Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Laxmi Narain Vs Municipal Corporation, Ghaziabad & Others dated 11/11/2024. The complaint of the applicant is that illegal secondary collection point has been setup near Apsara border of Ghaziabad adjoining Delhi on GT road at District Ghaziabad. The allegation in …
The passing away of Dhrubojyoti Ghosh, the engineer-turned-internationally acclaimed ecologist, on February 16 has left the East Calcutta Wetlands more vulnerable than ever. Ghosh, who discovered, named and introduced the unique 12,500 hectare spread to the world, was the most vocal opposition to attempts at landfill in the wetlands area, …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 06/02/2018 regarding action plan for removal of traffic congestion, Delhi. The recommendations of the Task Force relating to the action plan for removal of traffic congestion is being implemented …
Taking cognizance on air pollution in Delhi- National Capital Region (NCR), Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced a scheme in his Budget Speech for 2018-19 to support the Delhi Government and neighbouring States in tackling high levels of air pollution. “Air pollution in the Delhi and NCR region …
NEW DELHI: A day after a global report put India almost at the bottom of its green ranking, the government on Wednesday said the country was doing its best on multiple fronts to protect the environment and many institutions, including the United Nations, had appreciated its efforts. However, activists claim …
Jaipur: Determined to use literature as a tool to address the growing global environment crisis, the 11th edition of the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival will initiate serious dialogue to save oceans, rivers, mountains, forests, wildlife and so forth with sessions focused around the theme of conservation and environment. From January …
Better technology may not end the pollution crisis. Rather, it would allow one to monitor even finer particles which would become new health threats. While currently particle effluents in air -- PM10 and PM2.5, or particles with diameter less than 10 and 2.5 micrometers -- are the cause of major …
Use handheld devices like ones used by traffic police: HC The Delhi High Court on Tuesday suggested the civic bodies here to collect fines on the spot from people found littering, using handheld electronic devices like the ones used by the traffic police. Corruption allegations “It will obliterate any allegation …
Governor N.N. Vohra, Chairman of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), presided over an emergent meeting of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board today to, inter alia, particularly discuss the implementation of the directions recently passed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) in regard to the conduct of Shri Amarnathji Yatra and …
New Delhi World Book Fair sees book sellers, publishers and book lovers from all parts of the country and abroad gathering at Delhi's Pragati Maidan. New Delhi: It was a sunny winter afternoon at the Delhi World Book Fair which saw thousands of bibliophile gather at the city's one of …
The value on the air quality index (AQI) at 6 pm was recorded at 410. New Delhi: Pollution in the city reached “hazardous” levels on Tuesday as the average concentration of ultra fine pollutants in Delhi’s air was three times higher than the prescribed safe limits. The value on the …
There are currently three pollution plans for Delhi and while one of them is officially in play, there is little or no understanding of what is to be done with the other pollution plans. Also, few seem to have an answer for why there is no plan for the rest …
With Environment Ministry granting a week’s time to various agencies to respond whether deadlines listed in a mega plan to clean Delhi’s air by a Supreme Court-monitored panel suit them or not, some clarity may emerge about actions plans. Delhiites will have a fair idea on whether the national Capital …
NEW DELHI: The air quality continued to remain 'very poor' on Thursday with the overall Air Quality Index rising to 378 as compared to 363 on Wednesday with foggy conditions prevailing in the morning. Track the pollution level in your city The pollution levels have been on the rise for …
NEW DELHI: The air quality in Delhi-NCR improved markedly on Wednesday from "severe" to "very poor" towards the evening, with the wind speed catching up. According to the environment authority, the wind speed on Wednesday increased while light showers at some places across Delhi-NCR helped to improve the overall ambient …
Thirty per cent of all premature deaths in the country are due to air pollution. As per the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) report, more than 2.7 million people in India die of heart diseases every year. CSE in its report mentioned that 52 per cent of them below …
NEW DELHI: Highlighting major links between environment and health, a study released here on Monday held lifestyle diseases like obesity, mental health, cancer and heart diseases to count a few, as the major killers in India. Revealing the links of air pollution with mental diseases, a report by Centre for …
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has asked the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change as well as the Central Pollution Control Board to suggest additional measures that can be added to "severe plus" category in the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), …
Experts say foods high in salt, sugar and fat are leading to rise in such ailments Unless environmental risk factors are acknowledged and dealt with, India will not be able to curb Non Communicable diseases (NCDs) that are responsible for more than 61% of deaths in the country, noted a …
The CSE report, “Body Burden: Lifestyle Diseases”, estimated that India had 22.2 million chronic COPD patients and around 35 million chronic asthma patients in 2016. Air pollution causes 30 per cent premature deaths in the country, a report released on Monday by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has …
NGT directs govt to come up with solutions to stop stubble burning. New Delhi: As sale of air purifiers in Delhi have shot up in recent times, especially in the national capital, due to severe levels of air pollution and the toxic smog that had shrouded the city for seven …
