Okhla waste-energy plant gets show cause notice
The Timarpur Okhla Waste Management Company has been given 15 days to respond why they defied the terms of the Environment Clearance
Lives laid waste
Did Delhi’s poor waste management add to severity of floods?
Solid waste collection is not regular and consistent in many areas
Living next to Delhi’s trash mountain: Policies should focus on easing the struggles of waste pickers
These workers have no feasible access to social infrastructure such as schools, hospitals and, most importantly waste sorting centres
Draft notification on eco-sensitive zone around Okhla Bird Sanctuary cleared
Government brings eco-sensitive zone around Okhla Bird Sanctuary from 10 km, as suggested by NGT, to 1 km
Okhla bird sanctuary case: respite likely for Noida home-buyers, developers
Environment ministry for quick settlement of eco-sensitive zone around bird habitat along the Yamuna in south Delhi
Okhla waste to energy plant: residents allege bias in inspections
Local commissioner appointed by green tribunal carrying out inspections when plant not running full capacity, say residents
Trash-fired power plants wasted in India
Controversy mars India's ambitious target of generating 800 MW of energy by burning waste. Ironically, the country does not even generate …
Okhla waste to energy plant: NGT notice on possible threat to bird sanctuary
Uttar Pradesh to now verify whether emissions from the plant are harmful to the environment and wildlife of Okhla Bird Sanctuary
Delhi High Court orders shifting of biomedical waste incinerator from Okhla
Residents hope it will pave the way for shifting of Jindal's waste-to-energy plant
Barrage repairs at Okhla park force birds out in breeding season
Irrigation officials dried up the wetland for 15 days for the task, but ecologists claim the repairs are not needed every year
Who will take onus of clearing Delhi’s landfills? SC asks LG
The SC blasted the Lieutenant Governor as neither he nor the civic bodies are ready to take the responsibility for the city’s poor garbage …
NGT orders continuous inspection of Okhla incinerator
Municipal authorities asked to implement segregation of municipal solid waste at source
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 10, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Local authorities in Delhi can use imaginative by-laws to clean up the city
Households must be rewarded on segregating waste and collectors, both formal and informal, should be trained
Environment ministry approves proposals for 176 eco-sensitive zones
According to the government, only 15 notifications were issued between 2006 and the middle of 2014
Ground report from Delhi’s wholesale markets: Why vegetable sales have dropped in India this summer
Low supply, soaring prices of staple grains and cooking fuel, heat wave behind low uptake, say experts
Okhla waste to energy plant is spewing lead, other toxins into air, say residents
Air samples tested by independent agency under citizens monitoring programme
Okhla waste-to-energy plant operator told to control emissions or face closure
National Green Tribunal gives three weeks to Jindal company
A burning question
Waste-to-energy plants are being touted as a wonder solution for garbage management. But how feasible is this option?
Okhla waste to energy plant put on notice for excess emissions
Residents had complained to chief minister Kejriwal during janata durbar; plant shut for now because of boiler malfunction
Okhla waste-to-energy plant will be closed, assures Arvind Kejriwal
Aggrieved residents meet Delhi chief minister with the list of violations by the plant owned by the Jindal group
Waste-to-energy plant loses aid
ADB withdraws Rs 10 crore
Delhi plans to remediate Okhla landfill by end of 2023. How will it do this?
CSE team found fresh waste continues to be disposed of at site; critical to use waste fractions recovered from landfill safely
Okhla bird sanctuary in danger
Construction work going on around the avian habitat without any approval