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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.

Prior to the CAQM plan, there were two long-term strategies.(Arvind Yadav/HT PHOTO)
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

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Updated on Jul 20, 2022 11:02 PM IST
ByJasjeev Gandhiok and Paras Singh

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.

A view of the Delhi Metro Blue Line. (HT File Photo)
Updated on Jul 20, 2022 07:03 AM IST
By, 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. 

After receiving intense monsoon showers between June 30 and July 1, Delhi has only received convective rainfall. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
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.

Delhi’s heat index for the season peaked at 58°C on July 14 and the wet bulb number peaked at 36.2°C on July 16.(HT file photo)
Updated on Jul 19, 2022 05:07 AM IST
By, 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.

Of the total plastic waste, 587 tonnes was single-use plastic, the Delhi government's assessment said.(HT file photo. Representative image)
Updated on Jul 19, 2022 05:57 AM IST
By, 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.

Commuters wait in a queue to board a metro at a platform inside Mandi House metro station after services were delayed on the Blue Line of the Delhi Metro, in New Delhi, Monday, June 6, 2022. (PTI Photo/Subhav Shukla)
Updated on Jul 18, 2022 04:52 AM IST
By, 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. 

Unlike the previous Grap, the new Grap will now take into account the index of air pollution, which reflects the concentration of several pollutants. ( Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)
Published on Jul 15, 2022 09:49 PM IST
ByJayashree 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

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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.

India Gate is invisible amid thick layer of smoke. (File Photo/HT)
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).

The India Gate covered in blanket of haze. (ANI/File Photo)
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.

 (HT Photos)
Published on Jul 13, 2022 11:48 PM IST
By, 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

In addition to focusing on an air-shed approach, separate timelines and approaches have been suggested for different areas. (HT PHOTO)
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.

File image of Delhi metro.
Published on Jul 13, 2022 05:04 AM IST
By, 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.

The Metro feeder buses.(Saumya Khandelwal/HT Photo)
Published on Jul 13, 2022 05:00 AM IST
By, 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.

The single-use plastic came into effect from July 1. (HT file picture)
Published on Jul 12, 2022 05:06 AM IST
By, 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.

A woman struggles with her umbrella against a strong wind during a sudden heavy downpour in New Delhi. (File image)
Published on Jul 12, 2022 05:02 AM IST
By, 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.

Representative image. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jul 12, 2022 10:23 AM IST
By, 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.

Hundreds of dead fish turn up in Najafgarh drain, DPCC collects water samples(PTI)
Updated on Jul 09, 2022 04:50 AM IST
By, 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.

A view of the drain in Sector 1, Ghaziabad. (HT Photo)
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.

Delhi's air, surface temperatures above baseline avg, study finds. (HT Photo)
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.

Capital’s dry spell drives up mercury, discomfort (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)
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.

Abattoir in Ghazipur to reopen today after panel gives go-ahead(HT Photo)
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.

Pollution this summer worst in four years; experts say dry spell to blame (HT PHOTO)
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.

Detailed plan on Central Vista Metro loop corridor to be finalized this month (Photo provided by Kapil Narang)
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.

Hundreds of dead fish turn up in Najafgarh drain, DPCC collects water samples(PTI)
Updated on Jul 05, 2022 03:13 AM IST
By, 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

A train on the Delhi Metro’s Yellow Line. (HT File Photo)
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.

Under the orders of the Delhi High Court, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is in the process of restoring Neela Hauz, a large pond in south Delhi. By March 2013, it is scheduled to complete the work that involves removing weed and hyacinth infestation, dredging, planting local trees and shrubs and constructing walking tracks. (Photo by Arun Sharma/Hindustan Times)
Updated on Jul 04, 2022 12:34 AM IST
By, 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).

A MCD official said enforcement teams seized 689.01 kg of plastic items and issued 368 challans on Friday.
Updated on Jul 02, 2022 08:11 AM IST
By, 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.

A view of clear sky at Lodhi Gardens in New Delhi, India, on Friday, July 1, 2022. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times)
Updated on Jul 02, 2022 07:24 AM IST
By, New Delhi
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