Ghazipur landfill site: NGT summons commissioners of police, EDMC
The National Green Tribunal today rapped the East Delhi Municipal Corporation over its report on a recent fire incident at the Ghazipur landfill site, saying it cannot allow non-compliance of its orders
View ArticleTurning crop residue into useful products not air pollution
Project will be on display at IIT-Delhi’s Open House To come up with a solution to deal with air pollution in the Capital during the winter due to stubble burning, Kriya Labs, a start-up incubated at
View ArticleParking tiff turns ugly, man stabbed to death in Delhi
NEW DELHI: A 35-year-old man was stabbed to death by neighbours in front of his family members during an argument over parking a bike at Gautampuri colony in Badarpur on Tuesday night. The mother of the
View ArticleVertical gardens get PMO push to curb city pollution
Taking a cue from the pillar-based vertical gardens in Singapore and Mexico city, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has asked the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, and the Ministry of Environment
View ArticleCivic bodies to ask school students to wear full-sleeves to tackle dengue in...
The three municipal corporations in the national Capital, North, South and East, are all set to issue an advisory against dengue and other vector-borne diseases in all schools from Monday asking students
View ArticleOrder of the Supreme Court of India regarding supply of water to Delhi from...
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sureshwar D Sinha & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/04/2018 regarding supply of water to Delhi. The Chief Secretary of Haryana
View ArticleDengue spreads tentacles in city, 26 cases reported
The total numbers of dengue cases have reached 26 this year, according to a data released by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Monday. On the other hand, the total number of people affected
View ArticleDeadly air pollution: PVR launches smog-free auditorium in Delhi
PVR ‘Audit-Air-Iums' will be installed across Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. With the aim to combat indoor air pollution, cinema exhibition company PVR Ltd on Monday rolled out its “clean
View ArticleNo incident of crop burning in Delhi, advisory issued: AAP govt to NGT
The tribunal, however, said that it wanted to verify the statement and asked the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to file an affidavit within a week NGT seeks details of groundwater use by Delhi Metro
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding Environmental Compensation...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others dated 24/04/2018 regarding Environmental Compensation Charges (ECC) for violation of air pollution
View ArticleSunSource Energy to install 2.5 MW solar plant at Jamia Millia University
Solar project developer SunSource Energy today said it will set up a 2.5 MW solar rooftop at Jamia Millia Islamia University, which would help the institution save around Rs 1 crore in energy cost every
View ArticleNot enough land for rainwater harvesting, DMRC tells NGT
DMRC officials also told the court that six stations — Tagore Garden, Welcome, Botanical Garden, Karkardooma, Anand Vihar and Dhaula Kuan —had rainwater harvesting structures, but they were not...
View ArticleOrder of the Supreme Court of India regarding disposal of solid waste in...
Order of the Supreme Court of India In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/04/2018 regarding disposal of solid waste in Delhi. The Court's attention was drawn
View ArticleOrder of the Supreme Court of India regarding Delhi sealing drive, 24/04/2018
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/04/2018 regarding Delhi sealing drive. Officiating Chairman of the Central Ground Water Board
View ArticlePM2.5 in your lungs: Pollutants in Delhi air twice the permitted level, been...
Recently, a study by WHO also pointed out that Delhi has the worst air quality among cities in India. This report also highlighted the increasing number of Indian cities, which are slowly reaching the
View ArticleWHO Global Urban Ambient Air Pollution Database (update 2018)
More than 80% of people living in urban areas that monitor air pollution are exposed to air quality levels that exceed the World Health Organization (WHO) limits. While all regions of the world
View ArticleBS-VI fuel in all of NCR not possible by 2019: Centre
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that BS-VI fuel would be made available in 17 of the 23 districts of the National Capital Region and in Agra from April, 2019, a year before the
View ArticleDelhi govt asks schools to involve students in combating vector-borne diseases
The Delhi government has directed all schools in the national capital to involve students in spreading information on prevention and control of vector-borne diseases such as dengue and chikungunya.
View ArticleAir pollution: Industrial waste, vehicular emissions make air so dangerous in...
DELHI: The national capital ranked sixth in terms of PM 2.5 with an annual average of 143 µg/m3 in 2016. A cocktail of toxic factors — ranging from industrial waste to vehicular emissions and road
View ArticleOrder of the Supreme Court of India regarding BS VI fuel availability, India,...
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 01/05/2018 regarding BS VI fuel availability, India. Important
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