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...
21 Oct, 2024, 10.00 AM IST
Delhi Water Woes: Your jeans may be the reason behind Delhi's 'blue' waterDelhi Water Woes: In southeast Delhi, illegal denim dyeing units are causing severe environmental and health problems. Located in Meethapur...
29 Jul, 2024, 11.02 AM IST
Centre should be asked to accept, notify revised E-flow for Delhi stretch of Yamuna: NGT panelAccording to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, an environmental flow (E-flow) is the water provided within a river, wetla...
25 Jan, 2021, 07.30 PM IST
Increasing e-flow for Delhi stretch of Yamuna can lead to 'environmental disaster': Haryana govtAccording to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, environmental flow is the water provided within a river, wetland or coasta...
13 Jan, 2021, 03.48 PM IST
Your habit of throwing medicines is breeding superbugs that are hard to cure"Superbugs" are strains of bacteria that are resistant to the majority of antibiotics commonly used today to treat infections.
29 Aug, 2018, 11.02 AM IST
Yamuna at its 'healthiest' state this year due to rise in flood water inflow: Experts"The quality of Yamuna water is at its healthiest state for the first time this year but that is due to the better water flow. Any water th...
31 Jul, 2018, 04.09 PM IST
Yamuna cleans up Rs 2000 crore from govt coffers in 22 years!Negligible dissolved oxygen levels and high coliform levels of as much as 16 crore reiterates that the Yamuna is a dead river.
22 Feb, 2017, 11.47 AM IST
Delhi to implement 'Seechewal model' to clean Yamuna riverPunjab's 'Seechewal model' of river cleaning involves eco-friendly and natural processes to treat wastewater and sewage.
24 May, 2016, 03.19 AM IST
Panel on Yamuna restoration suggests ban on use of fresh waterThe tribunal had directed the committee and the Chief Secretary of the states, through which the river passes, to submit their suggestions ...
28 Jun, 2015, 09.50 AM IST
- Panel on Yamuna restoration suggests ban on use of fresh water
A committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal has suggested that use of fresh water should be prohibited and made an offence in or...
28 Jun, 2015, 09.17 AM IST
Yamuna restoration: National Green Tribunal asks committee to determine flowNGT has directed a principal committee to hold a meeting to determine the environmental flow of Yamuna from Hatnikhund barrage up to Agra.
14 Jun, 2015, 11.46 AM IST
- Yamuna restoration: NGT asks committee to determine flow
The National Green Tribunal has directed a principal committee, constituted by it, to hold a meeting to determine the environmental flow of...
14 Jun, 2015, 11.21 AM IST
Three member panel on environmental flow in Ganga basin to meet this week for consensusThe committee, which includes the additional secretaries of the Water Resources and Environment ministries, was set up last year.
05 Apr, 2015, 10.49 AM IST
Review 1994 water pact to revive Yamuna: ExpertsThey suggest that the central government should review the MoU to leave at least some fresh water to the river which can help revive life i...
24 Mar, 2015, 11.40 AM IST
Review 1994 water pact to revive Yamuna: ExpertsThe Centre may have assured the Yamuna Muktikaran Abhiyan protesters that the “ecological flow” in the river will be restored in Delhi, but...
24 Mar, 2015, 04.59 AM IST
Yamuna will be brought under Environment Protection Act: GovernmentThe government has promised to bring the Yamuna river under the the Environment Protection Act within two months to ensure "free flow of th...
23 Mar, 2015, 01.13 AM IST
Construction of 3 dams to end Delhi water woes: GovtA 10-year project to construct Renuka, Kishua and Lakhwa dams would help the national capital fulfill its water needs.
12 Mar, 2015, 01.45 PM IST