Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding registration of BS-IV compliant diesel vehicle used for the purpose of transportation of LPG cylinders, Delhi, 23/05/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others dated 23/05/2017 regarding registration of BS-IV compliant diesel vehicle used for the purpose of transportation of LPG cylinders, bottling plant in Delhi.

NGT permits the registration of Euro-IV vehicle subject to the condition that they are BS-IV compliant and used only for the purpose of transportation of LPG cylinders, bottling plant to the designated places and it will have GPS fixed in them.

Judgement Date: 
23/05/2017
Tags:
Diesel, Vehicular Standards, Euro IV, Delhi, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Health

Delhi HC tells govt, corporations to wake up to dengue threat

Well-publicised campaigns including street plays should be organised to spread awareness on vector borne diseases dengue and chikungunya, the Delhi high court said on Monday.

Publication Date: 
23/05/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Dengue, Chikungunya, Vector Borne Diseases, High Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Health
Hazardous Waste

Handling of bio-medical waste: NGT issues notice to IBHAS

The National Green Tribunal has sought response from the Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences (IHBAS) and others on a plea alleging that the hospital was recklessly handling bio-medic

Publication Date: 
22/05/2017
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Waste Disposal, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Hazardous Waste
Water Resources

NGT to govt: Restore all Delhi waterbodies

The NGT said that similar approach should be adopted by all the public authorities to restore the existing water bodies.

Publication Date: 
22/05/2017
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Water Resources, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Waste Disposal, Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Municipal Corporation, Water Conservation
Forests

Delhi can become a desert if green cover goes: HC

The court did not approve of a road being built through the forest.

Publication Date: 
22/05/2017
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Forest Encroachments, Global Warming, Deforestation, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), High Court, Forests
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Yamuna, 19/05/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Others dated 19/05/2017 regarding pollution of river Yamuna generated in the area of Delhi. Tribunal is informed that within a period of one month the civil construction and mechanical work of STPs, sewage and connectivity would start and the same would be completed by May, 2019. NGT compliments the various stakeholders i.e.

Judgement Date: 
19/05/2017
Tags:
Yamuna, Waste Disposal, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Drainage, Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Water Pollution

High court wants govt’s reply on ‘cancer colony’

The Delhi high court on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of a TOI report highlighting release of poisonous substances into groundwater from polluting industrial units in northeast Delhi's Mustafab

Publication Date: 
19/05/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Groundwater Pollution, High Court, Industrial Pollution, Cancer, Health Effects, Water Pollution
Air Pollution

HC proposes task force for check on air pollution

A bench of Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and Pratibha M. Singh said that instead of the court giving directions from time to time to curb air pollution.

Publication Date: 
19/05/2017
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, High Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Vehicular Pollution
Hazardous Waste

Govt authorises 37 e-waste collection centres across city

E-waste is generated when old mobile phones, computers, laptops, TV sets, and other electronic and electrical material become obsolete

Publication Date: 
18/05/2017
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Electronic Waste, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Waste Management, Waste Recycling, Hazardous Waste
Sanitation

Anand Vihar railway station fifth cleanest in Delhi

The Anand Vihar railway station has been ranked fifth cleanest among the A1 category stations surveyed in the latest Swachh Railway Report — the cleanest in the capital ahead of its more heralded r

Publication Date: 
18/05/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Sanitation, Rail Transport, Waste To Energy, Congestion, Waste Management

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