Truck traffic has declined by half
New Delhi: Ahead of a Supreme Court hearing on Thursday, the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) convened an urgent meeting of Delhi government, rest of the NCR states and private cab and app-based
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Delhi Pollution dipped this winter, but only just, reveals data
The improvement has been attributed to the action taken on the ground to control pollution. EPCA also decided to lift the very poor to severe air quality restriction under the Graded Response Action Plan
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Breath of fresh air! Delhi enjoys cleanest February in three years
Delhi is enjoying its cleanest February in three years as far as the air index quality is concerned. After dense smog and poor air quality created a havoc in the national capital, this news comes as a
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Pollution panel wants green cess to stay
The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) has ordered the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), the nodal agency for toll tax collection, to instruct its contractor DEP Toll LLP to continue
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Killing people for making money': NGT raps Haryana over delay in adopting brick kiln tech
The National Green Tribunal Thursday rapped the Haryana government for extending time limit for adoption of Zig Zag technology for running of the brick kilns in the state, saying it was killing people
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Less than half of Delhi autos have working GPS
NEW DELHI: Out of the 95,000 registered autorickshaws in the city, only 41,766 have functional GPS systems, the Delhi transport department stated at a meeting of the Supreme Court-appointed Environment
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Big builder sites under pollution panel's watch
Gurgaon: Concerned about increasing air pollution caused by construction dust, the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) has asked pollution control boards and civic authorities in NCR to submit
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Environment panel wants govt to back ban of passenger diesel vehicles in capital
The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) has canvassed for government to support complete ban on passenger diesel vehicles in Delhi. EPCA member Sunita Narain met road transport ministry officials
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor, 18/01/2019
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 18/01/2019 regarding the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor. The
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Pollution body upset by govt agencies' no-show
GURGAON: The Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority (EPCA) for national capital region has taken exception to the "lack of seriousness of government agencies of Haryana in checking pollution".
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Report On Stubble Burning In 3 States Submitted: Centre Tells Top Court
On November 23, 2017, a high level task force for management of air pollution in Delhi and NCR, comprising experts and senior officials of various departments, was constituted by the Cabinet Secretariat.
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Pollution no bar for city's diesel autos
Gurgaon: More than a month after the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) ordered a stop on the registration of new diesel autos and renewal of fitness certificates for
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Civic bodies granting licences to industries flouting norms
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has accused civic authorities of allowing industries to operate in residential areas of the national capital without mandatory clearances. It has now issued
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Odd-even effect: 60,000 more cars on CNG
Delhi government on Saturday informed the Supreme Court-mandated Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) that as many as 60,000 cars have converted to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) since the
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Air quality falls to ‘hazardous’ levels
The value on the air quality index (AQI) at 6 pm was recorded at 410. New Delhi: Pollution in the city reached “hazardous” levels on Tuesday as the average concentration of ultra fine pollutants in
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Delhi Has 3 Pollution Plans But No Consensus On Which To Follow
There are currently three pollution plans for Delhi and while one of them is officially in play, there is little or no understanding of what is to be done with the other pollution plans. Also, few seem
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93% of Delhiites do not understand what Air Quality Index means, shows survey
Study by United Residents’ Joint Action shows people uninformed; RTI query by association reveals most agencies unaware of their duties in fight against pollution As many as 89% of Delhiites are unaware
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SC relaxes its order banning pet coke, furnace oil
Exempts cement industry in Rajasthan, Haryana, UP The Supreme Court on Wednesday relaxed its order banning use of pet coke and furnace oil in the National Capital Territory and allowed cement industry
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Relief from pollution as rain lashes Capital, NCR
After rain lashed the city at 21.7 degrees Celsius, Delhiites finally felt the winter chill for the first time on Tuesday. It was the first coldest day in December with the maximum temperature going down,
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Delhi: Believe it or not, this was best December in 3 years
NEW DELHI: Despite recording a minimum temperature that was 1.6 degrees below normal for the month, December 2018 has still been cleaner in terms of air quality than the last two years, CPCB data showed.