State Transport Authority issues 15 challans daily to vehicles causing pollution
With Chandigarh Transport Undertaking running buses which have outlived their life, and incidences of extensive adulteration of fuel, vehicular pollution is becoming a serious problem in the city.
View ArticleAmbitious solar project rejected
There seems to be no end to UT Science and Technology Department’s woes in the execution of ambitious solar power projects. An ambitious proposal of UT (S & T) Department for commissioning of a...
View ArticleTata's housing project in Chandigarh falls under seismic zone, HC told
The multi-crore rupees Tata Camelot Housing project near Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh falls within the area which is ecologically sensitive and "prone to seismic activity", the Delhi high court was told on
View ArticleCentre to miss October deadline on Food Security Act implementation
The government is likely to extend time given to states for a complete rollout of the food security law as majority of the states, including Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Gujarat, are yet to prepare...
View ArticleNational food security gets lukewarm response from states
The National Food Security Act (NFSA) is still getting a lukewarm response from a majority of states. An extended deadline for implementing the law will expire in about a month and the Centre would have
View ArticleResidents to have say in solar power tariff
Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission to hold public hearing session on Sept 22 City residents will have a say in deciding the solar power tariff. To determine the tariff, the Joint Electricity...
View ArticleState’s own towns polluting Ghaggar, says PPCB report
While Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal wants state Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Shivraj V Patil to "intervene and take effective steps to prevent the flow of industrial and domestic waste from
View ArticleNo water tariff increase as MC rejects proposal
After having deferred it in the last two meetings, the general house of the municipal corporation on Thursday unanimously rejected a proposal to increase water tariff, meant “to check excessive use of
View ArticleAgenda to appoint NEERI for city’s waste management plan deferred
The proposal to appoint the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) to prepare a municipal waste management plan for the city was deferred once again by the MC House after former
View ArticleThis Diwali, think before you make noise!
With “Festival of lights — Diwali” round the corner, the UT Environment Department has geared up to ensure low decibel and pollution levels in the City Beautiful. The “Green Diwali” campaign in Chandigarh
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution resulting from use...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Market Committee, Sector – 19, Chandigarh Vs. Union Territory, Chandigarh & Others dated 20/10/2014 regarding...
View ArticleNo green Diwali, city records high noise and air pollution level again
The ‘Green Diwali’ campaigns, awareness drives and rallies taken out across the city against firecrackers seem to have had no impact, with the city recording air and noise pollution beyond permissible
View ArticleAvian flu hits Chandigarh
One of several samples taken from dozens of domestic geese that died in Chandigarh's Sukhna lake has tested positive for the dreaded avian flu, triggering alarm across Punjab, which is a big supplier of
View ArticleAdulteration issue: PMO asks food safety office to withdraw cases
A significant number of cases were registered against traders under the erstwhile PFAA and are pending in various courts across the country Considering the plea submitted by the Chandigarh chapter of
View ArticleSwine flu raises head in city
20-year-old tests positive; quarantined at her residence A 20-year-old woman from Sector 42 tested positive for swine flu (caused by H1N1 virus). The woman was examined at Max hospital, Mohali, on Tuesday
View ArticleChandigarh invites private players in solar power sector
Declared a Model Solar City in 2013, Chandigarh on Wednesday moved a step closer towards accomplishing the goal of using solar energy for powering its growth when a 210 kWp Grid-tied Rooftop Solar...
View ArticleNGT issues warrants against UT environmental secy
Irked by their absence at a hearing attended by secretaries of all the states and UTs, the National Green Tribunal has issued bailable warrants against Chandigarh's environmental secretary and member...
View ArticleSmoking at public place: File complaint at No. 100 now
What the Act says The Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003, says there should be no
View ArticleWaste disposal site in Sector 38 poses threat to surface, groundwater...
The city’s existing waste disposal site in Sector 38 poses a threat to surface and groundwater aquifers due to generation and percolation of leachate in the subsoil, according to a recent study. “The
View ArticleGarbage lifting badly hit in city as strike continues
Garbage lifting in the city was badly hit as the strike by members of the MC Safai Karamchari Union entered its second day today. Union members did not lift garbage from 550 bins across the city.
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