South corporation adds bite to fight, goes for pre-emptive strike on...
NEW DELHI: Besides early implementation of measures to prevent breeding of mosquitoes, South Delhi Municipal Corporation has come up with a year-long detailed action plan for 2019-20 that clearly defines
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Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of RWA Jain Colony Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 05/04/2019 regarding pollution by illegal industrial activities in North West Delhi and also violation
View ArticleOrder of the Supreme Court of India regarding felling of trees for...
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/04/2019 regarding felling of trees for the construction to be undertaken
View ArticleDPCC slaps fine on over 1,500 units for pollution
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) here on Tuesday slapped Rs 1 lakh environment damage charges each on 765 units for directly or indirectly causing pollution. In a statement, the DPCC said
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal encroachments and...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Narendra Vats, Vice President, Gramin Vikas Samiti Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 09/04/2019 regarding illegal encroachments and unregulated markets
View ArticleDelhi: Acoustic cameras to keep honking in check
NEW DELHI: Acoustic cameras at busy intersections may help catch honking drivers by alerting authorities and locating the source. Purpose, a Delhi-based NGO, on Wednesday conducted a trial run of the...
View ArticleOrder of the Delhi High Court regarding permission to avail “Human Embryonic...
Order of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Aditya Bhatia Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/04/2019 regarding permission to avail “Human Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy” being provided
View ArticleAravalli Biodiversity Park tells tale of 13-year course correction
NEW DELHI: The near-irreversible damage done to the Aravalis by human greed in the name of development is well chronicled. However, there is still some hope of saving the hills, as is evident from a visit
View ArticleDelhi: ECC collection adding to jams at borders, says expert
NEW DELHI: A former NHAI chairman has suggested to the Supreme Court-appointed environment watchdog, EPCA, that agencies should collect environmental compensation charge (ECC) from heavy commercial...
View ArticleDelhi-National Capital Region has rare low air pollution day
The Met department said on Wednesday that Delhi-NCR will experience more thunderstorms in the next two days with a 90 per cent probability on Thursday and 60 per cent probability on Friday. In a rare
View ArticleTake action against alleged acid pickling units: NGT
Directions came while green panel was hearing a plea moved by a city resident Following a plea alleging operation of acid pickling industries in Jahangirpuri, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has...
View ArticleAQI touches ‘Good’ level for first time this year
Gurgaon: The city air quality reached ‘Good’ level for the first time this year on Thursday, as the air quality index (AQI) recorded at 50. For the last two days, the city has been witnessing unusually
View ArticleGreen ministry notice to Delhi's Okhla waste plant after protests
NEW DELHI: The Union ministry of environment forest and climate change has issued a show-cause notice to the Okhla waste-to-energy plant for violation of the environmental clearance. Last month, residents
View ArticleDPCC stays sealing of factories in Narela, Bawana
New Delhi: In a big relief to 800 factory owners in Narela and Bawana, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on Tuesday withheld from sealing factories violating environment norms on the direction of
View ArticleICD gets extension to submit action plan on phasing out diesel vehicles
NGT asks depot at Tughlakabad to furnish plan by July 31 The National Green Tribunal has granted an extension to the Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Tughlakabad to submit an action plan pertaining to
View ArticleNGT seeks action taken report on illegal construction in Tughlakabad Extension
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee and the South Delhi Municipal Corporation to submit an action taken report on illegal constructions in the Tughlakabad...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Man Mohan Lal, Editor Aman Ishara Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 25/04/2019 regarding violation of environmental norms at main road Koyala tall,
View ArticleElections 2019: Pollution becomes an issue with promises made in manifestos
Political parties pledge to reduce pollution in manifestos Promises to fight the world’s most toxic air have made it to the manifestos of major political parties for the first time in Indian elections.
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding compliance of Bio-Medical...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Veterans Forum for Transparency in Public Life Vs Delhi Pollution Control Committee & Others dated 29/04/2019 regarding compliance of Bio-Medical
View ArticleScientists warn of bad air quality across northwest India
New Delhi/Ahmedabad: Senior scientists at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology have claimed that most of northwest India — including north Gujarat, Rajasthan, parts of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and
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