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55-year-old dad loses weight, debuts on ramp to fulfill late son's last wishNaveenn Kaamboj’s emotional journey of weight loss and walking the ramp to honor his late son, who tragically passed away at 18 during Holi...
ED attaches Rs 45 cr assets of former NSG officer in fraud-linked money laundering caseA provisional order for attaching fifty-two movable and immovable properties worth a total Rs 45.20 crore under the anti-money laundering l...
WHO releases global guidelines to boost helmet use, curb pedestrian deaths due to road crashesAccording to top officials of the World Health Organisation (WHO), road traffic crashes kill over 1.3 million people every year - more than...
IIT professor Dinesh Mohan succumbs to COVID-19"He was under treatment at St Stephen's Hospital after he tested positive for COVID-19. He passed away this morning due to a cardiac arrest...
Only 10 Indians on list of world’s 4,000 top scientistsIn India, even in applied research industry investments for long-term projects are not significant, compared to the US, said Mayank Vahia, ...
Odd-even scheme: School of Planning and Architecture to study commuter behaviourThe School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) will conduct a commuter survey during the odd-even fortnight, from April 15 to April 30.
Delhi's odd-even scheme was of little use, says IIT Delhi studyThe study conducted by IIT-D also found a high compliance with the odd-even rule at four locations that were observed.
Odd or even? Not trucks, not cars, studies blame wood smoke and power plants as top pollutersTwo reports said wood smoke is the prime contributor to the presence of PM 2.5 — fine particles with a width of 2.5 microns or less — in th...
- Petitioner rebuts govt arguments
Retorting to the Centre’s claims that old diesel vehicles contribute a minuscule amount to air pollution and that the transport sector is n...
- NGT directs govt to submit its views on air pollution in Delhi
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday directed the Union transport ministry to submit its views on what is contributing to air pollut...
- Centre cites more studies to oppose ban
On Monday, the ministry submitted a new study "Characterization of ambient PM 2.5 at a pollution hotspot in New Delhi and inference of sour...
- Transport ministry submits more IIT studies to argue banning old vehicles is ineffective
Union transport ministry on Monday submitted three more IIT studies to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to back their argument that age-ba...
Gaps in IIT emission study, NGT extends stay on order banning polluting diesel vehiclesAn NGT bench slammed IIT Delhi scientists, who had drafted the report for the ministry , for not doing proper research in this regard.
Centre favours ban on 15-year-old diesel vehicles in Delhi-NCRThe Centre today told National Green Tribunal that it favours banning of all diesel vehicles, which are more than 15 years from plying in D...
NGT slams IIT Delhi for not submitting a "well reasoned" report on air pollution caused by old diesel vehiclesThe National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday pulled up a team of scientists from IIT Delhi and the ministry of road transport for not submit...
Chennai tops in vehicle densityDelhi's vehicle density is actually around one tenth of Chennai. And it is Chennai, not Delhi, that boasts the highest vehicle density, fol...
What’s fouling the air? Data puzzling governmentA lot of confusion seems to exist over what really contributes to air pollution from the transport sector or from vehicles in Delhi.
- Centre seeks stay on diesel ban
The Union road transport ministry has moved National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking a stay on its order on banning diesel vehicles which are ...
Delhi’s air is being polluted by three perverse subsidiesDelhi’s air pollution is terrible. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned diesel vehicles more than 10 years old,
- BRT corridor system riddled with loopholes: study
In Delhi, the BRT corridor is currently operational on a stretch of 5.6 km in phase I (starting point Ambedkar Nagar and ending point Moolc...