Green cess, funds to clean air
Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday that it has directed the law, finance and urban development departments to notify the public about a
View ArticleDense development can cut car use, clean up air in Delhi
NEW DELHI: Transit-oriented development (TOD) can improve Delhi's air quality considerably by reducing the number of vehicle-miles travelled, the way it has done in several cities worldwide. Barcelona
View ArticleCentre likely to approve e-way project today
The Union Cabinet is likely to approve the Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) project on Thursday so that work can be awarded. This move has put the ongoing controversy between the Centre and Delhi...
View ArticleBring out policy on Sainik Farms or we'll flatten it: HC
The Delhi government on Wednesday came under fire from the Delhi high court for dithering on its stand on Sainik Farms. “Either you regularize or we flatten the unauthorized area,“ the bench observed.
View Article10 states seek to have their own land laws
Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at a NITI Aayog meeting in New Delhi. Ten big states, most of those ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
View ArticleCut car numbers: NGT to colony
National Green Tribunal on Thursday asked members of aviation employees cooperative housing building society ltd in Gagan Vihar to show what they are doing to control the number of cars in the colony.
View ArticleMumbai, 4 other metros to see highest rise in heat-related mortality: Study
Authors further say that the real mortality impact of the projected climate in urban areas in India is likely to be significantly higher than that analyzed in this study. Five urban areas that are...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding noise and air pollution caused...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Aviation Employees Co-operative House Building Society Ltd. Vs. Commissioner, EDMC dated 16/07/2015 regarding noise and
View ArticleNGT slams states on municipal solid waste, warns of fines
The National Green Tribunal has come down heavily on states for not complying with its orders on municipal solid waste management and gave them three weeks to submit status reports on the issue while...
View ArticleCivic bodies propose hike in parking fee to clean up Delhi’s air
Municipal corporations have proposed a hike in parking charges, particularly during peak hours, as a means to keep vehicles off the roads and reduce the city's air pollution. Green experts, however,...
View ArticleNGT fumes at Delhi govt’s diesel reply
NEW DELHI: National Green Tribunal on Monday took strong exception to the Delhi government's submission that only 41 of 700 vehicles entering the city were found to be polluting. It directed the...
View ArticlePollution levels in Shillong
Some months ago Prime Minister, Narendra Modi launched the air quality index at a two-day conference that included the environment and forest ministers from all Indian states. Officials at the conference
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution in NCT, Delhi,...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors. And Sanjay Kulshrestha Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 20/07/2015
View ArticleNational Green Tribunal questions Delhi government's plan to procure...
The National Green Tribunal today questioned the Delhi government's proposal to deploy 10,000 new DTC buses in the wake of alarming proportions of air pollution in the capital and directed it to come out
View ArticleDengue case count up, 6 new cases in a week
At 29, Number Highest Till July In Five Years Delhi has reported six dengue cases in the last one week, taking the total number of victims of the mosquito-borne disease to 29 this year, as on July 18.
View ArticlePlantation drive in Delhi begins in earnest, target is 5L
With the first few showers already moistening Delhi's otherwise arid landscape, the forest department has started its annual plantation drive. The target is to plant at least five lakh saplings. Hopes
View ArticleNGT: Check vehicles at 3 border entry points to city
The National Green Tribunal on Monday questioned the Delhi government’s submission that vehicles coming from outside the capital were not causing pollution. “The Centre is saying old diesel vehicles
View ArticleNearly 30 dengue cases reported in Delhi
Out of the total number of cases in 2015, 12 have been reported in July only. Nearly 30 cases of dengue have been reported till last week this year, the highest number for the period in the last six
View ArticleCSE condemns Delhi government decision of scrapping BRT without strategy for...
CSE condemns Delhi government decision of scrapping BRT without strategy for integrated public transport systems CSE believes it is regrettable that the Delhi government has prioritised taking
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