Javadekar slams air pollution study
After going back once on his statement, minister again slams report by government's premier institution The Union environment, forests and climate change minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday came
View ArticleAnalyse water samples from Delhi households: NGT to CPCB
Direction came during the hearing of a plea by NGO Friends when it was alleged that Delhi residents were not getting potable water With complaints that potable water was not being supplied to Delhi
View ArticleEnvironment not a boring subject, open your eyes to green initiatives
There aren't many publications in our country dedicated to the environment beat. Sadly, the ones that exist are often mired with the perception of being boring. To check how true the perception is, once
View ArticleNoise pollution takes toll in metro cities
Even though, many steps have been taken to curb air pollution, which is an health hazard, noise pollution is equally taking a toll in metro cities with vehicles especially car drivers honking...
View ArticleCAG blames MCDs for 'acute shortage' of parking facilities
The CAG has flagged MCDs for "acute shortage" of parking facilities in the national capital and blamed the municipal authorities for "lack of initiative" in creating new parking lots as per increasing
View ArticleSleepless over honking, rumbling traffic
The capital is now caught in a traffic gridlock with 82 lakh vehicles on the road and 1400 being added every day. Apart from the noise that such a mass of moving traffic generates, the incessant honking
View ArticleHere's a Rs 6,000-crore plan to give Yamuna back to city
The Delhi government has drawn up an elaborate plan for Yamuna revival, focusing on the cleaning of drains, development of green areas along the river and creation of reservoirs. Involving several...
View ArticleS Corpn embarks on making best of waste
South Corporation on Wednesday finally launched its first integrated project for collection and transportation of solid waste to make parts of south Delhi dhalao-free. In the past few years, all three
View ArticleBread sales recovering after potassium bromate crisis
Sales of bread have recovered after the potassium bromate crisis and has again reached the level of 10-12 lakh packets per day in the National Capital, All India Bread Manufacturers Association (AIBMA)
View ArticleSinking deeper into a polluted mess
After a lot of soul-searching and odds and evens, Delhi has managed to remove itself from the dubious distinction of being the most polluted city in the world. But India has nothing to feel proud about.
View ArticleEnergy initiative: Delhi south civic body to harness solar power
SDMC commissioner Puneet Goel said the expenditure by the civic body would be recovered over time with savings in electricity bill and by selling excess power. Venturing into solar technology, the South
View Article'Majority want polythene banned for Swachh Bharat'
An overwhelming majority of Indians surveyed feel that civic bodies across the country have been ineffective in reducing the use of polythene bags in the first two years of the Swachh Bharat initiative
View ArticleNGT moved for revival of water bodies in Dwarka
Days after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed Delhi government to clean and restore all natural water bodies in the city, an environment activist has moved the green panel seeking its intervention
View ArticleMoEF draft on forests likely to exclude many Aravali tracts
A draft notification on definition of forests prepared by the environment ministry may finally resolve ambiguity over whether large tracts of the Aravalis are “forests“. However, if approved, the...
View ArticleRain brings down pollution
Cleaner air likely to persist for the next few days, says SAFAR Rain over the past few days didn’t just bring down the mercury, but gave Delhiites a literal breather, with levels of air pollution dipping
View ArticleSDMC signs solar power agreement
With the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) launching its clean energy initiative on Monday — schools, offices, hospitals, community centres and other buildings will soon be equipped with solar...
View ArticleDiesel ban: What carmakers are doing to ride around SC ruling
The alarming rise in pollution in the capital and areas around it has been a major source of concern for most residents here. The Supreme Court has banned registration of diesel-run cars above 2000cc in
View ArticleDevise new models for ring roads: PM to ministry
NEW DELHI: With roads in urban areas increasingly getting gridlocked, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the road transport ministry to evolve new models for building city ring toads with a long-term
View ArticleJavdekar: Ban on diesel vehicles ‘not the right way’, ‘unfortunate’
The ban, Javadekar said, has resulted in newer cars being taken off the roads and older, more polluting cars being used. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today said the ban on diesel cars and
View ArticleCity a work in progress, sleep can wait
Earlier this year, Ananta Tewari and her husband faced a traumatic week when construction started on a plot neighbouring their Safdarjung Enclave house. Their baby would be woken up when demolition work
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