Action taken by the Union government
A notification was issued for emission standards for the year 2000. An evaluation
A notification was issued for emission standards for the year 2000. An evaluation
The Delhi state government has taken certain steps to control pollution in the city
Fuel standards set up for the first time in India that are to be implemented in phases and made fully operational by 1999 • Diesel hydrosulpharisation projects in nine refineries worth
A division bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the state chief secretary and the state pollution control board to stop all stone quarrying and blasting operations around
As the number of vehicles produced around the world increase every year, so does the pollution from these vehicles. The number of automobiles on the roads around the world have increased around
The World Bank has expressed concern over Bangladesh's increased spending on defence. The bank's recent draft report on public expenditure said that "there is creeping increase in defence
Two black Himalayan bears that were caught in traps in Bhutan's Begana and Yoesipang region were released into the forest by team of forestry officials. Officials said that a small male bear which
The Taj Mahal is not the only thing monumental about Agra, so is the rising level of air pollution. Although data published by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (uppcb) shows a decline in
Calcutta has the dubious distinction of being placed sixth among the 41 most polluted cities of the world when it comes to spm levels, according to Global Pollution and Health , a report published
The number of premature deaths due to high levels of spm in Bhopal are estimated to have decreased from 663 in 1991-92 to 623 in 1995. Similarly, the incidence of illnesses have also gone down from
Pune has enjoyed the reputation of being one of the cleanest cities in the country with regard to air quality. The number of premature deaths in Pune is estimated to have decreased from 991 in
DTE tried hard to get updated data on the total sector-wise emissions in various Indian cities from the CPCB. Unfortunately, our efforts turned out to be futile as the CPCB pollution inventory is far
• It is estimated that nearly 52,000 people died prematurely in 36 Indian cities due to high levels of SPM in 1995, a rise of 28 per cent from more than 40,000 in 1991-92 • The number of
Average SPM levels in the ambient air at major traffic intersections in Calcutta
Annual average levels of SPM in the ambient air of 36 Indian cities in 1995
More people have died in Delhi between 1991 and 1995 by inhaling small suspended particles laden with toxic chemicals. The levels of spm spiralled dramatically from 367.9 micro gram per cubic metre
Air quality in Indian cities has never been worse. More and more people are dying in urban India due to high levels of pollutants in the air. The Centre for Science and Environment fed a model prepared by the World Bank with the latest data on pollution
There is poison in the air. With every breath we take we shorten our lives or ruin our health. And it is getting worse every year
Nearly 12 persons were killed and 30 injured when an earthquake with a magnitude of six on the Richter scale hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi recently. The quake, centred 20 km north of the
The smog had spread to Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, The Philippines and Thailand covering a population of 70 million. On September 26, all the 234 people on aboard a jetliner died