Night sweeping mooted to curb dust level in morning
Advocate Ravinder Raj has written to Delhi Lt.-Governor Najeeb Jung demanding night sweeping to curb high pollution levels that the city encounters during early morning hours. He sought the L-G’s...
View ArticlePollution chokes the Capital as respiratory diseases rise
‘Particulate matter in air not within safe limits’ If you have been battling a nagging cough/cold or worse an upper respiratory tract infection this season, the city’s poor air quality could be the
View ArticleHigh Court allows Gymkhana Club to de-seal one borewell
Club petitioned Court saying its members were facing an acute shortage of water The Delhi High Court has ordered de-sealing of one of the four borewells of the 101-year-old prestigious Delhi Gymkhana
View ArticleCity takes steps for clean air
Even as the city government has taken a number of initiatives to reduce air pollution in the national capital that include bringing advanced emission norms for vehicles, strengthening “pollution under
View ArticleSmog scare: Patients told to stay indoors
Air quality in the city is deteriorating every day as agricultural waste burning continues unabated in Punjab and Haryana. Doctors, too, are seeing a jump in cases of acute bronchitis, chronic obstructive
View Article40% toilets not working at 41 schools
In addition to working out the student-toilet ratio in its schools, the Directorate of Education had also asked schools for “details regarding non-functional toilets.“ An internal memorandum lists 41...
View ArticleYamuna unlikely to be clean by ’17
The unusual optimism displayed by Japan International Cooperation Agency regarding cleanup of Yamuna in the capital calls for a reality check. JICA has been providing financial support to the Yamuna
View ArticleNGT orders demolition of illegal constructions at Asaram’s ashram
Self-proclaimed godman Asaram Bapu, who is embroiled in rape charges, is in the soup again. The National Green Tribunal on Monday ordered that all illegal constructions in and around his ashram at Central
View ArticleGreens scoff at civic claim of 5K trees planted in Navi Mumbai
Environmentalists have scoffed at the civic body's claim that it has been planting three new trees for every one cut. Activists have specially brought attention to the cutting and plantation drive on...
View ArticleDelhi Jal Board sewer project figures in top 100
The Delhi Jal Board’s interceptor sewer project has been listed in the KPMG’s list of 100 most innovative infrastructure investment projects in the world. The KPMG is one of the largest professional...
View ArticleSix nations to take part in toilet fest
India along with Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Laos, Vietnam and Afghanistan will participate in a three-day International Toilet Festival in the city, which will start on Tuesday to create awareness about
View ArticleGovt demands report on PUC certificate centres
Plans to implement order on mandatory certificates from Dec 1 Apprehensive about the feasibility of the mandatory pollution under control (PUC) plan, the Delhi government has sought report from the
View ArticleGovt told to take 3 steps to fight winter smog
Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), which recently reviewed the Delhi government's air pollution action plan, has found that the government is not equipped to deal with the city's severe air
View ArticleGlobal index calls city air hazardous
Ever wondered how poor is the air we are breathing? A comparison of cities across the globe reveals the capital's dismal condition. Around 4pm (IST) on Tuesday, Delhi's Anand Vihar had an air quality...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment of water...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sunder Singh Vs. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 20/11/2014 regarding encroachment of water body/land bearing
View ArticleCountry far from ready to fight Ebola
Protective Gear Missing, LNJP Ward Needs Major Changes India has been caught napping on its preparedness for mass screening and treatment of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). Despite several warnings issued
View ArticleDelhi HC issues notice to Haryana govt over Munak canal water dispute
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Haryana government over the Munak canal water sharing dispute, saying it’s “tragic” that the issue has not been resolved yet while citizens are...
View ArticleVehicles more than 15 yrs old not to ply in Delhi: Tribunal
The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday held that all vehicles more than 15 years old would not be permitted to ply on the roads here. A Bench, headed by chairperson and judge Swatanter Kumar, also
View ArticleFine people for littering to make Delhi clean: HC
Observing that municipal authorities have failed to maintain cleanliness in the capital, the Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the civic bodies to punish people for littering. The court also ordered
View ArticleIf staff can’t keep city clean, fire them: Delhi HC
NEW DELHI: Slamming the municipal corporations for wasting public money, the Delhi high court on Wednesday said safai karamcharis must be removed if the 60,000 strong force can't keep the city clean.
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