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The Delhi Metro on Thursday announced that its trains will undertake over 180 additional trips from Friday and charge four times the prevalent parking rates to discourage use of private vehicles in light of the alarming pollution levels in the city.

Supreme Court-empowered green authority EPCA to urge Centre to bring natural gas under GST Supreme Court-empowered green authority EPCA to urge Centre to bring natural gas under GST The EPCAs Assurance Came Following A Clutch Of Petitions By Industry Bodies Seeking That They Be Provided Some Sort Of Cushioning In Light Of The Recent Ban On The Use Of Pet Coke And Furnace Oil (FO) In The National Capital Region. PTI | Updated on: 05 Nov 2017, 02:59:57 AM New Delhi :...

Experts hail firecracker ban in Delhi as air quality turns poor Experts hail firecracker ban in Delhi as air quality turns poor With The Supreme Court Banning The Sale Of Firecrackers In The Delhi-NCR Region Till After Diwali, Can Delhiites Breathe A Sigh Of Relief? PTI | Updated on: 10 Oct 2017, 06:55:49 PM New Delhi: With the Supreme Court banning the sale of firecrackers in the Delhi-NCR region till after Diwali, can Delhiites breathe a sigh of relief? Not yet...

Viral Desai ANI | Updated: Apr 03, 2021 17:25 IST Surat (Gujarat) [India], April 3 (ANI/PNN): Viral Desai, the Greenman of Gujarat and a well-known businessman from Surat, has started a movement called Satyagraha against Pollution. Viral Desai has started this initiative on getting inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav: 75-week Celebrations of 75th Year of Independence. Viral Desai started the environmental move...

Updated: Share Article AAA Hazardous material: A lorry carrying a load of used kits to the Kodungaiyur dump yard in Chennai.   | Photo Credit: B_JOTHI RAMALINGAM Nearly 146 tonnes of bio-medical waste is generated per day in the country due to diagnostic activities and treatment of COVID-19 patients, the Ministry of Environment informed Parliament on Monday. Responding to a query in the Upper House of Parliament, Minister of State for Environment Babul Supriyo said that as per the figures fr...

Centres Panel For Air Quality Management In NCR Collapses After 5 Months Of Formation Centre introduced the ordinance that put in place the commission and provided for up to five years of jail term and Rs one crore fine for violators to curb pollution PTI photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-03-14T01:26:28+05:30 Centres Panel For Air Quality Management In NCR Collapses After 5 Months Of Formation outlookindia.com 2021-03-14T08:26:39+05:30 Nearly five months after its set...

2169 New Delhi, March 13 The central government’s Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and its Adjoining Areas has been shut down within five months of its constitution. The commission, which was established by the Centre in October last year, has shut down due to lapsing of the ordinance under which it was set up. Speaking to PTI, Union Environment Secretary RP Gupta said the commission stands dissolved because the ordinance wasn’t introduced in Parliament withi...

NEW DELHI: The central governments Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and its Adjoining Areas has been shut down within five months of its constitution. The commission, which was established by the Centre in October last year, has shut down due to lapsing of the ordinance under which it was set up. Speaking to PTI, Union Environment Secretary R P Gupta said the since ordinance was not introduced in Parliament within six weeks of its convention, it has lapsed and ...

We aim to convert Delhi’s transport system to electric in 25 years, says Sisodia

At least 3-5 yrs needed to upgrade sewage treatment plants to reduce frothing in Yamuna: Delhi govt SECTIONS At least 3-5 yrs needed to upgrade sewage treatment plants to reduce frothing in Yamuna: Delhi govtPTI Last Updated: Jan 28, 2021, 03:42 PM IST Share Synopsis "The upgradation of all STPs in UP, Haryana and Delhi to treat the wastewater as per the latest standards, which will substantially reduce the problem of foaming (in the Yamuna), will take about three to five years depending upon t...