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Apex court notice to Centre, states on plea to curb pollution in Delhi-NCRBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 14, 2017
The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab state governments on a plea seeking to curb rising pollution in Delhi and the national capital... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , pollution |
Deepender Singh Hooda urges PM to set up committee on pollutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 14, 2017
Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to constitute a committee to tackle air pollution in the capital. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , pollution |
Massive fire at Bhalswa landfill in DelhiBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 13, 2017
A major fire broke out at the Bhalswa landfill site in Delhi during the wee hours of Saturday. ... Read more.. |
Delhi pollution: Odd-even scheme begins on Monday, women, bikers exemptBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 10, 2017
The odd-even scheme for road rationing of private cars will be reintroduced from 13 to 17 November, the Delhi government said on Thursday amid an alarming spike in air pollution in the national... Read more.. Subject Tags: odd-even scheme , pollution |
Delhi pollution: NGT bans construction, industrial activities till 14 NovemberBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 10, 2017
With deadly smog blanketing Delhi and the neighbouring states for the third day, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday banned construction and industrial activities and entry of trucks,... Read more.. |
Centre turns to ‘sewage-eating’ microbes to treat Ganga water at 54 new sitesBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 31, 2017
As urgency grows to show results for its Clean Ganga mission, the Centre is turning to bacterial bioremediation techniques to cut down the time lag in commissioning of sewage treatment plants (... Read more.. Subject Tags: Ganga clean-up , pollution |
NGT pulls up Centre for failing to clean Ganga, call for monitoring of fundsBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 30, 2017
National Green Tribunal (NGT) pulled up Centre and the state government for failing to clean Ganga's stretch from Gaumukh to Haridwar and called for strict monitoring of funds allotted to the... Read more.. |
Take action against thermal plants with no monitoring system: NGTBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 30, 2017
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and state pollution control boards to take action against 35 thermal power plants across the country which... Read more.. |
Spectre of crop burning rises again, air quality under threatBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 28, 2017
Paddy stubble burning, which triggers episodes of smog across Delhi-NCR during winters, is slowly picking up across parts of Haryana and Punjab, sparking concern among states in the region.... Read more.. |
NGT directs Delhi govt, Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on progress in Yamuna cleaningBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 26, 2017
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government and the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to submit a status report on the progress of the work in the first phase of cleaning the river Yamuna... Read more.. |