It’s not just your lungs that are losing out to pollution
NEW DELHI: Is there a link between pollution and autoimmune diseases? Researchers from AIIMS plan to undertake a detailed study in this regard. Dr Uma Kumar, professor and head of rheumatology department
View ArticleDelhi corporation brainstorms to fight dengue and chikungunya
NEW DELHI: South Delhi Municipal Corporation held a special house meeting on Tuesday to discuss the action plan for prevention of vector-borne diseases. Around 40 cases of dengue and 97 cases of...
View ArticleStep up efforts to curb dengue, chikungunya: LG to agencies
Reviewing dengue and chikungunya preparedness in the national Capital, Lt. Governor Anil Baijal today directed the city agencies to step up the awareness exercise and steps taken to control the breeding
View ArticleDelhi govt announces Rs 25 crore to handle dengue, chikungunya
An amount of Rs 4.65 crore has been allocated to East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) for the same purpose, a senior government official said. The Delhi government today said it has released nearly
View ArticleCapital has a serious water management problem: CM
Asks DJB to explain how and where city’s raw water supply is being distributed Delhi has a “serious management problem” when it comes to water supply, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said, while
View ArticleArmed with tablets, SDMC staff to fight dengue
New app to allow data collection on vulnerable areas, fines issued and fogging South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) Mayor Kamaljeet Sehrawat on Monday launched an app that will allow mosquito-control
View ArticleNo more paper: Staffers checking mosquito breeding get tablets
“The DBCs have been collecting data on paper registers since 1996 but we did not develop a micro plan to cover each and every house on regular and fixed intervals. The new technology will help remove this
View ArticleProjects up to 1.5 lakh sqm need no green nod
Any building and construction project with built-up area of up to 1.5 lakh sq metres in Delhi will not need green approval from environment and forest ministry. The local authorities concerned such as
View ArticleDelhi to get 20 more air quality monitoring stations by October
The new stations will monitor eight parameters --ultrafine particulates PM 2.5, PM 10 and sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, benzene, ammonia and ozone Monitoring of air quality in the
View ArticleDengue ground zero: 1 malaria inspector for 3.3 lakh people in East Delhi
Last year, Sonia Vihar was worst hit by the dengue-chikungunya outbreak in East Delhi. The Indian Express goes back to to see what’s changed — and what hasn’t On June 2, almost 50 officers stood in
View ArticleSwachh app a hit: 10L issues sorted out in 10 months
Centre's push to resolve sanitation-related grievances in cities is delivering results since it launched the “Swachhta-MoUD“ app, which enables citizens to lodge complaints. So far 11 lakh complaints
View ArticleBan on burning waste to keep city's air clean
Air quality in the Capital sets off alarm bells, Environment Minister Imran Hussain orders complete ban on burning of garbage Delhi's Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Wednesday ordered a complete
View ArticleDengue ground zero: Mosquito fight — in 5 minutes
This is not the first time figures related to the dengue-chikungunya fight have come under scanner. That’s all the time a domestic breeding checker has to figure out if there are mosquitoes at one home,
View ArticleDelhi: New policy suggests revision of rates, no parking on footpaths
Officials said parking rates had not been revised since 2015, despite experts and enviromentalists stressing on the need to increase the rates in a bid to incentivise public transport. The draft parking
View ArticleMosquito menace on rise, but half the posts in civic bodies lie vacant
For over 2 years, important posts of malaria officers, domestic breeding checkers have not been filled Though the monsoon will bring in the onset of the mosquito menace, Delhi's civic bodies are clearly
View ArticleDraft Parking Policy for Delhi
The Delhi government has come out with a draft parking policy which proposes checks on multiple ownership and roadside parking of vehicles through taxes and charges, in view of better management of...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding excavation for the purpose of...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Society for Protection of Culture, Heritage, Environment, Traditions & Promotions of National Awareness (CHETNA) Vs. National Capital Territory
View ArticleNGT seeks action plan from schools on rainwater harvesting
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed private and government schools to submit an action plan on installing rainwater harvesting systems in their premises. The schools have till Monday to submit
View ArticleCrusaders Air Purifier XJ-4001B can ensure a smell and pollution-free...
This air purification system is based on the FDA approved technology called PCO (photo-catalytic oxidation) along with high grade HEPA (high-efficiency particulate air) and carbon filter. Air pollution
View ArticleCheaper loans, lower registration fee for green homes soon
The government is working on a scheme to promote energy efficient homes by offering cheaper loans and lower registration fee for green residential units as it ramps up efforts to mitigate climate change
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