Cracker sale ban helped Delhi to breathe better
Chandrachud praises SC judgment The Supreme Court’s ban on the sale of firecrackers helped Delhi and the NCR breathe better after Deepavali this year. The court’s decision to ban liquor vends within
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding landfills in Delhi, 27/10/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 27/10/2017 regarding landfills in Delhi. The Commissioner of the East Delhi
View ArticleIn A Hurry To Clean Up Delhi Air, No Sight Of Long-Term Goal, Say Experts
The Graded Response Action Plan or GRAP, which promises to take strict action to control air pollution in Delhi and the National Capital Region, cannot replace urgent long-term action, experts say New
View ArticleAir pollution continues to play havoc
The realisation that pollution is playing havoc with our lives continues to elude Indians. We are indeed living from moment to moment largely oblivious of the toxic air quality that we breathe day in and
View ArticleSubmit report on plastic ban, AAP govt told
Green panel orders State to impose penalty of ₹5,000 on violators, carry out raids The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday directed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government to strictly impose a fine
View ArticleOdd-even scheme may come back if air quality drops further
Under the scheme, vehicles with the registration number ending with an even number are allowed on roads on an even date while those ending in odd number are allowed on odd dates. The scheme was enforced
View ArticleDelhi: Odd-even scheme may return as air quality worsens
With the air quality in Delhi and NCR increasingly getting worse ahead of winter, the city government has said it may bring back the odd-even vehicle rationing scheme to limit the number of cars on the
View ArticleDespite barricades on ghats, Yamuna left a polluted mess after Chhath Puja
The usual chemical froth layer on the water of the Yamuna, there is now all kinds of biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste lying on the ghats As the festival season came to an end on Friday with
View ArticleEnsure restaurants don’t choke drains with waste, NGT directs SDMC
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to ensure that restaurants within its jurisdiction do not discharge waste in an unregulated manner resulting
View ArticleDilli Haat at Pitampura goes green
Solar energy powers tourist hotspot; tariff charged significantly lower than grid rate Dilli Haat in Pitampura has gone green, with about 98% of its energy needs now being powered by the sun. For two
View ArticlePlastic ban: fines worth Rs 31 lakh collected
“The environment department is reviewing the implementation of the NGT directions of August 10, 2017,” said a government statement. The Delhi government on Sunday said that approximately 30,000 kg of
View ArticlePollution: Delhi-NCR doesn’t have adequate air quality monitoring stations,...
A total of 55 new stations were supposed to be set up by the end of 2017. However, as per the report, only about 10 monitoring stations have been added so far, excluding the ones set up in Delhi. A
View Article40% dip in emissions from firecrackers this Diwali: Study
NEW DELHI: The level of emissions from fireworks fell by around 40 per cent during Diwali festivities this time as compared to 2016, according to the findings of a study which assume importance in the
View ArticleAir pollution monitoring stations delayed
A more comprehensive picture of air pollution in Delhi-NCR is likely to be available only in January when 20 new monitoring stations become operational in areas of Haryana bordering the Capital, four...
View ArticleGive temporary power connections within 24 hrs’
An apex court-mandated authority directed the discoms in the city to provide temporary power connections within 24 hours of receiving applications in view of a region-wide ban on the use of diesel...
View ArticlePlea in NGT for action to check Delhi's worsening air quality
A plea for immediate action against the worsening air quality in Delhi-NCR was today moved in the National Green Tribunal, stating that it is an 'environmental emergency' which was affecting children
View ArticleOnly two ‘good’ air days since May 2015 in Delhi
“Within meteorology, there are factors such as wind speed, wind direction, temperature and moisture that can bring variations within air quality parameters. Then there is, of course, the amount of...
View ArticleDelhi air quality remains 'very poor'
Falling wind speed and drop in temperature have ensured that toxic air continues to remain Post Diwali there has been hardly any let up in the pollution level, as toxic air continues to batter the lungs
View ArticleAvoid morning walks in Delhi to save your lungs, say doctors
NEW DELHI: In view of high pollution levels in Delhi, group of doctors from top hospitals has issued an advisory suggesting people, especially elders, to avoid morning walks. They said the concentration
View ArticleEnforce norms to make cities quieter
A study published in Current Science says that ambient noise levels in India's metropolitan cities are way above safe limits. The study, conducted by the National Physical Laboratory, the Central...
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