Delhi government Citizen Matters

Reviving Delhi’s economy: Committee to focus on ease of doing business

November 2, 2020 Sri Krishna

Delhi has set up a 12-member Committee on Economic Revival of the City, under technocrat Jasmine Shah, and comprised of representatives from the government, municipal corporations and industry.

How Delhi flattened the COVID curve

August 13, 2020 Vijaya Pushkarna

The Delhi model, as described by the chief minister Kejriwal himself: “Testing, home isolation, transparent data, hospital beds and plasma therapy.”

Neither food nor food allowance for hungry school kids in Delhi since March

August 11, 2020 Sri Krishna

The Directorate of Education said the delay in cash transfers was due to the preoccupation with COVID. Meanwhile poor families struggle to provide the bare minimum nutrition for their children.

Monkey menace poses stiff challenge for Delhi government

October 23, 2019 Hridayesh Joshi

Monkeys straying into human settlements and causing serious threats has been an ongoing problem in Delhi. Now, before the assembly elections, the Delhi government has planned a census of monkeys, for area-wise identification and targeted plans to address the problem.

Will Delhi’s Rs 571-crore CCTV project finally take off successfully?

April 26, 2019 Sri Krishna

Lack of maintenance and monitoring, power supply and cost sharing issues have seen many cameras go kaput in the past. Now, with a freshly drawn-up Standard Operating Procedure, the Kejriwal government is all set to revive the project with 2000 installations across the city.

“Politics will change for the better the day education becomes a poll issue”

February 6, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

Atishi Marlena, formerly advisor to the Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister in Delhi, is often credited with having created a revolution in the capital city’s government schools. In this exclusive interview, she talks of the journey and her future plans as a parliamentarian, if elected.

City Buzz: Delhi skywalk controversy | #MeToo storm | Dharavi facelift | Swine flu in Hyderabad

October 23, 2018 News Desk

Weekly rewind: A quick look at some key news headlines from cities across the nation

City Buzz: Kisan Kranti Yatra | Coastal road plans in Mumbai | Delhi sanitation woes … and more

October 4, 2018 News Desk

From Delhi to Mumbai and Chandigarh, what’s happening in our cities? A quick round-up of some key headlines.

With SC ruling on AAP vs LG, will these schemes see the light of day in Delhi?

July 9, 2018 Aruna Natarajan

From CCTVs across the city to more mohalla clinics and midday meal interventions, many schemes proposed for Delhi and its people have remained suspended for months, thanks to the turf war between the government and the Lieutenant Governor. Will that change now?

City buzz: SC verdict on Delhi vs Centre, Mumbai bridge collapse and more

July 7, 2018 News Desk

Quick weekend reading for you — a recap of some of the important headlines from our cities. Stay abreast of what’s happening.