New Delhi: From Avenger-inspired models designed to combat dust storms to student-led solutions for e-waste, fitness and sustainable living, innovation took centre stage at the NEEEV zonal event held on Wednesday at Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya Moti Bagh-I.Organised by Directorate of Education across Delhi govt schools, the showcase highlighted how classrooms are steadily transforming into incubators…
New Delhi: Over 40,000 seats across 230 undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD programmes will be available at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University in the 2026–27 academic year, with online registrations set to begin on Feb 2. The state public university released its admission brochure on Wednesday, outlining seat intake, new programmes and revised admission pathways. The…
New Delhi: A pond near Wazirabad that was filled up was not a wetland, Delhi Development Authority recently submitted in National Green Tribunal, denying the existence of any such waterbody in official records.NGT has taken suo motu cognisance of a TOI report highlighting that a functioning wetland with active ecology was filled up using garbage…
New Delhi: What was once conceived as a temporary arrangement to keep Delhi govt schools ticking over has quietly become an integral part of its operational structure, raising questions about sustainability, equity and learning outcomes. Official figures show 15,495 guest teachers currently work alongside around 44,000 regular teachers, including 28,366 trained graduate teachers, 13,106 post-graduate…
New Delhi: The Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has told NGT that 12 cricket stadiums across the country, including Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium, were yet to submit compliance reports on corrective measures to reduce their dependence on groundwater for maintenance.It said that 10 stadiums, among them Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, Eden Gardens in Kolkata, IS Bindra…
New Delhi: One in three people who died of cancer in Delhi over the past 20 years were younger than 44 years, latest Delhi government data shows.In two decades, 1.1 lakh people have lost their lives to the disease. Of these, around 93,000 deaths occurred in hospitals.In 2005, a little over 2,000 people succumbed to…
New Delhi: Two days after a property dealer was shot dead in northeast Delhi’s Shastri Park, police arrested 3 men in connection with the case. The accused were identified as Rehman (23), Adil (23) and Mohammad Ayan (19). The shooting was reported on Jan 24. The victim, Sameer, stepped out for a walk and was…
New Delhi: For many students, especially those from disadvantaged or working backgrounds who choose the School of Open Learning (SOL) under Delhi University (DU) due to cost, flexibility, or circumstances, a degree often represents hope for better employability. However, these degrees do not consistently translate into job opportunities for them.Placement data from the past three…
New Delhi: Delhi’s first double-decker viaduct between Bhajanpura and Yamuna Vihar metro stations on the upcoming Maujpur-Majlis Park corridor is ready for the movement of trains. However, a ramp to connect the viaduct for the movement of vehicles will be ready this year.Another double-decker viaduct between Azadpur and Ashok Vihar metro stations on Janakpuri West…
New Delhi: A Delhi court has convicted a juvenile for the 2017 murder of an undertrial prisoner in Jhajjar jail.The court rejected the defence’s claim that the accused was wrongly apprehended.Additional sessions judge Amit Sehrawat observed that the gunshot was fired from “a very close range”, leaving “no doubt” about the juvenile’s intention to kill….
