Karnataka’s deputy chief minister G Parameshwara, on June 18, 2018, said that the government would take effective and strict measures, to make Bengaluru free from plastic. Parameshwara, who is the minister-in-charge for Bengaluru city … 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The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has withdrawn its plea in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that sought directions to the Haryana government, to check the ‘dangerous level of ammonia’ in the Yamuna, saying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
Delhi and Varanasi are among the 14 Indian cities that figured in a list of 20 most polluted cities in the world, in terms of PM2.5 levels in 2016, data released by the World … READ FULL STORY
The Centre for Science and Environment’s (CSE’s) director general Sunita Narain, on April 19, 2018, warned that the richer Delhi was becoming, the ‘less livable’ it was turning into. Speaking in the presence of … READ FULL STORY
The Delhi government, on March 22, 2018, proposed Rs 3,106 crores for housing and urban development in its 2018-19 budget. The budget was presented by deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in the Delhi assembly. … READ FULL STORY
Greenpeace India has welcomed the government’s growing concentration towards air pollution, while also raising concerns over what it termed as ‘ambiguity on the planning, given the lack of information on public domain regarding the … READ FULL STORY
Before changing the Master Plan to permit commercial establishments to run from residential areas, the authorities should first look at the burden it would put on water, sewage, electricity, air pollution caused due to … READ FULL STORY
Ketan Sawant Senior PR professional, Mumbai There have been remarkable changes in the real estate sector, since 2017. The implementation of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA), has enhanced transparency, accountability and … READ FULL STORY
Presenting his fifth straight budget in the Lok Sabha, union finance minister Arun Jaitley, on February 1, 2018, said that a special scheme will be executed with the Delhi government and adjoining states, to … READ FULL STORY
India is among the bottom five countries on the Environmental Performance Index 2018, plummeting 36 points from 141 in 2016, according to a biennial report by Yale and Columbia Universities, along with the World … 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
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed a Noida-based association of home owners to approach the Uttar Pradesh government, with its plea that the proposed Sector 123 site was unfit for setting up a … READ FULL STORY
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister, Nitin Gadkari has said that the government has undertaken projects worth Rs 31,930 crores, to decongest Delhi and the NCR and minimise vehicular pollution, which has become a … READ FULL STORY
