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Centre clears expansion of Tehkhand waste-to-energy plant amid pollution concerns

New Delhi, June 11 -- The Union environment ministry has granted environmental clearance (EC) for the expansion of the Tehkhand waste-to-energy plant in south-east Delhi, paving the way for an additio... Read More


Hauz Rani fire: MCD probe finds illegal B&B inspected twice before licence clearance

New Delhi, June 9 -- A preliminary Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) inquiry carried out in the aftermath of a deadly fire at an illegally run B&B facility in Hauz Rani has found that the facility ... Read More


Hauz khas and others: Water shortage turns into contamination crisis in parts of Delhi

New Delhi, June 3 -- Hauz Khas in south Delhi has joined a growing list of areas affected by the ongoing water supply crisis in the Capital that have started receiving contaminated supply, with reside... Read More


Wazirabad barrage faced low water levels for 494 days during 2017-22: CAG

New Delhi, May 29 -- As availability of raw water in Capital extends another day, a look at data from the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India report tabled in the Delhi Assembly in March, s... Read More


Receding Yamuna reveals idols, waste along riverbed

New Delhi, May 28 -- The receding Yamuna has revealed hundreds of religious idols and photos, along with other paraphernalia, that had presumably been dumped into the river, now lying on the new banks... Read More


7.4 million tonnes of legacy waste removed from landfills at record pace in last year: Ashish Sood

New Delhi, May 21 -- Urban development minister Ashish Sood, who presented a detailed review of Delhi's landfill remediation efforts during the national review meeting of Swachh Bharat Mission, claime... Read More


Delhi sanctions rRs.r28.8 crore to clean 3 major Yamuna drains

New Delhi, May 15 -- The Delhi government has sanctioned projects worth Rs.28.8 crore to reduce the pollution load in three of the most polluted drains emptying into the Yamuna, senior Delhi Jal Board... Read More


MCD gets 10 acres in Ghazipur for setting up fresh waste processing plant

New Delhi, May 13 -- In a bid to reduce the fresh waste load on the Ghazipur landfill, a 10-acre plot near the Integrated Freight Complex has been handed over to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MC... Read More


Series of fatal blazes put Delhi's fire safety on spotlight

New Delhi, May 4 -- The residential building in east Delhi's Vivek Vihar, where a fire on Sunday claimed nine lives, is barely a few hundred metres from neonatal hospital fire where nearly two years a... Read More