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Monsoon in India: IMD forecasts more rain even as Delhi to Assam, West...

Monsoon in India is active and the country, which was reeling under drought recently, is now placed comfortably, even though many states are reeling under floods, while cities are getting water-logged

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What's the plan for toxic remains: Experts

Environment experts in the capital feel that the NGT order banning diesel vehicles 15 years or older will cause more harm than good as the current number of end-of-life vehicle (ELV) units are not...

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Waterlogging due to DMRC sites, says govt. report

Construction projects of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) are one of the major factors contributing to massive waterlogging and traffic jams in the Capital, the initial findings of a...

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DDA told to give parking space to DTC, traffic cops

Sale Of 10-Yr-Old Vehicles Allowed In Select Areas The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday said all diesel vehicles older than 15 years in DelhiNCR will have to be scrapped and won't be given permis

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Ban diesel vehicles in 2 phases: NGT

Those more than 15 years old shall be scrapped first, says green court The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday ordered de-registration of diesel vehicles in the Capital in two phases, with those

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Half of city ambulances may go off road post NGT order

About 50 per cent ambulances may go off the capital's roads following the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order for de-registration of diesel vehicles, leading to a crisis in the health system. According

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Buildings above 20,000 sqm to pay Rs 5L for dust pollution: National Green...

"We hereby direct that construction sites which are built on a plot area of more than 20,000 square metre would be liable to pay environmental compensation of Rs 5,00,000 per violation," a bench headed

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Rs 5,000 fine on using pressure horns, removing silencers: NGT

The National Green Tribunal today cracked the whip on individuals causing noise pollution in the city and announced a fine of Rs 5,000 on those using pressure horns and removing silencers from their...

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Steps to Check Vehicular Pollution

To reduce vehicular pollution across the country, the Government has taken proactive steps to promote environment friendly vehicles which are innovative, ushering in proactive use of natural resources.

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Delhi discards trigger debate

Isn't there a need to incentivise less polluted places to remain so instead of asking them to degrade the air quality there? This is not a rhetorical question but the anguished response of environmental

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शहर के बाहर होंगे लॉजिस्टिक सेंटर, घटेगा पल्यूशन

ट्रकों के प्रदूषण से निपटने के लिए लंबी अवधि के उपायों पर विचार बाईपास रोड, मेट्रो और लोकल रेल के जरिए कार्गो हैंडलिंग को बढ़ावा देने पर भी हो रहा है विचार दिल्ली सरकार कमर्शियल वाहनों खासकर बड़े

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2/3rd of car owners did not drive on odd-even days, says study

New Delhi: A study by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-Pal) on the city's odd-even driving scheme in January and April has found that

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NGT tells Delhi University to keep DUSU polls paper-free

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi University to ensure that no paper in the form of posters, pamphlets used for camapigning on campuses are wasted during the DUSU elections due in...

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Dengue cases jump to 90 in Delhi, 40 cases last week

At least 90 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital this season, marking a spike of 80 per cent over the last week, according to a municipal report released on Monday. The sudden

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Notices to over 47,000 homes for mosquito breeding

Since there is no vaccine available for dengue fever, doctors said, prevention remains the only strategy for dengue. "Our civic bodies had clearly failed to do their job. But people are also to be blamed

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Rs 120cr fine on Art of Living Foundation had no scientific basis: NGT

An expert panel of the National Green Tribunal told the environment court that the Rs 120 crore penalty it recommended against Art of Living Foundation for holding its World Culture Festival on the Yamuna

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Increase in concentration of pollutants during odd-even scheme

A recent assessment by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) indicates that there was increase in concentration of pollutants at most of the monitoring locations during the second phase of vehicle...

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NGT slaps Rs 10 lakh fine on NBCC

The National Green Tribunal today cracked the whip on state-run National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) for causing air pollution and environmental degradation while carrying out redevelopment

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Air quality worse during odd-even

Days after Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal spoke about the possibility of bringing back the odd-even scheme during winter, the Centre on Tuesday said ambient air quality in the Capital when the...

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NGT upholds prior environment clearance for large constructions

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday imposed an environmental compensation of Rs 15 crore on a building project called "Human Care Charitable Medical Trust," a hospital in sector 6, Dwarka for

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