Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
With Delhi's air quality touching the 'severe plus' level today, Union Minister of State for Environment Mahesh Sharma called for public participation in tackling the situation and said politics should be avoided over the issue. He said government efforts alone cannot address the problem of unprecedented air pollution. "Public participation …
MoEF secretary C K Mishra wrote to the chief secretaries of Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana — all the states EPCA had written to a day earlier — asking them to follow the steps required to control air pollution. As Delhi’s air inched towards the unbreathable, a slew of …
The green panel also directed the Central Pollution Control Board to state what emergency directions it has issued The Delhi High Court and the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday rapped the Delhi government and neighbouring states for their unpreparedness to deal with the stubble burning, dubbed as the "main villain" …
NEW DELHI: Parking fees in Delhi-NCR are set to quadruple while Metro fares during off-peak hours may be slashed temporarily as part of a series of measures recommended by Supreme Court mandated green body EPCA to tackle the pollution crisis. The Environment Pollution - Prevention and Control Authority said the …
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said it was yet to take a decision on slashing fares temporarily, while municipal bodies argued their standing committees will have to clear the decision on enhancing parking fees first. The EPCA’s directions to “immediately” slash metro fares and hike parking fees today put …
AQI for Capital reaches 448; authorities ordered to boost public transport and curb dust pollution Air pollution in the Capital reached severe levels on Tuesday forcing the implementation of stringent emission-control measures and health precautions, including closing of primary schools on Wednesday. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), …
New Delhi: Till not long ago, Anand Vihar had the dubious distinction of being the pollution hotspot of the city. However, that is no longer the case — not because the situation there has improved, but simply due to the fact that 11 new locations being monitored by the Delhi …
Air quality at 316, considered 'hazardous' even for healthy adults; moisture in winds will soon rise The national Capital woke up to a thick layer of smog on Monday, clocking 'very poor' on the air quality index (AQI). The air quality has remained in this category since the onset of …
MANGALURU: ASSOCHAM has advocated giving adequate time to the industrial consumers to migrate from the furnace oil and pet coke to gas-base to save the livelihood of over 25 lakh workers in the national capital region (NCR). It is estimated that about 1,000 units directly and nearly 10,000 allied units …
Bhiwadi Industrial Association has moved the Supreme Court seeking relaxation of the ban on the use of cheap and polluting pet coke and furnace oil by industries in the national capital region (NCR). Although the industries have sought more time to implement the ban, the minutes of a recent meeting …
Apart from winning the first T20 against the kiwis on Wednesday, Delhi also won on another front — the environment. Wednesday's match was the first time when an international match was conducted in Delhi without any diesel generator sets, thereby preventing a release of over 20 tonnes of carbon dioxide, …
NOIDA: Following a rap from the Bhure Lal, Chairman of the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA), for failure to restrain builders from flouting National Green Tribunal's guidelines regarding construction last week, Noida Authority swung into action. It held a meeting with about 40 builders with ongoing projects in …
A week after the Supreme Court directed the governments of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan to ban the use of pet coke and furnace oil in the industries, Bhiwadi Industrial Association on Tuesday requested the court give more time to the affected industries to comply with the order. The association’s …
An apex court-mandated authority directed the discoms in the city to provide temporary power connections within 24 hours of receiving applications in view of a region-wide ban on the use of diesel generator sets. The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) issued the direction to tackle the large number …
A total of 55 new stations were supposed to be set up by the end of 2017. However, as per the report, only about 10 monitoring stations have been added so far, excluding the ones set up in Delhi. A Graded Response Action Plan was set up last year in …
Under the scheme, vehicles with the registration number ending with an even number are allowed on roads on an even date while those ending in odd number are allowed on odd dates. The scheme was enforced in Delhi twice in 2016. The Delhi government is preparing to enforce the odd-even …
The Graded Response Action Plan or GRAP, which promises to take strict action to control air pollution in Delhi and the National Capital Region, cannot replace urgent long-term action, experts say New Delhi: The Supreme Court-appointed pollution watchdog recently implemented a Graded Response Action Plan or GRAP, which promises to …
The bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta also fined the MoEF Rs 2 lakh for delay in drawing up pollution emission standards for industries using pet coke and furnace oil in NCR. THE SUPREME Court on Tuesday directed Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan to ban the use …
Terming it as a "completely disgusting state of affairs", the top court asked the Ministry why the standards were not finalised despite its earlier direction that it should be done on or before June 30 this year. New Delhi: The Supreme Court today came down heavily on the Union Environment …
As per a 2015 IIT-Kanpur study on air pollution, road dust (32%) is the largest contributor to air pollution, followed by vehicular pollution (20%). Environment minister Imran Hussain wrote to Union environment minister Harsh Vardhan requesting the use of “helicopter” or “aircraft” for “aerial sprinkling of water” in Delhi to …
