Experts challenge NDMC 'smart' city plan
If you go by NDMC's smart city concept note, its goal is to achieve WHO's air quality standard of 10 micrograms per cubic metre for PM 2.5 by 2025. It also aims to reduce per capita automobile count to
View ArticleArt of Living event: Has eco-impact been assessed, asks green tribunal
Plea seeks stoppage of construction on the Yamuna floodplains for the World Culture Festival. “Has any of the agencies assessed the environmental impact of the Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living...
View ArticleTraffic data analysis using image processing technique on Delhi–Gurgaon...
With the advancements in video image processing system (VIPS), detection mechanism has made a significant improvement over traditional methods for traffic data analysis. Traffic on Delhi–Gurgaon
View ArticleNGT pulls up DDA over dumping of debris in Yamuna
Pulling up the Delhi Development Authority for debris dumped in the Yamuna, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday asked the DDA as to what their quick reaction team was doing when the debris was
View ArticlePollution remains in floodplains due to sink effect: study
Levels of air pollution, including harmful particulate matter , are higher in and around the floodplains of the Yamuna, which should ideally be home to rich eco-systems. The Yamuna floodplains are at
View ArticleFor cleaner air, Delhi govt proposes green fund to promote solar plants
Fund will be used to offer subsidy or incentives to people who generate more than 1,000 units of electricity. The Delhi government has proposed a ‘green fund’ to keep the air clean by promoting solar
View ArticleClean environment cess to make solar power more competitive: Report
The budgetary proposal to double the coal cess will make solar power more competitive by increasing the cost of the dry fuel, a report by Mercom Capital Group today said, adding increased cost may pass
View ArticleNo environment clearances required for temporary events: Govt
With the National Green Tribunal clearing the decks for a three-day cultural extravaganza of Art of Living Foundation on the flood plains of Yamuna river, the Centre today said such temporary programmes
View ArticlePollution in Yamuna floodplains due to sink effect, says IIT-K study
Levels of air pollution, including harmful particulate matter, are higher in and around the floodplains of the Yamuna, which should ideally be home to rich eco-systems. The Yamuna floodplains are at
View ArticlePollution check: India's first electric bus flagged off in Delhi
Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday flagged off a pollution free electric bus here. "It is the first such bus in India which is 100 percent pollution free and operates completely on...
View ArticlePanel issues dos and don'ts to organisers
New Delhi: A committee of experts that inspected the World Culture Festival site following National Green Tribunal's order told TOI that the damage had already been done to the Yamuna as its floodplains
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Rain Water Harvesting, 10/03/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Rain Water Harvesting, 10/03/2016. As per information available with Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), 1109 complaints of illegal extraction of ground water by digging
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Pollution from Thermal Plants, 10/03/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollution from Thermal Plants, 10/03/2016. Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), in December, 2015, has issued directions that Badarpur Thermal Power Plant should...
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on Air pollution in Delhi, 14/03/2016
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Air pollution in Delhi, 14/03/2016. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken note of the deteriorating Air Quality in Delhi in Original Application No. 21 of 2014 in
View ArticleOdd-even to return: Is govt ready for Ozone challenge?
Experts say Ozone levels go up with the rise in temperatures, as the gas is formed from a photochemical reaction which needs high sunlight. “Ozone does not have any source of its own. As the Delhi
View ArticleCapital lags behind in urban planning, transparency, says report
The Capital lags behind other Indian cities when it comes to urban planning, infrastructure, transparency and leadership in municipal governance, a report released here on Monday said. As per the Annual
View ArticleAfter unseasonal rains, Arvind Kejriwal orders assessment of crop damage
Last year, AAP government had announced a compensation of Rs 20,000 per acre to farmers who faced losses due to crop damage caused by rain. Following unseasonal rains and hailstorms in the national
View ArticleCulture fest has altered floodplain ecosystem
The three-day cultural extravaganza organised by the Art of Living Foundation (AoL) has altered the fragile ecosystem of the Yamuna floodplains, say environmentalists. According to them, the event has
View ArticleSingle factor cannot reduce pollution: Govt on odd-even scheme
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, in a written reply in Lok Sabha, said a comprehensive set of actions following an integrated approach is required to make substantial improvement in air quality.
View ArticleOnly odd-even can't cut pollution: Centre
With the odd-even scheme of Delhi government set to return from April 15, the Centre on Tuesday played down its impact on air pollution, saying a single factor or action cannot substantially reduce...
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