Delhi-NCR

Avoid travelling to Delhi, Chandigarh health dept issues advisory

11:59 pm November 18, 2020

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh health department on Wednesday issued an advisory, asking city residents to avoid travelling to Delhi in the wake of rise in COVID-19 cases there. Due to the current surge and steep rise in COVID-10 cases in the national capital, people should avoid travelling to high risk zones like Delhi-NCR unless unavoidable as their probability […]

UK university strikes air quality research pact with Indian institute

Penalties worth Rs 12.85 lakh on polluters in Noida

11:14 pm October 29, 2020

Noida (UP): The Noida Authority on Thursday said it has slapped penalties worth Rs 12.85 lakh on entities that were found violating anti-air pollution guidelines here. The action included a major penalty worth Rs 10 lakh on an entity found violating guidelines of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Penalties worth Rs 10.82 lakh on polluters in Noida

9:06 pm October 27, 2020

Noida (UP): The Noida Authority on Tuesday said it has slapped penalties worth Rs 10.82 lakh on entities that were found violating guidelines to combat air pollution here. The action included a major penalty worth Rs 5 lakh each on two entities that had kept construction material uncovered in violation of guidelines of the National […]

Rising pollution, surge in COVID-19 cases: Hospital beds in Delhi begin to fill up fast

Govt to bring new law to curb air pollution in Delhi-NCR

2:37 pm October 27, 2020

New Delhi: With Delhi continuing to grapple with increasing levels of pollution, the Centre has decided to soon bring in a new legislation to curb air pollution in the city and NCR, a top official from the Ministry of Environment said. The new law will be only for Delhi and NCR. It will come out […]

Stubble burning: SC keeps in abeyance its Oct 16 order appointing Justice M B Lokur panel

4:54 pm October 26, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday kept in abeyance its October 16 order appointing one-man panel of retired apex court judge Justice Madan B Lokur to monitor the steps taken by neighbouring states to prevent stubble burning, which is a major cause of pollution in the Delhi-national capital region (NCR). A bench headed by Chief […]