Delhi pollution | Schools shut for week, construction works barred, govt. employees to work from home
The Hindu
Terming air pollution in Delhi-NCR an "emergency" situation, the Supreme Court had asked the Centre and the Delhi government on Saturday to take immediate measures
Following an emergency meeting over the state of , the Delhi government decided to shut schools for a week, prohibit construction activities, and asked the government offices employees to work from home and private offices advised to do the same.
The Chief Minister, after an emergency meeting, told reporters that his government will also present a proposal for lockdown .
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.