Healthier air quality in car-free stretch of Karol Bagh: CSE study
The street has been marked with yellow and white stripes demarcating space for hawkers A localised study conducted on a car-free stretch of the Ajmal Khan Road in the bustling Karol Bagh market has
View ArticleYou have no right to park in market: HC to Karol Bagh traders
North Delhi Municipal Corporation’s pilot project to decongest Ajmal Khan Road in Karol Bagh got a fillip on Wednesday, with the Delhi high court backing it. The high court dismissed a petition filed
View ArticleBadarpur eco park to rival New York’s Central Park
NEW DELHI: In the next three years, Delhi may get its own Central Park rivalling that of New York as work on the National Thermal Power Corporation’s (NTPC) Badarpur eco-park is underway. The 884-acre
View ArticleCentre admits less success in bad-air fight
New Delhi: Acknowledging the high level of air pollution in the capital, the environment ministry on Wednesday said the plan to fight the menace was “not totally successful” and sought public...
View Article‘Healthier air quality in pedestrianised zone in Karol Bagh’
New Delhi: A localised study conducted on a car-free stretch of Ajmal Khan Road in the bustling Karol Bagh market has shown a considerable improvement in air quality. Executive director of research and
View ArticleDelhi government sets plantation target to fight air pollution
With the national capital reeling under the wrath of polluted air, Delhi government on Wednesday set out a plantation target for the year 2019-20. To tackle the issue, Delhi environment and forest...
View ArticleDelhi: NGT seeks report on action taken against defaulting industries
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to submit an action taken report in regard to the closure of defaulting industries which were making
View ArticleHeatwave in striking distance of capital
New Delhi: A severe heatwave is set to hit Delhi and its neighbouring regions which, according to IMD, is likely to push the maximum temperature to 45 degrees Celsius in the next 48 hours. On Wednesday,
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding groundwater recharge not being...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mahesh Chandra Saxena Vs Central Pollution Control Board & Others dated 31/05/2019 regarding groundwater recharge by Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and
View ArticleNGT directs municipal corporations to submit report on landfill sites in Delhi
The National Green Tribunal has directed the municipal corporations to submit an action taken report on the steps taken to manage waste after a news report claimed that water is being contaminated in the
View ArticleCM’s move on public transport a different ball game altogether
Experts raise questions ranging from affordability to sustainability The Delhi government’s decision to provide free access of State-run public transportation to women is an excellent idea – on paper;
View ArticleFree travel not linked to women's safety, say experts
Experts in the field of public transport expressed mixed reactions on the Kejriwal government's proposal to make commute for women in public transport buses and Metro trains free, saying there was no...
View ArticleHow green is the country? Check out our State of India's Environment...
The State of India's Environment 2019 in Figures is an exclusive data-driven analysis of major developmental and environmental sectors. Each and every dataset from this periodic publication can be used...
View ArticleDraft Delhi Maintenance and Management of Parking Places Rules 2019
The government has notified a draft parking policy aimed at discouraging on-street and footpath parking here. However, this has now been tweaked to allow free parking in residential areas. The government
View Article780 hectares accumulated under land pooling policy so far: DDA
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has received applications for over 780 hectares under the land pooling policy, senior DDA officials said on Wednesday. The online portal for the land pooling
View ArticleOzone pollution higher this summer, says CSE
Ozone pollution has increased in Delhi-NCR this summer compared to last year, an analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment, Delhi, has found. “When temperature increases, the rate of production
View ArticleDelhi’s sweet spot: 25°C to 31°C
Study says power demand doesn’t rise with increase in temperature in this range The Centre for Science and Environment, in a study which is to be released on Thursday, has found that there is a...
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on Steps for curbing air pollution in Delhi,...
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Steps for curbing air pollution in Delhi, 24/06/2019. The Central Government has taken a number of regulatory measures for prevention, control and abatement of air...
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on Steps for curbing air pollution in Delhi,...
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Steps for curbing air pollution in Delhi, 24/06/2019. The Central Government has taken a number of regulatory measures for prevention, control and abatement of air...
View ArticleArvind Kejriwal’s promise: 24×7 water in Delhi by 2024
Speaking at the inauguration of a new water treatment plant at Chandrawal, he said 88% of all colonies in Delhi were getting piped water supply — an increase of 30% since AAP came to power in 2015.
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