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Delhi to conduct first full-fledged tree census, with rRs.r2.9 crore allocated by Centre

India, April 6 -- Delhi is all set to carry out its first official full-fledged census to assess and tag trees in the Capital, with the Centre releasing Rs.2.9 crores to the Forest Research Institute ... Read More


Delhi gets first scientific blueprint to restore forests, but proposed cure raises concerns

India, April 3 -- Nearly four in every ten trees in Delhi's forests are species that don't belong there - invasive plants that have steadily choked out native growth, degraded soil and driven out wild... Read More


Delhi's lone wildlife inspector to get colleagues as govt notifies 9 posts

India, April 3 -- The Capital has been struggling with field-level forest efforts as it had only one designated wildlife inspector, against the need for at least 8 more, until Thursday-when the Delhi ... Read More


Delhi govt notifies nine wildlife inspector posts

India, April 3 -- New Delhi The Capital has been struggling with field-level forest efforts as it had only one designated wildlife inspector, against the need for at least 8 more, until Thursday-when... Read More


10-yr forest plan: Bridges, underpasses for wildlife

New Delhi, April 3 -- The Forest Research Institute (FRI) in Dehradun, as part of its 10-year Delhi forests working plan, has suggested a multipronged approach that entails the creation of "hanging" f... Read More


Lone wildlife inspector to get colleagues, finally

New Delhi, April 3 -- The Capital has been struggling with field-level forest efforts as it had only one designated wildlife inspector, against the need for at least 8 more, until Thursday-when the De... Read More


10-yr-plan suggests multilayered approach for Delhi forests

India, April 3 -- New Delhi The Forest Research Institute (FRI) in Dehradun, as part of its 10-year Delhi forests working plan, has suggested a multipronged approach that entails the creation of "han... Read More


'Interchange' at Delhi metro Magenta line's Madhuban Chowk station incomplete

India, April 2 -- A new 9.9km corridor of the Magenta Line, from Majlis Park to Deepali Chowk, was inaugurated on March 8, but an interchange foot overbridge (FOB) for commuters to go from the Madubha... Read More


Despite cooler end, Delhi likely to witness its warmest March in 4 years

India, March 31 -- With an average monthly maximum of 32.5 degrees Celsius (degC), Delhi is set to record its warmest March in four years despite a series of western disturbances giving the city a coo... Read More


NGT fines DUSIB rRs.r25,000 for delay in Barapullah drain report

India, March 31 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) pulled up the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (Dusib) for not filing a status report on Barapullah subsidiary drains despite seeking addition... Read More