vultures along with some 50 other species of birds have migrated from Delhi in the last few years as their traditional habitats have made way for unplanned urban development, says Rupin Dang, a

There is growing concern over the pollution caused by festivals like Diwali

Prices increasesd by 35 per cent

The Delhi high court has allowed two associations of medical practitioners who do not follow allopathy to become party to a petition seeking a ban on quacks in the capital. The two associations

The Supreme Court has issued notices to over 1000

the municipal corporation of Delhi's satellite city Faridabad embarked on a project that may well be one of the first of its kind in the country. The corporation has privatised collection and

Due to decades of neglect and indifference, air quality in Indian cities has worsened rapidly, triggering a serious public health crisis. Central and state governments are still at a loss in dealing with the problem and except Delhi, no city is taking effective steps to control pollution. Even in Delhi, the drive to deal with pollution is not coming from the government but the Supreme Court. Recently, high courts in Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh have clamped down on the polluting three-wheelers by either banning them or pushing them to run on cleaner fuels.

While some commend the Delhi government s proposal to ban the sale of new two wheelers fitted with two stroke engines from January 2000, others feel it might put a restraint on technology

after another disastrous year, the Delhi Vidyut Board (dvb) has prepared an action plan to meet the requirement of the city during the summer next year. According to a technical

The Supreme Court in its order of 4.10.1999 called for suggestions regarding emissions control from two-wheelers and three-wheelers. The EPCA, in its earlier report of August, 1999, had made a brief recommendation that on scooters, which are high emitters of particulate, suggesting that the norms be tightened further, and the next set of standards be announced early.

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