Category: Articles

By Suman S. Shanker, Published in Toxics Link, 13 July, 2009

While we are all ecstatic about the plans for new High Capacity Bus System, flyovers and expansion of the Delhi Metro railway network, the BRT and the infrastructure upgrade for the commonwealth games, the large forest cover of Delhi is depleting at an alarming rate. In fact looking at the speed with which Delhi’s green cover is vanishing, it is not very far off when the city would be devoid of any natural resources worth mentioning. Read more →

By N. Rahul, Published in The Hindu, 05 May, 2006

It is all about green. And this time the green does not refer to money, but element that are much more needed in Delhi — trees. While Delhiites might complain about the lack of leaves in the city, filmmaker-turned-naturalist Pradip Kishen has walked the length and the breadth of the city to picture them and document them all in his book, “Trees of Delhi — A Field Guide”. Read more →

By Ravleen Kaur, Published in Indian Express, 01 May, 2006

New Delhi, May 1, 2006: The Supreme Court today stayed work in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj mall complex till it receives an Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report from the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). A bench headed by Justice Arijit Pasayat and Justice S.H.Kapadia, while directing the Ministry to submit the report in two months, also asked it to find out if constructions by the Army in the area also need an EIA. Read more →

By Baisakhi Roy, Published in Indian Express – Newsline, 27 December, 2005

Far from the political noise raised by MCD’s high-voltage demolition drive, a crucial green zone of Delhi is quietly getting buried under a rising mound of illegal construction. Read more →

By Ravi Agarwal, Published in toxicslink.org, 07 August, 2004

Over the past few months, there have been several developments on the Delhi Ridge. Ajay Mahajan and I have, as part of the Ridge Management Board (RMB), been attending meetings, besides being involved in field inspections to certain parts of the Ridge to verify or report violations of the Forest Act which has been taken place. Some of the violations we came across are: Read more →