Delhi kids have lower lung capacity than those in US
NEW DELHI: Children in Delhi have a far lower lung capacity and lung growth rate than kids of the same age in the US, according to a recent study by the department of pulmonary medicine at the Vallabhbhai
View ArticleIn a first, Delhi govt given deadline to add to its bus fleet
The measure is expected to cut down pollution in the city The Delhi government has been given a deadline of December, 2018, to increase the number of buses in the Capital's fleet to 10,000. The measure
View ArticleNGT asks Civil Aviation Min to ensure use of reverse thrust by aircraft
In a bid to curb noise pollution at IGI airport, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday directed the Ministry of Civil Aviation to ensure judgement-based use of reverse thrust by aircraft, building
View ArticleDelhi-NCR air quality still toxic as stubble burning on, winds slow
While some regions across Delhi-NCR saw an improvement in the air quality from “severe plus or emergency” to “severe” on Saturday, the national capital continues inhaling toxins with no respite likely
View ArticleAir pollution: Can graded plan have more teeth, EPCA asks Centre
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has asked the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change as well as the Central...
View ArticleDengue cases mount to 8,896 in Delhi
At least 21 deaths due to dengue were reported last year from various city hospitals, including nine at AIIMS, though the official figure of the civic bodies was 10. Seventeen deaths, suspected to be due
View ArticleTata Power Solar Systems commissions India's first rooftop solar carport
Tata Power Solar Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Power Company has commissioned India's first rooftop solar carport at the 70000 sq. mtr. Unity One Mall, a Unity Group project in Rohini, Delhi.
View ArticleGreen ministry vows ‘harsh measures’ to prevent smog in Delhi
Asserts that no single authority can be held responsible for rising air pollution The country’s top environment ministry bureaucrat said that “harsh measures” could be on the anvil to prevent a repeat
View ArticleDPCC must do more to enforce pollution curbs
Delhi Pollution Control Committee's (DPCC) findings that around 25% of samples lifted from sewage treatment plants and central effluent treatment plants had failed test standards have turned the focus
View ArticleAir pollution neither Delhi specific nor limited to winter alone: Study
NEW DELHI: A study has pointed out that air pollution is neither Delhi-specific or limited to winter alone. At least four other cities have suffered more compared to Delhi in terms of the number of days
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding hotels in Mahipalpur, Delhi...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Devinder Sehrawat Vs. Hotel Jindal Palace & Others dated 29/11/2017 regarding hotels in Mahipalpur, Delhi operating without requisite permission.
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding state of groundwater in Delhi,...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Legal Aid, National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. NCT of Delhi & Others dated 30/11/2017 regarding state of groundwater in Delhi. The CEO,
View ArticleHow falling temperatures hit Delhi’s air quality-- and pride
NEW DELHI: With the minimum temperature falling to 7.4 degrees Celsius in the past 24 hours — two degrees below normal for the season — Delhi's air quality deteriorated slightly on Sunday. As the overall
View ArticleAfter brief respite, Delhi again turns breathless
A thick blanket of haze enveloped the National Capital on Sunday and the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded "very poor" levels. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said pollution levels have spiked
View ArticleNorth India hit by biting cold, Delhi air quality worse
The India Meteorological Department said pollution levels have spiked due to calm conditions, marked by low wind speed and moisture. Delhiites woke to a chilly morning with the minimum temperature
View ArticleSmoggy Sunday: air quality drops to ‘very poor’
Day 2 of the third India-Sri Lanka Test was halted for over 20 minutes due to smog as Air Quality Index in Delhi crossed 350 With the Air Quality Index reaching 351 — rated as ‘very poor’ — on Sunday,
View ArticlePunjab, Haryana refuse to take blame as smog envelopes Delhi again
Patiala: With the Delhi government again pointing fingers at Punjab and Haryana for the smog that has returned to the national capital, Punjab on Monday refused to take the blame, citing zero stubble...
View ArticleDelhi pollution: Air quality dips again but worst is yet to come
A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the AAP government to file the action plan within the next 48 hours even as the government sought more time. On Monday, air quality
View ArticleDelhi air pollution: NGT slams govt for allowing Feroz Shah Kotla Test
NGT slammed Delhi govt for conducting the India-Sri Lanka cricket match at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium despite forecasts of high air pollution levels in Delhi NCR. A day after play was interrupted twice
View ArticlePMO panel on Delhi air reviews crop burning options
NEW DELHI: With the Sri Lankan cricket team's dramatic protest against playing conditions highlighting the mounting embarrassment over Delhi's pollution, a PMO-headed panel met on Monday and reviewed the
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