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Delhi's oxygen requirement down, told Centre to redirect surplus quota: Sisodia
Delhi recorded 10,400 fresh Covid-19 cases on Thursday and the positivity rate went down to 14 per cent, Manish Sisodia said.
Updated on May 13, 2021 12:55 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Prashasti Singh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Oxygen demand shoots up as Covid cases spike in tricity
A major supplier of medical oxygen in the city said around 15,000 bulk cylinders per month were supplied in the region before Covid, which had gone up to 25,000 cylinders after the outbreak
Updated on Sep 14, 2020 11:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mohali | Hillary Victor, Mohali/chandigarh
The environmental tragedy in Mumbai’s hinterland
In 2017, this newspaper reported about industrial effluents being released in the Kasadi river in Taloja, an industrial town in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). The news was picked up by the international media, not because industrial pollution in India was a cause for concern in the West but because the story provided striking visuals of dogs with blue fur.
Updated on Feb 23, 2020 11:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj R Nair
Upgrade STPs or face the music: NGT to Chandigarh MC
Tribunal says failure to meet new effluent discharge standards by December 2020 will invite ₹10 lakh fine every month
Updated on Dec 01, 2019 01:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Vivek Gupta, Chandigarh
Half of operational sewage treatment plants don’t meet water quality standards: Report
The report, prepared with data from December 16, 2018-January 28, 2019, from 33 STPs run by the Delhi Jal Board, was submitted to the two-member Yamuna pollution monitoring panel set up by the National Green Tribunal in February.
Published on Mar 21, 2019 03:33 AM IST
New Delhi | Joydeep Thakur
Sewage from 1,700 colonies is dumped directly into Yamuna, says green body
Yamuna is almost dead with high levels of toxic chemicals. The committee said sewage, mainly faecal sludge from these colonies being directly emptied into the river, adds to extremely high levels of pollutants not allowing the water body to sustain life.
Published on Nov 26, 2018 09:39 AM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Can Clean India campaign pave way for reversing Ganga pollution curve?
Under Swachh Bharat Mission, 4,471 villages have been declared open defecation-free along the Ganga basin with almost complete coverage in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh . Only 694 villages came under the ODF category in 2015-16.
Updated on Sep 26, 2018 08:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi
Lung disease patients with dementia could improve due to oxygen therapy
An improvement in cerebral oxygen delivery and neurovascular function might provide a physiological link between oxygen therapy and a reduced risk of dementia.
Updated on Jul 09, 2018 10:40 AM IST
Indo Asian News Service | Indo Asian News Service, Toronto
Seechewal to meet Capt Amarinder on pollution of Kali Bein, Kala Singha drain
Seechewal visited Basti Peer Daad and Leather Complex localities in Jalandhar to check the functioning of STPsl; Seechewal said both STPs are not functioning properly and releasing untreated water.
Updated on Jun 08, 2018 01:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jalandhar | HT Correspondent, Jalandhar
List steps to protect rivers, improve water quality: HC to State
The division bench was irked to note that indiscriminate construction and development is taking place on river beds, along river banks and river fronts across the state
Published on Apr 25, 2018 12:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent, Mumbai