New Delhi: A German researcher’s study of the dying Yamuna is an interesting take on Delhi’s aspirations to be a ‘world class city’ vis-à-vis its utter failure in conserving the river.

Follow Rules Or Face Closure, Warns DPCC

Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has threatened to seal the Wazirpur industrial area if it continues to violate environmental regulations.
The area with 2,000-odd industrial units is allegedly discharging untreated waste water into the sewers. The waste water doesn’t reach the common effluent treatment plant (CETP) as the sewerage system is broken, says a team of DPCC scientists, which recently visited the area.

New Delhi: Extreme summers and winters in Delhi are clearly uncomfortable.

Pollution in Yamuna or Ganga do not figure in the manifestos of the capital’s three major political parties nor does any focused plan on addressing the crisis of rivers.

Despite having its roots in Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party doesn’t talk about its plans for the extremely polluted Yamuna. With little progress made on the Ganga and Yamuna action plans, the Congress merely aims to “clean rivers on a large scale”. The BJP, meanwhile, continues to pitch its controversial pet project—interlinking of rivers. Environmentalists say little thought has gone into addressing urgent ecological concerns like the state of rivers or their position on dams.

Erratic Weather Influencing Air Quality

River Has Only 30% Flow Even In Monsoon

A recent scientific study has established the need to maintain at least 50% to 60% of the total monsoon flow into a river throughout the year for transporting river sediment, biodiversity balance and preventing algal choking .

New Delhi: Environmentalists have been warning about growing encroachments on the Yamuna floodplains being a recipe for disaster.

New Delhi: About 80 doctors from Holy Family Hospital in Okhla and some other hospitals across the city have written open letters to the Prime Minister’s Office raising concerns about emissions fro

New Delhi: It’s not power or water that is weighing on their minds. People living close to the Okhla waste to energy plant have decided to vote in the general election to demand clean air.

New Delhi: Only 3% of enquires on a toll-free weather and air quality call service are on pollution levels.