Diesel gensets ban in NCR: Industry seeks more time to complyThe existing DG sets must be converted in hybrid/dual fuel mode (with 70 per cent gas-based fuel and 30 per cent diesel) and such DG sets w...
21 Sep, 2022, 05.11 PM IST
Market Movers: Paras Defence rejuvenates IPO mart; Zee Ent’s troubles continueParas Defence & Space Technologies’ listing today has breathed new life into the market and just in time, too, as big wigs such as Paytm, P...
01 Oct, 2021, 06.19 PM IST
In new pollution plan, National Capital Region bans use of electricity generatorsGRAP, which comes into effect today, in Delhi and NCR, was first notified by the Ministry of Environment and Forests in 2017 for implementa...
15 Oct, 2020, 11.00 AM IST
Lakhs face power disruption in NCR as Graded Response Action Plan kicks inThe pollution watchdog, which is enforcing the ban for the second time in NCR, has refused to offer any relaxation, citing an entire year’s...
15 Oct, 2020, 08.55 AM IST
Many in NCR will be hit by ban on gensets from October 15Besides, there are about 20 residential complexes which are partially dependent on gensets since they have not taken the full load from the...
14 Oct, 2020, 07.33 AM IST
Ban on diesel generators in NCR from October 15Besides, there are about 20 residential complexes which are partially dependent on gensets since they have not taken the full load from the...
13 Oct, 2020, 09.04 PM IST
SC questions Odd-Even, summons 4 chief secretariesA bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Deepak Gupta took serious note of crop burning in Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh and said it...
05 Nov, 2019, 06.44 AM IST
Amitabh Kant pitches for ban on usage of fossil fuel-based gensetsKant made the case for phasing out more than 25 year old coal based thermal power plants, creating of open access power market, commercial ...
27 Nov, 2018, 03.53 PM IST
Mahindra Powerol bets on cleaner and bigger gensets to grow businessGensets with higher KVA, widening the CNG range and an export push are the key pivots on which the aggressive roadmap for expansion has bee...
22 May, 2018, 07.45 AM IST
Air pollution: Environment Minister asks people not to panicThe Minister stressed that for the first time, this year, a "focused" approach has been adopted to deal with an emergency-like situation th...
11 Nov, 2017, 09.44 PM IST
Poor air quality only supports cracker banThe court has clarified that there is no ban on bursting of crackers which can go on tomorrow till 11 pm. However, only those outside the N...
18 Oct, 2017, 11.40 PM IST
Pollution panel bans diesel gensets in Delhi till March 15The ban won't apply to “essential services“ such as hospitals, mobile towers and Metro. However, generators can't be used at weddings, hous...
18 Oct, 2017, 11.30 AM IST
Why Modi must find the courage now to stop the worst subsidy of allStudies show that up to 40% of subsidised kerosene is diverted from poor beneficiaries to the adulteration of diesel, which is more than tw...
06 Aug, 2017, 09.36 PM IST
Noise pollution exceeds permissible limits in 7 cities: GovernmentThe data from these monitoring stations indicate that average noise pollution levels generally exceed the permissible limits, Anil Madhav D...
10 Apr, 2017, 05.19 PM IST
Smog: Delhi government announces emergency steps, schools closed for 3 daysDelhi government also decided to shut down the coal- based Badarpur power plant, considered one of the key sources of pollution, for 10 day...
06 Nov, 2016, 10.55 PM IST
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,
12 Apr, 2015, 12.15 PM IST
- Once, Mittal thought about quitting telecom business
Despite a difficult market condition, Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Airtel took less than a month to raise $7.5 billion debt to fund buyout of th...
26 Mar, 2010, 09.13 AM IST