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 …
This report submitted by the Environmental Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) to Supreme Court on March 24, 2017 has found that existing PUC programmes are not adequate to address the transition to Bharat Stage (BS) VI emission standards, likely to be enforced by 2020. The last audit of PUCs …
Hyderabad: The US Consulate General in Hyderabad and Hyderabad Urban Lab organised a panel discussion on Air Quality in Hyderabad on Thursday at Lamakaan. Experts, activists, Urban geographers, students and young professionals participated in the programme. Members at the discussion stated that the problem of air pollution is as big …
“The draft report was circulated among stakeholders and major revisions have been made to the report based on their comments,” said an EPCA member The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) met Wednesday to finalise a report of an audit of pollution control centres in the Delhi-NCR conducted earlier this year. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Othes dated 20/04/2017 regarding steps to control the growing air pollution in NCT Delhi. Some of the directions passed by NGT are the following: 1. Introduction of destination buses (buses which will start …
The study highlights the increasing risk of heart disease as good cholesterol decreases. Hyderabad: Air pollution, especially from vehicular exhausts, reduces the good cholesterol in the body, according to a recent study published in the April edition of the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. The study highlights the increasing …
Emission standards same for B'luru city and forest regions Air quality in Bengaluru has drastically come down in the last five years but authorities say they have been rendered toothless by decade-old emission standards. “Emission standards are same for Bengaluru and suburbs and even for towns in forest regions. How …
GURUGRAM: Millennium City reclaimed its unflattering position among the country's most polluted cities, with the air quality index (AQI) reaching 346 on Saturday and 329 on Sunday, and PM2.5 crossing the 200 mark (the safe standard is 60). While the city's AQI was India's highest on Saturday, it was the …
Tractor and construction equipment vehicle makers’ business has had a near-freeze across the country since April 1. Regional transport offices (RTOs) in most states have refused to register these vehicles after the Supreme Court order of last month, which stopped sales of two-wheelers, three-wheelers, passenger and commercial vehicles meeting only …
Global carmakers converge on China for the Shanghai auto show this week, with the industry bracing for a sharp sales slowdown and potential price war as competition stiffens in the world's biggest car market. Manufacturers have reaped a windfall as the fast-expanding Chinese middle class hits the road, but clouds …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/04/2017 in the context of BS-IV compliant vehicles. Apex Court declares that the "automobile industry was quite sanguine that its desire for selling accumulated stock of BS-III compliant vehicles …
NGT had banned registration of all diesel vehicles – including heavy vehicles but it has allowed authorities like – DJB. Special Protection Group, Delhi Fire Service – to get their new public utility vehicles registered. Registration of heavy duty vehicle for carriage of petroleum products within NCR was also allowed. …
After cracking down against flouting of various traffic rules, especially speaking on mobile phones while driving, the police have now shifted their focus to the honking menace. To begin with, the police have decided to launch an awareness campaign from Monday, which will be a "no-horn day". The police said …
Fact is that BS-IV vehicles, particularly diesel trucks, are much less polluting than BS-III ones Why this huge fuss? I am talking about the automobile manufacturers’ insistence that great injustice has been done to them because they have been asked to move to Bharat Stage-IV (BS-IV) technologies for emission control …
The Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy has recently published an Implementation Action Plan to tackle Delhi’s air pollution. Using the IIT Kanpur’s Comprehensive Study on Air Pollution and Green House Gases (GHGs) in Delhi as its basis, this Action Plan suggests measures to control pollution from five major sources of …
Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has drafted a comprehensive action plan for Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) in consultation with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) of the Delhi government. It has been agreed jointly that the Draft Action …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others dated 31/03/2017 regarding rising air pollution in Delhi NCR and steps to control it. NGT directs Chief Secretary, Delhi to submit a Status Report as to why destination buses, in terms of …
Dangers of noise pollution range from high blood pressure and irritability, to hearing-related issues Physicians hope the initiative will raise awareness on the health hazards of noise pollution Doctors who have been warning you of the perils of noise pollution, a major trigger for several ailments including cardiac issues, now …
Environmental activists and researchers hailed the Supreme Court's order, directing the automobile industry to stop the sale of BS-III vehicles from April 1. In its order, an SC bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said that even though the BSIII inventory is smaller than the total stock …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed today's landmark judgment of the Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta, directing the automobile industry to stop the sale of Bharat Stage III (BS-III) vehicles from April 1, 2017 anywhere in India. Only Bharat Stage IV …
Supreme Court on Wednesday banned the sale of non-BS IV compliant vehicles As the apex court on Wednesday banned the sale and registration of non-BS IV compliant vehicles, auto manufacturers are now said to be toying with the idea of exporting their unsold warehouse stocks -- about nine lakh. Vinod …
