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Ashok Chawla takes charge as competition panel chief
- Mr Ashok Chawla took charge as the Chairman of Competition Commission of India
- Mr Chawla retired as Finance Secretary in January, 2011. He was also heading a committee on allocation, pricing and utilisation of natural resources, until recently.
Delhi as world heritage city
- Delhi, in the centenary year of its designation as a capital city, has taken the first serious step towards seeking World Heritage City status from UNESCO.
- The State government has commenced its active campaign by launching “Delhi: A Heritage City” project
- Delhi is one of the few metropolitan cities with a high concentration of heritage structures: 155 national monuments and another 1,000 culturally important places.
- Shahjahanabad is a grand example of 17th century Mughal urban planning; Mehrauli, built around the 12th century Qutub Minar, is the oldest urban settlement in the city; and New Delhi or Lutyen's Delhi is an impressive expression of 20th century garden city principles.
- Sadly, conservation efforts have been neither adequate nor effective. About 14 national monuments have been encroached upon and numerous heritage structures lost; continued neglect has turned Shahjahanabad into a near-slum; and the old bungalows of New Delhi have been in constant danger of being pulled down to make way for multi-storeyed buildings.
- If the campaign succeeds — and there is absolutely no reason why it shouldn't — Delhi will become the first Indian city to receive world heritage status.
