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Apex court notice to Centre, states on plea to curb pollution in Delhi-NCR

By : 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...

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Subject Tags: air pollution , pollution

Deepender Singh Hooda urges PM to set up committee on pollution

By : 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.

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Subject Tags: air pollution , pollution

Massive fire at Bhalswa landfill in Delhi

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 13, 2017

A major fire broke out at the Bhalswa landfill site in Delhi during the wee hours of Saturday. 

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Delhi pollution: Odd-even scheme begins on Monday, women, bikers exempt

By : 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...

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Delhi pollution: NGT bans construction, industrial activities till 14 November

By : 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,...

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Subject Tags: NGT , pollution

Centre turns to ‘sewage-eating’ microbes to treat Ganga water at 54 new sites

By : 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 (...

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Subject Tags: Ganga clean-up , pollution

NGT pulls up Centre for failing to clean Ganga, call for monitoring of funds

By : 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...

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Take action against thermal plants with no monitoring system: NGT

By : 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...

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Spectre of crop burning rises again, air quality under threat

By : 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....

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NGT directs Delhi govt, Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on progress in Yamuna cleaning

By : 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...

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