After tax sops, 14,000 vehicles tag along
NEW DELHI: Incentivising RFID tags has finally started reaping dividends. Data released by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation — the nodal agency for toll collection among civic bodies — shows that there
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Air pollution: Delhi government’s expensive PUC vehicular emissions network system fails utility test
Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) in a report pointed out the hurdles department is facing with the new network installed to monitor the vehicular emissions in Delhi. Environment Pollution
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Soon, landfill site to have boundary wall, cameras
Step taken to ensure proper disposal of garbage The Municipal Council, Bahadurgarh, has chalked out a plan to ensure proper disposal of garbage at the landfill site located on the Badli road near Soldha
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Pollution Under Control: EPCA says PUC measure not equipped to test diesel vehicles
Delhi is continuing to struggle with its Pollution Under Control (PUC) programme which is reportedly not well-equipped to test diesel vehicles for emissions and particulate matter, an Indian Express report
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Current norms are not enough to enforce BS-VI standards, says EPCA
Delhi has 971 PUC centres but the transport department has 28 inspectors and only one available for “ground inspection”. WITH HAND-CARTS functioning as Pollution Under Control (PUCs) in the city, a
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Remote sensing to detect vehicular pollution in Delhi
NEW DELHI: By next winter, a new sensor-based technology could be used to find out the amount of pollution each vehicle causes as it enters Delhi. The remote-sensing technology is in the testing phase
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Gurugram had only 3 good air days in all of 2018
GURUGRAM: September was clearly the best month in 2018 for Gurugram. Can’t recall anything special? Data on the city’s pollution levels shows September 8, 9 and 10 were the only ‘good’ days last year when
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Delhi air quality in ‘severe’ category, flight operations resumes at Delhi airport after two hours
The dense fog condition in Palam area of the national has led to poor visibility on the runway, forcing officials to halt the operations. A minimum visibility of 125 metres is needed for flight operations.
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Make parking on footpaths an offence: EPCA
Parking on footpaths will become a cognizable offense and vehicles could be impounded for severe parking violations if a new action plan prepared by the SC-mandated Environment Pollution Control Authority,
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MAKEOVER: Conversion of brick kilns in Delhi-NCR to a cleaner technology- a status report
The Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) has been in the grip of severe air pollution. The crisis is not confined just to the National Capital Territory (NCT) but affects all the 22 districts of the NCR.
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MoEF guided by bad science, EPCA tells SC
Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) has submitted its rebuttal to Supreme Court on MoEF's recent affidavit that downplayed the role of vehicles in air pollution. The ministry's original affidavit
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File report by Mar 6, says court
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the governments of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) to chalk
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Crackers or not, the best you can expect is very poor air in Delhi
NEW DELHI: If no crackers are burst in the NCR this Diwali, the air quality will be “very poor”. And things will be “severe” if half the amount of crackers used in 2017 is burst this time, says a forecast
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Delhi Pollution: Here’s why Environment Authority must be given power to check crop burning
Now that the Centre has notified the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) that will oversee the implementation of the graded response plan to fight pollution in Delhi, the national
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Letter from EPCA to Govt of NCT of Delhi regarding Supreme Court order on trucks entering Delhi
Letter from EPCA to Govt of NCT of Delhi regarding Supreme Court order on trucks entering Delhi. EPCA visited, alongwith Transport Commissioner Sh.Parimal Rai, Rajokari Toll Collection Post on 1-2 November
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Delhi’s air quality could worsen in coming week
System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) said the coming 10 days are expected to see a sharp deterioration of air quality in Delhi-NCR. A day after Delhi recorded its first
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Mandating ‘acceptable’ fuel to be used in NCR for air pollution control
Conclusions of EPCA’s investigation into quality of fuel being used in NCR; its pollution impact and recommended actions. It is well recognized that the quality of fuel used for combustion has a critical
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Delhi's air quality to stay better till today as winds pick up
NEW DELHI: The air quality in the capital improved slightly on Sunday as wind speed increased. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) fell to 292 (Poor) at 4pm, a drop from the reading of 326 (very poor)
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Badarpur thermal plant shut for good
NEW DELHI: After supplying power to the capital for over four decades, the Badarpur power station closed operations fully and permanently on Monday. The Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention
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Why dust still fills the air in most of Noida, Ghaziabad
NOIDA/GHAZIABAD: Swachh Survekshan 2019 is not far away and Noida will be participating in it. However, the city continues to violate construction norms laid down by the National Green Tribunal in one