NGT pulls up DMRC for dumping waste in Yamuna
The National Green Tribunal has pulled up Delhi government, Delhi Jal Board and the corporations for failing to submit progress reports on steps taken by them for reducing pollution in the Yamuna. It also
View ArticleCRRI had asked for scrapping of corridor
Its 2012 Study Concluded BRT Led To Increase In Travel Time & Frequency Of Accidents In 2012, the Delhi high court had asked Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) to determine the operational...
View ArticleIt's official, BRT will be dismantled after rains
Road To Be Restored To Original Form The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor -a cause of much misery for commuters -will finally be dismantled. The 5.8-km stretch between Ambedkar Nagar and Moolchand...
View ArticleAuthorities find a minuscule number of diesel vehicles entering Delhi polluting
Another hearing went by in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) with authorities arguing against any clampdown on vehicles to counter air pollution in the city. A petition against alarmingly poor quality
View ArticleNGT livid as Delhi team finds just 8 trucks polluting
The National Green Tribunal was both baffled and angry on Wednesday when told that Delhi government officials who inspected heavy vehicles entering Delhi on Monday and Tuesday nights at three border...
View ArticlePolluting vehicles not being tested properly: NGT to Delhi govt
The Delhi govt had told the Tribunal that it had checked the trucks for age, weight, and extent of pollution caused and had found that only eight trucks did not conform to permissible pollution standards.
View ArticleScrapping BRT means giving in to car lobby
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has slammed the Delhi government for its decision to scrap the BRT project. It has alleged the government has "given in to the car lobby", saying dismantling the
View ArticleGovt planning to improve transport system: Gopal Rai
Transport Minister Gopal Rai said that the government has planned to improve the transport system of the Capital and for that experts of various agencies would be invited to discuss the issue from...
View ArticleScrapping Bus Rapid Transit corridor a regressive step: Centre for Science...
NEW DELHI: Expressing shock at the Delhi government's decision to scrap the controversial Bus Rapid Transit corridor in south Delhi, a green body today termed it as a "regressive" step which would turn
View ArticleWhat HC breathes in every day: Smoke, soot and body odour
The court, which was scheduled to hear the matter on Wednesday, has adjourned it to July 29 due to the ongoing lawyers’ strike. The air-conditioning vents and ducts inside the Delhi High Court is full
View ArticleToxic air kills 80 daily in Delhi: Javadekar
Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar said on Thursday air pollution is killing 80 people every day in the capital. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Javadekar said respirable particulate matter
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on air pollution from particulate matter,...
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on air pollution from particulate matter, 23/07/2015. An international study released recently has claimed that ‘Foul air killing up to 80 Delhites a day in Delhi. The...
View ArticleNGT notice to Delhi govt over noisy weddings
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to ministry of environment and forests, ministry of home, Delhi government and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Friday to respond to a
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding defining the forest land in...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sonya Ghosh Vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 24/07/2015 regarding defining the forest land in Delhi Southern...
View ArticleDengue cases on the rise, city hospitals placed on alert
Hospitals have been directed to set up dedicated fever wards and strengthen laboratories for diagnosis of vector-borne diseases, officials said. Delhi has reported 40 cases of dengue till July 25 this
View ArticleMonitoring of vehicles without PUC delayed
Until real-time monitoring begins, Transport department officials have roped in 2,000 civil defence volunteers to create awareness. While the Delhi government is determined to crackdown on pollution,
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal tapping of...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Legal Aid, National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. NCT of Delhi & Ors. And Raj Hans Bansal Vs. Ministry of
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding river pollution Yamuna,...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 28/07/2015 regarding Yamuna pollution.Additional Chief Secretary,
View ArticleDelhi High Court nod for foot-over-bridge at Panchsheel Park
The bench, in its order, has noted that the UTTIPEC had recommended the placing of the bridge on the basis of several factors. In a major relief to residents of Shahpur Jat village and nearby areas,
View ArticleRO water is not 100 per cent safe, claim health experts
Health experts have claimed that reverse osmosis water purifiers do not provide 100 per cent virus-free water and can lead to Hepatitis A and E. On the World Hepatitis Day, they advised citizens to drink
View Article