New solar norms to stop bullying by discoms
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday announced new norms to improve bankability of solar power projects and boost investments without raising tariff, even as the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding felling of trees by Delhi...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Karan Singh Tanwar Vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 22/08/2017 regarding felling of trees by Delhi Cantonment Board. Amicus Curiae submits that more
View Article9,000 kg of plastic seized since Green Tribunal ban, but no one knows how to...
A senior SDMC official said, “There is simply too much plastic waste. We are trying to figure out different options, including sending them to waste-to-energy plants." With the National Green Tribunal
View ArticleParking policy: Pollution body suggests changes
The Delhi government’s newly-framed Draft Parking Policy may take longer to become reality as the Environment Control Pollution Authority (EPCA) has raised reservations regarding some features suggested
View ArticleGovernment colleges, malls slapped fines by NGT in Delhi
The green panel imposed an environment compensation of Rs 25,000 each on Vivekananda Mahila College, Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies and Shyam Lal College and directed them to install...
View ArticleDengue on a rise, 110 cases reported in a week
The municipal corporations of Delhi reported at least 110 fresh cases of dengue in the last week, till August 26, taking the total count of affected people in the National Capital Region (NCR) to 945 —
View ArticleSupreme Court: What steps taken to ban China crackers?
Air pollution is dependent on several factors like industries, aviation, railways and construction activities. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre as to what steps it had taken to
View ArticleNorms being violated at inland container depot
NEW DELHI: Consignments not destined for Delhi are being brought to the Delhi Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Tughlaqabad, alleged an affidavit filed before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) by lawyers
View ArticleAmid rising cases of dengue, mosquito breeding checkers in Delhi go on strike
Around 3,500 mosquito breeding checkers belonging to three municipal corporations of Delhi went on indefinite strike from Tuesday threatening to mar the civic bodies' humble attempts to control spike in
View ArticleRed light to open access consumers of green power
A notification making green power more expensive for customers who are not power distribution companies (discoms) has dampened the move towards open access in renewable energy. The Delhi Metro Rail
View ArticleNGT seeks disposal mechanism for seized plastic
The National Green Tribunal asked the Delhi government to explore disposal mechanism for the nearly 8,000 kilograms of plastic of less than 50 microns thickness that was seized by authorities following
View ArticleGanesh Chaturthi: Idol immersion threatens to choke Yamuna again
NEW DELHI: The immersion of idols after Ganesh Chaturthi will reach a peak on Anant Chaturdashi on September 5, but with visarjan taking place at specific intervals during the 10 days of the festival,
View ArticleNCR to get common Air Quality Index by October
A common AQI will be a great way to take pollution-controlling steps Considered to be one of the world's most polluted regions in the world, the National Capital Region will shortly have a common Air
View ArticleAre people supposed to die under garbage dump, asks NGT
The NGT also issued notice to the NHAI to show cause why it has not started lifting segregated waste despite specific directions from the tribunal. “Are people of Delhi supposed to die under a garbage
View ArticleNo landfill, more returns if you sort waste
The massive volume of garbage that toppled down at Ghazipur last week had cost the East Delhi Municipal Corporation up to Rs 1,800 per tonne to be put there — paid to private contractors as tipping fee.
View ArticleAs Delhi bans plastic, look at interesting ways other states have implemented it
The National Green Tribunal, on August 10 reinforced a previous ban on plastic in Delhi. Here's a look at what happened in different states in India. The National Green Tribunal, on August 10 reinforced
View Article54% spike in dengue cases this year in Delhi, indicates MCD data
The capital has, however, seen a decline in cases of chikungunya this season, with 392 patients testing positive for the infection, a nine per cent drop as compared to the previous year. The capital
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding municipal solid waste...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Others dated 04/09/2017 regarding the inefficiency of the local authorities and Government
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding destruction of trees as a...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Raghunath Jha Vs. Ministry of Urban Development dated 04/09/2017 regarding destruction of trees as a result of demolition of government residential
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding massive pasting of posters,...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nithin Chandran Vs. Union of India & Others dated 05/09/2017 regarding pasting of posters, pamphlets in the campus and public streets for Delhi
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