Tag: Sunita Narain

Don’t make Shimla another Cape Town: Sunita Narain

Asserting that it was unfair to compare ‘Queen of hills’ to Cape Town owing to recent water crisis, noted environmentalist Sunita Narain on Wednesday urged the government and people to not to let Shimla become another Cape Town. Narain who is also the Director General of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), however, expressed satisfaction …

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August 2, 2018

EPCA directions are mandatory, legally mandated: Sunita Narain

The Environment Pollution Control Authority’s (EPCA) directions to “immediately” slash metro fares and hike parking fees today put authorities in Delhi in a spot, but the law is clear that the Supreme Court-appointed body’s orders are binding. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said it was yet to take a decision on slashing fares temporarily, …

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November 8, 2017