Articles by Jasjeev Gandhiok
CAQM’s new policy to lead Delhi’s fight against pollution, provide clear targets
A comparison of what was till now the most comprehensive efforts, however, suggests that long-term approaches have hitherto led to little gains, but experts and officials who worked on the new plan believe it could lead to better outcomes, especially since forecasting is now a crucial aspect and pasts data and insights are being incorporated.
Updated on Jul 22, 2022 12:14 PM IST
Heavy showers bring relief from sultry weather, but flood Delhi roads
Intense thundershowers lashed parts of Delhi on Wednesday, bringing respite from the hot and humid conditions prevailing in the city even as waterlogging was reported from several key road stretches affecting movement of traffic
Updated on Jul 20, 2022 11:02 PM IST
Cable theft hits train operations on Metro’s Blue Line
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said delays were occurring on the down line from Dwarka towards Noida Electronic City and Vaishali, with trains bunching up close to each other as they were being allowed to operate only at a maximum speed of 25 km/hr.
Updated on Jul 20, 2022 07:03 AM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Explainer: What factors control how much it rains over Delhi during the monsoon?
The onset of the southwest monsoon over Delhi was declared on June 30.
Published on Jul 19, 2022 09:00 PM IST
Delhi ‘feels like’ 56°C as heat, humidity push discomfort up
The Capital recorded a maximum temperature of 38.2°C on Monday, with the humidity oscillating between 66% and 89%, pushing the heat index value at 2.30pm to the second-highest for the month and season.
Updated on Jul 19, 2022 05:07 AM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi
20 tonne of seized plastic heads to Delhi’s waste-to-energy plants
A senior Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) official said while the government was looking for ways to recycle the banned plastic items, but they were yet to find a viable solution.
Updated on Jul 19, 2022 05:57 AM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Delhi Metro’s busiest 2 lines hardest hit after lockdown, shows data
The Blue Line’s average daily ridership fell 23.98% and Yellow Line’s fell 22.10% in May-July this year, compared to the same period in 2019.
Updated on Jul 18, 2022 04:52 AM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi
Explainer: The CAQM's powers in the enforcement of the new GRAP
The revamped Graded Response Action Plan is binding on the NCR and adjoining areas and gives the Commission for Air Quality Management the power to take action against violators.
Published on Jul 15, 2022 09:49 PM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Delhi govt to launch policy promoting alternatives to banned plastic items
New Delhi: The Delhi government will soon be launching a new policy to promote alternatives to the 19 banned single-use plastic (SUP) which will incentivise the adoption of existing alternatives and also act as an incentive scheme for development of new technologies and alternatives to these banned items
Published on Jul 15, 2022 12:56 AM IST
Pre-emptive, not reactive: Experts laud Grap policy shift
“The existing plan was a failure as the implementation was done largely during the winter months and peak pollution events.,” said Ritwik Dutta, founder, Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment.
Published on Jul 14, 2022 02:12 AM IST
Delhi's arsenal for pollution fight retooled
On Wednesday, the new Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) for the national capital was released by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM).
Updated on Jul 14, 2022 09:34 AM IST
In revamped Grap, ban on diesel car in Delhi-NCR when air severe+
The new Grap, released by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Wednesday, will take into account the index of air pollution, which reflects the concentration of several pollutants, and not just PM2.5 and PM10 as triggers for the curbs.
Published on Jul 13, 2022 11:48 PM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi
Plan to reduce episodic smog events across Delhi-NCR revamped
The revamp is part of a new comprehensive policy on the prevention and abatement of air pollution in the region
Updated on Jul 13, 2022 03:36 PM IST
Metro-lite plan for Red Line extension junked, says DMRC
DMRC MD Vikas Kumar said Metro-lite was initially planned for the area as they were projected to have a limited ridership, but it has been revised in the light of the Delhi government’s plans to create a transit-oriented hub in Narela.
Published on Jul 13, 2022 05:04 AM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi
Metro’s feeder buses to be handed to Delhi govt
The Delhi government has approved a proposal by the DMRC to run 136 e-autos from Metro stations in Dwarka, out of which 50 will become operational in the first week of August from Dwarka Sector 9 station.
Published on Jul 13, 2022 05:00 AM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi
Delhi govt starts issuing penalties for violating plastic-ban rule
While the ban came into force on July 1, the Delhi government had said that for the first 10 days, only warning notices will be issued to violators.
Published on Jul 12, 2022 05:06 AM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi
Strong rain in parts of Delhi catches IMD off-guard again
The showers were in sharp contrast to the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) forecast on Sunday, when the agency issued till July 16 a ‘green alert’, indicating that no significant weather events are likely in that span.
Published on Jul 12, 2022 05:02 AM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi
As rain leaves Delhi thirsty again, experts focus on ‘heat island effect’
This was largely owing to the trough of the monsoon not moving sufficiently over Delhi and low-pressure areas persisting around Orissa, and not northwest India, Met officials said.
Updated on Jul 12, 2022 10:23 AM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi
Samples collected, 11-member panel to probe Najafgarh drain fish deaths
Samples of the dead fish were sent to be tested on Friday, and committee members will carry out a field inspection before submitting a report to the authority next week, officials said.
Updated on Jul 09, 2022 04:50 AM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi
Study finds toxic chemical in water samples, can cause health effects: Experts
While India currently has no separate standard for nonylphenol in drinking and surface water, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has set a standard of 1ppb for all phenolic compounds in drinking water and 5ppb in surface water, experts said.
Published on Jul 08, 2022 03:07 AM IST
Delhi's air, surface temperatures above baseline avg, study finds
The highest surface temperature this year was 51.8°C on May 14 at outer Delhi’s Narela, Bawana, Fatehpur Jat and south-east Delhi’s Badarpur.
Published on Jul 08, 2022 02:33 AM IST
Delhi's dry spell drives up mercury, discomfort
Delhi’s heat index (HI) temperature, or ‘real feel’, of the temperature dropped to 26°C on June 30, when the monsoon arrived in the Capital. This number spiked the day after that, but stayed at a bearable 42°C.
Published on Jul 08, 2022 02:18 AM IST
Abattoir in Ghazipur to reopen today after panel gives go-ahead
The Ghazipur slaughterhouse, where goat, sheep and buffaloes are slaughtered to meet domestic demand, was shut on May 30 by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) after its CTO was revoked.
Published on Jul 07, 2022 02:29 AM IST
Pollution this summer worst in four years; experts say dry spell to blame
The study, carried out using Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data collated on the NCAP Tracker, analysed Delhi and nine other cities that breached limits to see the summer trends.
Updated on Jul 07, 2022 01:23 PM IST
Detailed plan on Central Vista Metro loop corridor to be finalized this month
The loop corridor will begin and end at the Central Secretariat Metro station and have four stations.
Updated on Jul 06, 2022 02:13 AM IST
Hundreds of dead fish turn up in Najafgarh drain, DPCC collects water samples
The standard for BOD in drains is 30 mg/l. But as per the DPCC’s latest monthly report on Delhi drains, compiled on June 1, 2022, the Najafgarh drain has a BOD reading of 70 mg/l and a COD reading of 346 mg/l.
Updated on Jul 05, 2022 03:13 AM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi
Woman jumps in front of moving train on DMRC’s Yellow Line, succumbs to injuries
According to DMRC, train services were impacted on the Yellow Line for around half an hour, from 11 am to 11:27 am
Published on Jul 04, 2022 04:14 PM IST
Forest dept investigates complaint of fresh encroachments in Southern Ridge
In the complaint, Akash Vashishtha, who is an environmental activist and lawyer, said fresh constructions are being undertaken at these two locations, for which trees are being felled. The ecology of the southern ridge is deteriorating due to these encroachments, states the complaint.
Updated on Jul 04, 2022 12:34 AM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi
Problem of plenty: Ban no bar, Delhi markets struggle to get rid of plastics
Earbuds with plastic sticks, plastic cutlery and straws were found in use with shopkeepers saying that they were not able to find alternatives suggested by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC).
Updated on Jul 02, 2022 08:11 AM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi
Delhi got half its July rain in a day
The arrival of monsoon was declared on Thursday, when it began raining early in the morning. From 8.30am on Thursday to 8.30am on Friday — the period between the two morning hours is how IMD classifies its 24-hour period — the city recorded 117.2mm. Normally, Delhi records 210.6mm of rain in July.
Updated on Jul 02, 2022 07:24 AM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi