-The Indian Express A major challenge would be coordinating with different agencies, many of which claimed they were in the dark. While the delhi government introduced a slew of radical measures to curb the capital’s soaring pollution levels, there is still a long way to go before these can be successfully implemented. A major challenge would be coordinating with different agencies, many of which claimed they were in the dark. -...
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To check pollution, delhi govt announces curbs on plying of private vehicles -Mayura Janwalkar
-The Indian Express New delhi: In a bid to curb rising pollution, the delhi government on Friday decided that odd and even number vehicles will ply on alternate days in the capital from January 1, official sources said. In the first major green intervention by the executive which could become a template for other cities in the country, the delhi government announced Friday a slew of measures starting January 1 to bring...
More »Is India actually free of polio? -Vidya Krishnan
-The Hindu Why New delhi must not bask in the WHO’s polio-free certification and, instead, have an ambitious plan to eradicate polio-like flaccid paralysis. On November 30, the day India introduced an Injectable Polio Vaccine (IPV) in its routine immunisation programme, stating that it “will be an important step in the Polio Endgame Strategy”, a case of Vaccine Derived Polio Virus (VDPV) was reported from New delhi. This was the second such...
More »Court asks Centre to phase out diesel cabs from entire NCR -Abhinav Garg
-The Times of India NEW delhi: The delhi high court on Thursday asked the Centre to explore the possibility of extending the ban on diesel cabs to the entire National Capital Region (NCR) "even if the Motor Vehicles Act has to be amended" for the purpose. Justice Manmohan said he wanted the Union cabinet secretary to head a panel comprising secretaries of environment, transport and petroleum ministries to hammer out a plan...
More »RTI activists give a thumbs down
-The Times of India NEW delhi: National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI) has put out a detailed analysis on the Kejriwal government's delhi Janlokpal Bill 2015. Pointing out that as per the draft the Janlokpal is not independent of the government, the report also questions the silence over how expenses will be met. NCPRI, which has been continuously questioning the government's decision to bring the bill without any public consultations,...
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