Lack of access to water, shelter at Delhi govt hospitals amid heatwave: ReportA recent audit highlights critical shortcomings in Delhi's heatwave relief for vulnerable populations. Homeless individuals and patient att...
29 May, 2026, 12.11 AM IST
Heat from data centres can raise temperatures in downwind localities by 2.2 degrees Celsius: StudyA recent investigation conducted in Phoenix uncovers that data centers are contributing to increased local temperatures. The excess heat em...
19 May, 2026, 02.51 PM IST
Delhi rolls out heatwave action plan; work breaks from 1–4 pm for outdoor labourers, ORS for students, water points across cityDelhi heatwave: Delhi is facing a severe heatwave. The government has launched a comprehensive plan to protect citizens. Labourers will get...
28 Apr, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh government installs CCTV monitoring in over 4,300 cow sheltersUttar Pradesh is taking strides to improve its cow shelter infrastructure. As part of the plan, CCTV cameras are being installed in numerou...
09 Jan, 2026, 03.58 PM IST
AIIMS-Delhi operationalises night-shelter facility for patients, attendantsAIIMS Delhi, with CRPF support, has launched the Ashray facility. This initiative provides safe shelter, food, and comfort to patients and ...
04 Jan, 2026, 03.19 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi writes to Nadda over patients' plight outside AIIMS, seeks better facilities, infraRahul Gandhi, during Delhi's election campaign, visited AIIMS and highlighted the inadequate facilities for outpatients. He wrote to Union ...
21 Jan, 2025, 01.12 AM IST
As cold wave conditions grips Delhi, people look to night shelters for respiteDelhi's shelter homes provided refuge to many as temperatures plummeted to single digits. Residents received blankets, beds, meals, and med...
15 Dec, 2024, 07.50 AM IST
Homeless take refuge in night shelters as cold wave grips DelhiAs the bone-chilling cold wave continued to sweep Delhi, homeless people were seen huddling in government-run night shelters. The night she...
12 Jan, 2024, 10.41 AM IST
Delhi grapples with cold: IMD reports dip in temperaturesDelhi experienced a 7.4°C temperature on Saturday, leading to residents resorting to various measures to stay warm. Some are seeking night ...
16 Dec, 2023, 09.36 AM IST
Govt launches portal to help transgender community members in applying for I-cardsOnce the certificate and I-card are issued, the applicant can download them from the portal itself. In case of delay or rejection, the appl...
25 Nov, 2020, 07.40 PM IST
No fresh movement of migrant workers in Delhi amid lockdown: AAP governmentHe also directed to take pro-active measures to enforce the lockdown. The AAP-led Delhi government has set up 111 shelter homes specificall...
06 Apr, 2020, 09.55 PM IST
DCW to conduct social audit of all shelter homes for girls, women in DelhiIt will be mandated to inspect and assess the condition of government and private-run shelter homes for women and girls.
06 Aug, 2018, 08.25 PM IST
First public bicycle sharing scheme for Delhi Metro users launchedDMRC today launched the city's "first" public bicycle sharing scheme, which would allow people to seamlessly reach their destination via th...
08 Jan, 2015, 04.37 PM IST
No laxity allowed: PMO seeks status report on night sheltersA letter from the PMO to the state lists the necessary measures to be taken by the administration for the benefit of the homeless.
20 Dec, 2014, 12.10 PM IST
Ensure adequate water and sanitation in shelter homes: Najeeb JungDelhi's Lt Governor Najeeb Jung has directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB)to ensure that 800 litres of water is supplied on a daily basis to al...
17 Dec, 2014, 06.26 PM IST
- Provide night shelters to homeless: SC to Delhi govt
The Supreme Court, which came down heavily on the Delhi government for being insensitive to the plight of the poor, ordered it to provide n...
21 Jan, 2010, 04.00 AM IST
- MCD does away with entry fee for using night shelters
In a New Year gift to the homeless, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) today did away with the entry fee for using night shelters in ...
01 Jan, 2008, 09.40 PM IST