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Regulate firecrackers, don’t ban them: Delhi government to NGT

NEW DELHI: Delhi government on Wednesday suggested to the National Green Tribunal to put a regulatory mechanism in place to restrain use of polluting firecrackers in the capital rather than putting

Publication Date: 
06/09/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Noise Pollution, Air Pollution, Diwali, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEER), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environment
Solid Waste

24-member panel to meet daily for 2 weeks to resolve waste problem

The Supreme Court on Wednesday approved the setting up of a high-powered 24-member committee comprising senior bureaucrats, scientists, members from civil society and director of Swachh Bharat Miss

Publication Date: 
30/08/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Waste Management, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEER), Solid Waste
Air Pollution

Environment Ministry to launch three pilot projects to tackle air pollution

An environment ministry official said that Delhi witnessed 56 good air days in January-June period in 2017, while this year the national capital had 65 such days.

Publication Date: 
13/07/2018
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEER), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Air Quality Monitoring