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In 1907, a Canton janitor's asthma got so bad he rigged a fan motor, broomstick, and pillowcase into a vacuum: His cousin's husband, W.H. Hoover, bought the patent in 1908Meet James Murray Spangler, the janitor whose battle with asthma sparked an ingenious innovation in 1907: the electric suction sweeper. Cra...
Delhi pollution plan: Restrictions on goods vehicles, check when BS-VI and EV rules will applyDelhi will soon see stricter rules for goods vehicles entering the capital. From November 1, only BS-VI compliant, CNG, and electric trucks...
Delhi government to install 10,000 air purifiers in schools, Bhalswa landfill to be cleared by 2026: Ashish SoodDelhi's Education Minister Ashish Sood announced the installation of 10,000 air purifiers in government schools. This initiative is part of...
Delhi readies for 'No PUCC, No fuel' ban on non-city vehicles below BS VI from Dec 18Delhi enforces a strict 'no PUCC, no fuel' rule and bans older private vehicles from Thursday. Over 537 police personnel will be deployed a...
Environment minister Bhupender Yadav holds high-level review meeting to discuss Delhi's air pollutionUnion Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has directed states and authorities to submit their 2026 annual action plans by December-end. Th...
Delhi govt sanctions Rs 610 crore MCD project for mechanised sweeping, waste managementDelhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa told PTI that the Environment Department approved the project on Monday under the leadersh...
MCD unveils Rs 523 crore plan to combat Delhi's dust pollutionMCD announces a Rs 523 crore plan to curb dust pollution in Delhi. The plan includes procuring 60 road sweepers for stretches. It also invo...
Delhi Cabinet approves Rs 30,000 subsidy for 3 kW solar panels on rooftopsThe Delhi cabinet has approved a subsidy of Rs 30,000 for installing 3 kW rooftop solar panels, supplementing the central government's Rs 7...
Delhi government to control dust at construction sites, clean trees regularly to curb pollutionThe Delhi government plans to implement micro-level interventions, such as strict dust control at construction sites, promoting electric ve...
NDMC imposes Rs 50,000 fine for dust pollution at construction sites amid poor air quality in DelhiNDMC is cracking down on construction sites violating dust control rules as Delhi faces severe air quality issues. GRAP Stage 1 has been im...
MCD to hire a consultant to prepare a Rs 62-crore plan on how to keep Delhi roads cleanThe MCD will select a project management consultant to assist in finalizing the detailed project report, preparing financial estimates, and...
MSc Mathematics student gets sweeper's post: Lok Sabha member on job situationDuring the Question Hour, DMK leader A Raja also mentioned that a person who is a mechanical engineer and a MBA is getting job of a 'Khalas...
Garbage transfer stations plan runs into controversyA week before election dates were announced, the municipal body issued the work order to a New Delhi-based company.
Bengaluru gets mechanised street sweepersThe civic body is in the process of procuring a large truck-mounted mechanical sweeper at around `90 lakh from New Delhi-based TPS Infrastr...
- Waste bins mandatory in New Town shops, stalls
The authorities have started analysing why some pockets in the township are getting littered more than others.
NGT notice to Akhilesh government over poor waste management in MeerutA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also issued notice to the state pollution control board, District Magistrate of M...
NDMC to construct 40 public toilets on PPP modeThe NDMC has deployed auto-tipper trucks to collect garbage from its residential and market areas. Mechanical sweepers are being used for c...
NDMC gardeners, sweepers to go to Singapore or Shanghai for trainingThe civic body is sending a team of around 20 gardeners and safai karamcharis abroad to enable them receive hands-on-training in using late...
Arvind Kejriwal promises to change Delhi in 'just four years'"As I had said during the elections, we will make Delhi one of the best cities in the world," he said inaugurating mechanical Road Sweepers...
Urban families with cars, laptops, PCs not poor: Expert panelThe panel has suggested that the government should use three-stage approach -- automatic exclusion, automatic inclusion and scoring index -...