News18 Evening Digest: Indian Army Grants Time Scale Colonel Rank to Five Women Officers & Other Top Stories
3 years, 4 months ago

News18 Evening Digest: Indian Army Grants Time Scale Colonel Rank to Five Women Officers & Other Top Stories

News 18  

Indian Army Grants Time Scale Colonel Rank to Five Women Officers A selection board in the Indian Army has cleared the way for the promotion of five women officers to colonel rank, post completion of 26 years of reckonable service, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement issued on August 23. Delhi gets first smog tower, A Large Scale Air Purifier, at Connaught Place To Combat Pollution India’s national capital, Delhi got its first-ever much-needed smog tower, which was inaugurated by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday. Why Infosys Alone Can’t be Blamed for Frequent Glitches on Income Tax Filing Portal As if India’s image as an investment destination hasn’t suffered enough, the Income Tax department has added its might to make things appear even worse. Over 260 Afghan Sikhs in Kabul Gurdwara Need Help in Evacuation, Says US Sikh Body Over 260 Sikhs have taken shelter at Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul and need help in their evacuation, a US Sikh body said Sunday.

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The smog tower in Delhi has been shut down by workers for not getting salaries
1 year ago

The smog tower in Delhi has been shut down by workers for not getting salaries

Op India  

The smog tower, inaugurated by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in 2021 amid much fanfare, is ‘locked up’ again as Delhi continues to be engulfed in smog. “This tower is under Delhi Pollution Control Committee and National Buildings Construction Corporation, and our company, Vibgyour Consulting, was operating this tower,” Mahipal Bisht, one of the staff members, told India Today. Back in …

Delhi’s smog tower impact too little, too close: Report
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi’s smog tower impact too little, too close: Report

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi Pollution Control Committee team on Wednesday restarted the anti-smog tower at Connaught Place, a day after the Supreme Court ordered the administration to immediately operationalise the 24-metre tall, giant air purifier fitted with fans and an array of filters. The smog tower at Connaught Place was installed following an apex court order on January 13, 2020 at a …

Kejriwal recommends immediate suspension of Delhi Pollution Control Committee chairman to LG
1 year, 2 months ago

Kejriwal recommends immediate suspension of Delhi Pollution Control Committee chairman to LG

India TV News  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday recommended the immediate suspension of the DPCC chairman Ashwani Kumar to Delhi LG VK Saxena. Row over smog tower costs DPCC post to Kumar The development came three days after Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai wrote to Kejriwal, seeking the suspension of Kumar for "arbitrarily halting" the operation of a large smog tower …

Delhi Environment Minister seeks suspension of officer who halted smog tower project
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi Environment Minister seeks suspension of officer who halted smog tower project

The Hindu  

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai wrote to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on November 4, seeking the suspension of Delhi Pollution Control Committee chairman Ashwani Kumar for "arbitrarily halting" the operation of a large smog tower installed at Connaught Place two years ago to mitigate air pollution. Mr. Rai mentioned that two smog towers were installed in Delhi — at Connaught …

As Delhi chokes, AAP minister responds to BJP's allegations on smog tower
1 year, 2 months ago

As Delhi chokes, AAP minister responds to BJP's allegations on smog tower

Hindustan Times  

Delhi's Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Saturday said that the smog tower in the city's Connaught Place has been inoperational due to non-payment by the Centre, reported ANI. Rai said as the Delhi Air Quality Index worsened, several BJP leaders went to the Connaught Place-located smog tower and made videos accusing the Aam Aadmi Party of being behind it. The …

As Delhi battles toxic air, smog tower in Connaught Place 'non-operational'
1 year, 2 months ago

As Delhi battles toxic air, smog tower in Connaught Place 'non-operational'

Hindustan Times  

The ₹23 crore-smog tower in Delhi's Connaught Place, inaugurated by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in August 2021 amid much fanfare, has gone ‘missing’ at a time when the national capital and its neighbouring areas are battling ‘severe’ air pollution. The smog tower behind locked gates Visuals by news agency ANI on Friday showed the tower, now non-functional, behind locked gates. …

Connaught Place smog tower has ‘noticeable impact’ on air pollution: Gopal Rai
2 years, 3 months ago

Connaught Place smog tower has ‘noticeable impact’ on air pollution: Gopal Rai

The Hindu  

The smog tower installed by the Delhi government in Connaught Place has a “noticeable impact” on reducing air pollution within a 300-meter radius, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday. Mr. Rai said that based on data collected over a year, the smog tower was found to have reduced air pollution within a 50-meter radius by 70-80% and within a …

Delhi smog tower cleans air, but test continue on efficacy and range
3 years, 1 month ago

Delhi smog tower cleans air, but test continue on efficacy and range

Hindustan Times  

Preliminary data submitted by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee shows a 50-60% reduction in PM 2.5 concentration, but only between the inlet and the outlet of the smog tower installed at Connaught Place earlier this year. Experts have long argued that smog towers are not a long-term solution to Delhi’s air pollution problem, …

Delhi: Newly built smog tower near Connaught Place now functional; cleans air up to 88%
3 years, 3 months ago

Delhi: Newly built smog tower near Connaught Place now functional; cleans air up to 88%

India Today  

Delhi’s newly built smog tower at Baba Kharag Singh Marg near Connaught Place is fully functional and the initial readings are quite positive in terms of pollution reduction. This is the first instance that comparable data of the polluted air, which is flowing inside the tower and the air coming out of it, can be compared qualitatively. Similarly, PM10 level …

Delhi has got its first smog tower, but why many experts are not impressed
3 years, 4 months ago

Delhi has got its first smog tower, but why many experts are not impressed

India Today  

Delhi’s air pollution has been a matter of worry for years now and several attempts have been made by governments to control it. Just ahead of this season, the Delhi government has inaugurated its first smog tower at Baba Kharag Singh Marg in Connaught Place, but many environmentalists say this kind of project can’t provide a permanent solution to a …

Smog tower to be functional after monsoon: govt. official
3 years, 4 months ago

Smog tower to be functional after monsoon: govt. official

The Hindu  

The smog tower inaugurated by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday to fight air pollution will be functional after monsoon as the filters for it will be fitted only after the rainy season ends, a government official said. After inaugurating the smog tower at Connaught Place on Monday, Mr. Kejriwal had said that similar towers would be built in other …

Delhi’s Smog Tower Before Diwali Is Only for Optics, Science Be Damned
3 years, 4 months ago

Delhi’s Smog Tower Before Diwali Is Only for Optics, Science Be Damned

The Quint  

The Chief Minister of Delhi has inaugurated India’s first-ever smog tower in the heart of the city to help combat rising air pollution in the national capital. For a city that has been bogged down with smog every winter, being proactive, getting technology to fix the problem shows the government in the right light. These quick-fix solutions continue to find …

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ‘inaugurates’ Delhi’s ‘first smog tower’, except, it may not be the first
3 years, 4 months ago

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ‘inaugurates’ Delhi’s ‘first smog tower’, except, it may not be the first

Op India  

Grabbing yet another opportunity to hog credit for work done by others, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal declared that his government on Monday inaugurated the city’s first ‘smog tower’ to curb the menace of pollution. बधाई दिल्ली। प्रदूषण के ख़िलाफ़ युद्ध में दिल्ली में देश के पहले स्मॉग टावर की शुरुआत की। अमेरिकी तकनीक से बना ये स्मॉग टावर हवा …

Delhi gets first smog tower, A Large Scale Air Purifier, at Connaught Place To Combat Pollution
3 years, 4 months ago

Delhi gets first smog tower, A Large Scale Air Purifier, at Connaught Place To Combat Pollution

News 18  

India’s national capital, Delhi got its first-ever much-needed smog tower, which was inaugurated by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday. The smog tower is a structure designed to work as a large-scale air purifier in order to reduce air pollution particles. After the polluted air enters the smog tower, it is purified by the multiple layers before being re-circulated into …

New Delhi opens first ‘smog tower’; expert says ‘absolute waste’
3 years, 4 months ago

New Delhi opens first ‘smog tower’; expert says ‘absolute waste’

Al Jazeera  

Move aims to reduce the air pollution blamed for thousands of premature deaths every year, but experts are sceptical. India’s capital New Delhi has opened its first “smog tower”, aimed at reducing the air pollution blamed for thousands of premature deaths every year, but experts are sceptical. Concentrations of tiny deadly particles in New Delhi’s air regularly exceed safe limits …

Install smog towers at Connaught Place, Anand Vihar in three months: SC
4 years, 11 months ago

Install smog towers at Connaught Place, Anand Vihar in three months: SC

India TV News  

The Supreme Court has given three months to the Centre and Delhi government for the pilot project of setting up a 'smog tower' at Connaught Place and Anand Vihar here, while issuing a slew of directions to combat the menace of air and water pollution. Smog towers are structures designed as large-scale air purifiers to reduce air pollution.A bench of …

Delhi Smog Towers: Solution to Pollution or Waste of Public Money?
5 years ago

Delhi Smog Towers: Solution to Pollution or Waste of Public Money?

The Quint  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday, 9 October, announced that the Delhi government has taken a decision to build a smog tower in the capital’s Connaught Place to fight the pollution crisis, touted to be worth Rs 20 crore. The CM said that this would be India’s first smog tower and would be one of two smog towers coming …

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