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Delhi environmentalist welcomes NGT's 'total ban' on firecrackers
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): An environmentalist and founder of an activist group, Swechha, Vimlendu Jha welcomed the 'total ban' on the sale or bursting of firecrackers by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) across the National Capital Region (NCR) till the end of November.
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NGT bans sale, use of firecrackers in NCR, other cities with poor air qual
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): In a bid to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from worsening owing to poor air quality, the National Green Tribunal on Monday imposed a total ban on the sale and use of firecrackers in the National Capital Region from midnight of November 9 to midnight of
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Contemplating bringing legislation to tackle air pollution, Centre tells S
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 26 (ANI): The Central government submitted before the Supreme Court on Monday that it is contemplating the creation of a permanent body by enacting legislation to deal with the annual air pollution issue in the national capital region arising from stubble burnin
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NGT directs UP authorities to keep vigil against illegal brick kilns to pr
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the authorities concerned in Uttar Pradesh to keep a vigil against the illegal operation of brick kilns to protect the air quality in the National Capital Region (NCR).
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Close to 700 cases of stubble burning reported from Punjab, Haryana betwee
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Amidst increasing levels of air pollution in the national capital region, close to 700 cases of stubble burning were reported from Punjab and Haryana between September 21-29, according to sources in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (
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Delhi Environment Minister imposes Rs 50 lakh fine on the NCRTC for violat
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Sunday imposed a fine of Rs 50 lakh on the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) for not following the anti-pollution directives of the government.
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Gurugram, Faridabad to have pollution control rooms functioning round the
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], October 9 (ANI): Haryana government will set up two 24-hour control rooms in Gurugram and Faridabad districts to reduce the increasing pollution levels in the National Capital Region (NCR).
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Prime warehouse rents in NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru to remain strong: Knight F
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 1 (ANI): The average prime warehouse rental growth is likely to hover between 3 and 5 per cent in 2020, according to Knight Frank's latest Asia Pacific Warehouse Review report released on Thursday.
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Six projects worth over Rs 389 cr sanctioned in NCRPB's 59th PSMG-I meetin
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): A total of six projects were sanctioned with an estimated cost of Rs 389.22 crore during the 59th Project Sanction and Monitoring Group-I (PSMG-I) meeting of the National Capital Regional Planning Board (NCRPB) held on September 28.
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PMO-led panel to initiate action in advance for managing air pollution in
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): A high-level taskforce led by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) will initiate action in advance for the management of air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR), said the PMO on Saturday.
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India, ADB sign $500 million loan for Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 8 (ANI): India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday signed a 500 million dollar loan, the first tranche of a total one billion dollar facility, to build a modern, high-speed 82-km Delhi-Meerut regional rapid transit system (RRTS) corridor that will improve regio
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Rains likely in parts of Delhi, NCR: IMD
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 24 (ANI): Parts of the Delhi and National Capital Region will witness light rains and drizzle on Monday, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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