Breathless
pollution from vehicles in Delhi may increase by nearly 85 per cent by the year 2010, according to a survey conducted by a Delhi-based non-governmental organisation (ngo), Vatavaran. It
pollution from vehicles in Delhi may increase by nearly 85 per cent by the year 2010, according to a survey conducted by a Delhi-based non-governmental organisation (ngo), Vatavaran. It
With elections round the corner, the Delhi government has gone back on its decision to phase out 15 year old commercial vehicles
A self-propelled paddy transplanter has been developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi. The machine uses mat-type seedlings for transplanting eight rows at a time.
The Supreme Court recently cleared the constitution of a five-member environmental protection authority (EPA) by the central government. A three-judge bench observed that the authority for the
No more drinkable, Delhi s groundwater is poison
People who frequently visit libraries may risk developing of allergic disorders, according to a study published in Aerobiologia . A B Singh and his team at the Centre for Biochemical Technology
The Delhi government has been asked by the Delhi High Court to file an affidavit on a petition by the All-India Lawyers Union alleging inadequate treatment facilities for tuberculosis (TB) patients
The Supreme Court has ordered the removal of "all hoarding by roadsides' in the capital which it said were hazardous and a disturbance to traffic. In its earlier court order, the court had directed
• The prestigious Sasakawa-dha Disaster Prevention Award for 1997 by the United Nations has been awarded to Anand Swarup Arya, an internationally renowned earthquake expert. • The
The Supreme Court recently cleared the constitution of a five-member environmental protection authority (EPA) by the central government. A three-judge bench observed that the authority for the
The Supreme Court decides to crack down on three wheelers by banning further registration of vehicles in Delhi
The national committee to look into the management of hazardous wastes met for the first time in New Delhi
The Supreme Court bans the registration of three wheelers in Delhi
the Central Pollution Control Board (cpcb) has submitted a Rs 480 crore Yamuna action plan to the Delhi High Court to clean the river. "The plan is being funded by the Overseas Environmental
The Delhi High Court has restrained the Municipal Corporation of Delhi from felling trees in Moradabad Pahari area
Wastewater pollution from industries could now easily be monitored by using a new BODSEED technology. Researchers at the Centre for Biochemical Technology (CBT), New Delhi, have devised this
Dr S K Chabbra, reader and head of the department of cardiorespiratory physiology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, New Delhi, is among the few doctors to conduct an epidemiological study relating air pollution to respiratory morbidity among adults and
The Supreme Court has directed the Union government and the local authorities to regulate traffic and curb pollution in Delhi. A three-judge bench comprising of the Justice J S Verma, Justice B
It is dangerous to breathe in most Indian cities, and even though the government accepts this, precious little is being done about it.
Safe disposal of hazardous hospital wastes were the topic of discussion at a meeting in Delhi