BANNING OLD VEHICLES
The Supreme Court (SC) has banned plying of all 15-year-old motor commercial vehicles including buses, taxis and auto-rickshaws in the National Capital Territory (NCR) from October 2 this year. The
The Supreme Court (SC) has banned plying of all 15-year-old motor commercial vehicles including buses, taxis and auto-rickshaws in the National Capital Territory (NCR) from October 2 this year. The
Government agencies acknowledge that Delhi's water is unfit for drinking
TOXIC fumes from a well claimed five lives at Dichaun Kalan village in west Delhi on July 11. The first casualty was a villager who climbed down the well to install a pump in an attempt to solve the
THE Delhi administration has decided to relocate 80,000 industrial units that were closed down for functioning in non-conforming areas following a 1996 Supreme Court order. The new site in west Delhi
Supreme Court order dated 28/07/1998 in the case of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Ors on vehicular pollution in Delhi.
vehicular emissions account for two-thirds of the total pollution in Delhi. A study conducted by the Central Road Research Institute shows that vehicles generate 64 per cent of the total
The Supreme Court has sought suggestion to improve the supply of power to the public hospitals in the Capital immediately. In this regard, it has directed the secretary or additional secretary
Pollution control agencies are as toothless as the automobile and fuel industry is apathetic to deteriorating urban air quality
Scenes like these are common in Delhi. With no water for days on end, people have to fight for every drop of water. To make matters worse, they have to shell out up to Rs 3,000 per month (Rs 75 for
as the mercury has soared to 47
Children of Delhi rediscover Yamuna. And see how everything is being done to reduce it to a drain
lutyens Bungalow Zone, one of the greenest areas in New Delhi, should be razed and replaced by multi-storey apartments, says Union urban affairs minister Ram Jethmalani. The government has
The Supreme Court has asked the Union ministries of petroleum and surface transport to furnish data regarding the supply of lead-free petrol in India and the introduction of catalytic converter
Breathe in Delhi and you stand a good chance of getting cancer
A Public Interest Petition filed in the Delhi High Court seeks disciplinary action against G P Phondke, director of the National Institute of Science Communication, a part of the Council for
The Supreme Court has ordered a high powered panel to probe charges of corruption against the the Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board chairperson for power theft and swindling. Electricity
The Tamil Nadu government has appealed before a divisional bench of the Madras High Court, seeking to set aside a single judge order for a CBI probe into the Tirupattur sandalwood smuggling
As a result of air pollution in Delhi, strains of toxic metals like lead and cadmium are increasingly finding their way into the womb
Troubled children don t need counselling. They need parental love and support. A myth? Not at all, say behavioural scientists
The proposed Delhi Heritage Bill comes under attack for its ambiguity