Articles by Jasjeev Gandhiok
DSS resumes sourcing data for pollution ahead of winter spike
According to DSS data, pollution from neighbouring NCR towns, particularly Faridabad, is expected to further impact Delhi’s air quality
Updated on Sep 24, 2024 05:26 AM IST
PMO holds meeting on pollution in Delhi-NCR
Instructions to states include greening drives and a strict enforcement of restrictions or bans on firecrackers in the Delhi-NCR
Updated on Sep 24, 2024 05:14 AM IST
DMRC to begin renovations on two Blue Line stations
DMRC will renovate Dwarka Mor and Nawada stations on the Blue Line for ₹8.95 crore, enhancing facilities and aesthetics by next year.
Updated on Sep 23, 2024 05:36 AM IST
Dragonfly count nearly doubles in Delhi
Officials said that the prolonged monsoon over the last three months could be the reason for the rise in number of the dragonflies
Updated on Sep 22, 2024 05:28 AM IST
417 trees to be felled for NHAI tunnel to decongest Mahipalpur
The total length of the project, including the approach road to the tunnel, will be 4.9 kilometres and is aimed at decongesting Mahipalpur and its surrounding areas
Updated on Sep 20, 2024 06:02 AM IST
CAQM revises its rules for curbs under Grap
The CAQM has revised the Graded Response Action Plan to combat air pollution in NCR, focusing on stricter vehicular emissions ahead of winter.
Updated on Sep 19, 2024 06:18 AM IST
DPCC seeks revised real-time pollution study, unlikely this year
A senior DPCC official, requesting anonymity, said there were concerns over IIT Kanpur’s methodology and the same was raised multiple times last year, following which they decided to prepare a new methodology
Updated on Sep 18, 2024 07:52 AM IST
Tenures of state-level green bodies end, clearances now from Centre
The tenures of the Delhi State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) and the Delhi State Level Appraisal Committee (SEAC), both formed in 2021, ended on September 5
Updated on Sep 17, 2024 05:22 AM IST
One in four groundwater samples highly saline in Capital: CGWA report
Of 95 samples collected in the Capital, 24 samples or 25.3% had high electrical conductivity (salinity), which was the second highest in the country
Updated on Sep 17, 2024 05:16 AM IST
Union govt creates health cards for 56 water bodies in Delhi
The National Wetlands Authority of India told NGT that this was part of efforts to protect water bodies across the country.
Updated on Sep 16, 2024 04:50 AM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi
‘My courage has grown 100 times stronger’: Kejriwal walks out of Tihar Jail
Despite the heavy rain, a massive gathering of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders and workers waited outside the jail to welcome him back.
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 08:03 AM IST
Jasjeev GandhiokAlok KN Mishra
Dragonfly and butterfly counts to be carried out at city biodiversity parks
A dragonfly census will be held between September 18 and 20 at seven biodiversity parks of the Delhi Development Authority. Meanwhile, a butterfly count will be held over a period of two weeks, beginning in the last week of September at south Delhi’s Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary
Updated on Sep 13, 2024 06:10 AM IST
Smriti Van pond has high pollution: Delhi Pollution Control Committee
DPCC found high pollution levels in Delhi's Machchli Talab due to sewage inflow, urging DDA and DJB to take corrective actions for water quality.
Updated on Sep 10, 2024 05:20 AM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi
75% of projects in Delhi’s forest areas flouting terms, top court told
According to a September 4 report, only five of the 20 projects reviewed by CEC adhered to the conditions, including undertaking compensatory plantation, creation of a green belt on-site and taking necessary permissions under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980.
Updated on Sep 09, 2024 05:30 AM IST
Delhi’s traffic hot spots suffer ozone pollution: DPCC report
The highest concentration, 224.9 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m3), was recorded at Nehru Nagar, located near Lajpat Nagar
Updated on Sep 06, 2024 05:38 AM IST
Delhi: Civic bodies submit report of clean-up work on key drains
MCD and I&FC report on progress in cleaning four stormwater drains in Delhi, with challenges such as blockages and access issues.
Updated on Sep 05, 2024 02:11 AM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi
Transport dept loses ₹2.8cr deposit, fined ₹40L for Burari bus depot tree mishandling
The forest department said it would now carry out the plantation and asked the transport department to hand over a 50,000 square-metre land parcel for the purpose
Updated on Sep 04, 2024 05:18 AM IST
IndiGo shifts ops of 35 flights to new T1 at Delhi’s IGI airport
Domestic flights with flight numbers 2000-2999 will operate from Terminal 2 and flight numbers from 5000-5999 will operate from Terminal 3
Updated on Sep 03, 2024 06:06 AM IST
Rain returns to Capital after two-day break, waterlogging leads to snarls
The Safdarjung weather station, representative of Delhi weather, recorded trace rainfall till 8.30am on Monday and 23mm in the next nine hours
Updated on Sep 03, 2024 05:16 AM IST
Satpula Lake to be revived, algal water remedied
DPCC, which carried out an inspection of the lake in May, said that the water body was found to be “highly eutrophic” and requires attention
Updated on Sep 02, 2024 05:40 AM IST
Rains, clouds give Delhi coolest August in more than 10 years
Delhi experienced its coolest August in over a decade, with record rain and cloudy weather. Nights were the coolest in 13 years, and days the coolest in 11 years.
Updated on Aug 31, 2024 05:06 AM IST
Delhi hits annual rain mark in just 8 months
Delhi received over 100mm of rain in three days, pushing annual rainfall past the average and nearing last year's total.
Updated on Aug 30, 2024 05:56 AM IST
Delhi dwellers losing 7.8 years to PM2.5 pollution: Report
The report, on Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) published by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) on Wednesday, is based on analysis of 2022 pollution data
Updated on Aug 29, 2024 06:00 AM IST
Protected water bodies in Delhi may not get wetland status
Sanjay Lake and Smriti Van (Vasant Kunj) are already protected under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, and will no longer be notified as wetlands.
Updated on Aug 28, 2024 05:36 AM IST
Illegal water extraction: DPCC starts collecting fines from hotels, guest houses in Paharganj
Initially, notices were issued to only 257 guest houses, as 185 of the total cited Delhi Jal Board’s voluntary disclosure scheme (VDS), but they have also been fined now, DPCC clarified
Updated on Aug 27, 2024 05:34 AM IST
10 water bodies at Asola Bhatti to store 80mn litres, recharge groundwater table
The department said the average depth of 10 water bodies, all of which were carved out at Sahoorpur, Satbari and Maidangarhi, is around three metres and the average area is 0.9 acres
Updated on Aug 27, 2024 05:24 AM IST
Capital set to see highest number of rainy days in a month this August
IMD has forecast Delhi to add to its tally of rainy days this month, predicting scattered light rainfall till August 31. A yellow alert was also issued for Tuesday, with a forecast for light to moderate rainfall
Published on Aug 26, 2024 10:38 AM IST
Delhi set to see highest number of rainy days in a month this August
Light rainfall forecast till month-end, IMD puts in place yellow alert for Tuesday.
Updated on Aug 26, 2024 07:27 AM IST
Ball python, iguana among 8 exotic pets registered by Delhi residents
Eight exotic species have been registered in Delhi with the forest department. Owners must register pets on the Parivesh Portal 2.0 by August 31 or face legal action.
Updated on Aug 22, 2024 10:45 PM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi
Delhi govt plans a green push to counter climate crisis
The climate crisis plan, which is still in the draft stage, focuses on seven key sectors and has been in works for over two years now
Updated on Aug 22, 2024 05:00 AM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi