Articles by Sweta Goswami
After Sangrur defeat, AAP has no MP in Lok Sabha
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is looking to expand its electoral footprint, lost its lone Lok Sabha seat after it failed to retain the Sangrur parliamentary seat in Punjab.

Updated on Jun 27, 2022 05:43 AM IST
Sweta Goswami, New Delhi
Vehicle safety rating system to be out in April 2023
In a series of tweets on Friday, Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari said he has approved the draft GSR notification to introduce Bharat NCAP, wherein automobiles in India shall be accorded star ratings based upon their performance in crash tests.

Published on Jun 25, 2022 06:22 AM IST
To cut bad air, curbs on trucks entering Delhi from Nov to Feb
Last year, the Delhi government banned the entry of all trucks (except those carrying essential commodities) into the capital between November 17 and December 20, as the air quality started deteriorating to become severe (AQI more than 400).

Updated on Jun 24, 2022 12:41 PM IST
Sweta Goswami, New Delhi
Coal stocks at power plants improve
To be sure, the situation has also improved on account of the onset of the monsoon, ending the heatwave in north and northwestern India.

Updated on Jun 24, 2022 07:42 AM IST
Sweta Goswami, New Delhi
Delhi govt plans to extend 20% discount on circle rates for another 6 months
On February 5, 2021, the Delhi government had reduced circle rates for all categories of properties-- residential, commercial and industrial-- by 20% till September 30, 2021.

Updated on Jun 23, 2022 02:40 AM IST
Sweta Goswami, New Delhi
Delhi: Rajinder Nagar bypoll today, last one hour for Covid +ve voters
The voting for the by-polls will take place between 7am and 6pm and Covid-19 positive persons will be allowed to vote in the last one hour (5pm to 6pm), the state election commission said the results will be declared on June 26.

Updated on Jun 23, 2022 04:58 AM IST
Delhi L-G suspends 2 SDMs, official posted in CM office on corruption charges
Lieutenant Governor (LG) Vinai Kumar Saxena on Wednesday ordered the suspension of three officials in the Delhi government over alleged corruption charges involving government land, senior officials in the LG office said on Wednesday

Updated on Jun 23, 2022 03:04 AM IST
Homes in Delhi to get ‘smart’ power meters
BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) and BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) are a joint venture between Reliance Infrastructure and the Delhi government. The two companies manage power distribution in south, west, east and central Delhi areas.

Published on Jun 21, 2022 04:44 AM IST
DTC aims for 75% EV fleet by 2025, sets out to up charging infrastructure
The study is being conducted by the senior-most officials of DTC, who are also looking into the possible recruitment of EV engineers or specialists.

Published on Jun 21, 2022 02:50 AM IST
5 million smart electricity meters in Delhi from October: BSES
New Delhi: All traditional electricity meters in areas where power distribution is handled by BYPL and BRPL in Delhi, will be replaced with smart meters, power distribution company BSES announced on Monday, adding that the rollout will begin from October with five million smart devices being installed in the next two and a half years

Published on Jun 21, 2022 12:11 AM IST
Delhi: Rajinder Nagar bypoll tussle builds steam ahead of voting next week
The constituency will vote on June 23 and the results will be declared on June 26.

Updated on Jun 19, 2022 03:22 AM IST
11 multi-modal logistics parks planned in phase-II
Under Bharatmala Phase-I, the government has already planned 35 MMLPs of which the first ones will come up in Nagpur (Maharashtra), Chennai (Tamil Nadu), and Bengaluru (Karnataka).

Published on Jun 17, 2022 11:37 AM IST
Delhi Govt to float fresh tenders for 9 vacated liquor zones
The Delhi government, under the revised excise policy for 2021-22 that came into effect from November last year, revamped the retail sale of liquor to ensure uniform availability across the city and improve the buying experience of customers.

Published on Jun 16, 2022 03:29 AM IST
No new country liquor policy for Delhi
“No new policy on country liquor will be issued because it was realised that this particular market is relatively small and is already streamlined. So, we are not going to tamper with what is going well already,” said as senior official of Delhi’s excise department, requesting anonymity.

Updated on Jun 15, 2022 02:55 AM IST
Sweta Goswami, New Delhi
Sluggish supply of electric buses, DTC to buy 758 CNG buses as stopgap measure
The buses will act as a “stop-gap”, officials said, till 1,500 electric buses enter Delhi’s public transit fleet.

Updated on Jun 14, 2022 01:37 AM IST
Sweta Goswami, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Delhi reclaims power share as city hits peak June demand
The Delhi government had earlier expressed the desire to surrender the 728MW from Dadri-II in 2015, and hence it was reallocated to Haryana. However, the Delhi High Court later stayed the Centre’s decision.

Updated on Jun 14, 2022 02:07 AM IST
Sweta Goswami, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
India peak power demand hits all-time record of 210,793MW
India’s electricity demand touched a record high of 210,793MW on Thursday as several regions in the north reeled under heatwave conditions, even as officials said the peak power demand was likely to rise amid hot and humid conditions during the monsoon.

Published on Jun 10, 2022 12:29 AM IST
Sweta Goswami, New Delhi
LG, CM tell Delhi authorities to be rain-ready
The one-on-one meeting between lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and chief minister Arvind Kejriwal went on for more than an hour, officials in the LG office said.

Published on Jun 08, 2022 11:57 PM IST
For its Parvatmala Yojana, govt receives 156 proposals
The National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML), the Centre-run company tasked with implementing the project, has signed agreements with Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir for proposed ropeway projects

Updated on Jun 06, 2022 01:48 PM IST
Rooftop solar: ‘No power bill and a great place for rooftop garden’
For about a year now, the seven-member Mehta family in Mayur Vihar Phase-I’s Pocket-I have not paid a penny toward electricity bills.

Published on Jun 05, 2022 05:38 AM IST
Sweta Goswami, New Delhi
Electric Vehicles: ‘No emission…just charge and drive around’
Here's the story of Ashwin Varkey, and IT engineer, who, last year, switched to an electric vehicle (EV) due to to the rising fuel prices, and the buzz around green mobility.

Published on Jun 05, 2022 04:46 AM IST
Sweta Goswami, New Delhi
Sisodia alleges scam by Sarma, Assam CM denies
The BJP leader said the Delhi deputy CM would face criminal defamation for alleging that the former gave government contracts to firms run by his wife and son’s business partners to supply PPE kits above market rates in 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic was raging across the country.
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Published on Jun 05, 2022 04:12 AM IST
Sweta Goswami, New Delhi
Delhi govt to add at least eight more automated driving test tracks
Automated tracks are used to test the skills of those seeking a permanent driver’s licence across stretches which include up-gradient, forward-8, reverse-S and traffic junctions.

Updated on Jun 03, 2022 05:29 AM IST
Sweta Goswami, New Delhi
Satyendar Jain sent in custody till June 9, Kejriwal says ED’s case ‘bogus’
Jain was arrested on Monday by the central agency after he was called for questioning in the case.

Updated on Jun 01, 2022 04:54 AM IST
, New Delhi
Richa Banka and Sweta GoswamiDelhi minister Satyendar Jain arrested by ED; AAP calls it vendetta
The central anti-money laundering probe agency had in April this year attached immovable properties worth Rs. 4.81 crore belonging to companies linked to the case.

Updated on May 31, 2022 05:24 AM IST
Sweta Goswami, New Delhi
Neeraj ChauhanOptic fibre link along Delhi-Mumbai, Hyderabad-Bengaluru expressways
Optical fibres will help telecommunications connectivity along the way, allowing, for instance, mobile network companies to use these to create tower relays and offer coverage along these routes

Published on May 27, 2022 11:55 PM IST
Sweta Goswami, New Delhi
Delhi: Evening driving tests at 3 tracks in city
The move comes after the Delhi transport department received feedback that the day timings were forcing people to either take a leave of absence from work or plan the test only on the weekends.

Published on May 26, 2022 04:30 AM IST
Sweta Goswami, New Delhi
Training centres in Delhi may soon also issue driving licences
The federal ministry had issued a notification on July 1 last year that allowed individuals in India to acquire a permanent driving license without taking a driving test at a regional transport office.

Updated on May 26, 2022 04:25 AM IST
Sweta Goswami, New Delhi
Transport officers to ride public buses once a week
State transport minister Kailash Gahlot kicked off the new practice on Wednesday, interacting with passengers on a few of the newly launched e-buses. The DTC and cluster buses together carry about 4.2 million people every day

Updated on May 26, 2022 04:19 AM IST
Sweta Goswami, New Delhi
Rajinder Nagar bypolls to be held on June 23, result on June 26
The seat was vacated after the sitting MLA from the Aam Aadmi Party, Raghav Chadha, was nominated to the Rajya from Punjab where the AAP won assembly elections in March.

Updated on May 26, 2022 04:36 AM IST
Sweta Goswami, New Delhi