Delhi: NGT asks committee to look into pollution caused by plastic industries...
The National Green Tribunal has asked to form a committee to look into a plea alleging pollution by industries making shoe soles and other plastic goods in Narela and Bawana area. A bench headed by
View ArticleCo-op societies can now get solar panels set up on rooftops for free
NEW DELHI: Cooperative group housing societies (CGHS) in the capital will now be able to install solar panels on the rooftops of their buildings without spending a single penny. This has been made...
View ArticleDelhi records year’s best quality of air on Tuesday: Authorities
An official of the Central Pollution Control Board said rains in the last few days washed away pollutants from the air which led to the quality of air improving. The best quality of air in Delhi in
View ArticleThis device can purify air over 500 sqm
NEW DELHI: On a day when Delhi’s air quality level was ‘good’ on CPCB’s Air Quality Index (AQI), falling to as low as 38, Union environment minister Dr Harsh Vardhan unveiled two localised pollution...
View ArticleNGT directs DPCC to look into pollution caused by dyeing industry in Malviya...
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to look into a plea alleging air pollution caused by chemicals released by a dyeing industry in Malviya Nagar area
View Article9,845 violated pollution laws this year
Deptts asked to be ready with anti-pollution plans ahead of winter The Delhi Pollution Control Committee’s 83 home guard volunteers (environmental marshals) deployed in wards of three municipal...
View ArticleDelhi environment minister directs agencies to ensure compliance of norms
NEW DELHI: Delhi environment minister Imran Hussain Wednesday directed various agencies to ensure that norms for dust control are maintained at construction sites and while transporting related material,
View ArticleDiphtheria: delay in procurement of antitoxin blamed for deaths
‘Tiny bodies wrapped in sheets are taken from wards daily, beds occupied immediately’ Delay in the procurement of life-saving vials of antitoxins, for treatment of diphtheria-related complications,
View Article69% of Delhiites with belly fat at heart-ailment risk
A study conducted on a survey done on 837 people across four major cities reveals that belly fat owing to lifestyle changes leads to heart risk. At least 69 per cent of Delhiites with belly fat are at
View ArticleDiphtheria deaths: Specialist doctor posts vacant at hospital, says NDMC
“The North corporation is under acute financial crunch. Not many people want to work in corporation hospitals where the salary remains delayed for months, especially at a time when the private sector is
View ArticleVehiclular pollution defiles clean air in Capital
The quality of air in the national Capital has deteriorated once again with pollution level going up after witnessing a few days of ‘good’ air quality. Officials attributed the rise in pollution level
View ArticleGurugram braces for spike in crop fires, greens call for advance action to...
GURUGRAM: The air quality in the city improved to ‘moderate’ levels on Sunday, after remaining in the ‘poor’ level for 48 hours in the previous days. However, experts said the authorities should take...
View ArticleComply with CPCB suggestions, green panel directs IHBAS
The institute has been told to comply within six weeks Noting that the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS) does not have an “operational sewage treatment plant”, the National Green
View ArticleGovt agrees to farmers' demand of keeping tractors out of NGT list
Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Wednesday announced that the government has agreed to farmers' demand to keep tractors out of the list of banned vehicles
View ArticleDelhi: Unfit vehicles face heat in war on winter pollution
NEW DELHI: With winter to set in soon, Delhi government’s transport department has initiated a major anti-pollution drive to check vehicular emissions. “The transport department has started its biggest
View ArticleNot a single ‘satisfactory’ air month this monsoon
NEW DELHI: Despite good rains, the capital’s air during this monsoon season wasn’t as clean as the same period last year. The city did not have a single “good” air day during the season (June-September)
View ArticleNo respite from pollution, air quality remains poor in National Capital
The air quality in the national capital worsened on the third consecutive day when the Air Quality Index was recorded at 258. An AQI of 258 is considered poor according to pollution watchdog Central...
View ArticleComprehensive action plan for air pollution control in Delhi & NCR
Source-wise clean air action plan and compliance strategy for Delhi and NCR to meet clean air standards: Strategies to reduce vehicle numbers on roads, Action to reduce vehicular emissions, Non-motorized
View ArticleWhat kind of pollution control are you doing: SC to Centre
The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Centre why most of the pollution under control (PUC) centres in Delhi were either not working or were to be closed down and observed "what kind of pollution
View ArticleDelhi: Bad air alarm dampens half marathon spirit
With the 11th edition of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon slated to be held on October 21, calls for its postponement have started growing louder due to the rising level of air pollution in the capital.
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