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...
12 Nov, 2025, 09.09 PM IST
Relaxed curbs over air pollution to continue till further orders: SCThe Supreme Court extended relaxed pollution curbs in Delhi-NCR. The court sought expert advisors for the air quality commission. A complet...
12 Dec, 2024, 08.34 PM IST
From sweeping to greening, delay by Delhi proves costlyDelhi is facing scrutiny for missing crucial air quality targets despite the pollution season looming. The city lags in road dust control, ...
20 Nov, 2024, 06.24 AM IST
Beautification work will continue in other parts after G20 Summit: Delhi govtThe Delhi government has announced plans to extend its beautification efforts to all parts of the city following the successful facelift of...
11 Sep, 2023, 07.20 PM IST
What all will be affected as GRAP stage III kicks in Delhi NCRAt an emergency meeting on Saturday evening, the sub-committee of the commission noted that due to unfavourable meteorological conditions a...
29 Oct, 2022, 11.52 PM IST
Delhi's air quality turns 'poor', CAQM asks states to strictly enforce pollution control measuresThe Centre's sub-committee on GRAP in a meeting noted that there has been a "sudden dip" in air quality parameters in the region in the las...
05 Oct, 2022, 10.00 PM IST
Heat and dust, fix this health hazardThe commission must work with local authorities in Delhi and NCR in designing heat action plans. Many measures to deal with heat stress can...
09 May, 2022, 11.34 PM IST
SC slams Delhi govt on lame excuses; warns audit on earning, spending on popularity slogansA Bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant while persuing the affidavit filed by the Delhi governm...
15 Nov, 2021, 01.21 PM IST
NGT declines plea challenging Delhi govt's decision to implement odd-even schemeA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel questioned the maintainability of the plea and "dismissed it as withdrawn".
18 Sep, 2019, 06.21 PM IST
Plea in NGT challenging Delhi government's decision to implement odd-even schemeDelhi government will implement odd-even road rationing scheme in the national capital from November 4-15.
16 Sep, 2019, 04.44 PM IST
Emergency pollution plan starts in Delhi. Here are things that are banned from todayDelhi had adopted an emergency action plan GRAP last year under which stringent actions are implemented based on the air quality of the cit...
15 Oct, 2018, 11.51 AM IST
Delhi air pollution: Environment ministry forms high-level committeeThe ministry also asked affected state governments to implement the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to battle pollution.
09 Nov, 2017, 06.39 PM IST
Mechanised sweepers likely to wipe out pourakarmikas from half of city roadsThe new garbage contracts being finalised will give bidders an option to either use pourakarmikas or bring in mechanised sweepers for stree...
21 Feb, 2017, 10.40 AM IST
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...
17 Nov, 2016, 12.32 PM IST
Central government's 42-point action plan to prevent pollution in limboccording to Namit Arora, who is a consultant with the Dialogue and Development Commission and was involved with implementing the Odd-even s...
07 Nov, 2016, 12.06 AM IST
AAP government asks PWD to vacuum-clean its roadsAhead of the launch of the next phase of the odd-even formula, Delhi government will take steps to reduce dust pollution on roads.
25 Feb, 2016, 11.16 AM IST
Take immediate steps to curb pollution: Centre to Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, UPEnvironment Minister Prakash Javadekar said the directions under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act have been issued to Delh...
30 Dec, 2015, 08.07 PM IST