Hop skip and sidestep
The industry should stop hiding behind the petticoats of the government and factor in environmental concerns into its investment policies on a proactive basis
The industry should stop hiding behind the petticoats of the government and factor in environmental concerns into its investment policies on a proactive basis
it is only May, but Delhi is already under the grip of jaundice and diarrhoea. Such water-borne diseases generally happen during mid summer but the number of cases have already started rising.
The municipal authorities in the capital have shown no signs of improvement in solid waste management despite Supreme Court's directives, said the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in the
The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation asking him to place before it the probe report on the adulteration of mustard oil which resulted in
The thirst for diesel in India is growing. Diesel mania grips the Indian automobile industry and the customers with more and more companies going for diesel variants. What most people are ignorant of or prefer to ignore is the fact that diesel fumes are h
Supreme Court order dated 16/04/1999 in M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, WP 13029/1985 on vehicular pollution in Delhi.
Although setting up of the EPA did result in policies to control pollution, political interference has blunted its effectiveness
Summer is only just setting in. And already there are reports of deaths in Orissa due to a heat wave
The Delhi High Court ordered the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to submit a status report of its progress on pollution control measures in the river Yamuna. The government had allocated
The Delhi High Court has quashed the petition of an ivory trader. The judgement could have far-reaching implications as over 200 applications for ownership certificates for ivory items worth over
a special cell of the Delhi police and the wildlife wing of the Delhi forest department seized 96 shatoosh shawls from a shop in Delhi's Chandni Chowk market. The shawls, worth nearly Rs 1 crore,
Glow signs using diesel gensets at bus stops have increased in Delhi. So has the pollution
A devastating earthquake in the Chamoli region of Uttar Pradesh kills over 100 people, most of them in their sleep
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M.C. Mehta vs Union Of India & Others on 29 April, 1999 regarding rising vehicular pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR). Bhure Lal
the Delhi Development Authority's ( dda ) plan for channelising the Yamuna and reclaiming the riverbed has run into trouble. The National Capital Region Planning Board ( ncrpb ) has
People living in polluted and already unhealthy cities like Delhi must remember that this diesel boom will only make breathing more difficult
The Delhi High Court ruling may free the animals from the cages of circuses, but will they find a new home?
We are ready to give rights to animals. It sounds and looks good. The question is where do we draw the line?
The Delhi High Court has said that it will pass orders to shut down the Indraprastha Thermal Power plant in Delhi if immediate steps are not taken for treating effluents being discharged into the
The Supreme Court (SC) ordered the closure and relocation of polluting industrial units in Delhi in 1996 (Down To Earth, Vol 7, No 16). That was part one of the order,which was implemented on time.