Health

Dengue checkers: Domestic Breeding Checkers work without salaries in National Capital

Pesticides In March around 3,500 domestic breeding checkers sat on strike

Publication Date: 
07/05/2018
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Dengue, Vector Borne Diseases, Health Effects, Health
Environment

Enforce rules to eliminate single-use carry bags: Centre to states

NEW DELHI: Being the global host of this year's World Environment Day (June 5) with 'Beat Plastic Pollution' as its theme, the Centre has written to all states and Union Territories (UTs) to undert

Publication Date: 
07/05/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Plastics, Non-Biodegradable Waste, Pollution, Environmental Security, Environment
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding construction of International Craft Complex in morphological Ridge area, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, 03/05/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/05/2018 regarding construction of International Craft Complex in morphological Ridge area, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi.

A CEC report on this matter was placed before the Court which was accepted by the Apex Court subject to some conditions:

i) The NBCC (India) Pvt. Ltd. Shall deposit 5% of project cost with the Ridge Management Board Fund for conservation and protection of Delhi Ridge

Judgement Date: 
03/05/2018
Tags:
Urban Development, Delhi, Supreme Court, Forests
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding utilization of land for the widening of National Highway from Dhaula Kuan, Delhi, 03/05/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/05/2018 regarding utilization of land for the widening of National Highway from Dhaula Kuan, Delhi, 03/05/2018. It is stated by the counsel appearing for the NHAI that 21.52 hectares of land in Yamuna Flood Plain has been handed over to the NHAI. It is further stated that 5% of the Project cost has been deposited with the Ridge Management Board.

Judgement Date: 
03/05/2018
Tags:
Highways, Forests, Land Use, Delhi, Supreme Court, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Compensatory Afforestation
Health

Delhi govt asks schools to involve students in combating vector-borne diseases

The Delhi government has directed all schools in the national capital to involve students in spreading information on prevention and control of vector-borne diseases such as dengue and chikungunya.

Publication Date: 
03/05/2018
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Vector Borne Diseases, Chikungunya, Dengue, Health
Air Pollution

Air pollution: Industrial waste, vehicular emissions make air so dangerous in Indian cities, say experts

DELHI: The national capital ranked sixth in terms of PM 2.5 with an annual average of 143 µg/m3 in 2016.

Publication Date: 
03/05/2018
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, Industrial Pollution, WHO, RSPM (PM 10), Kanpur (T), PM 2.5, Vehicular Pollution
Air Pollution

PM2.5 in your lungs: Pollutants in Delhi air twice the permitted level, been so for two decades

Recently, a study by WHO also pointed out that Delhi has the worst air quality among cities in India.

Publication Date: 
02/05/2018
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, PM 2.5, WHO, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Odd-Even Scheme, Vehicular Pollution
Air Pollution

BS-VI fuel in all of NCR not possible by 2019: Centre

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that BS-VI fuel would be made available in 17 of the 23 districts of the National Capital Region and in Agra from April, 2019, a year before

Publication Date: 
02/05/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Bharat Stage VI, Air Pollution Control, Supreme Court, Petrochemical Industry, Vehicle Technology and Fuel
Water Resources

Not enough land for rainwater harvesting, DMRC tells NGT

DMRC officials also told the court that six stations — Tagore Garden, Welcome, Botanical Garden, Karkardooma, Anand Vihar and Dhaula Kuan —had rainwater harvesting structures, but they were not fun

Publication Date: 
27/04/2018
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Rural Water Harvesting, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Monsoons, Water Resources
Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Environmental Compensation Charges (ECC) for violation of air pollution norms, Delhi, 24/04/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others dated 24/04/2018 regarding Environmental Compensation Charges (ECC) for violation of air pollution norms, Delhi.

Judgement Date: 
25/04/2018
Tags:
Air Pollution, Parking Policy, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Compensation, Air Pollution Control

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