Don’t extend 2,000CC-car ban to 11 cities: Centre to NGT
The Central Government moved the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday, asking it not to extend the Supreme Court-mandated ban on registration of vehicles beyond 2,000 CC to 11 cities in the country,
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding noise and dust pollution...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Resident Welfare Association Vs. D.M.R.C. & Others dated 30/05/2016 regarding noise and dust pollution resulting from the activity carried on
View ArticleDelhi govt to restore 90 wells to tap rainwater from Palla-Wazirabad floodplain
The scheme, called ‘Preserve and Use’, will restore 90 wells around the floodplain to extract the water. Once the project is completed, the government claimed it would be the first-of-its-kind in the...
View ArticleDelhi HC upholds rule on rainwater harvesting in buildings on plots 500 sq m...
A bench of Justice Manmohan upheld Rule 50 of the Delhi Water and Sewer (Tariff and Metering) Regulations of 2012, which makes it mandatory for all buildings on plots of such sizes to set up rainwater
View ArticleWorld Bank to offer $9.2 million grant for city bus project
The government today formalised an agreement with World Bank arm IBRD for Global Environmental Facility ( GEF ) grant of $9.2 million for an efficient and sustainable bus service project in four cities,
View ArticleBan on diesel vehicles will hit industry, kill jobs: Panel
It Would Dent India's Image As Preferred Biz Destination' Bans on diesel vehicles can cripple a growing sector and destroy jobs as the automotive industry is the largest manufacturing sector in India
View ArticleNo way out of paying Rs 5 crore fine, NGT tells Art of Living and slaps...
Willing to be pushed only thus far, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) not only threw out the Art of Living's plea to substitute the almost Rs 5 crore penalty it owes with a bank guarantee, it also slapped
View ArticleCFL producers challenge new e-waste rules
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notices to the Centre and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on a petition filed by the Electric Lamp and Component Manufacturers’ Association of India,
View ArticlePetrol cars in demand as diesel faces pollution crackdown
Major car makers like Hyundai and Honda are re-working their strategy to meet the demand for more petrol vehicles. With diesel vehicles facing the wrath of the courts due to pollution concerns, car
View Article34 percent of people staying indoors have respiratory problems
As many as 34 percent of the people who spend most of their time indoors, in offices and at homes, have various types of respiratory diseases because of the indoor air pollution. According to a survey
View ArticleLG clears bus lane plan, but with riders
Reacts To Govt's Delay Claim Parking or driving on a dedicated bus lane will now get you a challan with lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung finally okaying the Delhi government's proposal on Monday . All
View ArticleWe haven’t damaged Yamuna floodplains’ ecology: Art of Living
Art of Living on Monday refuted the allegations that its three day mega event had damaged Yamuna floodplains and hinted that it may approach the Supreme Court against the National Green Tribunal's order
View ArticleTweak in building bylaws after 33 years
The new building bylaws are set to be notified within the next couple of days. Delhi government has agreed to all modifications, including the proposal of municipal corporations on cellphone towers,...
View ArticleNGT raps 5-star hotel on water use
The National Green Tribunal has directed a five-star hotel here to submit details of its water consumption after a plea alleged that the hotel was illegally extracting ground water and causing...
View ArticleSolar power gets a renewed push
The city is set to become environment friendly in terms of power generation with the state cabinet approving on Monday a solar power policy. The approach outlines regulations and mandates incentives and
View ArticleGovernment announces policy to make Delhi 'solar city'
Giving a major push to clean energy , the AAP government today came out with an ambitious policy announcing incentives and tax breaks to promote solar power and making it mandatory for government and...
View ArticleDelhi’s pollution takes 6 yrs from your life, says study
Pune: Delhi might be paying the steepest price for its air pollution with life expectancy dropping by 6.4 years while Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra are likely to account for the highest number of...
View ArticleStudy shows Delhi tops list in number of life years lost: Exposure to PM 2.5...
The figures in Delhi — the highest among all states — are also double the national average of reduction in life expectancy which is 3.3 years. Air pollution in India can cause about half a million...
View ArticleShared rides took 9L cars off roads
Days after taxi aggregator Uber announced that 25% of its business came from UberPool, their ride sharing facility, rival Ola on Tuesday released an in-house study showing that it has managed to keep
View ArticlePrakash Javadekar slams pollution report, ministry later withdraws remark
In an unusual turn of events, the ministry of environment and forests "withdrew" a statement by minister Prakash Javadekar that had slammed as "not correct" a study released by the Indian Institute of
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