What Cabinet decision has been taken on Mashelkar report, NGT asks Centre
With the rising vehicular pollution across metros becoming a matter of concern, the National Green Tribunal earlier this week asked the Centre to place before it the Dr. Mashelkar Committee Report on auto
View ArticleGovt plans to end jams in 4 yrs
Cycle Tracks, Walkways, BRTs Among Decongestion Measures For Delhi. Government agencies have lined up a slew of initiatives to decongest Delhi, including construction of cycle tracks covering over 200
View ArticleE-rick Bill introduced in Lok Sabha
A bill to regularise e-rickshaws and provide for driving licences for battery-operated vehicles was introduced in Lok Sabha today , paving the way for such vehicles to ply in the national capital and...
View ArticleHigh-tech street lighting in north Delhi by 2015: Discom
With winter at its peak and women's safety a daily concern, Tata Power Delhi is deploying high-tech street lighting for the first time. According to officials, the futuristic streetlight system, equipped
View ArticleFewer DTC buses but more accidents
The number of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses has been dwindling progressively . From 5,438 buses in 2012 to 5,216 in 2013-14, the state bus authority has been losing old buses without adding any
View ArticleMore infants died within month of birth last year
The number of children dying in Delhi within 29 days of their birth has gone up in the past one year -from 876 in 2012-13 to 1,015 in 2013-14.Latest statistics released by Delhi government show maternal
View ArticleRise in number of heart ailments as winter sets in
Hospitals in the city are reporting a rise in the number of patients coming in with complaints related to heart ailments even as the mercury dips. Doctors have issued a general warning to people with...
View ArticleCabinet approves ordinance on Delhi e-rickshaws
Paving the way for plying of e-rickshaws on roads of national capital region, the Cabinet on Wednesday approved promulgation of an ordinance as a bill in this regard could not get through Parliament....
View ArticleCivic bodies allocate more funds to boost cleanliness campaign
It took a nationwide cleanliness campaign backed by the Centre to get Delhi’s civic bodies to take their sanitation responsibilities seriously by allocating more resources for the purpose. The Union
View ArticleNGT bans illegal collection of plastic waste
Civic body acts against 258 illegal recycling units Concerned over the rampant burning of plastic waste, the National Green Tribunal has prohibited transportation, handling and disposal of such waste
View ArticleEarmark places for tube wells in Bawana, Narela industrial areas
After being pulled up by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for its laxity in supplying potable water to industrial areas of Bawana and Narela, and exploitation of ground water, the Delhi Jal Board has
View ArticleNorth India's cities the most polluted, south's cleanest
Almost all of the most polluted cities in India are located in the north with Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan dominating the list, according to a WHO report on the most polluted cities in the world
View ArticleTraffic Police to decongest markets as per NGT order
The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) suggested measures to check vehicular emission levels in the Capital will soon take concrete shape from New Year’s Eve. As per the NGT order, which had suggested
View ArticleAntibiotic residue limit on honey fixed
The Centre has set limits for the presence of antibiotics in honey - an issue that had sparked off concerns four years ago about drug resistance, blood-related diseases and potential damage to vital...
View ArticleHigh Court stays felling of trees in Vasant Kunj
The Delhi High Court has granted a stay on felling of trees during widening of a major road by the Delhi Public Works Department in Vasant Kunj here. The interim order was passed on a writ petition
View ArticleE-ricks to make comeback as new scheme notified
The city government on Tuesday notified the new E-rickshaw Sewa Scheme, paving the way for the battery-operated vehicles’ return on the city roads. The move comes just days after the Cabinet on December
View ArticlePollution earned bad name for environment department
The year again saw Delhi in news for “wrong” reasons. This time for being ranked as the most polluted city in the world by WHO that drew a sharp reaction from both the government and scientists. The...
View ArticlePolicy slow but city ready to tap the sun
Use Commercial, Govt Property: Experts Delhi may not have made solar rooftop systems mandatory for homes and commercial buildings as Haryana has, but the city is already in gear to maximize the capital's
View ArticleNo permanent construction on Ridge, Asaram Trust tells NGT
Petitioner claims Trust hoodwinking all After being directed to demolish all illegal constructions in and around its ashram in Central Ridge, Asaram Bapu’s Trust has now submitted a compliance report
View ArticlePesticide on your plate
Vegetables are the noble folk of food world, loved equally by doctors and grandmothers. Vegetarians live off them and meat-eaters are told to live off them. But in Delhi, under every crunchy leaf of...
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