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 …
At times when the Delhi Government is taking all possible measures to deal with the menace of pollution with contingency plans already set in motion to combat it, a scientific study has revealed that 41 percent of the pollution in Delhi is contributed by “transport sector”. A study by System …
AHMEDABAD: The daily congestion on city roads and longer commuting hours for the city is thanks to ever-growing vehicular population — increasing by about 10% annually. Can a stronger public transport system be an answer? A report by New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment titled ‘The Urban Commute: And …
The capital saw the roll-out of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) on Monday with a ban on use of diesel generator sets and the closure of the Badarpur thermal power plant, among others. The Supreme Court-mandated Environment Pollution Control) Authority said it would start receiving daily reports on enforcement …
NEW DELHI: Stubble burning in neighbouring states may be drawing everyone’s attention during the peak pollution days in the capital in pre-winter harvest season, but it is the vehicular emission which is the biggest culprit followed by industrial emission in making Delhi’s air dirty. Both these sectors pollute the entire …
Ministers from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives attacked on Thursday a proposal by the Social Democrats to fine carmakers who fail to offer diesel hardware retrofits, opening a new battle front in their fragile coalition government. The government outlined plans earlier this month to cut pollution from diesel vehicles by asking …
PATIALA: The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) said on Saturday that vehicular and industrial emissions were the main cause of pollution in the national capital region (NCR) of Delhi, and not farmers in Punjab who burnt paddy stuble. PPCB member secretary Karunesh Garg, while releasing data on pollution in the …
GURUGRAM: Air quality remained in the ‘very poor’ range on Saturday, as well, making Gurugram the most polluted city in the National Capital Region (NCR) for the second consecutive day. The city recorded an air quality index (AQI) of 330 during the day as compared to 269, 232 and 247 …
NEW DELHI: With winter to set in soon, Delhi government’s transport department has initiated a major anti-pollution drive to check vehicular emissions. “The transport department has started its biggest drive of the year against polluting vehicles and it shall continue till Diwali,” said K K Dahiya, special commissioner (transport). As …
In a bid to tackle the menace of toxic emissions at petrol pumps, the National Green Tribunal has directed public sector oil companies to install vapour recovery devices at all fuel stations by October 31. Vapour recovery device is an instrument to capture displaced vapours that emerge from inside a …
The meeting was held against the backdrop of farmers' protest organised by Bharatiya Kisan Union The government Tuesday announced it will soon file a review petition against the National Green Tribunal's order to ban diesel vehicles that are over 10 years old and take several other measures to pacify agitating …
The Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 159, over four times more than last Tuesday, according to the Centre's System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research Institute (SAFAR). After few days of ‘good’ air quality in the national capital, the pollution level has gone up due to …
The quality of air in the national Capital has deteriorated once again with pollution level going up after witnessing a few days of ‘good’ air quality. Officials attributed the rise in pollution level to certain local factors mainly vehicular pollution. The Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 159, over …
NEW DELHI: Delhi environment minister Imran Hussain Wednesday directed various agencies to ensure that norms for dust control are maintained at construction sites and while transporting related material, even as he warned that those violating them would face strict actions. The minister said this while chairing a meeting to review …
Deptts asked to be ready with anti-pollution plans ahead of winter The Delhi Pollution Control Committee’s 83 home guard volunteers (environmental marshals) deployed in wards of three municipal corporations have reported 9,845 violation of pollution laws in the capital since January this year. Actions against 2,656 polluting units have been …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vinay Shivanand Nayak Vs. State of Karnataka & Others dated 26/09/2018. The principal question requiring determination in this case is as to whether the State of Karnataka should be permitted to continue with the use of BS-II and III compliant …
Oslo has devised a series of highly dissuasive measures: it has eliminated 700 parking spots, re-zoned the city centre, turned streets into pedestrian walkways, and has raised the price of congestion tolls Determined to go green, Oslo is slowly but surely ridding its city centre of motorists, angering some who …
Doing its bit towards a cleaner environment, the 13 Battalion, CRPF, here provided an e-rickshaw to its staff to fetch goods of routine use. The Commandant of the Battalion, Balihar Singh, said earlier, a vehicle was being used for the purpose. “If all departments start using e-rickshaws instead of other …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 18/09/2018 regarding air pollution caused by the method used for road repairing, fire in Dhapa Dumping ground, plying of old vehicles, burning of solid waste and other related issues. NGT …
Transportation accounts for about 11 per cent of India's carbon emissions and is a major source of air pollution in several cities nationwide. About 87 per cent of Indian drivers and vehicle owners would buy an electric vehicle (EV), if that helped reduce air pollution, according to a new survey. …
At the PGIMER, north India’s premier medical hub, the respiratory OPD had seen a huge increase since 2010. From 18,627 patients registered in 2010, the number rose to 40,068 in 2016. Asthma cases in schoolchildren have doubled in the last 10 years in Chandigarh On an average, in 2018, Chandigarh …
