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 …
Chennai: Researchers at IIT Madras are planning to install low-cost sensors at different locations across the city for in-situ and in real-time monitoring of air pollution. Associate professor of civil engineering S M Shiva Nagendra said these sensors, embedded in a device, can be set up anywhere for they require …
BENGALURU: The number of vehicles registered in Bengaluru has climbed to 70.28 lakh -- 48.69 lakh two-wheelers and 13.58 lakh four-wheelers. However, the actual number could be higher since out-of-state vehicles and those registered in other Karnataka districts also ply on city roads. According to Census 2011, Bengaluru has a …
If you encounter wrecked roads, unmanned directionless traffic, vehicles parked along roads, you are rightly traveling through the vicinity of royal city. Further auto-rickshaws parked haphazardly near the bus stand and other parts of the city are adding to the traffic problem. However, notwithstanding the traffic rules, reckless driving and …
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has begun studying when to ban the production and sale of cars using traditional fuels, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing comments by the vice industry minister, who predicted “turbulent times” for automakers forced to adapt. Xin Guobin did not give details on when China, …
PATNA: Chief minister Nitish Kumar, who held a review meeting with senior officials of state environment and forests department on Thursday, discussed the proposal of commencing operations of CNG-propelled vehicles in Patna as Jagadishpur-Haldia gas pipeline is in the final stages. In 2007, the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) …
Carmakers producing vehicles that run on traditional fuel, take note — Union minister Nitin Gadkari has a clear message: Go for alternative fuel+ , else he will not mind "bulldozing" them in his bid to check pollution and imports. According to the road transport and highways minister, a Cabinet note …
NEW DELHI: Auto industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Thursday asked the government to ban vehicles that are 15 years old in the country to reduce pollution. The industry body urged the government to come up with a legislation to ban such old polluting vehicles across the …
Air pollution levels have plunged in cities across Bolivia as the country marked a nationwide car-free day in which all non-emergency vehicles were banned from city streets. As Bolivia’s middle-class population has increased over the past 10 years so has the number of cars clogging city streets. The car-free event …
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden’s center-left government will invest a total of 5 billion Swedish crowns ($627 million) as part of its 2018 budget to counter the effects of climate change, it said on Monday. “The effects of climate change are serious and they are being felt now,” Deputy Prime Minister …
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China’s environment ministry warned that unfavorable weather could raise the risks of smog over autumn and winter, and it vowed to improve its emergency response times to ensure 2017 air quality targets are met. In a notice posted on its website on Sunday, the Ministry of Environmental …
Tightening the noose around those using pressure horns, the Punjab Pollution Control Board has presented a proposal to completely ban the use of pressure horns, which create nuisance and add to noise pollution. The proposal has been presented under the Prevention and Control of Pollution Act 1981. If it gets …
There have been several traffic management measures taken in Delhi, the odd-eve traffic experiment conducted in year 2016 was first of its kind. CPCB took it as an opportunity to explore if there was any significant reduction in ambient noise levels due to restrictions in number plates. In urban context …
Despite the industrial town being counted amongst the most polluted cities in the country, the district authorities seem to be indifferent towards improving the environment in the city. Diesel-run auto-rickshaws plying within the city limits add to pollution woes of residents. Most auto-rickshaws emit black smoke thus polluting air in …
Traffic on city roads, pollution and other factors made Bengaluru-based violinist Aneesh Vidyashankar take to carpooling, which he has been doing successfully for the past eight years. Right from his college days until now, he's been doing his bit, and he says that it is one of the easiest ways …
Government has suspended the implementation of new sulphur levels for petroleum products. The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) from the beginning of this month started implementing the new requirement after pressure from some interest groups, because it is said to be injurious to human health and vehicle engines. This meant that …
NEW DELHI: Consignments not destined for Delhi are being brought to the Delhi Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Tughlaqabad, alleged an affidavit filed before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) by lawyers representing a warehousing expert, Ajay Khera. The affidavit highlighted that there are several ICDs in the vicinity of Delhi …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others dated 28/08/2017 regarding registration of new vehicles of Indian Oil Corporation which are BS-IV compliant and which are to be used only for the purpose of carrying petroleum products. Tribunal allows the …
Noting that air pollution has reached crisis level in Northern India, government think-tank Niti Aayog has recommended a slew of measures like imposing higher taxes on petrol in and around the more polluted cities to encourage commuters to share cars and take public transportation. The Aayog, in its 'Three Year …
BEIJING (Reuters) - China urged local authorities in 28 northern cities to make plans to stagger raw materials transportation some sectors in a bid to reduce pollution during winter, in a document published by the Environmental Protection ministry on Thursday. ** Raw materials affected are steel, coke, non-ferrous, power and …
Austria's Transport Minister Joerg Leichtfried said on Tuesday he had agreed with carmakers to update the software of 600,000 diesel cars to reduce pollution following a similar deal struck in Germany after a large-scale emissions scandal. Leichtfried said the deal also included extra payments to buyers of more environmentally friendly …
