Car emission mislead finger at Centre
An environment watch group today claimed the Union government is trying to underplay emissions from diesel vehicles older than 10 years that have been banned by the National Green Tribunal from plying
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding functioning of PUC (Pollution Under Control) centres in Delhi NCR, 28/04/2017
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 28/04/2017 regarding M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 28/04/2017 regarding functioning
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Experts to brainstorm steps for better transport
Government plans blueprint to bring about necessary improvement In order to deal with increasing traffic, road accidents and vehicular congestion, the Delhi Government has decided to prepare a blueprint to bring about necessary improvement in the public transport system of the city.
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No norms for carpooling in Delhi
National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently sought views from the Centre and NCR states on carpooling, asking them as to what incentives they could offer to promote the scheme. Carpooling is a grey area
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Improving Europe's air quality measures — reported by countries
Under the European Union’s (EU) Air Quality Directive, Member States have to implement and report on the measures they put in place in areas where air quality limit and target values are exceeded. This
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पीसीसी के करीब ही फैला रही धुंआ
नई दिल्ली। प्रदूषण जांच केंद्र (पीसीसी) से पास गाड़ी भी राजधानी की आबोहवा खराब कर रही हैं। इसकी वजह मानकों को दरकिनार करके प्रदूषण जांच केंद्रों से प्रमाण पत्र बांटे जा रहे हैं। बड़ी दिक्कत बॉर्डर इलाकों
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Oil Slump Heightens Pollution Challenge From Delhi to Shanghai
A brisk walk in India’s capital New Delhi on Christmas Eve was rated ‘hazardous’ to health, while a similar stroll in the Chinese city of Shanghai was ranked ‘unhealthy.’ Two of Asia’s biggest cities with
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NGT sends notice to Agra over rise in air pollution
Agra: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sent notices to Agra and seven other cities over the sharp surge in air pollution levels due to increase in number of privately-owned petrol and diesel-run vehicles.
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Vehicle ban: Centre to oppose it today
Supported by the findings of a recent set of air pollution studies and analysis done by IIT-Delhi, Centre is set to put a strong case against the ban on 10 years old vehicles when it submits its stand
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Beijing's mayor urges "all-out effort" to curb air pollution
Beijing's mayor pledged on Thursday to cut coal use by 2.6 million tonnes and set aside 15 billion yuan ($2.4 billion) to improve air quality this year as part of the city's "all-out effort" to tackle
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Air Pollution and Atherosclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Four European Cohort Studies in the ESCAPE Study
In four European cohorts, we investigated the cross-sectional association between long-term exposure to air pollution and intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery (CIMT), a pre-clinical marker
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding steps to control the growing air pollution in NCT Delhi, 20/04/2017
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Othes dated 20/04/2017 regarding steps to control the growing air pollution in NCT Delhi.</p> <p><strong>Some
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No second life for 15-yr-old vehicles now
It's the end of the road for old vehicles in Delhi.On Monday, all 13 regional transport offices (RTO) in the city were told to stop registering vehicles that are 15 years or more old, in keeping with a
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DIY pollution tests challenge govt data
NEW DELHI: Inadequate and unreliable data from government agencies has led to individual researchers using battery-operated portable devices that measure one's personal exposure to air pollution. This
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RTO fails to keep a tab on pollution check pollution under control
NASHIK: The Regional Transport Office (RTO) has failed to carry out random pollution under control (PUC) tests on vehicles in Nashik district in the last two years. "The pollution under control (PUC) tests
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Death By Breath Challenges: Bharat-III vehicles likely to be phased out by next year
Manufacturers should strengthen their research and development activities to produce vehicles that are cleaner and more fuel efficient. The Delhi government is likely to tell the National Green Tribunal
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MoEF guided by bad science, EPCA tells SC
Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) has submitted its rebuttal to Supreme Court on MoEF's recent affidavit that downplayed the role of vehicles in air pollution. The ministry's original affidavit
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Reasons of decolouration of Taj Mahal yet to be established: CSE
A think tank on environment issues in India today said that the "exact" causes for discolouration of Taj Mahal have not been established yet and emphasised on the need to ascertain the key reasons for
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Ministry plans to launch 'green' vehicle policy
KATHMANDU: If things go as per the government’s plan, commuters will be able to ride on bigger and wider green or environment friendly electric vehicles from this year. The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure
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Centre rolls out air index in 11 cities
Delhi, Navi Mumbai, B'luru, Ahd Among Those To Get Real-Time Bulletins Exactly a month after launching the national Air Quality Index (AQI), which had its share of teething problems, Union environment