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Beijing ahead of Delhi in controlling air pollution: CSE

Decisive action has helped Beijing move ahead of Delhi as far as controlling air pollution is concerned, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) Wednesday said. "Both Delhi and Beijing had begun...

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Environmental gains going up in smoke, say experts

Effect of introducing CNG in the Capital waning’ The introduction of Compressed Natural Gas in Delhi in the 1990s was applauded by environmentalists. But all the good work seems to have frittered away....

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Wide gap between New Delhi, Beijing smog policies

Think twice before taking a deep breath in New Delhi, where worsening air pollution has drawn comparisons with Beijing, the world's pollution poster child. On bad days in India's congested capital, the...

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रेडिएशन से बचा एम्स

एम्स रेडिएशन के खतरे से किसी तरह बच गया। एम्स के न्यूक्लियर मेडिसिन डिपार्टमेंट में मर्करी से भरा एक जार गिरने का मामला सामने आया है। आनन फानन में इस डिपार्टमेंट को बंद कर दिया गया। करीब 12 घंटे तक इसे

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Pvt hospitals break biowaste rules: DPCC

The city’s top private hospitals, including some of the most expensive ones, are flouting biomedical waste rules, says the apex body on biomedical waste in Delhi Pollution Control Committee. The committee

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Reliance discoms take NTPC to Supreme Court

Ask Delhi govt to release pending subsidy of Rs 262 cr to stave off crisis; Tata Power rejects reports of taking over BSES areas Reliance Infrastructure-owned power distribution companies, BSES...

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Moily skips 2 top green meets

The minister of environment, Veerappa Moily, has failed to show up for two high profile environmental meets even though his office had confirmed his presence. Teri’s annual Delhi Sustainable...

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IIT-D test drive a success, biogas-fuelled car a reality

The latest models launched at the 12th Auto Expo 2014 are by now common knowledge among vehicle enthusiasts but few are aware that IIT Delhi has successfully tested India’s first biogas fuelled...

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यमुना साफ करो नहीं तो रोक देंगे गंगा का पानी

उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार ने दिल्ली सरकार को चेतावनी दी है कि यदि यमुना का पानी साफ नहीं किया गया तो उसे सप्लाई किया जा रहा गंगा का पानी बंद कर दिया जाएगा। अखिलेश सरकार के सिंचाई, सहकारिता व लोक निर्माण मंत्री

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U.P. notice to Delhi Government for releasing toxic water into Yamuna

Putrid water is being released by drainages With water from the Yamuna becoming increasingly contaminated and unfit for human consumption in Agra and Mathura, the Uttar Pradesh Government has served...

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UP threatens to cut water supply to Delhi over Ganga pollution

Alleging that Delhi was emptying its 16 drains into the Yamuna river which was later converging with the Ganga and polluting it, the UP government has issued a notice to Arvind Kejriwal government and

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Impose 30% cess on diesel cars, panel asks SC

New Delhi: Senior advocate Harish Salve startled the Supreme Court on Monday by presenting a report which established a direct link between death of 3,000 children annually in Delhi to the increased...

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Plea to have 30% green charge on diesel cars

An anti-pollution authority has suggested imposition of an “additional 30 per cent environment compensation charge on private diesel cars” across the country and introduction of Bharat Stage Four emission

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Increased use of public transport key to solving traffic mess

A common Delhiite spends almost two to three hours a day battling traffic snarls. Waiting at a traffic signal, stuck in a jam while going to the office, coming back home and everywhere in between has...

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Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, Delhi on air pollution

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre and the Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana government on an application to take immediate and adequate steps to prescribe stringent...

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Delhi Metro guidebook for differently-abled released

With a view to facilitating smooth and effortless movement of the vulnerable sections of society, especially the old and the differently-abled, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has come out with a...

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Tax hike for car owners: SC seeks govt response

The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Delhi government on a plea to levy higher tax on car owners and making diesel-run cars more expensive. The plea, moved by amicus curiae and senior...

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Solar subsidies: US to turn the heat on India at WTO

The United States plans to take India to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over subsidies New Delhi gives to its solar power industry, an Indian government source said on Monday, a step that could...

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After 2 yrs, no progress on Delhi’s pollution action plan

Departments Sit On Draft While Air Quality Gets As Bad As Beijing’s; No Check On Emissions There is now mounting evidence that Delhi’s air quality is comparable to, if not worse than, Beijing’s...

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मेट्रो ने बचाए 6500 पेड़

कई पेड़ों को एक जगह से दूसरी जगह ट्रांसप्लांट किया गया है मेट्रो के फर्स्ट फेज से लेकर अब नए मेट्रो स्टेशन और नई मेट्रो लाइनें बनाने के लिए डीएमआरसी को फॉरेस्ट डिपार्टमेंट से जितने पेड़ काटने की परमिशन

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