Vehicular Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deplorable condition of a water tank, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/06/2025

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 …

Polluting buses leave road users fuming

It is alleged that procedures to determine pollution level are hardly followed by the authorities concerned Crossing the Goripalayam junction to board her bus to Mattuthavani Integrated Bus Stand daily comes with a heavy fit of cough for N. Malliga, a young professional. She is often engulfed in black smoke …

10-year commercial diesel vehicles likely to go off road in phases

With vehicular emissions emerging as the lead cause of air pollution in various industrial clusters, the State Pollution Control Board has proposed phasing out of more than 10-year-old commercial diesel vehicles in the state. The measure also follows a rebuff from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for the failure …

Chinese capital plans full ban on older diesel trucks

(Reuters) - China’s capital Beijing plans to ban all diesel trucks from the city with an emission standard of “national 3” from Sept. 21, 2019, state media reported on Monday that cites a government document. ** Near-term, there will be a partial ban of these trucks, from 6 am to …

France plans new incentives to phase out polluting vehicles

PARIS (Reuters) - The French government is planning a series of new incentives and taxes to phase out polluting vehicles and to boost energy-saving insulation in houses, the environment minister said. Environment and Energy Minister Nicolas Hulot told French daily Liberation the 2018 government budget presented next week would include …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding degradation of environment and receding of the glaciers at Rohtang Pass, 19/09/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abhimanyu Rathor Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 19/09/2017 regarding degradation of environment and receding of the glaciers at Rohtang Pass. The Counsel appearing for the Applicant prays for time to file the Scheme for Rehabilitation (after the …

CPCB firms up plan to check use of polluting fuels in industries

NEW DELHI: The use of sulphur-heavy fuel, a major source of air pollution, such as furnace oil (FO) and pet coke in industries operating across the country will finally be regulated, starting this winter. In the absence of any emission standards for SOx (sulphur oxides) and NOx (nitrogen oxides), the …

Eight top docs form council to research impact of air pollution

Air Pollution Institute of Research will begin with collecting data to link pollution to diseases Alarmed by the growing negative impact of increasing air pollution on public health, eight of the country’s top doctors specialising in various disciplines have come together to form the Air Pollution Institute of Research (AIR) …

Supplementary report on assessment of Pollution Under Control (PUC) Programme in Delhi and NCR

This supplementary report is filed in compliance with Hon’ble Supreme Court order dated August 10, 2017. This supplementary report is based on discussions and final meeting with all stakeholders, including Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) and Transport Department to finalise recommendations to …

End of road for 10-yr-old diesel cars in Delhi-NCR; NGT refuses to lift ban

NEW DELHI: A decade old diesel vehicles will now have to go off the roads with the National Green Tribunal today declining to lift its ban on them in Delhi-NCR, noting that emissions from diesel vehicles were carcinogenic. The green panel said the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises …

50% of Gurugram’s shared auto fleet can’t ply as NGT refuses to change order

GURUGRAM: Over 50% of the city's diesel autos should go off the roads, after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday rejected the Centre's plea seeking modification of its ban on diesel vehicles older than 10 years in Delhi-NCR. There are 22,162 registered autos in Gurgaon, of which 15,666 run …

Following is the chronology of events in which the National Green Tribunal refused to ...

Following is the chronology of events in which the National Green Tribunal refused to lift the ban on ten-year-old diesel vehicles in Delhi-NCR: *November 26, 2014: NGT bans all vehicles - diesel or petrol - over 15-years old from plying in Delhi-NCR. *April 7, 2015: NGT bans 10-year old diesel …

150 challaned for using pressure horns

In a special drive initiated by the city traffic police, over 150 challans were issued by the police for using pressure horns. Special nakas were installed near Jalandhar bypass and near Ferozepur Octroi. ADCP Traffic Sukhpal Singh Brar accompanied the traffic team at the naka. ACP Traffic Gurdev Singh said …

A long way to go before we can breathe easy

All monitoring stations in Bengaluru continue to record higher than permissible limits of air pollution The numbers may have improved slightly in the city, but Bengaluru remains far from achieving healthy air levels. All the monitoring stations continue to record higher than permissible limits of air pollution (the national limit …

EU carmakers offer conditional 20 percent CO2 cut by 2030

European carmakers have offered a further 20 percent cut in average carbon dioxide emissions for their vehicles in the next round of EU goals currently being drawn up, but said full compliance should wait until 2030 and remains conditional on consumer uptake of electrified cars. The industry needs a “clear …

New 'real world' diesel tests fail to prevent rush hour pollution peak

New “real world” emissions tests fail to prevent high levels of pollution from diesel cars during rush hour, according to new data. Diesel vehicles are the main cause of the UK’s widespread levels of illegal air pollution, with the VW cheating scandal exposing the fact that virtually all diesel cars …

1 पुरानी डीजल कार से 24 पेट्रोल गाड़ियों जितना पॉल्यूशन, बैन जारी रहेगा: NGT

नई दिल्ली.नेशनल ग्रीन ट्रीब्यूनल (NGT) ने दिल्ली-एनसीआर में 10 साल पुरानी डीजल गाड़िया पर लगी रोक हटाने से इनकार कर दिया। केंद्र सरकार ने एनजीटी से अपने फैसले में बदलाव करने के लिए याचिका लगाई थी। गुरुवार को ट्रीब्यूनल ने कहा कि एक पुरानी डीजल गाड़ी से 24 पेट्रोल और …

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding banning of 10 year old diesel vehicles in Delhi NCR, 14/09/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Harvinder Sekhon Vs. Union of India & Others dated 14/09/2017 regarding banning of 10 year old diesel vehicles in Delhi NCR. The sum and substance of the case is that the scientific reports of IIT Kanpur, the DPCC and CRRI …

Paradise' Hayatnagar now traffic-ridden, congested

HYDERABAD: Hayatnagar today is a congested suburb of Hyderabad, notorious for chaotic traffic, high vehicular and dust pollution, poor water quality, and badly maintained roads. Its location on the arterial national highway no. 65 to Vijayawada notwithstanding, Hayatnagar continues to be a much neglected area. But travel back to the …

Malad, Andheri, BKC and Mazgaon have max pollutants in air: Study

Tracking Mumbai's pollution levels can be tricky given the fact that it's a windswept coastal city where the air is regularly cleared out by a seaborne breeze. According to data from the BMC's Environment Status Report (ESR) 2016-17, extent of suspended particulate matter, PM 2.5 and PM10, in the air …

Rohtang Pass ropeway project gets thumbs down from Virbhadra

Amid locals protest and denial to No Objection Certificate by Palchan and other panchayats of Manali area of Kullu district, chief minister Virbhadra Singh declined the move to construct the ropeway to Rohtang Pass, putting to rest all speculations on the project. Addressing a public gathering in Manali on Monday, …

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