Budget 2015: ‘Budget mum on air pollution curb’
The Union Budget on Saturday failed to make any allocations or fiscal measures to control air pollution. After the World Health Organization’s (WHO) urban air quality database last year showed Delhi...
View ArticleAir so clean, Obama would have liked it
It’s probably the best time to be outdoors in the city. After inhaling highly-polluted air for months, Delhiites seem to be breathing easy with PM 2.5 (fine, respirable particles) levels remaining...
View ArticleRs 2 lakh crore so far from coal auction, Rs 1 lakh crore from spectrum
The government on Monday said it has raised Rs 2 lakh crore through auction of mining rights and royalty from 30 blocks that have been bid out so far, breaching the Comptroller & Auditor General’s...
View ArticleFair, transparent e-auctions: Way to go
The comptroller and auditor general (CAG) of India estimated the loss to the exchequer from the allocation of coal blocks without auctioning them at Rs 1.86 lakh crore. When its report citing this...
View ArticleSupreme Court upholds freedom of speech on internet, strikes down draconian law
Dhananjay Mahapatra & Amit Choudhary In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Tuesday fortified the right to freedom of speech and liberty by striking down as ‘unconstitutional’ Section 66A of...
View ArticleSection 66A quashed: Citizens can still be arrested for online posts
Amit Choudhary & Dhananjay Mahapatra The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Section 66A of I-T Act may infuse social network site addicts with a sense of unrestricted freedom of expression,...
View ArticleDelhi has to act on pollution: Prakash Javadekar
Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday criticized the Delhi government for delaying the submission of an action plan on air pollution, sewage treatment and solid waste management. He...
View ArticleAir pollution worsens as governments sit on action plans
Jayashree Nandi The national capital’s poor air quality may be killing silently and slowly, but successive governments, irrespective of which political party headed them, have seemed in no hurry to...
View ArticleDelhi govt seeks compliance report of NGT orders
Just a couple of days ahead of the National Green Tribunal’s hearing of a petition against very high pollution levels in Delhi, chief secretary KK Sharma has directed heads of several departments to...
View Article86% ‘bad air’ days in Delhi this winter
Delhiites could be inhaling a cocktail of toxins all through winter, with ‘good air’ days few and far between. A data analysis reveals that air quality in the capital this winter was poor or worse...
View ArticleSC: Get tough on juveniles in heinous crimes
Dhananjay Mahapatra Mounting pressure on the Centre for a relook at the law providing mild punishment to juveniles even when they are involved in heinous offences, the Supreme Court on Monday requested...
View ArticleSC: Rethink law on juveniles involved in heinous offences
Mounting pressure on the Centre for a relook at the law providing mild punishment to juveniles even when they are involved in heinous offences, the Supreme Court on Monday requested Parliament for a...
View ArticleCabinet okays trial of juveniles at 16 as adults
The Juvenile Justice Act will be changed to allow for trial of juveniles in the age group of 16-18 years accused of heinous crimes under the Indian Penal Code, with the Modi government bowing to...
View ArticleWaste burning ban flouted across NCR
Two days after National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed a complete ban on burning of waste in the open and announced a fine of Rs 5,000 for its violation, many people flouted the order with impunity....
View ArticleCentre & states ignore NGT deadline, add stink to foul air
In defiance of the National Green Tribunal and virtual abuse of the judicial process, union ministries and governments across NCR didn’t submit their views on banning diesel vehicles more than 10 year...
View Article2008 study on polluting vehicles still relevant
Ever wondered how polluting the trucks that pass through Delhi every night are. TOI revisited a 2008 study commissioned by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and executed by Automotive Research...
View ArticleAir pollution campaign not anti-development: Activists
Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar’s controversial remark that “vested interests” were behind the campaign against air pollution has left many activists fuming. The minister had reportedly...
View ArticleWhat’s fouling air? Data puzzling govt
A lot of confusion seems to exist over what really contributes to air pollution, particularly PM2.5 (fine, respirable particles) from the transport sector or from vehicles in Delhi. A letter accessed...
View Article40% of Delhi schoolkids fail lung capacity test: Study
More than a third of schoolchildren in four big cities of India suffer from reduced lung capacity, with Delhi showing the worst results, claims a new study whose results could be pointing to how air...
View ArticleNo regular data update for Delhi air quality index
Jayashree Nandi & Vishwa Mohan Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar’s recent remark as to why people aren’t referring to the national Air Quality Index (AQI) and instead depending on “one...
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