प्रदूषणावर आळा घालण्यासाठी मनपाचा ॲक्शन प्लॅन
नागपूर: शहरातील वाढत्या प्रदूषणावर आळा घालण्यासाठी नागपूर महानगरपालिकेतर्फे ‘ॲक्शन प्लॅन’ तयार करण्यात येणार आहे. महानगरपालिका, नीरी, प्रादेशिक परिवहन विभागाचा संयुक्त विद्यमाने कृती आराखडा तयार करण्यात येणार असल्याची माहिती नागपूर महानगरपालिकेचे मुख्य अभियंता विजय बनगिरवार यांनी दिली. यावेळी अधीक्षक अभियंता दीपक सोनटक्के,...
India’s dubious distinction – tops world in pollution deaths with Delhi and Patna being the worst
File Pic Patna: Pollution killed 25 lakh Indians in 2015. The highest in the world, even more than in China which is the country with the highest population. In China, the figure is 18 lakhs. In India, over 18 lakh lives...
Toxic Delhi: Chief Secy told to file status report by tomorrow
New Delhi: National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi chief secretary to hold a meeting urgently with all concerned authorities today in connection with the extremely high toxic air levels. The chief secretary has been told to file a status report...
Shocking level of pollution in India and China, says astronaut Scott Kelly
Washington: Astronaut Scott Kelly, who has the distinction of having spent a year in the space, has said that the level of pollution in China and India is shocking. "Seeing places like China and India, and the pollution that exists...
Taxi aggregators will have to comply with city fuel norms: Govt panel
File pic New Delhi/Nagpur: Taxi aggregators such as Uber and Ola will have to comply with city fuel norms — compressed natural gas (CNG) in case of Delhi — and can also run black-and-yellow cabs, a government panel has recommended. The...
In order to curb pollution, NGT directs Centre, state governments against buying diesel vehicles
File Pic New Delhi/ Nagpur: In a major step to curb pollution in Delhi, the Nation Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Centre and state government not to buy any diesel vehicles for their departments. The NGT order is not applicable...
