DJB for stringent tendering process

Tuesday 22 September '09

Having drawn flak for the quality of work it contracted and sub-contracted, the Delhi Jal Board has now decided to make its tendering process more stringent.

Israeli intrusion detection system to secure IGI perimeter

Friday 18 September '09

In view of the upcoming Commonwealth Games next year and the increased need for airtight security measures, the Indira Gandhi International Airport is now in the process of securing its outer periphery to detect and neutralise any possible cases of intrusion.

YSR chopper black box being sent to US aviation agency

Wednesday 16 September '09

Cockpit voice recorder of Bell 430 chopper which crashed on September 2, killing Y S R Reddy and four others, is being sent to National Transportation Safety Board in Washington for forensic test.

Yamuna banks evacuated, no rain in next 3 days

Monday 14 September '09

For the hundreds displaced by the rising levels of Yamuna, the India Meteorological Department has some good news.

IGI developer gets men from China to put up glass wall at new terminal

Tuesday 8 September '09

After importing a glass curtain wall from China, the private developer of IGI Airport will soon get 42 Chinese workers to install it at the under-construction terminal building, T3.

IGI: Alva hurt in mishap on airside, officials blame ‘too much traffic’

Wednesday 2 September '09

As if Delhi’s roads are not nightmarish enough for its drivers, steering on the airside in the city’s airport is also becoming increasingly difficult due to the rising number of vehicles run by airlines, ground-handlers and their sub-contractors, say insiders.

Inflow to Yamuna to be cleaned up at last

Monday 31 August '09

After waiting for the nod from the Ministry of Urban Development for over a year now, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has finally received the technical go-ahead for its ambitious plan of resuscitating the Yamuna’s 22-km stretch in Delhi by constructing interceptor sewers.

Cooking gas ban on, freshly cooked items off airport menu

Friday 28 August '09

Freshly cooked food at restaurants inside the Indira Gandhi International Airport is now a thing of the past.

At IGI, roof gives in to sharp showers

Saturday 22 August '09

Flight operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport had to be shut down for nearly two hours on Friday evening after the afternoon’s heavy downpour that lasted less than thirty minutes.

CISF staff at airport tests positive for H1N1

Wednesday 19 August '09

A security staff member deployed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport tested positive for the H1N1 influenza on Tuesday.

Held for hoax call to airline, man to get bail today

Tuesday 18 August '09

This was Vijay Khandelwal’s first attempt to catch his flight as he realised he won’t be able to reach the Indira Gandhi International Airport on time for his Delhi-Kolkata Indigo flight (6E203), scheduled to take off at 3.30 pm on August 12.

DJB begins installing flow meters to streamline water supply

Monday 17 August '09

In an effort to streamline water distribution across the city and bring about equity, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has initiated the process of installing flow meters to track the exact inflow and outflow of water from various sources to households.

Power company NDPL looks at tapping water distribution rights

Wednesday 12 August '09

After power comes water, and North Delhi Power Limited, which supplies electricity in North and Northwest Delhi, is keen to expand its portfolio.

The H1N1 airport drill

Tuesday 11 August '09

Around the world, travellers who have braved this flu season have had to go through a new routine at airports. Besides the regular security checks...

Zero tolerance on illegal water boosts Delhi Jal Board revenue

Tuesday 11 August '09

The Delhi Jal Board claims to have put strict measures in place to cut down on direct illegal water connections across the city.

DJB to rope in private players, activists cry foul

Monday 10 August '09

Struggling with the lack of efficient staff, increasing political pressure and difficulty in providing an answer to over 40 per cent distribution losses in a city that battles perpetual water crisis...

Now, plans to switch between runways to cut taxiing delays at IGI

Wednesday 5 August '09

If the Airports Authority of India has its way, those irritating minutes of aircraft taxiing time could soon be history at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Capital parched after breach in Yamuna Canal due to rain

Wednesday 29 July '09

The embankment of the Western Yamuna Canal was breached between Bawana and Narela on Tuesday.

More preparedness needed, airport told

Wednesday 29 July '09

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation inspected the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday to take stock of waterlogging and leakages inside the domestic departure and arrival terminals of the airport.

L-G seeks rain pain report; not all our fault: traffic chief

Wednesday 29 July '09

A day after the showers ground Delhi to a halt, Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna on Tuesday asked all stakeholders, including the traffic police, for a status report on Monday evening’s situation.

Darkness at IGI as power trips

Sunday 26 July '09

The domestic arrival hall of the IGI Airport faced a blackout for nearly 40 minutes late Thursday evening as power tripped on two occasions.

No FIR on Kalam check yet because Govt can’t figure out which law to invoke

Saturday 25 July '09

No fact-check over security check: In Ministry’s press release, former President was thrice called APJ Abdul Kalam Azad....

DJB to let residents book challans for water wastage

Tuesday 21 July '09

Delhi residents will soon have the authority to penalise those found wasting water.

Hillary in Delhi

Monday 20 July '09

The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport amid multi-layered, Z+++ security — similar to that provided for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh — around noon on Sunday.

Plans in place to free airport of touts, ensure safe cabs

Sunday 19 July '09

Weeding out touts from the Capital’s entry points remains a tough task with no stringent laws in place.