Opinion
It may not be long before the city gets a tag of being 'unlivable', with its environmental indicators showing a deep and steady decline
Author: Manoj Misra
It is again election time in Delhi and different political parties are vying with one another to wrest its control.The three key contestants-namely the Indian National Congress (INC), the BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP) and the still newbie AamAadmi Party (AAP)-while indulging in intense and sometimes acrimonious campaigns have released their election manifestoes but "with a difference"!
A series of cartoons by our graphic editor
What the next government must address
RIVER POLLUTION
Despite several court orders and crores of rupees spent on cleaning the river, the Delhi stretch continues to be the most polluted
Author: Sushmita Sengupta
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to take strict action against industries which pollute the Yamuna with toxic effluents. Chaired by Justice Swatanter Kumar, the NGT directed DPCC to ensure that operational industries comply with mandatory pollution standards.
SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
Delhi-based non-profit CSE writes to urban development ministry, evaluating the plan and recommending ways to decongest the capital in a comprehensive manner
Author: Jemima Rohekar
Delhi Decongestion Plan is inadequate and does not take into account critical aspects to address the private vehicle-led traffic congestion in the city, according to Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a Delhi-based non-profit. The decongestion plan is a roadmap submitted by the high-powered committee set up by Union Minister of Urban Development Venkaiah Naidu.
AIR POLLUTION
Ambient air quality data not the real indicator; CSE demands immediate implementation of priority pollution control action
Author: Jemima Rohekar
STANDING ON one of the hills near the Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, at Delhi-Faridabad border, Ramji Lal is visibly perplexed. Despite walking through the thorny shrubs and mounds of rocks of the Aravalli hills for almost an hour, he fails to trace the patch of red sand, also called badarpur or bajri, which he used to mine. "I had a licence to mine the hillock," says the 60-year-old. "But I have not entered the area in the past 15 years."
WASTE MANAGEMENT
Residential societies can set up their own composting plants to tackle biodegradable waste profitably
Author: Satwik Mudgal
DELHI IS notorious for its stinking heaps of garbage, choked drains and an army of ragpickers who make a living out of this waste. With a population of over 17.4 million, the capital churns out 8,000 tonnes per day (TPD) of garbage every day. So after the recent announcement of "Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the real question is: will citizens do their bit to keep their city clean?
HEALTH
Delhi is grappling with increasing number of swine flu cases
The health manifestos of the three leading parties in Delhi's assembly election are a clear reflection of their ideological bent. AamAadmi Party (AAP),widely recognised as the party for change and for backing arguments with research and figures, promises to radically change the public health system.
LAND RIGHTS
Traditional earth diggers and masons, who mined the Bhatti area of the Aravallis for decades, dig in their heels as the Delhi administration tries to throw them out
Author: Kumar Sambhav
DELHI IS notorious for its stinking heaps of garbage, choked drains and an army of ragpickers who make a living out of this waste. With a population of over 17.4 million, the capital churns out 8,000 tonnes per day (TPD) of garbage every day. So after the recent announcement of "Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the real question is: will citizens do their bit to keep their city clean?
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