South Corporation’s ‘zero garbage’ plan starts rolling
A plan to minimise garbage being sent to the city’s landfill sites has been set in motion by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), which is inviting expressions of interest for its ‘zero garbage’
View ArticleMillennium City on track for special cycling lanes
GURGAON: The Millennium City may soon get dedicated cycle tracks and lanes for pedestrians, thanks to the Rahagiri Day movement it pioneered for the cause of promoting non-motorized transport in Gurgaon.
View ArticleLocals claim Ridge trees cut in plantation drive
Morning walkers in Civil Lines area, north Delhi, have taken objection to a unique plantation method by scientists that involves pruning of invasive species to make sunlight available for native species
View ArticleWhy Delhi is worst city to park in
It Registers 1,200 Cars Daily But Added Only 2,500 Parking Slots In 10 Years It’s a city dependent on private transport—about 1,200 cars are registered here every day—but civic infrastructure has not
View ArticleHC asks Centre to clean up polluted ‘water body’ in Tughlaqabad
A two-km long, 300-metre wide and nearly 10-metre deep “artificial lake” has been created in Tughlaqabad due to polluted water collecting in the low-lying area behind the Tughlaqabad Fort, Ministry of
View ArticleDon’t have a pollution certificate? Can’t refuel
Soon, you won’t be able to refuel at a petrol pump in the capital if you don’t have a Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate. Lt-Governor Najeeb Jung has approved a proposal that makes it mandatory
View ArticlePollution board revokes permit of 11 stainless steel industries in Wazirpur
After inspecting stainless steel pickling industries in Wazirpur Industrial area, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has rejected permission granted to 11 units operating in the area for...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding industrial pollution in...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Wazirpur Industrial Estate Welfare Society (Regd.) Vs Delhi Pollution Control Committee dated 17/10/2014 regarding...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding hazardous industries...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of All India Lokadhikar Sangthan Vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 17/10/2014 regarding hazardous industries...
View ArticleBRT project looks set for a comeback
A year after the Delhi government shelved plans of building 14 more bus rapid transit (BRT) corridors, the controversial project is back in the reckoning. In a recently held high-level meeting to...
View ArticleEnforce SC ban, ensure ‘silent Diwali’ in Delhi: Harsh Vardhan to Lt-Governor
Raising a cry for a silent Diwali in the national capital, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday urged Lt-Governor Najeeb Jung to ensure the execution of a Supreme Court order which bans the
View ArticleNo Diwali crackers, no lung cancer
A large number of doctors in Delhi this year are appealing for a cracker-free Diwali. Advocating ‘No Diwali crackers, no lung cancer’ for the city this festival season, Dr. Niranjan Naik, senior...
View ArticleCity roads most dangerous: Court
Refusing to grant relief to a man guilty of driving in an inebriated state, a Delhi court has upheld his conviction and sentence saying “roads of Delhi are one of the most dangerous stretches“ and...
View ArticleDelhi to become 7th city to have more than 200 Metro stations in world
The completion of Phase III of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will make Delhi a city with one of the highest number of Metro stations anywhere in the world, said a senior DMRC official, apart
View Article67 dengue cases reported last week
The number of dengue cases being reported from around the city jumped sharply this past week – having more than doubled in comparison to the previous week. The city reported 67 cases this past week.
View ArticleCivic bodies, DDA to come up with waste processing action plan
The Capital’s garbage problem has caught the attention of the Centre, which has ordered the municipal corporations and the Delhi Development Authority to set up waste processing units. According to
View ArticleCentre to relax norms for existing e-rickshwas
Come November and e-rickshaws might start plying on the city roads legally. Even as hearing in the case continues in the High Court, the Central Government is planning to relax certain regulation norms
View ArticleNCR eco zones shrinking: Survey
An assessment of the extent of damage or diversions from satellite images and maps prepared by the National Remote Sensing Centre has revealed an "alarming" shrinkage of the natural conservation zones,
View ArticleGetting approvals for buildings to be easier soon with single-window system
The task of getting approvals from different civic agencies for buildings is likely to get easier with new and dynamic building bye-laws in the offing. The Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC) and the Delhi
View ArticleTughlaqabad’s poison lake
In the forest on both sides of Tughlaqabad Fort’s southern outer wall, a lake has slowly materialised over the past two years. Leafless tree-trunks jut out at odd angles from the poisonous water. Sludge
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