Supreme Court to hear Delhi-NCR 'toxic air' plea on Nov 10
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea related to rising air pollution in the Delhi-NCR on Nov 10, as it noted "the issue requires intervention".
Schools in Noida to hold online classes till Tuesday amid alarming air pollution levels
New Delhi: All schools in Noida and Greater Noida have been asked to hold classes online for students up to Class 8 till Tuesday amid rising levels of pollution in the National Capital Region, an official order stated.
Rise in violent incidents at NCR condos
New Delhi/UNI: Videos captured of noisy fistfights and physical assaults between two sides at the Hyde Park Society in Noida Sector 78 went viral.
Rain lashes Delhi-NCR region, temperature falls to 11 degrees
New Delhi/UNI: Rain and thunderstorms Monday morning lashed Delhi and its adjoining areas, leading to the reduction in surface temperature by around 11 degrees Celsius.
Delhi-NCR air quality remains in 'very poor' category
New Delhi/UNI: The air quality in Delhi and NCR continued to remain in the “very poor” category on Friday, as the Air quality Index (AQI) stood at 342, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Enforcement Task Force, Flying Squads to tackle Delhi-NCR air pollution: Centre to SC
New Delhi/UNI: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the Delhi-NCR pollution case on Friday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court, saying it has constituted an Enforcement Task Force to monitor compliance with its directions to control air pollution.
Supreme Court expresses concern over rising air pollution levels in Delhi-NCR
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court has directed the governments of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana to comply with the directions issued by the Commission for Air Quality Management in Delhi-NCR and sought compliance reports from them to be submitted before the court by Wednesday.
Delhi-NCR records 'very poor' air; stubble fires rise drastically
New Delhi/UNI: Air quality in the national capital improved slightly in the past 24 hours, but still remained under the "very poor" category, as per the bulletin by the Central Pollution Control Board on Saturday.
Lok Sabha polls: NCR Delhi records over 59.8 percent voter turnout
New Delhi, May 12 (UNI) An estimated 59.8 plus per cent turnout of the 1.43 crore electorate was recorded till 1800 hrs on Sunday for seven Lok Sabha constituencies of Delhi NCR.
Supreme Court refuses to completely ban sale and bursting of firecrackers
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to impose a complete ban on the sale and bursting of firecrackers across the country, media reports said.
Haryana to opt for National Register of Citizens, says CM Khattar
Chandigarh, Oct 9 (IBNS): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has said that the state will opt for the controversial National Register of Citizens (NCR), reports stated.
M.Venkaiah Naidu launches ‘Segregation of Municipal Waste at Source Initiative for NCR’
New Delhi, June 5 (IBNS): On the occasion of World Environment Day, Union Minister of Urban Development M.Venkaiah Naidu launched a campaign on source segregation of municipal waste for National Capital Region (NCR) here on Monday.
Municipal Solid Waste segregation at source in NCR to be launched tomorrow
New Delhi, June 4 (IBNS): Solid Waste Management in Delhi besides Gurugram, Faridabad, Noida and Ghaziabad is set to turn a new page on Monday with the launch of segregation of Municipal Solid Waste at source like households, hotels, restaurants etc . henceforth, wet waste will be collected in green bins and dry waste in blue bins.