Delhi

Delhi Government on February 25 passed an order stating all state-owned vehicles to be switched to electric within six months. The move is seen as the execution of the government’s order to make Delhi “EV capital of India.” Moreover, the government has allowed every department and autonomous body to acquire EVs without waiting for permission. However, departments will have to submit a monthly status report to the transport department. 

A 300-year-old banyan tree in Delhi's Chandni Chowk is witnessing a survival crisis. The tree is reportedly facing threats by a real-estate construction work in the surrounding area. Filing a petition in the Delhi High Court, city-based businessman Nitin Gupta has blamed the forest department and the North Municipal Corporation for endangering the tree. Interestingly, two people have even shown interest in adopting the heritage tree.

The Delhi Police data has revealed that 407 out of 755 cases registered in connection with the February 2020 northeast Delhi riots are still awaiting investigation. Reportedly, of the 755 cases, 62 are being investigated by SITs, one by the Special Cell, and the remaining 692 are with the northeast district police. Moreover, in 348 cases for which charge sheets have been filed, the police have named 1,569 people - 802 Hindus and 767 Muslims… read-more

The Delhi Police has disclosed that during COVID-induced lockdown, cases of cyber frauds rose by 190% in the national capital. Notably, while over 62% of the registered complaints were related to digital financial frauds, 24% linked with social media, and remaining others were associated with hate mongering. A steep hike was also observed in fake Facebook profiles and duping through fraudulent bank KYC-verifications. However, the police said … read-more

World's largest furniture retailer IKEA has revealed plans to open its first shopping centre in India following a 48,000-square-metre plot acquisition in Noida. Unlike its previously installed stores in Hyderabad and Mumbai, the upcoming Noida site would be a mall anchored by an IKEA store. Reportedly, Ingka Centres, which owns 45 IKEA store-anchored malls worldwide, will invest around Rs 55 billion in the Noida project.