Migratory birds leaving Okhla Sanctuary, opting for drains
All you have to do, instead, is to visit Najafgarh drain where you will find various species, including residents and migratory birds. Najafgarh drain has become the favourite destination for birds. An...
View ArticleHaryana gets NGT notice on Najafgarh drain status
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal issued notices to the Haryana government, National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) and other agencies on Monday for response to a plea on pollution in the...
View ArticleMultiplexes, parks OK in green zones
State Govts Can Use Such Areas Commercially After Framing Tourism Policy New Delhi: The NCR Planning Board’s green light to more construction activities in ecologically fragile zones like the Aravalis...
View ArticlePvt lab to test for dioxin presence in Okhla air
New Delhi: National Green Tribunal has asked a private laboratory based in Hyderabad to monitor dioxin emissions at the Okhla waste-to-energy plant. The tribunal had recently told Delhi Pollution Control
View Articleअप्रैल के बाद भी मिलेगा फ्री पानी
जिनके घर लगे हैं पानी के मीटर, उन्हें होगा स्कीम का फायदा अप्रैल के बाद भी लोगों को हर महीने 20 हजार लीटर तक फ्री पानी मिलता रहेगा। पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री अरविंद केजरीवाल की सरकार ने लोगों को फ्री पानी देने...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding fixing the limits of...
This NGT order dated 25/02/2014 regarding fixing the limits of Eco-Sensitive Area in respect of Okhla Bird Sanctuary. notes that Uttar Pradesh Government has sent its proposal recommending 100 meters...
View ArticleIllegal butcher shops a threat to quality of meat supply in Delhi
The purpose of shifting the meat slaughtering business to Ghazipur seems to be lost as a number of illegal butcher shops are now in operation close to the modern abattoir in East Delhi. At a meeting
View ArticleClose all waste plants in residential areas
Hazardous Emissions From Mixed Solid Waste Prompts Panel To Seek Countrywide Ban The parliamentary standing committee on urban development has recommended waste incinerator plants be shut in...
View Articleदिल्ली को चाहिए पानी केंद्र, यूपी को नोटिस
सर्वोच्च अदालत ने हरियाणा, उत्तराखंड और अटॉर्नी जनरल को भी किया तलब नई दिल्ली। दिल्ली को समुचित तौर पर पीने का पानी मुहैया कराने के मद्देनजर यमुना और गंगा नदी में पानी के बहाव को कायम रखने के लिए तंत्र...
View Articleयमुना में पानी के मुद्दे पर चार राज्यों को नोटिस
गंगा-यमुना में न्यूनतम प्रवाह बनाए रखने के लिए पर्याप्त पानी छोड़ने की मांग पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने हरियाणा, दिल्ली, उत्तर प्रदेश तथा उत्तराखंड को नोटिस जारी कर जवाब मांगा है। दूसरी ओर हरियाणा ने शीर्ष अदालत
View ArticleSC agrees to hear plea on drinking water
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine a plea for maintaining a minimum water flow in Yamuna and Ganga so as to ensure adequate drinking water to residents in Delhi. Admitting an application...
View ArticleDelhi records highest infant mortality rate among metros, Chennai lowest
In Delhi, 64% newborns die within the first 28 days The National Capital had the worst Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) among the four metropolitan cities between 2010 and 2012 with 30 newborns dying for...
View ArticleDDA landfill plan may pollute river
NGO Says Site Vital For Groundwater Recharge, But Agency Not Listening Creating landfills in two villages of Zone P-II in north Delhi, a part of Yamuna floodplains, may contaminate groundwater and...
View ArticleGovt gets 15 days to file eco zone plan
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to send its proposal for an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the Okhla bird sanctuary within 15 days to the ministry of environment and...
View ArticleGreen Tribunal proposes heavy fine for illegal dumping of garbage, debris
Heavy penalty for dumping malba and garbage in open drains and by the roadside in the city could soon become a reality. The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday asked the civic agencies “why in...
View Articleभूजल दोहन पर सख्ती में मिल सकती है छूट
केजरीवाल सरकार ने किया था सख्ती करने का फैसला केजरीवाल सरकार ने भूजल दोहन के खिलाफ सख्ती से पेश आने के आदेश दिए थे, लेकिन सरकार के जाने के बाद प्रस्ताव है कि जिन इलाकों में जल बोर्ड की पहुंच नहीं है,...
View Articleपार्किंग पॉलिसी लागू न होने पर ईपीसीए नाराज
सुप्रीम कोर्ट के निर्देश पर बने पर्यावरण प्रदूषण नियंत्रण प्राधिकरण (ईपीसीए) ने राजधानी दिल्ली में पार्किंग पॉलिसी लागू न होने पर नाराजगी जताई है। ईपीसीए अध्यक्ष भूरेलाल ने तीनों नगर निगमों की लापरवाही
View Article100 trees felled in Okhla sanctuary
Even though UP government has claimed that it is taking all steps to protect Okhla Bird Sanctuary, the forest department has ironically allowed the irrigation department to cut nearly 100 fully-grown...
View ArticleGovt warns of action against commercial exploitation of water
Delhi government today directed the deputy commissioners to take strict action against complaints of commercial exploitation of ground water, even as it asked the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to re-advertise
View ArticleDRDO inaugurates eco-friendly residential complex in Delhi
The Defence Research and Development Organisation's new eco-friendly residential complex at Timarpur, Delhi, has the anaerobic biodigestor technology, that aims to conserve nature. The biodigestor...
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