Environment

Jayali Wavhal -July 13, 2022

A sustainable choice: Being plant parents

A sustainable choice: Being plant parents

You’ve heard of pet moms and dads. Now get ready to hear about plant moms and dads. Picked up by several millennials, the trend, or lifestyle choice of becoming a plant parent, has gained popularity across the globe, let alone in Delhi

Patriot Bureau -June 30, 2022

Monsoon hits Delhi with traffic snarls and waterlogging

Monsoon hits Delhi with traffic snarls and waterlogging

On Thursday morning, the capital received its first monsoon showers, which was accompanied with waterlogging in many areas causing traffic snarls

Jayali Wavhal -June 29, 2022

Plastic ban: Businesses gear up to change track

Plastic ban: Businesses gear up to change track

With the ban on single-use plastic items coming into effect in July along with a campaign by Delhi Environment Board, those involved in the trade of single-use plastic items find their business in jeopardy. For this time, it is clear, the administration will shows no leniency

PTI -June 6, 2022

Delhi airport to induct 62 e-vehicles in 4 months to cut greenhouse gas emissions

Delhi airport to induct 62 e-vehicles in 4 months to cut greenhouse gas emissions

The Delhi airport will induct 62 electric vehicles in the next four months for its airside operations to reduce 1,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually, its operator DIAL said on Monday

Anmol Nath Bali -May 25, 2022

What a deep dive into Delhi’s recurring water woes tells us about the crisis

What a deep dive into Delhi’s recurring water woes tells us about the crisis

If your neighbourhood is suffering from water scarcity, you are not alone. As usual, the authorities are putting the blame on rivers drying up and Haryana’s actions but mismanagement by the Delhi Jal Board is also alleged  

PTI -May 23, 2022

Thunderstorm, rain cool Delhi; traffic snarls reported in parts of city

Thunderstorm, rain cool Delhi; traffic snarls reported in parts of city

Delhiites woke up to thunderstorm and rains on Monday morning that brought a much-needed respite from the sweltering heat as the city recorded a minimum temperature of 18 degrees Celsius. Trees got uprooted in some parts of the national capital and traffic snarls were reported in various stretches, including ITO, DND and near AIIMS, on […]

PTI -May 12, 2022

Air pollution: Delhi govt extends campaign against open burning till June 13

Air pollution: Delhi govt extends campaign against open burning till June 13

The Delhi government on Thursday extended its campaign to curb open burning of garbage to check air pollution till June 13.

PTI -April 21, 2022

Fire at Ghazipur landfill: Delhi environment minister summons EDMC officials

Fire at Ghazipur landfill: Delhi environment minister summons EDMC officials

Rai will also chair a joint meeting of experts on Thursday afternoon to find out a technological solution to the problem of fires at landfill sites.