You are here

Green ministry notice to Delhi's Okhla waste plant after protests

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 22, 2019

The Union ministry of environment forest and climate change has issued a show-cause notice to the Okhla waste-to-energy plant for violation of the environmental clearance. ...

Read more..

Scientific disposal of waste should be carried out to check pollution

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 27, 2019

Scientific disposal of construction and demolition waste should be carried out to check water and air pollution in the national capital, Delhi lieutenant governor Anil Baijal said Monday. Baijal chaired a meeting, also attended by city e nvironment minister Imran Hussain, on...

Read more..

Delhi breathes poison again as pollution rises to hazardous levels

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 13, 2018

The capital woke up to a gloomy and dusty Wednesday morning with several pollution monitoring stations reporting PM 2.5 levels in the hazardous zone.

...

Read more..

Fighting Air Pollution: Rs 1,151 crore fund to boost in-situ management of crop residue in Delhi and NCR

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 8, 2018

Seeking to provide a cost-effective and eco-friendly solution to farmers to deal with the problem of stubble burning that results in raising air pollution levels in the capital and neighbouring...

Read more..

Ban On Diesel Generators, Brick Kilns Lifted As Delhi Air Improves: Environment Pollution Control Authority

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 1, 2018

Starting today, the Badarpur power plant that has been shut for over four months can start temporary operation, ban on diesel generators will be lifted, and hundreds of brick kilns can resume...

Read more..

Japan ready to help India in addressing air pollution: Harsh Vardhan

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 16, 2018

Environment minister Harsh Vardhan today met Japanese Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu during which the envoy expressed his country's readiness to help India in addressing the issue of air...

Read more..

Dedicated plan for 100 cities to reduce air pollution level

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 15, 2018

Looking beyond Delhi which has long been in focus due to its bad air quality, the Centre has decided to launch dedicated air pollution abatement programmes soon in around 100 additional cities...

Read more..

Will Buy 2,000 Buses, Launch Plantation Drive To Check Pollution: Kejriwal

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 7, 2018

The Delhi government will procure 2,000 buses for public transport this year and start a large scale tree plantation drive as part of efforts to reduce air pollution in the national capital,...

Read more..