Pollution levels still severe in Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The air quality of Delhi-NCR showed slight improvement on Saturday but the residents continued breathing toxins as the pollution levels remained at ‘severe’ for the fifth day in a row….
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No odd-even without exemptions, says Delhi government
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Hours after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) gave a go-ahead to the odd-even scheme without any exemptions to two-wheelers, the Delhi government refused to implement it, saying they will approach…
BREAKING NEWS: Delhi government calls off odd-even
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NGT okays odd-even, says only emergency vehicles exempted
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal on Saturday gave the go ahead to the odd-even vehicle rationing scheme from November 13-17 and said there will be no exemption for women, two-wheelers and…
NGT okays odd-even, says no exemption for women, 2-wheelers
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal on Saturday gave the go ahead to the odd-even vehicle rationing scheme from November 13-17 and said there will be no exemption for women, two-wheelers and…
BREAKING NEWS: NGT gives nod to odd-even scheme
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Dinosaurs could have survived had asteroid struck elsewhere: Study
Tokyo, Nov 11 (IANS) Dinosaurs might not have gone extinct had the the asteroid that hit Earth some 66 million years ago and triggered the mass extinction of the giant animals struck somewhere else instead…
Brace for severe delays as railways is still testing fog-fighting tech
By Arun Kumar Das New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) It’s approaching fog time again, threatening severe disruption of train services as is usual every winter, causing much inconvenience to passengers. However, the railways’ fog-preparedness still…
Mexican fishermen clean beaches after oil spill
Mexico City, Nov 11 (IANS) Fishermen on Mexico’s southern Pacific coast were cleaning up beaches in the wake of an October 9 oil spill whose potential environmental impact remained unclear. The spill was due to…
Mountain lion caught in California residential area
San Francisco, Nov 11 (IANS) A mountain lion that was reported roaming around an urban residential area in California was caught alive behind a housing complex near San Francisco, authorities said. A TV footage showed…
Foggy Saturday morning in Delhi, 64 trains delayed
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) It was a foggy Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 12.6 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. At least 64 trains were delayed, 14 rescheduled…
Delhi government in talks with Pawan Hans for aerial sprinkling
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Delhi government on Friday said that it was in talks with state-owned helicopter service company Pawan Hans to aerially sprinkle water over the city to settle pollutants. Delhi Environment…
Cabinet nod to improve monitoring of rural drinking water programme
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Friday gave its approval to continuation and restructuring of National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) to make it “outcome-based, competitive and better monitored” with Rs 23,050…
NITI Aayog pilot for electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Clearing the decks for the introduction of electric vehicles in the national capital, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Friday released a proposal to develop electric vehicle charging infrastructure…
Ministry calls for short-term measures to improve air quality
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The Union Environment Ministry on Friday held a meeting with the neighbouring states of Delhi and directed them to urgently implement short-term measures to improve the air quality of Delhi…
Mumbai gets hi-tech electric buses
Mumbai, Nov 10 (IANS) The Bombay Electric Supply & Transport (BEST) on Friday acquired four high-tech eco-friendly electric buses, which will be deployed on its Mumbai suburban sectors, officials said here. The 31-seater buses, manufactured…
Cab aggregators ‘won’t apply surge pricing’ during odd-even
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Cab companies here on Friday said they have accepted the Delhi government’s request to not effect surge pricing for successful implementation of the odd-even scheme, which will be enforced in…
Centre sends advisory to states on stubble burning
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The Union Agriculture Ministry on Friday said it has issued an advisory to state governments to check stubble burning that caused severe pollution in the National Capital Region in the…
NGT questions odd-even rationale to combat Delhi pollution
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The country’s top green court on Friday questioned the efficacy of the Delhi government’s proposed odd-even vehicle rationing scheme that was to be rolled out from Monday as the capital…
NGT slams Delhi, neighbours; orders end to stubble burning
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) With Delhi’s air quality severe since the last four days, the NGT on Friday rapped the governments of Delhi and neighbouring states, saying “you’ve earned Delhi the title of the…