The Environment Ministry, while noting that there were operational issues including the overloading of waste against its designed capacity, sought an explanation from Timarpur Okhla Waste Management Company Pvt Ltd, which operates the Okhla … READ FULL STORY
A Supreme Court bench, headed by justice Madan B Lokur, on August 17, 2018, asked Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor (LG) to set up a committee of experts, which would go in-depth, into all aspects relating … READ FULL STORY
Terming the situation in Delhi as ‘absolutely bizarre’, the Supreme Court, on July 12, 2018, referred to the ‘mountains of garbage’ at three landfill sites in Ghazipur, Okhla and Bhalswa and said there was … READ FULL STORY
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has withdrawn its plea in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that sought directions to the Haryana government, to check the ‘dangerous level of ammonia’ in the Yamuna, saying the … READ FULL STORY
The Haryana Government, on May 16, 2018, assured the Supreme Court that it would maintain the status quo, on the supply of Yamuna river water to the national capital till May 21, 2018 and … 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 government is working on guidelines for the management of landfill sites and will soon come up with a policy on it, environment secretary CK Mishra said. The development assumes significance, after the cave-in … READ FULL STORY
The Supreme Court, on December 12, 2017, asked Delhi health minister Satyendra Jain to urgently convene a meeting of the committee, on the issue of solid waste management and said a definite plan of … 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
A bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), headed by chairperson justice Swatanter Kumar, on April 21, 2017, directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), to inspect the floodplains near Okhla and submit a comprehensive … READ FULL STORY
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is all set to venture into the residential real estate market and will soon put up over 500 flats, in the Rs 60 lakh to Rs 1 crore … READ FULL STORY
Okhla Industrial Area or OIA or simply Okhla, is divided into three phases. The planned township of NOIDA or New Okhla Industrial Development Area, gets its name from the locality. Okhla is one of … READ FULL STORY
