Get Rs 1,000 challan at home if no pollution check paper
NEW DELHI: Those who don't get their vehicles checked for pollution under control (PUC) certificates would soon get challans of Rs 1,000 at their home. The fine would be preceded by SMS reminders sent
View ArticleForm patrols to spot waste burning: EPCA
New Delhi: As the air quality is expected to start deteriorating soon, EPCA, in a meeting on Tuesday, has asked Delhi and its neighbouring states to form patrolling parties to report instances of waste
View ArticleEnsure religious places follow noise pollution norms: NGT
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday directed the Delhi government and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to ensure that religious places in East Delhi strictly adhere to the guidelines on
View ArticleMilder form of dengue dominant this year: AIIMS
The latest MCD data reveals that 2,215 cases of dengue have been reported in the capital this year — a 60 per cent increase as compared to last year. According to MCD data, 1,177 cases of dengue have been
View ArticleInspect mosques to check noise levels: NGT
Delhi govt, pollution panel told to take appropriate action in case of violation The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi government to inspect mosques in east Delhi and check whether
View ArticleAir quality is relatively better this year: Govt
The air quality of Delhi has till now been “relatively better” as compared to last year, the government today said in a statement a day after the Supreme Court-appointed EPCA pulled up the NCR states for
View ArticleAir at your home may be worse, say experts
It could well be that you are breathing in air in your home that is of poorer quality than the air outside. At the Air-O2-Thon, an international summit on air pollution, experts said on Wednesday that
View ArticleCentre to groom army of Green warriors
With waste management and air pollution becoming a major problem across the country, the Centre has decided to train unemployed youths in rural areas as environment warriors and impart them with skills
View ArticleBadarpur power plant will shut by Oct. 15
20 real-time pollution monitoring stations to become functional, L-G told The Badarpur power plant will shut by mid-October by which time 20 real-time pollution monitoring stations will also be...
View Article‘Polluting’ brick-kilns in NCR to be closed for four months
The booming realty sector is set to be adversely hit in the National Capital Region (NCR) with brick-kilns not conforming to environment norms slated to be closed for four months—October to January.
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 22/09/2017 regarding destruction of trees as a result of demolition of government residential
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding waste dumping at the Ghazipur...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Others dated 22/09/2017 regarding waste dumping at the Ghazipur landfill site in Delhi. Tribunal
View ArticleCaged poultry items unsafe for humans
In another study done on eggs, it pointed out that eggs may contain large amounts of salmonella, both on the shell and inside the egg. New Delhi: Caged poultry products, which are widely used in Delhi
View ArticleAir pollution: Big relief for Delhiites from smoggy mornings this winter;...
After suffering from polluted air for years, especially during winter, the citizens of Delhi may just be able to breathe cleaner air this time. Delhi may get respite from smoggy mornings this winter.
View ArticleMCD data shows 22% rise in dengue as compared to 2016
According to the latest data by the MCD, 288 fresh cases of dengue were reported last week, till September 23. The national capital has seen a 22 per cent rise in dengue cases as compared to last year,
View ArticleSmog may not choke Delhi this winter as stubble burning in Punjab stopped
Farmers in Punjab have started using paddy stubble to generate electricity through biomass machines The capital may not witness smoggy mornings this winter as many farmers in the neighbouring state
View Article40 per cent jump in dengue cases in a week in Delhi; total 3,109
At least 894 fresh cases of dengue had been reported in the city over the last week, taking the number of the people affected by the vector-borne disease this season to 3,109, according to a municipal
View ArticleAction plan to curb pollution rolls out on Oct 15
The much talked about Odd-Even road rationing system is all set to return to the Capital this winter, when the graded response action plan (GRAP) to curb air pollution rolls out on October 15. The plan
View ArticleDengue, chikungunya, malaria, flu – Here's your guide to tackle...
Dengue, chikungunya, malaria, the flu – there are all sorts of possibilities. However, the good news is that they are very much preventable. With the late September rains lashing cities across India
View ArticleCity better equipped to curb pollution this winter
20 new ambient air quality monitoring stations likely to start functioning by October-end Delhi will be heading into winter 2017 better equipped than ever before when it comes to air pollution data,
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