The central government, on April 18, 2018, told a Supreme Court bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta that the special task force (STF), which would be set up to oversee the … READ FULL STORY
The AAP government in Delhi, on April 16, 2018, disputed the correctness of an agreement pertaining to the release of water from the Yamuna by Haryana, saying that the minutes of a meeting held … READ FULL STORY
The Delhi government on April 2, 2018, told the Supreme Court that Haryana had released some water from the Yamuna river and, hence, it would not like to press for a petition as of … READ FULL STORY
The Delhi government, on March 28, 2018, approved a project to augment potable water supply in Dwarka sub-city, by creating new sources of raw water, according to an official statement. At a meeting of … READ FULL STORY
The water level at some places in south and south-west Delhi, has gone 20 to 30 metres below the ground level, said the latest economic survey of the national capital, which was released on … READ FULL STORY
Acting on concerns over the health of the people of Delhi, the National Green Tribunal, on February 13, 2018, directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to analyse samples of Yamuna water at four … READ FULL STORY
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a detailed reply from the Haryana government by February 13, 2018, on a petition of the Delhi Jal Board, which claimed that the water being released by … READ FULL STORY
Union water resources minister Nitin Gadkari, on January 18, 2018, urged Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to expedite the award of contracts, for all eight projects under the Yamuna Action Plan-III, by March 2018 … READ FULL STORY
A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench headed by chairperson justice Swatanter Kumar, on December 1, 2017, constituted a team of officers from the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and the city government, who will jointly … READ FULL STORY
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA), on November 22, 2017, told a bench headed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) chairperson justice Swatanter Kumar that the principal committee constituted by the green panel, has approved … READ FULL STORY
With the extended deadline for submission of forms coming to a close on September 11, 2017, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has said that it has sold about 90,000 forms and received 41,000 applications … READ FULL STORY
Industry experts and IIT-Delhi representatives, on September 7, 2017, made a presentation on a permanent solution for the mountains of garbage at three landfill sites in the city, before Lt Governor Anil Baijal and … READ FULL STORY
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, on September 5, 2017, said that small sewage treatment plants (STPs) will be set up across the city, to treat sewage and recharge groundwater at minimal cost. The CM’s … READ FULL STORY
