Air pollution and our right to clear air
As Delhi’s air pollution levels reach alarming highs, even non-smokers in the city have started developing smokers’ lungs. But the …
Class is out, smart is in
For a city like Delhi to become truly smart, there must be focus on essential systems like transport, power, water procurement, distribution and …
Amid increasing death toll, government steps up measures to tackle swine flu
In less than one-and-a-half months, India witnessed 407 deaths and 5,157 cases of the flu
Pollution no less this Diwali, shows official data
Diwali pollution management needs rethink, says non-profit Centre for Science and Environment
Emergency call
Nearly 140,000 people in India died in road accidents in 2013, more than the death toll from many communicable diseases. But the country does not …
The ultimate justice
By asking lawyers to cycle to work to resolve Delhi’s endemic parking and traffic woes, the Chief Justice of India has shown the way. The …
Municipality blamed for Delhi water poisoning
Municipal authorities in Delhi deny they were responsible for the deaths of eight people caused by contaminated water
Polluting power plant back in operation
Delhi's Rajghat thermal power station, which was ordered closed for causing excessive pollution, has resumed functioning and has until March to …
A lot of smoke
While some commend the Delhi government's proposal to ban the sale of new two-wheelers fitted with two-stroke engines from January 2000, …
We have enough water. We only need proper water management
D K Chaddha , chairperson, Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), New Delhi, talks to Jitendra Verma on the state of groundwater in India
Lack of options
Neither improving diesel quality nor upgrading engine technology help to avert the threat posed by toxic particulate emissions from diesel …
The air is heavy
Particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and ozone: Delhi's air is already overcast with a very high concentration of these pollutants. Exposure to …
Living in Hell
Residents of Peera Garhi, a village in outer Delhi, are having to deal with a nightmare. A highly polluting plastics industry is to blame
Delhi hosts Water Asia 2000
Amid private companies' high-tech solutions to the water crisis, CSE presents a decentralised view of water management
Sealed fate
The de-sealing drive of the Delhi government is yet to take-off as a bureaucratic maze greets factory owners
Why shouldn't we tax CNG?
The Union revenue secretary, S Narayan , has no clue as to how fiscal instruments are designed to balance revenue priorities and secure a clean …
Is a 24-hour water supply possible?
An answer to this question was attempted at a workshop organised in Hyderabad, from September 23-24, 2003, by the Administrative Staff College of …
Diwali 2022: Delhi air ‘very poor’, can worsen to ‘severe’
Farm stubble burning increased in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan; Firecracker ban in Delhi goes up in smoke too
Ground report: Stiff LPG rates take clean cooking fuel out of reach for the poor
East Delhi, Ghaziabad slum dwellers say unable to keep up with rising prices
Taking farm laws to Supreme Court won’t dampen farmers’ protests: Kerala agriculture minister
Kerala’s decision to move the apex court against Modi government’s new farm laws have sparked discussions. DTE spoke to minister VS …
‘What other option do we have?’: Why stubble fires would not die
The happy seeder and super seeder machines are too few in number, a lot of them are defunct: Why farmers set their crops on fire every year
Delhi’s Mayur Vihar received heavy rain in just three hours — here is why
Heavy rainfall in a short span common in the national capital for the last couple of years, says IMD’s regional head
‘There is no reliable prediction of size and place of earthquake’
The rate of earthquake occurrence worldwide, or India in general, has not increased in the last few years, say experts
COVID-19: How a Delhi group is feeding the hungry mouths
The group of eight people in North Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar started their community kitchen to feed over a hundred people every day
Odd-even scheme: Before Delhi starts third leg, let’s see how the last two went
While the scheme made impact beyond private vehicular emissions, it saw some counter-intuitive trends too