E-rickshaws could cut emissions but need new regulations: environmentalists
‘They could be an intermediate mode of public transport’ Environmentalists say e-rickshaws could help reduce pollution if appropriate regulatory mechanisms are put in place for the charging and disposal
View ArticleScientist criticizes Sabarmati model
ays Building On Floodplain Not A Good Idea For Yamuna Delhi's bid to rep licate the Sabarmati riverfront development project for Yamuna has taken a controversial turn. C R Babu, DU professor emeritus
View ArticleGuj water adviser to help city
Will Help DJB Draft A Plan; 500 Water ATMs In The Pipeline The adviser to Gujarat government on water issues, Babubhai Navalawala, is expected to guide Delhi government on water preservation. Navalawala
View ArticleGovt says they are eco-friendly, offers easy loans
With talk of assembly elections in the air, Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday announced at a public rally here that battery-powered rickshaws, known as e-rickshaws, would not be considered
View ArticleE-ricks saved but passengers at risk: Experts
Design, Components Of Vehicles Not Tested, Amendment Provides Blanket Exemption exemption from future testing as well. Transport experts say technical testing of the vehicles is a must, especially when
View ArticleGovt to set up panel to clean Yamuna
Days after setting up a committee of secretaries to work out a plan on Ganga rejuvenation, the government on Tuesday announced a similar group of senior officers to make a plan to clean the Yamuna.
View ArticleOnce decried, BRT on revival road
LG Panel Recommends It As Only Way Forward On Reducing Air Pollution Implementing bus rapid transit across the city has been one of the key recommendations of the lieutenant governor’s committee on air
View ArticleStructural flaws, unchecked growth make e-rickshaws a safety hazard
The absence of any kind of measures to regulate e-rickshaws is one of the reasons why so many of them have started plying on Delhi roads over the past one year. In August 2013, the Transport department
View ArticleFile affidavits before felling trees, says NGT
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Forest Department and the Public Works Department (PWD) to file affidavits seeking permission to cut 206 trees to construct a ramp as part of the PWD’s...
View ArticleE-ricks to stay, branded as non-motorised vehicles
Those with motor power up to 650W will be allowed to ply on city roads Reversing the order of his own Ministry, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari announced on Tuesday that battery-operated rickshaws
View ArticleSite sought for disposal of sludge
The city’s environment department has asked the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the MCD to provide land for the disposal of sludge from effluent treatment plants (ETPs) and sewage treatment plants
View ArticleLieutenant Governor clears 500 water ATMs
The Delhi Jal Board has decided to install more than 500 water ATMs in areas facing severe shortage of drinking water all across the city. The Jal Board has also decided to release water supply to about
View ArticlePedestrians, get ready to reclaim roads from July
Gurgaon fell in love with Raahgiri when it was launched there last November. Now, it's Delhi's turn. The Delhi leg of Raahgiri will kick off on the evening of July 5 near Khan Market. Raahgiri is a
View ArticleMonth to frame policy on e-ricks
Municipal corporations have been given a month's time to frame an `easy' policy for the registration of erickshaws in the city . The policy must focus on passenger safety and e-rickshaw owners will have
View ArticleAs treatment plants run below capacity, raw sewage flows into river Yamuna
River’s condition can’t improve unless 100% sewage is treated” The major source of the Capital’s water is also the destination for a large amount of its raw sewage, as treatment plants are being...
View Articleकरें सोलर एनर्जी जेनरेट, पाएं छूट
डीईआरसी का प्लान, लोगों से मांगे सुझाव अपने घरों की छतों पर सोलर एनर्जी जेनरेट करने वाले कस्टमर्स के लिए डीईआरसी एक नई योजना बना रही है। इसके तहत ऐसे कस्टमर्स की लाइनों को बिजली कंपनियों के ग्रिडों
View ArticleGujarat expert to lead water management panel in capital
The adviser to the Gujarat government on water issues, Babubhai Navalawala will now head an advisory group that will "guide the Delhi government on issues related to water management". Navalawala, a
View ArticleLieutenant-governor panel to solve city’s drinking water crisis
Babubhai Navalawala, a water expert from Gujarat, appointed head of the advisory group With the city facing acute shortage of drinking water, Delhi lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung on Thursday instituted
View ArticleCentre tells States to adopt Gujarat water supply model
The Modi Government has suggested all the States across the country to consider adopting the Gujarat model of Statewide water supply grid to achieve potable water security in their region. The Union
View ArticleSunny Delhi not cut out to be solar city
Building Design, Space Crunch Are Hurdles The world may be going solar but the capital isn’t designed to harness the sun’s energy optimally. That’s the crux of an environment department report on the
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