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 …
With landfill sites full to the brim, MCD has no option but to explore new methods to manage waste Ruhi Bhasin & Neha Lalchandani | TNN Having exhausted its three landfill sites and with no alternative places ready, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is now pinning its hopes on …
Smriti Kak Ramachandran NEW DELHI: Inestimable efforts and huge sums of money have gone into resuscitation of the Yamuna, but the river within the limits of the city remains the
16 Jan 2009, 0122 hrs IST, Neha Lalchandani, TNN NEW DELHI: If you are still carrying groceries or vegetables from the market in plastic bags or using them to dispose of your garbage, you run the risk of a jail term or fine, or both. An indulgent official machinery may …
BY RASHME SEHGAL NEW DELHI Jan. 13: Yamuna enjoys the distinction of being the most polluted river in the country. The latest status of water quality in India 2007 released by the Central Pollution Control Board, ministry of environment and forests, observes that the total coliform and faecal coliform numbers …
Air pollutants damage genes, affect human behaviour THE air you breathe in may affect your health in more ways than you think. Besides causing respiratory disorders and hypertension, pollution may be damaging genes and changing human behaviour, revealed a study on health of urban population in Delhi and rural population …
NEW DELHI: Having drawn the flak for the sorry state of several of its roads, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Wednesday blamed the alleged failure of Central Pollution Control Board to prescribe norms to the civic body for construction of eco-friendly hot mix plants in the Capital since the …
Frenzied constructions ahead of the Commonwealth Games may be responsible for the Capital getting dimmer, smoggier, and unhealthier. A recent study by the Central Pollution Control Board for Delhi reveals that despite the CNG conversion of commercial transport vehicles in the city, Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) and Respirable Suspended Particulate …
Pollution Levels Worse Than Pre-CNG Days Smog is back. The gains of the city going big on CNG last year were lost as pollution levels were back to the pre-CNG days. This year, as vehicle population went through the roof with the number of registered vehicles touching 58 lakh, it
IF you are concerned about losing the battle against pollution, there's all the more reason to worry. The Central Pollution Control Board (cpcb), the national apex body, can hardly be called a regulator for tackling environmental degradation. In fact, it is "near-defunct". This extraordinary conclusion comes from a report presented …
New Delhi: High concentration of ground level ozone is fast threatening the health of Delhiites. According to several studies, the level of the pollutant, formed when ultraviolet rays react with pollutants, specially NOx, has risen significantly in the city over the past few years. The Central Road and Research Institute …
The chairman of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), New Delhi, will now look into the alleged non-functioning of the effluent treatment plant (ETP) of the Punjab Meats Limited (PML) Industries, Dera Bassi. The PML is owned by Dr A S Bindra, father of ace shooter Abhinav Bindra. The chairman …
NEW DELHI: The motivation could have been global recession, strict enforcement of the law or even plain concern for the environment, but in the end Delhi made an effort to remain
Diwali this year was indeed quieter and cleaner. Whether it was because of unusually expensive firecrackers, fears of recession playing festive spoiler or the spread of environmental awareness, the city seems to have burst less crackers this Diwali compared to the last. Air and noise pollution levels on Tuesday dropped …
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Secretary Rakesh Mehta convened a meeting in the Capital on Monday to draw up an action plan to reduce air pollution during winter. The meeting was attended by Environment Pollution Control Authority chairman Bhure Lal and Centre for Science and Environment director Sunita Narain besides representatives …
Biomedical waste in India is a serious health and environmental hazard. Despite having a separate legislation for last ten years to handle this kind of waste, it is surprising to note that most medical facilities have failed to manage their waste in a safe and environmentally sound manner. The article …
