All Delhi slums to have toilets, sanitation plan
An advisory panel to devise sanitation strategy in slums has been constituted. As announced by the Prime Minister in his Independence Day speech to provide toilet facilities in cities, villages and slums,
View ArticleDelhi Transport Corporation to sign deal for new buses
Failing to elicit a response from the last two bids, the Delhi Transport Corporation may soon sign a deal with an Indian automotive manufacturing company to procure a total of 1,380 semi-low-floor buses
View ArticleBorewells sucking Delhi dry: Survey
Delhi is reportedly facing the highest decline of groundwater level among all the metros in the country. The data compiled by the Central Ground Water Board has revealed that the city’s water table, the
View ArticleStop illegal sand mining on Yamuna: NGT
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Delhi government to put a stop to illegal mining carried out on the Yamuna riverbed at Wazirabad and Jagatpur bund area, noting that the rampant illegal sand
View ArticleSlum dwellers to get toilet facilities
Rs 42-cr DUSIB plan to improve sanitation in Jhuggi Jhompri clusters The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) has decided to provide toilet facilities to all the slum dwellers under a sanitation
View ArticleExisting policy set to be restructured
The city administration is proposing a policy restructuring for seeking “acoustical solutions” to the impending issue of noise pollution in the national capital. The environment department along with
View ArticleMore viral & typhoid cases after rain
Flood Of Patients With Viral Symptoms That Can Last For Even 2 To 3 Weeks The spell of rain over the last few days may have brought some relief to Delhiites reeling under an unusually hot spell, but
View ArticleAfter 2 years, NGT clears road expansion project in Vasant Kunj
Much to the relief of hundreds of people who use the Andheria Mod-Mahipalpur road daily to access Gurgaon and IGI airport, the public works department has received a go-ahead from the NGT to resume work
View ArticleLong way to go for rooftop solar systems
Delhi government still has a long way to go in clarifying the policy before private individuals take the decision to set up rooftop solar systems. The net metering scheme that was announced by the Delhi
View ArticleClean Yamuna, pollution control top priority
The first thing the city govt did after Mr Modi took over was that it sent officials to Gujarat to study the Sabarmati river A series of projects, close to the heart of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
View ArticleSDMC for strict regulation of e-rickshaws
E-rickshaws won’t be allowed to go faster than 15 km/h or carry more than four passengers as the municipal corporations are working to regulate all aspects of the battery-operated three-wheelers. The
View ArticleDwarka residents revive two water bodies
As Dwarka sub-city continues to battle chronic water shortage, there are two things that the residents can certainly be proud of – the two revived water bodies at Sector 20 and Sector 23. The two water
View ArticleNGT wants a riverfront plan that lays stress on cleaning Yamuna
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday expanded the scope of two related cases on the Yamuna riverfront development project and natural drains leading into the river. This was done so that Yamuna's...
View ArticleCapital's public toilets raise a stink
Not Cleaned For Long, Facilities Too Filthy For Use; Waste Dumps Full Too The civic facilities in a city are a measure of its standard. By that token, Delhi will rank with the worst. Public urinals here
View ArticleMore than 10,000 illegal bottled water units in NCR'
Over 10,000 illegal packaged water bottling units are operating in the NCR, often using labels of the 64 licensed manufacturers, putting the health of millions of people at risk, say industry...
View ArticleSouth Delhi councillors to get Rs.2-5 lakh for improving cleanliness in their...
Councillors in the South Delhi Municipal Corporation will be getting an additional Rs.2-5 lakh each to improve cleanliness in their wards, Leader of the House Subhash Arya said on Monday. “The councillors
View ArticlePower department gets charge of renewable energy
In order to give a major push to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s solar energy mission, the city administration has brought its environment ministry’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Management...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding environmental clearance...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Mahendra Pandey Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 09/09/2014 regarding Environmental Clearance granted for construction
View ArticleSeal illegal borewells immediately, orders NGT
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed that all illegal borewells which have not applied to Delhi Pollution Control Committee for consent to operate should be sealed immediately. The bench was hearing
View ArticleJudgement of the High Court of Delhi regarding plying of e- rickshaws in...
Judgement of the High Court of Delhi in the matter of Shanawaz Khan Vs Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Others dated 09/09/2014 regarding plying of e- rickshaws in the area falling under the...
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