No end to waste on river bed
The city seems to be failing to conserve its eco-sensitive river zone. Despite repeated orders by National Green Tribunal (NGT) against dumping of any waste on the river bed, the Yamuna Riverfront...
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Impact of e-waste recycling on water and soil
This report released by Toxics Link reveals that
View ArticleCity schools try out solar power
In a bid to increasing the use of solar power, several public schools are considering setting up roof-top solar power plants. The environment department of Delhi government has already installed these
View ArticleDwarka readies for water protest
Area Hit Hard By Ban On Private Tankers While political parties take their time to figure out when to hold elections, Dwarka residents are paying the price for the absence of a government in the city.
View ArticleHC asks DDA to hand over landfill sites to MCD
The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to hand over two of the four earmarked landfill sites to the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) and the South Delhi...
View ArticleLight rain expected, El Nino disrupts monsoon
Intermittent showers brought temporary relief to Delhiites, although proper monsoon downpour continues to play truant. In the absence of any prolonged precipitation, maximum temperatures remained above
View Articlee-waste recycling turns water, soil toxic
Extremely high levels of heavy metals found in samples from Loni and Mandoli Lab testing of soil and water samples from the Loni and Mandoli areas of Delhi reveals high contamination of both with heavy
View ArticleDepots missing, so capital can't buy more buses
Without public transport, Delhi may never be able to address its twin problems of air pollution and traffic congestion. But it has failed to meet its massive demand for buses simply because there aren't
View ArticleAntibiotics in your chicken!
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) lab study found residues of antibiotics in 40 per cent of the samples of chicken that were tested. Large-scale unregulated use of antibiotics in the poultry
View ArticleIndiscriminate' use of antibiotics in poultry might be 'strongly...
Claiming that it found several antibiotic residues in chickens tested in Delhi-NCR region, an environment body on Wednesday said "large-scale and indiscriminate" use of antibiotics in poultry industry
View ArticleAntibiotics in chicken ‘hitting Indians’ resistance to drugs’
A study conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has linked growing antibiotic resistance in humans to its large-scale, indiscriminate use in the poultry industry. "Drugged" is the
View ArticleAntibiotic-fed poultry harming consumers: Study
Large scale, indiscriminate use of antibiotics in the poultry industry has led to antibiotic resistance in Indians who are falling prey to many otherwise curable ailments, said a new study released here
View ArticleISO publishes standard for measuring water footprint
Businesses across the globe will now be able to measure the environmental impact of water use and pollution with a new ISO standard, published today (31 July). ISO 14046 will give all organisations
View ArticleVehicle safety experts welcome ban, slam Centre's backup plan
Vehicle safety experts and traffic cops have welcomed the ban on e-rickshaws, saying the vehicles have become a nuisance on the city roads as it's tough to control them in absence of any law. Experts
View ArticleCentre unfazed, goes ahead with plans to regularise e-ricks
Despite the Delhi High Court banning e-rickshaws, the Centre is going ahead with plans to regularise their movement, said officials sources in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. In fact, hours
View ArticleScrap dealers blamed for poor e-waste
While complaints are rife about electronic companies flouting e-waste disposal norms, companies in turn blame scrap dealers as the biggest stumbling block for the success of the initiative. Private
View ArticleHigh Court bans e-rickshaws, as of now
The Delhi high court on Thursday ordered an immediate ban on plying of e-rickshaws in the city, saying that “unregulated plying of the vehicles on Delhi roads is prima facie a hazard to other traffic on
View ArticleLarge-scale antibiotic residues found in chicken: CSE study
Large-scale antibiotic residues have been found in chicken samples lifted from Delhi and the National Capital Region. This unregulated use of antibiotics in the poultry industry could be contributing to
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding indiscriminate excavation of...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Rajeev Suri Vs Ministry of Urban Development & Others dated 04/08/2014 regarding indiscriminate excavation of soil...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding drains of Delhi, 05/08/2014
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Manoj Mishra & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 05/08/2014 regarding drains of Delhi and how many...
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