Our cities and small towns are reeling under severe air pollution made worse by the government s muddled approach to air quality planning. Only a court directive and public outcry have recently compelled the government and industry to get their act togeth
Delhi and the National Capital Region is in a state of emergency. With the Air Quality Index at the `Severe’ level people are confronting that hard truth about toxic air - it’s hazardous to health and
Why doesn t Naik simply say: What does it matter if a million or more die because of air pollution?
In one fell swoop the Union ministry of environment and forests is preparing to disband several key committees set up under section 3 iii of the Environment Protection Act, 1986. The dissolved panels will be replaced with a national environment author
Has a lot of power to safeguard public health. Prefers not to use it
LPG is a long way from being used as a fuel in automobiles
The automobile industry can breathe easy with the Supreme Court lifting its earlier restrictions on the sale of cars; plea for extending deadline on emission norms rejected
14/06/1999
<p>‘We want free parking…..’ is the petulant tantrum of the rich in Delhi. Read this news…The trader association of one of the most happening, and upmarket area in Delhi – Khan Market has moved the High Court to oppose the orders of the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority to charge for parking.