NGT seeks vehicle data update
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday asked Delhi's transport department the total number of vehicles registered in 2014 and 2015 and a break-up of diesel and petrol vehicles. Diesel vehicles cause 27
View ArticleManeka seeks ban on junk food for students
`Stop Fast Food Sale In And Around Schools' Junk food could be banned in cafeterias in and around schools if Union minister Maneka Gandhi has her way . The minister has written to her Cabinet colleagues
View ArticleOnly 10 per cent buildings quake-proof
The Delhi high court on Wednesday criticised the Centre and the Delhi government over their apathy towards the issue of 90 per cent of buildings in the capital being “structurally unsafe” to withstand
View ArticleNo subsidy, but draft solar plan promises competitive returns
If you are interested in setting up a solar rooftop system, don't expect a subsidy that can bring down capital costs. The Centre recently withdrew the 30% subsidy for commercial and industrial consumers;
View ArticleCSE welcomes Delhi govt move to use recycled C&D waste
A green body today welcomed the Delhi government's decision to mandate recycled products from construction and demolition (C&D) waste for its building projects in future and urged it to to announce...
View ArticleClean Yamuna: panel to submit report by Sept. 30
he success of the Delhi Metro rail project, it was decided at a Centre-Delhi government meet on Wednesday, would likely be replicated to clean up the Yamuna in the Capital, make it a hub for tourism, and
View ArticleDelhi government gets notice over Sarojini Nagar parking
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the city government, NDMC and the police commissioner on a PIL seeking a ban on an allegedly unauthorised parking racket at Sarojini Nagar market.
View ArticleNational Green Tribunal: Devise alternative routes to ease traffic
The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Delhi police for submitting an “outdated” traffic plan to reduce pressure on the overburdened roads in the capital while directing it to devise fresh...
View ArticleCentre gives green nod to rebuild MP flats in Lutyens zone
The Centre has given environment clearance for redevelopment of flats for Members of Parliament (MP) at North and South Avenue in the national capital, which would entail an investment of about Rs 600
View ArticleWaste in Hindon: NGT notice to 45 housing societies in E Delhi
The National Green Tribunal today issued notices to 45 housing societies in Vasundhara Enclave in East Delhi to showcause why they not be directed to pay compensation on "polluter pays principle" for...
View ArticleHC concerned on quality of drinking water supplied in railways
Expressing concern over the poor quality of drinking water at Northern Railway stations and their platforms, Delhi High Court today sought collection of samples from different divisions and a report on
View ArticleNGT slams Delhi govt for its casual approach on monitoring vehicles
The observation came while the Tribunal was hearing arguments on devising alternative routes to ease pressure on Delhi roads. “Stop making jokes of our orders”, the National Green Tribunal warned the
View ArticleDelhi govt: More diesel vehicles getting registered
The Centre may be arguing that the traffic share of diesel vehicles nationwide has come down since price deregulation of the fuel in 2014, but the number of registrations in Delhi is on the rise....
View ArticleNGT to government on pollution: Stop making jokes
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday warned the Delhi government to “stop making jokes” of its orders, taking strong exception to its casual approach on monitoring vehicles entering the city through
View ArticleDelhi govt plans to install solar panels at DTC bus shelters
To meet Delhi’s ever-increasing power demand, the AAP government plans to install solar panel on roofs of bus shelters of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to generate more electricity. Meanwhile, the
View ArticleNGT questions mechanism of checking emissions from vehicles
The National Green Tribunal has objected to the Centre's submission that fitness and not age be the sole criterion in phasing out old vehicles and raised questions over the existing system of issuing...
View ArticleThreat to green belt in South Delhi: NGT notice to Delhi govt
South Delhi residents today moved the National Green Tribunal against the increasing commercial activities and encroachment in the "green belt" located along the Mehrauli Badarpur Highway in Saket.
View Article831 is total dengue count in Delhi, 778 in August
Of 831 patients who have been diagnosed, North Delhi has recorded the highest cases at 352, South Delhi at 220 while East Delhi reported the lowest with 73 cases. Over 830 cases of dengue have been
View ArticleSubmit report on stricter norms for checking emissions: NGT
Observing that the air quality in the capital has gone from "bad to worse", the National Green Tribunal today directed the Environment Ministry and pollution monitoring bodies to submit a report on...
View ArticleSubmit alternative routes for trucks in two days, NGT orders Delhi Police
National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday directed Delhi Police to submit within the next two days its plans to create alternative routes for heavy polluting vehicles. Since the eastern and western...
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