SC flip-flops on firecracker ban as no credible study done on its...
NEW DELHI: The petition seeking ban on firecrackers in NCR has been pending in the Supreme Court since 2015 but the court's approach had been inconsistent on the issue. The first order to ban its sale
View ArticleCPCB to analyse air samples around Okhla plant once every four months: NGT
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to collect and analyse the ambient air quality samples around the Okhla waste-to-energy plant once in four months.
View ArticleFor many at Jantar Mantar, home is where the protest is
Protesters find it difficult to come to grips with NGT’s order asking them to relocate to Ramlila Maidan “I have been protesting against the ingrained corruption in the government departments. I have
View ArticleSupreme Court proceedings on the action plan to control air pollution...
Senior advocate and amicus curiae Harish Salve, on Wednesday (October 11, 2017), told the Supreme Court that the union government is contradicting its own reports and stand on various air pollution...
View ArticleGreen panel raps State govt over report on rain water harvesting
Grants last opportunity to submit report within one week The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped the Delhi government for not filing a status report on whether government buildings, bridges and
View ArticleAir quality 'poor' for 3rd consecutive day
Scientists warn air quality will "worsen" in coming days A week before Diwali, the air quality of the Capital on Thursday stood at 268 mg per cubic metre — categorised as "poor" — for the third...
View ArticleDelhi sees less swine flu cases, says Union report
After a bout of swine flu in August, where it was confirmed by a Union health report that the cases had increased 14 folds in 2017, as compared to 2016, a new report confirmed that Delhi has reported...
View ArticleDiwali 2017: Noise limit of 90 decibel to continue in Bengal, activist to...
West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) appeals to public to avoid bursting firecrackers on Diwali. Chairman of West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB), Dr Kalyan Rudra referred to the Supreme
View ArticleNGT orders inspection of illegal industries in northwest Delhi
The National Green Tribunal today directed inspection of industries in northwest Delhi and closure of illegal units that were causing air pollution. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter
View ArticlePlea against overloaded trucks causing pollution
NGT seeks FCI, Delhi govt reply before October 16 A plea seeking directions to stop plying of 10-year-old “overloaded” trucks registered outside Delhi from supplying food grains to the PDS shops here,
View ArticleSupreme Court body to write to states for curb on polluting trucks coming to...
Singhu border is one of the busiest tolls in the Capital 70% trucks entering Delhi are from other states and use diesel; quite a few do not have pollution fitness certificates while other use the city
View ArticleEnsure no posters, pamphlets are put up on DU walls: National Green Tribunal
To avoid defacement of the campus, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi University to strictly ensure that no posters or pamphlets are put up on the walls of its premises. To avoid
View ArticleAction plan from October 18 to curb air pollution in the capital
As per the plan, the Central Pollution Control Board will provide air quality data, and the IMD will provide weather data. EVEN AS the Ghazipur landfill smolders and Delhi’s air veers between ‘poor’
View ArticleDelhi may breathe easier this Diwali
The city is likely to witness cleaner air this Diwali and a less polluted year overall, Union environment ministry and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) officials have said, based on forecasts of
View ArticleGreen fight: Centre ties itself in knots
NEW DELHI: A report submitted in the Supreme Court last week by Harish Salve, the amicus curiae in air pollution matters, highlighted how the Union environment ministry's stand on various measures to...
View ArticleGet details of firms that can use crop residue, NGT tells states
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday asked for names and details of all power houses in NCR — conventional, biomass-based, or any other — which can use crop residue for energy generation to be...
View ArticlePollution plan to roll out today
Measures include shutting down Badarpur power plant Ahead of Diwali and the onset of winter, strict measures, including shutting down of the Badarpur power plant and improving public transport, to curb
View ArticleGraded plan to combat air pollution kicks in today
With air quality in the capital deteriorating by the day, Delhi to now rely on the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) coming into effect on Tuesday for any improvement. The action plan has been designed
View ArticleStatus and action to be taken Status and action to be taken under Graded...
As the festival of Diwali and winter season draw near, Delhi-NCR is gearing up to meet the severe air quality challenge that it faces every year around this time. A Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) has
View ArticleGraded Response Action Plan to control air pollution in Delhi-NCR in ‘Very...
This Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) came into effect from Oct 17, 2017 to prevent a repeat of the severe air pollution Delhi witnessed after Diwali last year. Measures under the GRAP's 'very poor'...
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