Delhi Development Authority Current Affairs, GK & News

SC stays NGT order of prohibiting use of parks for functions

August 4, 2021

Supreme Court has put stay on National Green Tribunal (NGT) order of prohibiting use of parks for social, commercial, marriage or any other functions. Key Facts Supreme court bench comprising of Justices Indira Banerjee and V Ramasubramanian noted that, use of parks will not be permitted for more than 10 days in a month under ..

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Master Plan Delhi 2041

June 11, 2021

Draft Master Plan of Delhi 2041 was made open for public scrutiny for next 45 days. It will serve as blueprint for development of Delhi for next two decades. What the document focuses on? Master Plan document focuses on environment and tackling pollution. The plan also allows private developers to offer in land-pooling scheme for ..

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Delhi Government launches “Paudhe Lagao Paryavaran Bachao”

July 3, 2020

On July 2, 2020, the Delhi Government launched “Paudhe Lagao Paryavaran Bachao”. It means “Plant Trees, Save Environment”. Highlights The campaign is to run for 17 days. Around 31 lakh saplings are to be planted during the campaign. These saplings are to be planted in various departments of the state government. The Delhi Development Authority ..

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Foundation laid for India’s first Transit-Oriented Development Project

December 27, 2019

Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone for country’s first transit-oriented development (TOD) project in New Delhi. Under the TOD project a state-of-the-art infrastructure zone, including national capital’s tallest tower, will be built in east Delhi. About Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Project The project- ‘East Delhi Hub’ at Karkardooma (in New Delhi), spreading over ..

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DDA Portal 2 for registration of properties in unauthorised colonies launched

December 17, 2019

Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri formally launched DDA Portal 2 in New Delhi. Now, the residents of 1,731 unauthorised colonies can register their details and upload their documents for verification in the given portal to apply for ownership rights. About 8,268 citizens have already registered on Portal 2 ever since it became ..

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NGT asks for Performance guarantee to ensure conservation efforts of River Yamuna

January 30, 2019

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked for a performance guarantee of Rs 10 crore each from the governments of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh expressing dissatisfaction over the cleaning of river Yamuna. The order comes after the interim report filed by the monitoring committee comprising of expert member B S Sajwan and former Delhi chief ..

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