Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deplorable condition of a water tank, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/06/2025

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 …

Govt wakes up, chalks out plan to improve air quality

New Delhi: With barely three months in hand, Delhi government has woken up to the need of putting together a comprehensive plan to improve the city

60 parking lots planned, only 3 ready

New Delhi: At a time when car companies are keen to connect with the India growth story, people

Eco panel to AP: Shift to CNG for public transport

Hyderabad, June 30: The Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Cure) Authority has threatened to recommend criminal action against commercial establishments that flout parking norms. It has also asked the government to gradually switch over to CNG for public transportation in the state capital. The EPCA chairman, Dr Bhure Lal, …

Civic bodys new policy links parking rate to house tax

New Delhi Vehicle owners in the Capital might soon have to shell out more depending on where they park their vehicles. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has finalised a revised parking policy that proposes to link parking rates to house or property tax of the area. The New Delhi …

MCD may hike parking charges

New Delhi: Delhiites might soon have to shell out more for parking in the city with the MCD proposing to hike parking charges. According to MCD

India to run on Euro III fuel from October

Rajeev Jayaswal NEW DELHI INDIA will switch over to Euro-III petrol and diesel on October 1, with the petroleum ministry issuing a fresh deadline for oil companies to sell cleaner fuels. Consumers across the country will pay about Rs 0.20-0.40 a litre more for Euro-III fuel. The petroleum ministry was …

Hauz Khas lake raises stink

Because the govt did nothing, residents have decided to save Hauz Khas lake With the government having failed to take care of Delhi

Sheila wants autos off Delhi roads

Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday announced in the state Assembly on Wednesday that her government wants to phase out auto-rickshaws from the Capital.

All well with parking scheme: MCD

A couple of days after the Supreme Court- appointed committee on environment matters reportedly directed the MCD not to extend its "parking lots under parks" schemes beyond the nine venues for which work orders have been awarded, the MCD said that all was well with its scheme of constructing 24 …

DPCC told to take action against e-waste recyclers

Neha Lalchandani | TNN New Delhi: Pulling up Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for the city

EPCA pulls up govt agencies for failure to reply to notice

New Delhi: Delhi Jal Board (DJB), New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and Central Public Works Department (CPWD) are in trouble for supplying untreated sewage water to Lodhi Garden for horticulture purposes. Having failed to respond to a notice issued to them by Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) in December, the …

For Ahmedabad, BRTS happened at right time: Sunita Narain

Ahmedabad: In what could be termed as a compliment for the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation bosses, environmentalist and Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) member Sunita Narain on Friday said that the city air was much cleaner now. Narain, who was in the city, also took a ride on the Bus Rapid …

Review of existing cap on the number of three-wheelers in Delhi and its implications for pollution and congestion

EPCA reviews existing cap on number of three-wheelers in Delhi and its implications on mobility, pollution and congestion. Recommends that existing restriction on the number of TSRs imposed by Supreme court be lifted as of April 2010, when the Bharat III norms come into force. Review of existing cap on …

In 4 days, 350 low-floors checked

Following a Delhi government directive for a complete check of low-floor buses supplied by Tata Motors, nearly 350 low- floor buses were checked at 10 depots over the last four days. Anticipating less rush over the last four days due to public holidays, the Delhi Transport Corporation had taken the …

Parking challans on rise, Delhi couldn't care less

JEHANGIR ALI A survey carried out by the Delhi police in the city has revealed that the number of vehicles challaned for unauthorised and illegal parking has doubled as compared to last year. Interestingly, the police attributes not so much to the non-availability of parking spaces in city. With the …

Both DTC, Tatas accountable for maintenance of low-floors: govt

After the spate of breakdowns and fires in the Delhi Transport Corporation

CNG fires: EPCA head wants double checks

Worried over the incidents of fire on low floor buses, Environment Pollution Control Authority chairman Bhure Lal has suggested both DTC and Tata Motors carry out a double checking system in these buses. At a high level meeting convened by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to examine the rising cases of …

DTC checks for CNG leaks

New Delhi: After the recent case of fire in a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus running on a school route, the government has drawn up an elaborate plan to make the entire fleet leakage proof. All buses which have undergone checks will now sport stickers on the front windscreen for …

Take cab to Noida without paying tax

New Delhi: In a move that will make travel between Delhi and national capital region cities like Noida and Ghaziabad a lot simpler and cheaper, taxis and radio cabs plying between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh will not be required to pay any tax at the border from Wednesday. This was …

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