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Safety can't be reduced to paperwork, says Delhi CM Rekha GuptaDelhi's Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced mandatory building safety audits after a recent collapse. The city aims for electric mobility ...
Indian Railways is planting an aromatic-rooted grass in Lonavala ghats to prevent landslides and avert a Nepal-like flash flood situationIndian Railways is testing vetiver, an aromatic-rooted grass native to India, as a low-cost nature-based solution to stabilise vulnerable s...
Delhi Master Plan eyes air taxis, air pods to commute in futureDelhi’s Master Plan 2047 envisions a greener, technology-driven transport network featuring air taxis, air pods and inland waterways. The b...
Higher monsoon inflows at Hathnikund fail to boost Yamuna's flow; experts warn of ecological impactMonsoon rains increased water inflows at Hathnikund Barrage over the past fortnight. However, most additional water was diverted into canal...
Delhi government, World Bank launch orientation for Rs 8,300-crore clean air projectThe seven-year programme, to be implemented between September 2026 and August 2033, will be financed through a 65 per cent loan from the Wo...
Delhi: 45-point action plan to rejuvenate Yamuna RiverUnder Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the Delhi Jal Board has launched a Rs 9,000 crore, 45-point action plan to overhaul Delhi's water infrast...
Pollution: Parliamentary Panel says 23 Yamuna sites fail water quality testA parliamentary panel has revealed that life-sustaining capacity in the Yamuna River's Delhi stretch is almost non-existent, with 23 out of...
Delhi air quality drops to 'very poor' levelDelhi's air quality severely deteriorates with AQI reaching 349, categorized as 'Very Poor.' Despite a ban, firecrackers were used on Karwa...
Delhi Minister Gopal Rai questions centre on rising air pollution, urges 'co-operation'AAP leader Gopal Rai criticized BJP for inaction on Delhi's air pollution, urging collective efforts. Rai highlighted Delhi's anti-dust cam...
Delhi govt spraying poisonous chemical in Yamuna to remove froth ahead of Chhath Puja: BJP MPWest Delhi MP Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma also challenged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to take a dip in the Yamuna and alleged that the AAP...
In a first, DPCC to study microplastics pollution in River Yamuna, Delhi's soil, foodThe river water and the adjacent soil are contaminated with various pollutants, including heavy metals. In this study, the effects of seaso...
Give specific timelines for cleaning of Yamuna: National Green TribunalA bench headed by NGT chairperson justice Adarsh Kumar Goel made it clear that the tribunal will finalise fresh timelines with clear advers...
Remove debris on Yamuna floodplains in 3 weeks: NGTA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said the Department of Irrigation of Delhi and UP would be responsible for carryi...
NGT directs Delhi government to call meeting on Yamuna pollutionThe directions came while hearing a plea of religious group, Ojasvi party, which had approached the green panel against the pollution cause...
- Activists protest against Yamuna pollution
Activists gathered along the banks of the Yamuna here to demand an early clean up of the river that is the lifeline to millions in northern...
National Green Tribunal directs Delhi authorities to shut factories polluting YamunaThe tribunal’s latest order gave the pollution control authorities a list of 17 units that were violating norms.
Delhi government embarks on ambitious project to rejuvenate river YamunaDelhi govt has embarked on a project to rejuvenate the Yamuna with an aim to rid the river of pollutants and stop discharge of all sorts of...
Funds flow budget after budget yet Yamuna stays filthyRecent Yamuna water sample investigations by Central Pollution Control Board show levels have not improved; they are worse at some sites.
Delhi government officials to take lessons from Gujarat on power, Yamuna issuesA team of Delhi government officials will be going to Gujarat tomorrow to study the state's solar model of power and the Sabarmati Riverfro...
- Rs 4,439cr spent to clean Yamuna in 18 years, SC told
Delhi and Uttar Pradesh have told the Supreme Court that they have spent Rs 4,124 crore on making the river’s water potable, but the Centra...