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Projects worth over 3K-cr approved for Yamuna clean-up in Delhi

Among other projects to be cleared by the panel were the establishment of charging stations for electric buses at DTC depots and cluster bus depots in Dwarka, and a high-security prison in Narela

A froth-filled Yamuna at Kalindi Kunj on Wednesday. (Sunil Ghosh/HT)
Published on Apr 17, 2025 06:14 AM IST

Can the new government break Delhi’s pollution cycle?

This article is authored by Arun Duggal, founder, Centre of Excellence for Research in Climate Change and Air Pollution (CERCA), IIT Delhi.

Smog and pollution on Mayur Vihar Road near Akshardham temple in New Delhi. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)
Published on Apr 03, 2025 04:14 PM IST
ByArun Duggal

Notice to DIAT Pune over water pollution in Khadakwasla dam

The notice also mentioned that the total water requirement of the institute is about 947 m3/day (757 m3/day) for domestic purposes, the generation of effluent of 606 m3/day, however, for treatment of the same the institute has not provided STP plant

The board received a complaint from the irrigation department in January about the untreated sewage being discharged by DIAT into the nallah in a nearby area which is then mixed with water in Khadakwasla dam (HT FILE)
Published on Mar 30, 2025 05:42 AM IST

Ludhiana: 4 dairy owners booked for dumping cow dung on road

The complaint was filed by officials of the Ludhiana Urban Water and Wastewater Management Limited, Zone B, highlighting that dairy owners along the Tajpur Road Dairy Complex were continuously dumping untreated waste on road, which discharges into the Buddha Nullah, despite repeated warnings from the municipal corporation

Cow dung thrown on streets of Blocks A and B of Tajpur Road in Ludhiana on Saturday. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)
Published on Mar 15, 2025 10:01 PM IST
BySukhpreet SIngh, Ludhiana

Govt to fight ban on environmentally toxic POP idols, including going to court

The minister was responding to the issue of the ban on POP idols, which was discussed in the state assembly through a calling attention motion. The ban, incidentally, was opposed by legislators across political parties in the state assembly on Wednesday

Pen, India - Aug. 9, 2019: A painter works on an idol of Lord Ganesha at a workshop at Pen,,Raigad district, Maharashtra. As September approaches brining with it Ganesh Chaturthi, on of Maharashtra's biggest festivals, India, on Friday, August 9, 2019. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times) (Satish Bate/HT Photo)
Published on Mar 13, 2025 07:04 AM IST
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