Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Transport, municipal and pollution control bodies in the NCR will now have to prepare a report on the steps to prevent smog, in keeping with the directions of Environment Pollution Prevention and Control Authority (EPCA). The action taken report (ATR), followed by weekly reports on the progress made. EPCA chairman …
SC Order Only On Paper As Vehicles Going To Other States Not Turned Away From Borders As you wait to pass the toll gates at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border near Ghaziabad, the long line of trucks waiting to get entry is visible from miles away. Most are on their way …
Over 40,000 local goods vehicles—below 3.5 tonnes in weight—operate in the NCR area. These don’t need permits, only registration. Another 10,000 commercial vehicles, in the 5 to 7.5-tonne category, are also there. This is besides the thousands of heavy vehicles or trucks that pass through the city every day, on …
High levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), a group of toxic carcinogens, have been detected in the air in various parts of the city. A study conducted in Ambattur, Kolathur, Saidapet and Egmore by the department of environmental management, Bharatidasan University, Tiruchy, showed the average concentration of particle-associated PAHs ranged …
The Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee will seek the apex court's intervention to expedite construction work of the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) expressway, which is already delayed by five years. It has also asked all stakeholder states in the other half of the ring bypass for Delhi - the Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today sought response from the Centre and states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on a plea which claimed that burning of agricultural residue in these states is not only polluting the environment but also causes smog in the national capital. A bench headed by …
New Delhi: With assembly elections slated for later this year, both the BJP and the Congress are reluctant to implement lieutenant governor Tejendra Khanna’s order regarding hike in parking charges. On Tuesday, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation refused to implement the increased parking rates. On March 1, the LG had …
New Delhi: Vehicle owners in the city should gear up to pay a hefty parking fee. Lieutenant governor Tejendra Khanna has cleared the proposal for a parking fee hike to contain the chaos arising out of unorganized parking around the city. Once the hike becomes effective, the rates for the …
In an effort to curb the rapid dieselisation, the Environment Pollution Prevention and Control Authority (EPCA) has called for a proposal to impose both a one time green tax on new cars and also reintroduce the system of owners paying an annual tax on diesel cars. The EPCA describes this …
Government today informed the Lok Sabha that Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has recommended that there is need to ban diesel vehicles in Delhi to prevent emission of high smoke particles. "The EPCA in a report in 2012 has stated that benefits of CNG transition are not visible …
The government today informed the Lok Sabha that Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has recommended that there is need to ban diesel vehicles in Delhi to prevent emission of high smoke particles. "The EPCA in a report in 2012 has stated that benefits of CNG transition are not …
The Government today informed the Lok Sabha that the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has recommended that there is need to ban diesel vehicles in Delhi to prevent the emission of high smoke particles. “The EPCA in a report in 2012 said the benefits of CNG transition are …
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had carried out source apportionment studies in the year 2007 in six cities namely Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kanpur, Mumbai and Pune. As per the studies, the ambient air quality data of these cities in respect of Particulate Matter (PM10 ) revealed that contribution due …
New Delhi: The recent covering of smog over Delhi has brought the two delayed peripheral expressways around the capital back on the table. Chairman of the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Protection and Control Authority (EPCA) Bhure Lal has sought highways minister C P Joshi’s intervention to expedite the twin projects. Lal …
New Delhi: The transport department as part of the crackdown on polluting vehicles has levied fines in the range of Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000 to over 930 vehicle owners plying on Delhi’s streets in the last 10 days. The drive launched following the smog cover that choked the Capital …
New Delhi: With last week’s smog drawing attention to the effects of growing vehicular pollution, the Delhi government is planning a crackdown on highly polluting vehicles. Those found violating the pollution norms might have to pay Rs 2,000 as fine. On the eve of Diwali, chief minister Sheila Dikshit said …
The government is mulling to direct the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to take action against grossly polluting vehicles and impose heavy fine amounting to Rs 2,000 on them, said Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit after a meeting with the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) and Director of the Centre for Science …
Authority To Moot Steps To Rein In Diesel Vehicles New Delhi: Taking cognizance of the dense smog that has enveloped the city since October 28 and Delhi’s steadily worsening pollution levels, the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) appointed by the Supreme Court has decided to take up the matter with …
New Delhi: Soon, Delhiites will have to pay more for parking in public places. At a special meeting chaired by chief secretary P K Tripathi on Thursday, it was decided to increase the parking rates. Though the rates are yet to be finalized, officials say there is going to be …
South Corpn Plans To Register Contractors, Use Handheld Devices For Slips New Delhi: South Delhi Municipal Corporation has drafted a new policy to check the parking mafia. The policy, which is likely to come into effect from January 2013, will help the civic agency streamline the management of its parking …
