Over 7400 chikungunya cases in Delhi this year: Municipal report
Over 7,400 people have been afflicted with chikungunya in the national capital even as dengue cases continued to plateau in the city with a little over 3,000 persons having contracted the virus this...
View ArticleDelhi's pollution level stays high even after monsoon
The air quality in Delhi continues to have high pollution level even after monsoon, said Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). According to a CPCB study, though the air quality in places such as...
View ArticleThe Badarpur Plant's effect on Air Pollution and why it needs to be shut...
A two-year old study released in 2015 by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), (a well-respected non-profit public interest research and advocacy organization in New Delhi) concluded that NTPC,
View Article‘Green tax helps reduce commercial vehicles on e-way’
Gurgaon: The imposition of environmental tax on commercial vehicles has led to a decline in such vehicles plying on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway by over five per cent, according to the expressway...
View Article6 RWAs in Delhi go green, install solar panels for uninterrupted power supply
The Centre and the Delhi government had announced subsidies and incentives for solar rooftop installations last year. In the midst of all the buzz around lethal effects of global warming and enormously
View ArticleNGT asks AAP govt to hold meet on air quality in Delhi
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Tuesday directed the Delhi government to convene a meeting of authorities concerned to come up with a solution to tackle the deteriorating air quality in the capital.
View ArticleIdol immersion chokes dying Yamuna, says watchdog
The idols immersed during Dussehra has plummeted the dissolved oxygen (DO) level in Yamuna to zero in the river’s journey through the national capital, a Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) study
View ArticleDelhi zoo shut over bird flu scare
In the wake of the death of nine water birds due to H5 avian influenza, the Delhi government on Wednesday announced shutting down of the National Zoological Park. Delhi development minister Gopal Rai
View ArticleOfficers of govt depts sitting in AC rooms, doing nothing: NGT
The National Green Tribunal today lambasted the officers of Delhi government and other official bodies for "sitting in air-conditioned rooms and doing nothing" to check the spread of vector-borne diseases
View ArticleClean energy ministry to have zero-energy HQ
The new and renewable energy ministry is poised to set a new energy standard for buildings in the country with a net zero-energy headquarters complex in the Capital. Power, coal, renewable energy and
View ArticleOdd-even scheme fails to fix Delhi pollution; CM Arvind Kejriwal needs...
After two spells of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s ‘odd-even’ experiment—odd-numbered cars were allowed to ply on odd-dates—and even the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) ban on 2,000cc+ diesel...
View ArticleAir gets fouler but odd-even not on calendar
The Delhi government apparently has not chalked out any plans as yet to implement the odd-even scheme as an emergency measure this winter. Though officials remained tightlipped and no one was available
View ArticleIntroduce destination buses to decongest roads in Delhi: NGT
Aiming at steps to curb pollution, the National Green Tribunal has directed Delhi government to reduce traffic congestion on city roads and introduce destination buses to improve air quality in the...
View ArticleBird flu scare: After Delhi zoo, govt shuts down Deer Park lake
The Delhi government has also urged the municipal corporations to keep 10 reserve teams on stand-by. The Hauz Khas lake inside the Deer Park was shut down Thursday after five ducks were found dead,
View ArticleAir Pollutants May Enter Metro Premises, Cars, Rooms: Experts
The seemingly crisp, fresh air inhaled inside the sanitised and cool environs of metro premises or air-conditioned car may actually be teeming with respirable pollutants. Pollutants may be entering
View Article'Stop selling BS-III vehicles from next April'
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court-appointed pollution control watchdog EPCA threw a surprise on Wednesday suggesting that vehicle manufacturers should stop selling vehicles that are BS-III compliant from next
View ArticleLaunch destination buses to decongest roads: NGT to govt
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi government to reduce traffic congestion on city roads and introduce destination buses to improve air quality in the Capital, which has shown a...
View ArticleGovernment to soon submit plan on garbage
The Delhi government will soon submit an action plan to tackle rising air pollution and garbage issues in the Supreme Court, with chief minister Arvind Kejriwal directing his ministers to treat the...
View ArticleDurga Puja: Yamuna pollution spiked during idol immersion but river cleaning...
A report on the pollution levels in the Yamuna before, during and after idol immersion during Durga Puja shows that pollution levels were highest during the time of immersion, but quick action and a river
View Article10 birds die in Deer Park, anti-virus operation ordered
Ten more birds died on Sunday due to bird flu in the now shut Deer Park here, prompting Delhi Animal Husbandry minister Gopal Rai to order an anti-virus drive. After a visit to the park in Hauz Khas,
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