Issue guidelines, create awareness on crackers: NGT to states
All states, including Delhi, have been asked by the National Green Tribunal to issue guidelines on manufacture, sale and burning of firecrackers keeping in mind that these were a major source of...
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Air Pollution, 22/11/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Air Pollution, 22/11/2016. The air pollution in National Capital Region (NCR) reached severe category in Air Quality Index (AQI) recently during the first week of November,
View ArticleDelhi: Chikungunya cases fall, dengue crosses 4,000-mark
At least 11,515 suspected chikungunya cases were reported in the city till November 12. Chikungunya cases continued to fall in the national capital, while dengue showed a slight rise in the past week,
View ArticleChallans worth Rs 7 crore issued for dust pollution at sites
NEW DELHI: Various government departments have issued challans amounting to Rs 7 crore so far for waste burning and dust pollution at construction sites. The environment department on Monday held a...
View ArticleCentral Pollution Control Board readies action plan to fight bad air
NEW DELHI: After being rapped for not adopting any emergency smog control measure, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is preparing an action plan that will be submitted to the Supreme Court on
View ArticleDelhi's air pollution: What China got right and where we fall behind
China has actually undertaken far-reaching and difficult measures to ensure that the worst is over At Rwanda, India to help seal global climate deal on refrigeration gases Delhi’s smog may have made
View Article'Significant' level of stubble burning in Haryana, Punjab: Government
There was "significant" level of stubble burning this year in Punjab and Haryana, however, there is no "conclusive" study to suggest that it "always" impacts quality of air in Delhi, Rajya Sabha was...
View ArticleDelhi: Civic bodies, DDA rapped for not taking action on air pollution
Multi-agency coordination on air pollution continues to elude the national capital with action against open burning of waste and violation of construction norms not showing any substantial jump....
View ArticleLeopard's entry means ecosystem working: Experts
Delhi may be an urban jungle but, amazingly , it still has space for wild predators. A leopard was caught on camera in the capital for the first time on Monday night, that too far away from the place...
View Article‘Smog could return’
The heavy blanket of smog that enveloped Delhi for days after Diwali could return soon as the constant sources of pollution have remained largely the same, experts said. If windspeed drops, cooler...
View ArticleDeadlock between CNG dealers, Tranport Dept continues as city gasps for air
The transport dept and CNG kit dealers have been unable to reach common ground It seems the national Capital is unlikely to get a respite from air pollution any time soon. The Delhi Transport Department
View ArticleDelhi: For scientists, leopard spotting brings hope
Scientists think the leopard could have come to Delhi from Kalesar in Haryana, 400 km from the city, which has a healthy population of leopards. The spotting of a leopard at the Yamuna Biodiversity
View Article1.9 lakh diesel vehicles to go off Delhi's roads
Around 1.9 lakh diesel vehicles, which are more than 15 years old, are set to go off the city's roads in view of the direction by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to the Delhi government. The city
View ArticlePollution leaving Delhiites with watery eyes, AIIMS sounds alarm
Nearly one in every 10 patients visiting AIIMS' eye OPD these days complains of watery eyes, a condition caused by the rising air pollution in the city. Eye specialists of the premier medical institute
View ArticleThe Indian cities with the poorest air quality
Delhi, Faridabad and Varanasi have the poorest air quality among the 32 Indian cities which are connected to the web-based system National Air Quality Index Portal. Howrah, Nashik and Durgapur had the
View ArticleCabinet clears proposal to set up ‘green hospital’ at AIIMS
A statement said the objective of the project is to contribute to the efficient use of energy and the protection of the environment in India. The Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a proposal to sign an...
View ArticleNGT seeks rules for green audit of govt buildings
During the hearing on Wednesday, NGT rapped Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for not attending the hearing. During the hearing on Wednesday, NGT rapped Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for not attending
View Articleअब दिल्ली-एनसीआर में नहीं बिकेंगे पटाखे, सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने लगाई रोक
देश की राजधानी में बढ़ते पल्यूशन के खतरे के मद्देनजर सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने शुक्रवार को एक अहम फैसला सुनाया। कोर्ट ने अगले आदेश तक दिल्ली-एनसीआर में तत्काल प्रभाव से पटाखों की बिक्री पर प्रतिबंध लगा दिया है।
View ArticleCNG kit makers can register online from tomorrow: Delhi govt to HC
The AAP government today told the Delhi high court that from tomorrow CNG kit manufacturers and suppliers in the city can get themselves registered online with the transport department, enabling them to
View ArticleStray dog menace- Implications and management
A study conducted among 10 Indian metro cities investigates the impact of municipal solid waste and animal birth control programme on stray dog population and its menaces. Its results show statistically
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