Experts can't digest HC ruling, say it won't help
Health experts have expressed shock and dismay over the Delhi high court's refusal to ban sale of junk food in schools. They claim that putting `restrictions', the suggested option, cannot help curb the
View ArticleLET DELHI BREATHE- `India must leapfrog to Euro VI as benefits outweigh...
The International Council on Clean Transportation has written to minister of state for petroleum and natural gas Dharmendra Pradhan, recommending India skip Euro V fuel norms and move directly to Euro
View ArticleGovernment to increase green cover by 5% in 5 years
The Delhi government has set itself a goal to increase the city’s forests from 20.08 per cent to 25 per cent in the next five years. This means the government will have to add about six to seven hectares
View ArticleGreen Panel Raps Delhi Govt for Not Acting to Check Air Pollution
The National Green Tribunal has hit out at the Delhi government for failing to take steps to implement the measures the tribunal had set out to improve the capital's poor air quality. The tribunal also
View ArticleDelhi again tries to link PUC with sale of fuel
The city administration is once again making serious attempts to make pollution under control (PUC) certificates mandatory for purchase of diesel and petrol in the national capital. The transport...
View ArticleAir pollution level in Delhi exceeds WHO limits
NEW DELHI: The level of air pollution in Delhi exceeds the limits prescribed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), government said in Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The air quality monitoring data for Delhi
View ArticleReal-time air data okay, with rider
NEW DELHI: Under attack from experts and civil society organizations for its alleged bid to "validate" the city's air quality stats, the Centre has indicated that it will allow Delhi Pollution Control
View ArticleWATER TARIFF HIKE- From April 1, Dwarka to pay less for water
Despite a tariff hike, residents of Dwarka will be paying less for their water consumption as compared to their existing expenditure. In Thursday's board meeting, DJB officially included the sub-city in
View ArticlePlantation plan hits land hurdle
NEW DELHI: The environment minister, Asim Ahmed Khan, has asked the forest department to increase the city's green cover substantially, starting this year, as a strategy to improve air quality. Some...
View ArticleReal-time air data okay, with rider
Under attack from experts and civil society organizations for its alleged bid to “validate“ the city's air quality stats, the Centre has indicated that it will allow Delhi Pollution Control Committee to
View ArticleDJB to provide sewerage in phases
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) today decided to provide sewerage facilities in the unathorised colonies in a phased manner under the newly finalized Sewerage Master Plan (SMP) 2031. At a meeting held by Deputy
View ArticleMCDs to put up bins across Delhi
To keep up with the Prime Minister’s Clean India campaign, the three corporations in the national capital are planning to bring back small dustbins on the city’s arterial roads, busy markets and...
View ArticleHC concerned over high water table in South Delhi colony
Concerned over the “unusually” high water table in a DDA colony here, which is allegedly posing threat to buildings, the Delhi High Court has directed the authorities to find out the reason behind it.
View ArticleCentre promises ‘flow’ in Yamuna
After assurances from the Centre, thousands of Yamuna Muktikaran Abhiyan (YMA) protesters, who had been camping in Delhi since Friday, were on their way back to Mathura and other parts of Uttar Pradesh
View ArticleUrban homes emit more greenhouse gases than industry
The industrial sector has been taking the flak for emitting high levels of hazardous gases over the years but it might ultimately be our homes that are responsible for the highest emission of greenhouse
View ArticleReview 1994 water pact to revive Yamuna: Experts
The Centre may have assured the Yamuna Muktikaran Abhiyan protesters that the "ecological flow" in the river will be restored in Delhi, but experts say this can't be done without revisiting the 1994 water
View ArticleHC orders status quo on allotment of Chhattisgarh coal block
Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Centre to maintain status quo on a Chhattisgarh mine, the bid for which by Jindal Power Ltd (JPL) had been cancelled by the Government. While passing the order on
View ArticleDelhi Dialouge panel discusses transport woes
A meeting on transport-related issues facing the Capital’s citizens was organised by the Delhi Dialogue Commission (DDC) chaired by Transport Minister Gopal Rai, and co-chaired by DDC vice-chairman Ashish
View ArticleCSE bats for Euro IV standard in city
The Delhi Dialogue Commission on Monday held a meeting with the Centre for Science and Environment and transport officials to come up with a roadmap for checking vehicular emission. Advocacy organisation
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