-Hindustan Times Paris air is about five times lesser toxic than what it is in Delhi yet the authorities in the French Capital have a better plan to deal with the problem. By 2020, Paris will have no diesel car running on its streets and they will be replaced by vehicles running on cleaner fuels like on Hydrogen, natural gas and no emission electric or hybrid cars. “We have a plan in...
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Delhi government to ban 2-finger test for rape
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Monday sought to downplay its health advisory allowing "two-finger test" on rape survivors. It stated that the advisory was misinterpreted and they will come up with a fresh notification to completely ban the archaic test for ascertaining sexual assault. "We want to make it clear that finger test is banned completely for ascertaining sexual assaults. More scientific methods will be adopted for...
More »Significant Ozone Build Up in Delhi Poses Health Risk: CSE
-Outlook New Delhi: A significant ozone build up has been witnessed this summer in several areas of the national capital, including the one where Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal resides, increasing the public health risk, a green body warned today. A latest analysis done by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on the eve of World Environment Day on June 5 found that the area where Kejriwal resides was "highly vulnerable" to...
More »Delhi CM’s images on hoardings to be removed post SC order
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The larger-than-life images of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on hoardings asking people to use the anti-corruption helpline 1031 across Delhi will soon vanish. Welcoming the Supreme Court directive to ban media advertisements containing photos of chief ministers, ministers and functionaries of ruling political parties, Delhi government is ready to comply with the order and will bring down all such hoardings. Soon after the SC order, a...
More »Delhi Govt to Form Its Own Education Board
-Outlook New Delhi: Promising a revamp of Delhi's education system, the state government today said it will form its own education board on the lines of CBSE and NCERT, come out with new syllabus and also amend existing education laws. In a first-of-its kind interaction under one roof, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisosia today met principals of all the government schools at Tyagraj Stadium here. The announcement came...
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