Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
Gurgaon: The city has witnessed a drop in air pollution this weekend, compared to the last. However, levels continue to be much higher than national safe standard. The level of particulate matter (PM) 2.5 went down by about 15 notches this weekend compared to the last weekend. While PM2.5 was …
Study Expects More Hired Cars Just 15-20% of the population is likely to shift to public transport once the odd-even formula kicks in. According to a study by Department of Transport Planning, Delhi School of Planning and Architecture, the maximum usage of private cars during peak office hours has been …
GURGAON: Lack of public transport has come in the way of fighting pollution in the city. After setting a January 31 deadline for conversion of diesel cabs and autos to CNG, the state government has now backtracked and is planning to phase out diesel autos from March 2016. This is …
GURGAON: In light of the Supreme Court order directing diesel vehicles to convert to CNG or face banishment from the roads, it's as good a time as any to take stock of what has been achieved by Gurgaon in 2015, in helping tackle the chronic air pollution. Following a year …
Staggered timings for industries, weekly holidays to help curb pollution in Noida; Gurgaon is looking at car rationing he Delhi government’s anti-pollution measures seem to have woken up administrations around the National Capital Region (NCR), with Noida announcing staggered timings for industries and Gurgaon too looking at car rationing. The …
GURGAON: Measures to counter severe smog episodes are likely to have limited success until Delhi's satellite towns get serious about their air quality. Some, like Ghaziabad and Faridabad, have heavily polluting industries. The level of PM2.5 (fine, respirable pollution particles) in Noida has been 2-4 times the national safe standard …
GURGAON: Taking the cue from its Delhi counterpart, the Haryana State Pollution Control Board has called for a strict fitness regime for autos and shared autos plying in the city to bring down air pollution. On Monday, the pollution control board issued a letter to the road and transport authority …
GURGAON: Amid rising levels of pollution in Delhi/NCR, the world-renowned salt room therapy has come to the city for the first time. The therapy is known for providing relief to people suffering from asthma and other allergic respiratory disease. As per the available data, shared by the Centre for Science …
As many as 68 per cent officials reported shortness of breath to some degree As many as 68 per cent Gurgaon administration officials reported shortness of breath to varying degrees, according to a survey by a group of city pulmonologists. The results of the survey were released Wednesday, on the …
GURGAON: As a result of the efforts of the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) to make the people aware of the harmful effects of burning firecrackers, lower pollution levels were recorded in the State during Diwali this year as compared to last year. A spokesman of the HSPCB said …
GURGAON: The number 7 didn't turn out to be lucky for Car-Free Day, and one more Tuesday flew by with yet another half-hearted response to a campaign that promised to 'free' up Gurgaon's roads. And as on previous Tuesdays, while many a Gurgaonite chose to give the initiative the royal …
The NGT, in its first hearing of a petition filed by city-based environmentalist Vivek Kamboj and Amit Chaudhery on groundwater contamination at Bandhwari on Wednesday, ordered the municipal corporations of Gurgaon and Faridabad to ensure proper dumping of waste, maintenance and collection of already dumped waste while ensuring that it …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vivek Kamboj & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 28/10/2015 regarding dumping of garbage in Gurgaon and Faridabad, Haryana. NGT directs the State of Haryana and all the concerned Authorities and Corporations that is Gurgaon and Faridabad to …
A petition on groundwater contamination at Bandhwari, the site of a waste treatment plant that has been lying defunct for almost two years and now virtually a landfill with thousands of tonnes of garbage, will come up for hearing in the National Green Tribunal on October 28. The petition has …
The National Green Tribunal today sought response from the Haryana government on a plea seeking restriction on commercial vehicles transiting through Gurgaon as they contribute to high air pollution levels in the city. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notice to the Haryana government, Municipal Corporation …
GURGAON: When the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) proposed guidelines to restrict sale or availability of food high in fat, salt or sugar within 50m of a school's premises on October 16, Gurgaon schools welcomed the move. But a few days down the line, most schools feel …
The National Green Tribunal today issued notices to the state government, Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon and the Haryana State Pollution Control Board seeking response on plea demanding restriction on commercial vehicles transiting through Gurgaon for reportedly leading to air pollution. The notice came after the hearing of a plea filed …
The fifth edition of the Car Free Day on October 20, will emphasise on the need to promote cycle stands, said Gurgaon Joint Police Commissioner (Headquarters) Saurabh Singh on Monday. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Gurgaon police and several stakeholders and organisers from Rapid Metro, Naggaro, …
The Manohar Lal Khattar government has ordered surveys to replace all cycle rickshaws that ply in Haryana's cities with battery-operated e-rickshaws, but implementing the plan will be a tall order in Gurgaon because it does cycle rickshaws or keep a record on them. A ballpark estimate from transport authorities suggests …
Inspired by Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, many residential societies in the city have decided to go cracker-free this Dussehra and Diwali. In Malibu Towne, a residential colony in Sector 48, Navaratri celebrations began with a cleanliness drive. The residents invited Anup Kumar, one of the key members of Indian Kabaddi team, …
