Delhi is pulling out all stops to make the city cleaner and greener before the Commonwealth Games. But one factor is constantly overlooked: the city

New Delhi: Delhi High Court passed the order in 2006 but of the 13 enclosures that were supposed to be made specially for immersions so that the Yamuna can be spared from a religious and cultural onslaught, only one is ready. With Dussehra and Durga Puja only a week away, government agencies are still clueless about who is to take action.

New Delhi: Environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Thursday revealed the blueprint for a new authority to regulate all environmental norms and regulations just like the US

Recognising that the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and state pollution control boards are not working to their optimum level, a draft proposal for creating an Environment Protection Authority (EPA) by the Environment and Forests Ministry was made public on Thursday.

Belatedly though, the state pollution control board has taken an initiative to ensure cost-effective use of plastic waste for road surfacing to help find a lasting and workable solution to the problem of non-biodegradable waste disposal. It will not only bring down the cost of tarring but also enhance the durability of roads because of higher binding strength of plastic.

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Harish Joshi | TNN