Delhi bad air: Why worst may be over for this year
Active western disturbances this year have kept at bay any possible episodic high pollution days. Compared with the last two years, when two episodic high pollution events — October 28-November 6, 2016
View ArticleDelhi Jal Board battles extra ammonia in Yamuna
NEW DELHI: After severe air pollution, the capital is now witnessing water pollution with a rise in ammonia levels in the Yamuna water coming from Haryana. Unlike previous years, the spike has been...
View ArticleVery poor AQI to stay for next 3 days in Delhi
NEW DELHI: The capital’s air quality index on Wednesday notched 373 in the ‘very poor’ category — same as Tuesday. The overall AQI on Monday was 330 — a slight increase from Sunday’s 311— all classified
View ArticleNot enough clearance or clouds, artificial rain not happening for now in Delhi
NEW DELHI: No artificial rain for Delhi this week as there are not enough clouds and government clearances. Sachchida Nand Tripathi, professor, IIT Kanpur, who is working closely with the environment
View ArticleNCR pollution: Colour-coding still a sticking point
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court-appointed EPCA on Thursday asked all NCR states to file a status report on a fuel sticker scheme to identify, and if required ban, diesel vehicles in the national capital...
View ArticleAt 10C, Delhi's air remains poor
NEW DELHI: The capital recorded its coldest morning of the season so far on Sunday with a minimum temperature of 10.4 degrees Celsius — one degree below normal for this time of the season, even as Delhi’s
View ArticleGovt officials to be prosecuted and may be sent to jail for not acting...
NEW DELHI: It will not only be polluters who will be sent to jail or have to pay the fine but the government agencies and officials will have have to face the same consequences if they failed to take...
View ArticleDraft Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2018
In a major move to fight air pollution, the Delhi government on released its draft "Electric Vehicle Policy 2018", which aims to ensure adoption of 25 per cent e-vehicles among new registrations by 2023.
View ArticleOrder of the Supreme Court of India regarding Hydrogen Enriched Compressed...
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 28/11/208 regarding Hydrogen Enriched Compressed Natural Gas (HCNG) Project.
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding mismanagement of dumping site...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bharat Bhushan Uppal Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 28/11/2018 regarding mismanagement of dumping site at main road in Inderpuri, Delhi
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding a godown of inflammable...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Urmila Vs Govt. NCT of Delhi dated 28/11/2018 regarding a godown of inflammable chemicals being run in Rana Complex, Village Rithala, Rohini, Delhi,
View ArticleNGT directs Delhi Jal Board to look into water wastage
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday expressed concern over the wastage of water during the filling of the tankers for supply in different areas and directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to look
View ArticleDelhi's air quality remains 'very poor' due to unfavourable...
Unfavourable meteorological conditions that slowed down dispersion of pollutants kept Delhi's air quality in the 'very poor' category for the third consecutive day on Wednesday as a thick haze engulfed
View ArticleAll charged up, but where is the infrastructure?
Delhi’s new draft electric vehicle policy which aims to make every fourth registered vehicle in the capital an electric one by 2023 has been described as “strong” and “comprehensive” by experts. They,
View ArticleBeijing plans 48 lakh charging points by 2022, Delhi doesn’t even know how...
The Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy, 2018 notes that sales of new electric cars worldwide surpassed a million units in 2017, with stocks at three million that year. More than half the sales were in China,
View ArticleAuto firms laud EV draft policy, but flag infra, incentive concerns
Automobile makers have good words for the draft policy that has set a target for at least a fourth of new vehicles sold in Delhi to be run on electricity by 2023. However, they are skeptical on the issue
View ArticleNGT forms joint committee to formulate scrapping policy
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a joint committee comprising officials from the Delhi government and Centre to prepare a scrapping policy for the Capital, following reports that...
View ArticleOrder of the Supreme Court of India regarding stickers for vehicles running...
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 28/11/208 regarding stickers for vehicles running on different fuels.
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding running of an industrial...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Kumar & Others Vs Jagdish Prasad Saini dated 03/12/2018 regarding running of a workshop of thinner, white cement, paint steel cutting
View ArticleAir quality swings between poor, very poor
Air quality continues to a point of concern with the air quality index (AQI) on Sunday oscillating between "poor" and "very poor" levels due to local pollutants. Pollution agencies have said the...
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