Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday wrote a letter to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking suspension of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) chairman accusing him of stalling an IIT Kanpur study to determine pollution sources in the national capital.
A total of 328 kg of narcotic substances, valued at Rs 284 crore, and a staggering 80.2 lakh sticks of foreign origin cigarettes, with an approximate worth of Rs 9.85 crore, were safely and non-hazardously annihilated, read the press release issued by the Ministry of Finance.
In a run-up to bringing down the pollution levels in Delhi, Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday urged the NCR states to ban firecrackers ahead of Diwali.
Hitting out the AAP government, he said, "The government seems to have no research report on pollution and its causes, and the Graded Response Action Plan stage implementation doesn't seem to be scientifically based. Two days ago, Minister Gopal Rai announced the implementation of Graded Res
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to examine the issue of alleged environmental violations in the Ghazipur slaughterhouse and directed it to file a fresh report within eight weeks.
Speaking about the pollution control measure, Sanjeev, the Supervisor of anti-smog gun work said, "We operate the anti-smog guns 4-5 times a day so that there is no inconvenience to the passers-by. This prevents dust from rising up in the air and spreading. We can sense a change in the air.
Amid concerns around stubble burning in neighbouring Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, the overall air quality in the national capital continued to remain in the 'moderate' category on Wednesday.
Amid concerns around the air quality in the national capital ahead of the approaching winter, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) Board held a meeting at the Secretariat on Tuesday.
For 100 per cent grounding of the MOU signed by the investors with the Uttarakhand government, Additional Chief Secretary Radha Raturi has given instructions to the Housing Department, Revenue Department, Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board, Finance Department and Planning Department for imm
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 13: More than 500+ delegates from India & Overseas attended the Industry Leaders Awards 2023 at Hotel Sahara Star Mumbai on 8th October 2023, including popular celebrities from the world of TV, Web, Bollywood & Digital Space who graced the Red Ca
The air quality in the national capital was recorded in the 'moderate' category on Friday morning, as per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research SAFAR-India.
During the inspection process, Delhi's Environment Minister found that the various norms related to the anti-dust campaign were violated and instructed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to issue a notice regarding the violations.