Waterlogging renders desilting claims hollow
New Delhi: The desilting claims of different civic agencies fell flat when many areas in the capital on Thursday faced massive waterlogging. As a result, there were traffic jams at a lot of places.
View ArticleNGT seeks details of persons flouting dust emission directions
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Delhi Development Authority (DDA), NOIDA authority and other departments to furnish complete details of builders and others flouting instructions about dust
View ArticleColonies manage to turn around water table
Around 13 years ago, Defence Colony's groundwater levels had gone down to 80 feet below the ground and water scarcity became a common problem in this affluent locality. That is when the Defence Colony
View ArticleHC: Report steps on rainwater harvesting
Pollution & Civic Agencies To Reply By Aug 17 The Delhi high court has asked all civic agencies whether they have taken steps to encourage rainwater harvesting in the national capital and sought a...
View ArticleEESL to take energy-efficiency fan scheme to five more states
The distribution scheme of energy-efficient ceiling fans at lower rates is set be rolled out in five more states -- Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh -- in the next 2-3 months.
View ArticleKejriwal: Odd-even scheme may return to Delhi during winters
Responding to a query on the future of the road-rationing measure during the 'Talk to AK' session, Kejriwal said it would be again considered during the winter months when the pollution levels remain on
View ArticleNGT asks for night flying restrictions in airports to reduce noise pollution
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson directed the government to file note on the mitigating steps taken by it to notify noise-level standards for airport noise zones within two weeks. The National Green...
View ArticlePiped water possible across city after four yrs: Officials
Multiple Agencies, Depleting Water Tables Major Hurdles CM Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced that each household in Delhi would have access to water by December 2017, and its quality would be so good
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Ban on Diesel Vehicles, 19/07/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Ban on Diesel Vehicles, 19/07/2016. The Hon’ble Supreme Court in Writ Petition No. 13029 of 1985 in the matter of “M.C. Mehta versus Union of India & Others” has passed
View ArticleCPCB report shows clean Yamuna a distant dream
A report by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) submitted to National Green Tribunal (NGT) on the city's sewage treatment shows why it is highly unrealistic to expect a clean Yamuna anytime soon.
View ArticleIndian court orders older diesel vehicles off New Delhi's roads
India's top environmental court on Monday ordered authorities to remove all diesel vehicles at least 10 years old off the capital city's streets in a bid to help clean New Delhi's polluted air. The
View ArticleFirst earthquake warning system in Gurgaon
The first Early Earthquake Warning System of the National Capital Region was installed on the premises of Haryana Institute of Public Administration (HIPA) in Sector 18 here on Monday. The system was
View ArticleIndian Railways to install solar panels in all railway buildings
The Minister made this announcement on Sunday when he laid the foundation stone of one Megawatt solar power plant at the Amritsar Railway Station. Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has said that
View ArticleNGT’s diesel vehicle ban: What it means for you and the auto industry
The order is effective immediately and the NGT has also asked the Delhi RTO to share data of the vehicles that'll be de-registered. Like any sudden move, this one too brings in multiple implications for
View ArticleDiesel vehicles ban harsh, will adversely affect automobile industry: Centre...
Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand, appearing for Ministry of Heavy Industries, told the NGT that other fuels also cause pollution but an impression has been created that diesel is more polluting.
View ArticleDeregister diesel vehicles older than 10 years: NGT
Dubbing diesel as a "major cause of pollution", the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday ordered that all diesel vehicles that are 10 years old or more be banned from plying in the national capital
View ArticleNGT bans pressure horns in the national capital
Unhindered use of pressure horns is a source of serious noise pollution, the National Green Tribunal today said while imposing ban on on them in all vehicles in the national capital. "Vehicles using
View ArticleNGT order can put 70% of NCR's trucks off-roads
The National Green Tribunal's order to deregister diesel vehicles older than 10 years in Delhi and NCR could take away 70 per cent of the goods carriage fleet of the capital and nearly 90 per cent of its
View ArticleWHO report on pollution based on extrapolated values: Govt
The government today termed as "inappropriate" the recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report which ranked several Indian cities, including Delhi, among top 20 most polluted ones globally, and said
View ArticleReligious events can’t be prohibited in name of environment: National Green...
They have been allowed to be impleaded in the matter in which the panel is examining the issue of damage to the flood plains of the river allegedly caused due to the holding of cultural extravaganza by
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