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The easiest way to clear air pollution is to not know how bad it is The easiest way to clear air pollution is to not know how bad it is. This is what India practices - in most parts of the country.
View ArticleSanjay Lake near Mayur Vihar to get new lease of life
Sanjay Lake near Mayur Vihar is all set to assume a new avatar as the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has cleared a redevelopment project that would see a lake city complex rise beside the water body,
View ArticlePPP model to build toilets in in New Delhi
Far-flung and less-developed areas in New Delhi Parliamentary constituency could soon have public toilet facilities built by private companies as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)...
View ArticleClimate change: DMRC comes under UN plan
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been registered as the world's first transport sector project under the Programme of Activities (PoA) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...
View ArticleDDA to install 100 bio-toilets
Bio-digesters, better known as bio-toilets and conceptualised by the Defence Research and Development Organisation for jawans in high-altitude areas, will soon be installed in the city by the Delhi...
View Article4 new swine flu cases; govt. says no need to panic
Four fresh cases of swine flu were reported in the Capital on Monday, taking the total figure to nine so far this year, while Health Minister J.P. Nadda reiterated that “there is no need to panic”. Delhi
View ArticleOil Slump Heightens Pollution Challenge From Delhi to Shanghai
A brisk walk in India’s capital New Delhi on Christmas Eve was rated ‘hazardous’ to health, while a similar stroll in the Chinese city of Shanghai was ranked ‘unhealthy.’ Two of Asia’s biggest cities with
View ArticleBlame Pollution for Cold Wave in North India
One big reason for the long spell of extreme cold weather in Delhi and many parts of North India this winter season -affecting road, rail and air traffic almost every day and claiming tens of lives -is
View ArticleAfter Dwarka, DDA to extend cycle-sharing project across capital
After Dwarka, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is planning to further its cycle-sharing project across the national capital. Officials said the authority expects to install over 1,600 cycle stations
View ArticleDJB-Tata Power sign MoU to set up 100 water ATMs in city
Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has collaborated with Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited to install reverse osmosis (RO) systems with water dispensing units in North and West Delhi, where the discom supplies
View ArticleLED to light up NDMC area, save 33 million units
Lights to be changed in hospitals, schools, buildings in the next four months If all domestic users in the New Delhi Municipal Council area shift to using LED bulbs in their homes then 33 million units
View Article72% पॉल्यूशन आपकी गाड़ियों से
दिल्ली दुनिया के सबसे प्रदूषित शहरों में शुमार है। वह दिन दूर नहीं, जब यह जगह रहने लायक ही न बचे। हमें इसे रोकना है। एनबीटी आज से शुरू कर रहा है नई पहल जिसमें कोशिश होगी कि पॉल्यूशन से निबटने के उपायों
View Articleपूरी बॉडी का दुश्मन दिल्ली का पॉल्यूशन
शहर में पॉल्यूशन लेवल हाई होने से बढ़ रही हैं बीमारियां सेहत खतरे में सांस लेने में दिक्कत पॉल्यूशन में नाइट्रोजन की अधिक है, तो रेसप्रेटरी डिजीज के चांस ज्यादा रहते हैं। डस्ट के कारण सांस की नली
View ArticleCourt stays order for felling trees in Vasant Kunj
A group of residents of the posh Vasant Kunj locality in South-West Delhi have raised objection to the proposed widening of a major road in their neighbourhood. They said it would cut the existing green
View ArticleClosure of bio-medical waste plant put on hold
The Delhi High Court on Thursday stayed an order of a single judge Bench for immediate closure of a bio-medical waste treatment plant in Sukhdev Vihar in South Delhi, which is allegedly affecting the...
View ArticleDelhi Metro launches bicycle sharing scheme
For a pollution-free last mile connectivity to commuters, the Delhi Metro on Thursday launched the city’s “first” public bicycle sharing scheme which was inaugurated from the Saket metro station. As per
View ArticleDelhi records second swine flu death, 8 cases reported
The national capital on Thursday reported the second death due to swine flu this year with a 30-year-old man from East Delhi succumbing to the H1N1 virus at a private hospital here. According to a senior
View ArticleGovt misled court on Delhi's pollution, say green activists
The government's submission before the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the major source of pollution in the capital was dust particles, and not vehicular emissions was dismissed on Thursday by...
View ArticleRoad safety campaign begins
The Delhi Government Transport Department and the Delhi Police began the Road Safety Week with various initiatives organised across the Capital on Sunday. Similar events will continue till January 17.
View ArticleCold wave hits northern India, 4 dead
COLD wave conditions continued to grip northern India, including the capital New Delhi, where at least four people have died of cold over the past two days, said officials Saturday. Besides Delhi, the
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