Floods to heatwaves, cities with corporations to get own disaster management body | India News

AMIDST INCREASING instances of city-level disasters like urban flooding or heatwaves, the Centre has proposed to set up an Urban Disaster Management Authority (UDMA) in each of the state capitals and all other cities that have a municipal corporation. The UDMAs will form the third tier of the institutional framework alongside the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). In fact, the third tier, at the district level, also exists. But the UDMAs are meant to cater to the special needs of larger cities that…

At 1,970, Delhi now tops Indian cities with most number of e-buses | Delhi News

As Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot along with Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Tuesday flagged off 320 new electric buses, the national capital registered a fresh record. The capital now tops the Indian cities with the most number of electric buses at 1,970. Delhi has the second-largest fleet of electric buses in the world. With 2,267 electric buses, Santiago, Chile, has the largest fleet, said officials. By 2025, officials added, the national capital aims to have a total of 10,480 buses with 80% (8,280 buses) electric fleet, cutting down…

Indian dating apps, services see growth in paying users in smaller cities

[ad_1] Users are willing to pay Rs 699 per week and up to Rs 3,000 per hour for a dating coach. essence According to companies like Aisle and TrulyMadly, which have millions of users and position themselves as “serious” dating apps, and for high-end dating services like Surf Coffee, there are plenty of such places. More users are not only keen on using these apps, but are also willing to pay for it. New Delhi: For Indian dating apps and services, smaller cities and towns are now witnessing more growth…

Petrol-Diesel Price June 9: No change in fuel price today; Check Prices in Delhi, Mumbai, Other Cities Here

[ad_1] petrol And today diesel rate in Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Lucknow: prices of petrol And diesel remains unchanged as OMCs held prices steady for the eighteenth straight day on Thursday. There has been no change in prices since Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on May 21 announced a reduction in excise duty by Rs 8 per liter on petrol and Rs 6 per liter on diesel. Petrol price in Delhi today is Rs 96.72 per liter as against Rs 105.41 per litre. liter before the excise duty cut, while diesel…