East Kidwai Nagar redevelopment: NGT seeks Centre's response
The National Green Tribunal today sought response from the Centre on a plea requesting a stay on commercialisation and redevelopment of East Kidwai Nagar area here being undertaken by the Ministry of...
View ArticleDelays in construction of parking lots create chaos
Delhi’s ever-increasing population has added to the parking woes in the national capital, which in turn has boosted the power of the parking mafia. The city’s municipal bodies have failed to provide
View ArticleYouth constitutes 40% of car accident victims: Study
At least 40 per cent of those dying on Indian roads are below 24 years of age, shows a recent study on road mishaps in the country. According to a report by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE),
View ArticleGB Nagar sees maximum erosion of NCR green zones
Between 1999 and 2012, there has been an alarming depletion of Natural Conservation Zones — forests, water bodies and wasteland — in the National Capital Region. In Delhi, water bodies shrunk by 22.6%,
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction/re-development...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Rajiv Suri Vs. Ministry of Urban Development & Others dated 14/07/2014 regarding construction/re-development...
View ArticleExperts push for non-motor transport
With Delhi being ranked the most polluted and populous city in the world by international organizations, urban planning experts say there is a need to promote sustainable public transport in the capital.
View ArticleFunds flow, Yamuna stays filthy
Every year the state and union budgets raise hopes that the Yamuna may after all soon get a new lease of life. In fact, the Delhi government's budget has been making the exact same promise for seven...
View ArticleSeven lakh people to get DJB water
Tuglakabad, Sangam Vihar and Deoli all set to get supply of drinking water through piped lines within one week For seven lakh residents of Tuglakabad, Sangam Vihar and Deoli, good days finally seems
View ArticleNGT seeks govt response on East Kidwai Nagar plea
The National Green Tribunal on Monday sought the Centre’s response on a plea requesting a stay on a Ministry of Urban Development project that seeks to commercialise the East Kidwai Nagar area in the...
View ArticleE-rickshaws must be made safer
With battery-operated rickshaws receiving the Union government’s nod to operate in the city, experts believe that there are many factors that hold these vehicles back despite they being environment...
View ArticleCity needs umbrella body to synergise transport system
The national capital lacks the hallmarks of an efficient public transportation system — accessibility, affordability, reliability and last mile connectivity. Experts opine that the city administration’s
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal on the issue of natural drains in Delhi...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Ashok Mittal & Others Vs. NCT of Delhi & Others dated 17/07/2014 on the issue of natural drains in Delhi and
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on increased air pollution in NCR, 17/07/2014
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on increased air pollution in NCR, 17/07/2014.
View ArticleReal' Forests in India Half of Ministry Claims
India has no more than 3.3 lakh s land under real forests, less than number claimed by the Ministry ronment and Forest (MoEF) in th est survey released last week. Among other impacts, low for might
View ArticleWATER TABLE HIT' - Tribunal lens on underground parking projects
Underground parking projects in Noida have come under National Green Tribunal’s scanner. On Wednesday, the tribunal bench led by Justice Swatanter Kumar heard a plea by one Vikrant Tongad, challenging
View ArticleScientist cautions against riverfront plan
Even while bureaucrats prepare reports on Yamuna riverfront development amid raging debate on the suitability of the Sabarmati model, a scientist from Jamia Millia Islamia has come out with a plan to use
View ArticleDelhi Budget: Jaitley embarks Rs 2,700 cr for health care sector
Plans to set up centres in each district for victims of sexual assault and a multi-speciality hospital in South Delhi Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today earmarked Rs 2,724 crore for health sector
View ArticleNational Green Tribunal raps Delhi Metro over dumping construction waste into...
The National Green Tribunal directed DMRC to explain why they dumped construction waste on Yamuna floodplains and why they shouldn't be fined Rs 5 lakh for it. NGT had issued a show-cause notice to
View ArticleImproper to Label Delhi As World's Most Polluted City: Govt
The government today said the World Health Organisation's (WHO) recent report describing Delhi as the most polluted city in the world by considering estimated data for fine dust in a select manner was
View ArticleSubsidy likely on electric cars
The Delhi government is mulling a subsidy to car owners choosing to go electric. The move comes after the Centre offered a subsidy in this year's budget under the National Mission on Electric Mobility
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