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...
View ArticleEnvironmental 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....
View ArticleWide 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...
View Articleरेडिएशन 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
View ArticlePvt 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
View ArticleReliance 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...
View ArticleMoily 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...
View ArticleIIT-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...
View Articleयमुना 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
View ArticleU.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...
View ArticleUP 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
View ArticleImpose 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...
View ArticlePlea 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
View ArticleIncreased 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...
View ArticleSupreme 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...
View ArticleDelhi 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...
View ArticleTax 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...
View ArticleSolar 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...
View ArticleAfter 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...
View Articleमेट्रो 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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