L-G reviews preparedness for dengue, chikungunya
At least 125 cases of malaria, 152 of chikungunya have been recorded till July 1 With rising cases of dengue and chikungunya in the national capital, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal conducted
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding municipal solid waste...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. Govt. of NCT Delhi dated 06/07/2017 regarding municipal solid waste scattered all over, on the side of the road and
View ArticlePolice buildings to have solar power system soon
Installations of police stations, colonies or police lines will be illuminated with the electricity produced by solar energy system very soon as the Lt Governor, Anil Baijal, has given his nod to the...
View ArticleDelhi government bats for green change
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Sunday held an environmental conference, led by AAP convener Gopal Rai, to interact with volunteers and discuss environmental issues plaguing people from various...
View ArticleWorsening congestion, spiralling pollution choke Delhi, says study
Delhi crossed the 10 million mark of total vehicle registrations in 2017. New Delhi: For daily commuters in Delhi, what has been the general experience is now being backed by hard statistics. The Centre
View ArticleDecoding Google map information on travel time to understand travel speed and...
Centre for Science and Environment has carried out this simple and indicative exercise to assess the impact of congestion on travel time and traffic speed on Delhi’s major arterial roads which have been
View ArticleCongestion on Delhi roads has worsened – says new analysis by CSE of latest...
For daily commuters in Delhi, what has been the experience is now being borne by hard statistics. Centre for Science and Environment’s (CSE) new assessment of travel time and traffic speed in Delhi shows
View ArticleNGT wants Yamuna report in three weeks
A bench headed by NGT chairman Justice Swatanter Kumar warned that in case of default, each of the states would be liable to pay an amount of Rs 50,000. Noting that the Yamuna is highly contaminated
View ArticleTraffic, pollution getting worse: CSE
Volume of traffic has shot up with over 10 million vehicles on the road while average speed has plunged Traffic on Delhi’s arterial roads has become slower than ever, the Centre for Science and...
View ArticleDelhi Fire department’s 20 new diesel vehicles get Green Tribunal nod
The bench said, “We permit 20 vehicles of the fire department to be registered by the RTO Delhi which are conforming to BS-IV norms. These vehicles should be used only for the purpose of fire tending and
View Article8am-8pm is new 'Delhi rush hour': CSE study
The traffic 'rush hour' extends from 8am to 8pm on arterial roads of Delhi, with average speeds not exceeding 30 kmph 92% of the time, reveals a Centre for Science and Environment study that analysed...
View ArticleDengue fight: Delhi sees worst year in five
New Delhi: While corporations claim to have initiated a crackdown on mosquito breeding, this is turning out to be the worst year in the last five in terms of dengue and chikungunya spread: till July
View ArticleApollo launches platelet donor community for dengue patients
The dengue virus reduces a patients' count of platelets -- tiny blood cells that help the body form clots to stop bleeding. Apollo Hospitals, in association with with Godrej's Hit spray, on Tuesday
View Article20,000 people donate platelets to patients of vector-borne diseases
In a first in the country, 20,000 people have come forward to donate platelets to support the patients suffering from vector-borne diseases like dengue and chikungunya. The donors have registered with
View ArticleLuxury public buses to curb private vehicle use
Delhi-Ludhiana double-decker service planned The government is looking to revamp public transport through introduction of double-decker luxury buses run on alternative fuels, with an aim to curb private
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding solid waste management of...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Others dated 12/07/2017 regarding inadequate solid waste management practiced by hotels and
View ArticleCreate a law abiding culture: HC to Centre, AAP govt
Create a law-abiding culture, the Delhi High Court has said while cautioning the Centre and the AAP government against issuance of pollution under control (PUC) certificates to polluting vehicles in the
View ArticleDelhi doesn’t come close to meeting US pollution standards on most days
The annual average PM2.5 concentration in Delhi is typically more than 10 times the US National Ambient Air Quality Standard of 12 micrograms per cubic metres. Such poor air quality has significant...
View ArticleNGT raps Delhi govt over illegal industries in Northwest Delhi
The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Delhi government and the civic bodies for not giving details of the illegal industries sealed by them in Northwest Delhi. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim
View ArticleVector-borne diseases on the increase in city
With cases of vector-borne diseases surfacing early this year in the national Capital, the latest weekly municipal report has put the number of people diagnosed with malaria at 210 with around 26 new...
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