal appealed to all non-BJP parties on Friday to unite in the Rajya Sabha and oppose three bills that he claimed would leave farmers in the hands of big companies for exploitation

Uncertainty looms on lives by the track despite govt assurance

In recent elections, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party have traded the 'jahan jhuggi, wahan makan' (shelters in every slum) poll plank