Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents Welfare Association Savita Vihar Vs Irrigation & Flood Control Department & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant raised the grievance against throwing of construction debris and sewage obstruction in the Ghazipur drain. According to the applicant this drain flows behind …
Why has Daewoo not gone in for diesel cars when other car manufacturers are flooding the market with diesel models? It is true that some car manufacturers have introduced diesel models, luring customers with the initial price advantage and lower cost of running. But six months down the line, people …
Air pollution is one of the direct results of economic growth. With the introduction of economic reforms in 1991 in India, there has been a substantial degree of liberalisation in the car industry. Industrial growth in the country seems somewhat expensive when the tremendous costs to public health due to …
According to the World Health Organisation ( who ), spm is the most serious air pollutant on a worldwide basis. It causes the death of 460,000 people each year. In August 1998, the California Air Resources Board ( carb ) declared that particles in diesel emissions are toxic air contaminants. …
India is facing a serious double burden of disease. Most of the old infectious diseases like malaria, filariasis and kala-azar have not yet disappeared; indeed they are bouncing back. At the same time, other chronic non-communicable diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and respiratory disorders are becoming more dominant. It …
the top five states in India that have major discharges of untreated domestic wastewater are Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. According to a recent survey by the Union ministry of environment and forests, these five states generated more than 63 per cent of the total wastewater and …
The Delhi government is planning to approach the Supreme Court to permit autorickshaws and taxis that are 15 years' old and running on compressed natural gas (CNG) to ply in the capital. The court prohibits autorickshaws and taxis older than 10 years from operating in Delhi. According to a spokesperson …
After the fire in the Lal Kuan area of Old Delhi which claimed over 40 lives, the Delhi government is going to relocate inflammable chemical godowns of the capital to east Delhi ( Down To Earth , Vol 8, No 7). Since the surveys conducted earlier have become outdated, another …
the residents of Municipal Corporation of Delhi's ( mcd) flats at Soami Nagar have accused the Delhi Development Authority ( dda ) of allotting a plot of land to the Indian Oil Corporation ( ioc ) for building a petrol pump on a piece of land that was earmarked for …
he was fighting back the tears. "I lost four sons last year; all of them were suffering from respiratory disorders,' said M Rasul, a middle-aged advisor to the ministry of food processing in Delhi, drawing attention to what air pollution can do to the residents of the capital. "Every time …
On May 31, 1999, a fire in a godown in the walled city of Delhi left more than 48 people dead. The godown was being used to store chemicals and inflammable material like paints and resins. "The toll is expected to rise since most of the victims have received 70 …
the Citizens for Preservation of the Quarries and Lakes Wilderness (cpqlw), a non-government organisation has accused the army of carrying out illegal construction and felling of trees in a section of the Delhi Ridge assigned to it for conducting exercises. The area of the Ridge in question is that surrounded …
What is the state of groundwater in India? India's groundwater is not in a very good state. The annual recharge of water is far less than what is consumed. The situation is more alarming in urban areas due to population pressure and industrial growth, which in turn have led to …
Summer in Delhi is the season of fires. With every passing summer, the incidence of fires has only increased. The growing list of victims and extent of damage wreaked has ensured that such outbreaks are now accorded front page coverage in most dailies
the Supreme Court has directed the Delhi government that a minimum flow of 353 cusecs per second be maintained in the Yamuna river throughout its course. The court was hearing a petition by the Pani Morcha, a non-governmental organisation ( ngo ), which said that a minimum flow of water …
due to the severe water crisis in Delhi, the state government has imposed a ban on washing cars, buses and railway wagons with potable water. The ban also includes gardening and laundry. The decision was taken at a meeting between the Delhi Jal Board officials and Delhi chief minister Sheila …
Courts in Delhi seem to be the only state institution fighting the menace of pollution. Now, the Delhi High Court, under a two-judge bench headed by acting chief justice Devinder Gupta, has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to place before it a report of action taken by various …
Responding to a fresh petition on fly ash management, the Delhi High Court issued notices to the Centre and asked the government to place before it the latest position on the proposed notification. The court issued notices on a plea by Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) seeking early finalisation …
Industrial leaders must realise that this is not a strategy that will work any more. In a modern world where information transfer is extremely rapid, even a group of five people can take on the best in the biggest of companies. It is indeed true that controlling air pollution is …
Hell on wheels Dieselmania hits the Indian private automobile sector. And why not? Diesel is cheaper than petrol, and car loans are available in plenty it's sleek , it's mean, it races, it is not an aircraft. It runs on diesel. Some of them even run on petrol. The automobile …
The euphoria over the growth in the diesel-powered private vehicular segment would evaporate if people were to open their eyes to the evidence on environmental and health hazards of diesel engines. Diesel engines are primarily responsible for harmful emissions of suspended particulate matter ( spm )
