Your toilet could be the reason behind Delhiās highest Yamuna pollution since 2020Delhi's Yamuna River faced severe pollution in November. Fecal pollution hit a four-year high. Untreated sewage is a major source. The rive...
11 Dec, 2024, 04.17 PM IST
Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva hospitalised two days after taking dip in Yamuna riverDelhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva was hospitalised due to health issues after taking a dip in the Yamuna River. He protested against th...
26 Oct, 2024, 01.19 PM IST
Industrial waste in Yamuna River coming from UP, Haryana: AAP's Satyendra JainAAP's Satyendra Jain asserts that industrial waste in the Yamuna River comes from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, not Delhi. BJP's Virendra Sach...
26 Oct, 2024, 07.22 AM IST
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
BJP's 'dirty politics' responsible for growing air, water pollution in Delhi: AtishiDelhi Chief Minister Atishi attributed rising air and water pollution in the city to what she calls 'dirty politics' by the BJP. She highli...
20 Oct, 2024, 02.53 PM IST
Yamuna river froth contains harmful organic matter that releases volatile gases directly into atmosphere, warns expertExperts express alarm over the toxic white froth in the Yamuna River, which contains harmful organic matter, releasing volatile gases and f...
20 Oct, 2024, 01.45 PM 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
"This is Kejriwal Model": BJP's Shehzad Poonawalla attacks Delhi CM over toxic foam floating on Yamuna's surfaceBharatiya Janta Party leader Shehzad Poonawalla accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of spending thousands of crores given by the C...
20 Nov, 2023, 05.46 PM IST
Yamuna river pollution: Remove froth in surfactant sectorSurfactants help in foaming and reducing surface tension in liquids such as detergents and soaps. And they should indeed be in the news - b...
30 Oct, 2022, 11.07 PM IST
Accused of spraying 'poisonous' chemical on Yamuna, DJB official bathes in river waterSanjay Sharma, the Director of Treatment Quality Control, DJB, told PTI he bathed in the water to prove that it was not harmful. "I have be...
30 Oct, 2022, 08.32 PM IST
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...
27 Oct, 2022, 04.18 PM IST
Delhi government installs bamboo structures, sprinkles water to remove froth from Yamuna; faces criticism for 'cover-up'An official of the Irrigation and Flood Control Department said bamboo nets have been installed on the stretch at Kalindi Kunj to capture t...
10 Nov, 2021, 05.40 PM IST
Delhi govt deploys boats to collect forth in Yamuna with ropesThe Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) conceived the plan and implemented it with the help of the Irrigation Flood Control Department...
10 Nov, 2021, 11.07 AM IST
Yamuna's toxic foam 'gift' to Delhi from UP, Haryana govtsAam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA and Delhi Jal Board Vice Chairman Raghav Chadha said that the toxic foam found floating on the Yamuna river was a...
10 Nov, 2021, 09.38 AM IST
Frothing in Yamuna: Delhi govt prepares 9-point action planUntreated sewage entering the Yamuna from Haryana and UP has on multiple occasions led to an increase in ammonia levels in the river water,...
07 Jan, 2021, 05.01 PM IST
DJB seeks support from UP, Haryana to contain pollution in YamunaThe Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has been continuously working to upgrade and augment the capacities of its sewage treatment plants so that untrea...
07 Dec, 2020, 10.19 PM IST
Frothing in Yamuna: Detergents in untapped sewage major reasonThe primary reason behind the formation of the toxic foam was high phosphate content in the wastewater because of detergents used in dyeing...
01 Nov, 2020, 07.22 PM IST