The safe keepers: Inside India's booming locker economyIndia’s locker economy is booming amid rising gold prices and household wealth. While banks remain the preferred repository, private vault ...
07 Jun, 2026, 08.41 AM IST
GRAP-1 imposed in Delhi-NCR: Full list of restrictions, bans and permitted activitiesDelhi-NCR has entered Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) as air quality dropped to the 'poor' category with an AQI of 208. T...
19 May, 2026, 07.28 PM IST
SpaceX IPO: Millions of investors may make this costly mistake — don’t be oneSpaceX IPO Valuation 2026: The biggest IPO in stock market history is coming. Fast. SpaceX filed confidentially with the SEC on April 1, 20...
29 Apr, 2026, 06.17 PM IST
GRAP Stage 1 enforced across Delhi-NCR amid poor air qualityAir quality in Delhi-NCR has dropped to a poor category. The Commission for Air Quality Management has activated Stage 1 of the Graded Resp...
16 Apr, 2026, 07.19 PM IST
How to Keep Your Humidifier Clean of MoldUnmaintained humidifiers can become breeding grounds for bacteria and mold, releasing harmful microbes into your home. Regular maintenance,...
11 Apr, 2026, 02.14 PM IST
Why battery recycling units across India are harmful for children and pregnant womenA new study by Toxics Link reveals alarming lead contamination in soil surrounding battery recycling units across India, with levels signif...
09 Apr, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
Air pollution: Delhi govt urges UP, Haryana, Rajasthan to restrict plying diesel buses to capitalDelhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai urged transport ministers of neighboring states to stop diesel buses from entering Delhi due to GRAP I...
22 Oct, 2024, 04.20 PM IST
NBCC fined Rs 5 lakh for violating dust control norms in East Delhi"We conducted an inspection of the NBCC project in Karkardooma and found that it has not taken dust control measures at some places. Accord...
12 Nov, 2021, 01.41 PM IST
L&T fined Rs 5 lakh for violating dust control norms: Gopal RaiDelhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said a notice has been issued to the construction company, asking it to comply with the 14-point dust ...
07 Oct, 2021, 05.09 PM IST
SDMC takes action for pollution-related offence; imposes challan worth Rs 50 lakhHotspot areas are being kept under constant surveillance and monitored by the officials of the Building Department of the South Zone, offic...
17 Oct, 2020, 08.58 AM IST
NCRTC fined Rs 50 lakh for violating air pollution norms: Gopal RaiThe minister, who was on a visit to inspect demolition sites at Netaji Nagar and Kasturba Nagar, noticed uncovered mounds of dust at the si...
11 Oct, 2020, 06.47 PM IST
FICCI fined Rs 20 lakh for violating dust control normsDirections have been issued not to carry out or restart any demolition activity without installing an anti-smog gun at the project site, th...
10 Oct, 2020, 03.15 PM IST
SC allows construction in daytime in Delhi-NCRThe order came after the Central Pollution Control Board recommended that the ban be eased as the air quality levels had shown some improve...
10 Dec, 2019, 09.15 AM IST
NHAI gets notice for not controlling dust pollutionSimilar notices have also been served to authorities involved in upgradation of nearly half a dozen roads in the state capital, the officia...
26 Nov, 2017, 02.11 PM IST
Delhi government to impose stiff penalty on polluting trucksThe decisions were taken in a review meeting on air pollution control measures by Satyendar Jain, coordinating minister on air pollution.
28 Jan, 2016, 12.09 PM IST
Goa pollution board issues notices to Mormugao Trust, two port operatorsGoa pollution board has issued notices to Mormugao Port Trust and two companies handling coal at its terminal for allegedly causing environ...
24 Dec, 2015, 11.32 AM IST
NGT order restricting construction of 20-odd projects worries Noida homebuyersThe latest NGT order, restricting construction of 20-odd projects has again put a spanner in their aspirations of possessing a home of thou...
10 Apr, 2015, 12.03 PM IST