Even as the DMRC defended another fare hike by saying its input costs had gone up, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday urged the Centre to direct Delhi Metro to withhold the "unjustified" proposed increase from October 10.

The notice has been issued on the grounds that such products promote smoking under the Section 4 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act.

A Delhi Metro train covered a good distance a day ago with one of its gates open owing to a "technical fault", a DMRC official said on Tuesday.

Delhi Metro has opened a facility to recycle the waste produced during its demolition and construction work, it said on Sunday.

States proposing new Metro projects will be required to indicate in their project report the proposals and investments that would be made for ensuring the last-mile connectivity up to five km on either side of a Metro station through feeder services, mon-motorised transport.

Delhi Metro commuters will now be able to buy token and recharge their smart cards through their mobile banking application, the Delhi Metro Rail Corp (DMRC) said on Sunday.

New smart-watch, made by an Austrian company, will enable users to make payments at entry and exit points, which is currently done with the help of a token or smart card. Key things which you must know about the smart-watch.

Delhi Metro commuters will now be able to wear their smart cards on wrists as DMRC has allowed the use of wrist watches launched by Austrian company LAKS to make payments at the gates.

The Delhi Metro service on a section of Huda City Centre-Samaypur Badli remained disrupted for nearly three hours on Sunday due to technical reasons, causing huge inconvenience to passengers.

Delhi Metro on Monday hiked fares for different distances by up to 66 per cent, with the maximum fare going up to Rs 50 from earlier Rs 30, from May 10.