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Delhi records 712 new Covid cases, 1 death; positivity rate rises to 4.47%

Delhi on Friday recorded 712 fresh coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 4.47 per cent and one death, according to data shared by the city health department. With this, the national capital's COVID-19 case tally climbed to 19,47,025. The death toll rose to 26,298, the latest bulletin stated. On June 1 the city had logged 623 cases while the daily tally was 946 on May 30, according to official data. The number of active cases in Delhi stands at 2,327, up from 2,209 the previous day. As many as 1,508 COVID-19 patients are under home isolation, the Friday bulletin said. The fresh cases were detected out of 15,943 COVID-19 tests conducted the previous day. COVID-19 cases have shown a rise in the past couple of days in the city. Delhi on Friday recorded 649 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 4.06 per cent and one death. The city on Wednesday logged 686 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 4.74 per cent. On Tuesday, it recorded 585 cases with a positivity rate of

LG recommends CBI probe into Delhi govt's excise policy: Officials

Delhi LG VK Saxena recommended a CBI probe into Kejriwal government's Excise Policy, 2021-22, over alleged violations of rules and procedural lapses, officials said on Friday

Temporary shut down of power plants around Delhi helped reduce pollution

The closure of a few coal-fired power plants within 300 km radius of Delhi last year helped reduce pollution levels, the government has said

Delhi records minimum temperature at 27 deg C, IMD predicts light rainfall

The national capital is likely to witness a generally cloudy sky with light to moderate rain on Friday, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said

A dozen bananas likely to cost Rs 100 in Delhi, thanks to rains and exports

Traders have attributed this spike to higher exports, rising transportation and storage costs, and a widening gap between demand and supply

AQI around 70: This July, air in Delhi is the cleanest it has been in 6 yrs

In July, Delhi's air quality is generally cleaner, owing to the monsoons, but this year, patchy rainfall and other meteorological factors have helped in cleaning the air, say experts

Delhi govt seeks status report on drain cleaning from all depts on Aug 1

The Petitions Committee of the Delhi government has asked all the departments to submit the status report on the cleaning of drains to it on August 1

Delhi logs 649 Covid-19 cases, one death in a day; positivity rate 4.06%

Delhi on Thursday logged 649 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 4.06 per cent and one death, according to data shared by the city health department. With this, the national capital's COVID-19 case tally climbed to 19,46,313. The death toll rose to 26,297, the latest bulletin stated. The number of active cases in Delhi stands at 2,209, up from 2,153 the previous day. As many as 1,454 patients are under home isolation, it said. The fresh cases were detected out of 15,974 COVID-19 tests conducted the previous day. Delhi on Wednesday logged 686 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 4.74 per cent. On Tuesday, it recorded 585 cases with a positivity rate of 4.35 per cent and two deaths. The day before, 378 cases were recorded with a positivity rate of 6.06 per cent and two deaths. The city logged 498 cases with a positivity rate of 3.57 per cent and one fatality on Sunday. Of the 9,488 beds for COVID-19 patients in Delhi hospitals, only 130 were occupied on Thursday. Bed

Anganwadi workers protest in Delhi against layoffs, demand honorarium hike

A representative body of anganwadi workers held a protest here, demanding the reinstatement of workers who were served termination notices by the Delhi govt for taking part in a strike

Mercury level drops in Delhi after rain spell, moderate showers predicted

Parts of Delhi witnessed rain bringing down the mercury level on Thursday morning even as the weather office predicted moderate rains during the day

Top Headlines: AEL set to enter Nifty 50, Jio explores 5G use cases, & more

Adani Enterprises (AEL) is pegged to replace Kolkata-based Shree Cement in the Nifty 50 index, a gauge for the performance of India's capital market

Delhi reports 686 new Covid cases in a day; positivity rate at 4.74%

Delhi on Wednesday reported rise in new Covid cases in last 24 hours, at 686 against 585 infection reported on previous day, but there was no fresh death, as per the government health bulletin.

City development agencies must register projects with RERA: Delhi chairman

If they do not get registered with us then we have got enough of more power to take action against them under section 59 and 61 of the Act.

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IMD forecasts moderate rain, thundershower in Delhi; issues 'yellow alert'

Generally cloudy sky, moderate rain or thundershowers are predicted in the city over the next three days

Delhi assembly not meeting enough to deliberate on citizens' issues: Report

The Delhi assembly is not meeting enough to deliberate on citizens' issues, a recent report by an NGO claimed, suggesting that the number of sittings of the House should be increased

64,321 unauthorised constructions identified in Delhi since 2016: Govt

Over 64,300 illegal or unauthorised constructions have been identified in Delhi from 2016 onwards by different agencies, the government said

Delhi logs 585 fresh Covid-19 cases, two deaths; positivity rate at 4.35%

Of the 9,488 beds for COVID-19 patients in Delhi hospitals, only 118 were occupied as on Tuesday. Beds at Covid care centres and Covid health centres were lying vacant.

Delhi records minimum temp of 29.2 deg C; light rain predicted later in day

The mercury rose by a few notches as the minimum temperature in Delhi settled at 29.2 degrees Celsius on Tuesday morning while the weather office forecast a generally cloudy sky with light rain

Review guidelines on face masks on flights, says Delhi HC to DGCA

The Delhi High Court on Monday said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) should review its guidelines for face masks on flights in compliance with the Centre's instructions