Ambient air quality data of Delhi stations for the Month of April, 2018
In compliance to the direction of Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi Dated: November 17, 2017 (in the matter of Vardhman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others vide OA No....
View ArticleDust storm hits air traffic, Metro service in Delhi; two killed, 18 injured
Two persons died and 18 others were injured in Delhi when a squall and powerful dust storm barrelled through the national capital on Sunday, police said. A 56-year-old woman died after a branch of a tree
View ArticleEast Delhi complex first to get rooftop solar plant, will generate...
The CM added that Delhi will soon be in a position where surplus energy generated through such schemes will be sold to other parts of the country. Milan Vihar Apartments in east Delhi’s IP Extension
View Article140 kWp solar plant in IP Extension
A 140 kWp solar photovoltaic plant, inaugurated today by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at Milan Vihar Co-Operative Society, IP Extension area, here will generate 1,71,696 units in a year and society will
View ArticleDelhi: EDMC resolution against landfill on floodplain
EDMC commissioner Ranbir Singh said, “The matter is sub judice. The corporation has raised its objection to the decision but the final decision will be taken by the court.” The East Delhi Municipal
View ArticleMake detailed plan for groundwater recharge
The NGT had earlier asked the government to act against unauthorised water extraction and directed it to seal the illegal borewells. New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi
View ArticleDraft national clean air programme meaningless: Experts
Even though air pollution affects not just the environment but also health, the draft entrusts all responsibility on MoEF and CPCB. No inter-ministerial or inter-departmental coordination is outlined.
View ArticleCPCB claims 2 proposed landfills no threat to river...
NEW DELHI: The Central Pollution Control Board has claimed that Sonia Vihar and Ghonda Gujran, proposed sites for landfills in east Delhi, are not on the river Yamuna floodplain. It had cleared both sites
View ArticleDelhi to be most populous city in world by 2028: UN report
Delhi is projected to become the most populous city in the world around 2028, according to new United Nations estimates released here on Wednesday, which said India is expected to add the largest number
View ArticleYamuna board to sort out Delhi-Haryana water row
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the dispute between Haryana and Delhi over sharing of Yamuna water should be adjudicated by the Upper Yamuna River Board which is a statutory body set up
View ArticleHC seeks Centre's reply on PIL against municipal solid waste rules2016
The Delhi High Court today sought response of the Centre on a PIL which has challenged the municipal solid waste rules to the extent they hold individuals and not local bodies liable for non-segregation
View ArticleVector control only way to control dengue: Experts
NEW DELHI: There is no medicine or vaccine that can prevent dengue. Only vector control can help check its spread, chief of the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), Dr PK Sen, said
View ArticleOrder of the Supreme Court of India regarding release of drinking water for...
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sureshwar D Sinha & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/05/2018 regarding release of drinking water for Delhi from Haryana. Apex Court
View ArticleDJB flooded with private borewell pleas
NEW DELHI: Anil Sahai, a middle-aged man from Kapashera, has been making rounds of DJB offices to get a permission for installing a borewell but to no avail. “Officials just keep on sending me from one
View ArticleHypertension is catching us younger, leading to early onset of ailments: survey
Rising obesity in young people is causing lifestyle diseases; 24% of them suffer from or are suspected to show symptoms of blood pressure fluctuations “Hypertension [HTN], also known as high blood...
View ArticleMost polluting industries fail to get pollution monitoring devices on time in...
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has pushed back its deadline for red-category air polluting industries in Delhi-NCR districts to instal online pollution tracking devices to June 30, almost two
View ArticleCapital suffers as Haryana misses water share deadline
NEW DELHI: With Haryana missing its water share deadline on Monday, the capital continues to witness 40-50 MGD shortage in supply and complaints continue to pour in from areas in south and west Delhi.
View Article10 more swine flu cases in National Capital in one week
The latest Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), a report by the Health Ministry reveals 10 new cases of swine flu in the national Capital in the week ending on May 13. This year, a total of
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding burning of the garbage in open...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sangeeta Sai Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 22/05/2018 regarding burning of the garbage in open without proper steps being taken by
View ArticleNo respite for Delhi as heat wave to last till May 29
NEW DELHI: The national capital saw another scorching day on Wednesday with maximum temperature reaching 43 degree Celsius, three notches above the season's average, and is, along with north, central and
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