The NGT appointed Yamuna Monitoring Committee has asked the CPCB to identify point sources of pollution leading to high levels of ammonia in the river in Delhi and submit a report by 10 January The directions from the two-member green panel came after the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) alleged that Haryana has not yet stopped […]

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There’s an ugly side to celebrations, fanfare and festivity when environment bears the brunt. There has to be a sustainable way of celebrating Durga Puja Living in the little Calcutta inside Delhi — I mean Chitto Park or Chittaranjan Park — is fairly pleasant most of the year. To be woken up by soothing sitar […]

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…Can smog be far behind? If the government doesn’t take comprehensive measures, the sky will again be blotted out by a mix of fog and smoke It’s not easy to manage a city as big as Delhi. But those who run the city—which means a multiplicity of agencies—never seem to learn from the past. Last […]

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As Delhi is the second noisiest city in the world. environmentalists need to buckle up and find ways to curb this hazard Rakesh, 30, a citizen of Rajendra Nagar travels every day to work, and on his way to work in Daryaganj, suffers the torture of traffic snarls at the Jama Masjid traffic signal, where […]

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Heat and dust of Delhi are real problems. All-pervasive dust has ensured Delhi remains the most polluted city in the world, whether it’s winter or summer. Is there a solution? Delhi remains the most polluted city of the world, irrespective of whether it’s winters or summers. This year has been uncharacteristically bad. Last week, a […]

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We live in Nizamuddin West area — right adjacent to the Barapullah nullah. The nullah or drain passes through some of Delhi’s best colonies. We are subjected to a lot of stench from the drain, in addition to the toxic gases and dust. I feel we are probably the worst colony in Delhi. There are […]

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Barapullah is a large nullah going through a major section of the city. We, the residents of Nizamuddin West, are suffering for years due to the pollution it is causing. Anyone living here will tell you that the toxic gases are really harming the residents. We don’t know what concoction of effluents is finding its […]

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For long, we have known that the Yamuna during its flow through Delhi is highly polluted. What comes as a surprise is that electronic waste is now at least partially responsible Delhi has found new ways of contaminating the Yamuna river: electronic waste. As also the subsoil and ground water: A United Nations-backed study pointed […]

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