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 every breath, city residents are inhaling miniscule particles of dust, smoke, soot, pollen and soil, also known as suspended particulate matter. The quality of the air in our city is rapidly deteriorating because of the pollution caused by vehicles and dust particles as a result of construction activities. To …
This guidance framework has been developed for the Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate Change, Ethiopia, that is the overarching apex body for management of air quality in Ethiopia. This guidance is based on detailed analysis of the challenges in cities of Ethiopia mainly the capital city of Addis …
Noise clamp | More than 110 volunteers between the ages of 10 and 40 years participated in the no-honking drive to curb noise pollution Realising that honking amounts to noise pollution in residential areas, Kandivli-based teen Ananya Shah, a class 12 student, started an initiative, ‘Shhh.. No Honking’ few days …
United Nations: A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) confirms that 92% of population of the world breathe poor air quality and some 6.5 millions are dying annually from air pollution. The WHO report released Tuesday said air pollution is killing nearly 8,00,000 people a year in the …
Oslo's leftist city government issued its first "climate budget" on Wednesday aiming to halve greenhouse gas emission within four years in one of the world's most radical experiments to slow global warming. The budget, setting out annual goals to choke off emissions from cars, homes and businesses in the Norwegian …
Comparing between Indian cities on levels of particulate matter PM10 and the more harmful PM2.5, Delhi features in the top lists in India. In terms of pollution levels, Delhi ranks fourth in PM10 list and and fifth in the PM2.5 list. A recent report of the World Health Organisation has …
Meerut: A team from the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) landed in Meerut on Tuesday morning to launch an intensive study of pollution levels here. Equipped with cutting-edge equipment, the team’s primary aim is to analyse the impact of movement of ‘discarded’ vehicles from Delhi to the region. Research …
Fine particulate matter from industries, cars and biomass causing premature mortality. Air pollution could have killed at least 600,000 Indians in 2012, a study conducted by the World Health Organisation and made public on Monday said. That is about a fifth of the 3 million who died worldwide because they …
Ola, the taxi aggregating service, has slashed fares for it's ride-charing option as it gears up for competition from rival Uber, which recently introduced the "scheduled ride" option, which previosly was available only with Ola. The new fares for Ola Share is Rs 3 per km, said a statement issued …
It was the turn of buses operated by the BMTC and KSRTC to go under the scanner of the Transport Department on Monday, and the results were not too good. Officials cancelled the fitness certificates of five BMTC buses and one KSRTC bus for flouting pollution limits and other rules. …
Within the framework of air quality studies at the megacity scale, highly time-resolved volatile organic compound (C2–C8) measurements were performed in downtown Paris (urban background sites) from January to November 2010. This unique dataset included non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHCs) and aromatic/oxygenated species (OVOCs) measured by a GC-FID (gas chromatograph with a …
As a part of the project Mayor Anne Hidalgo intends to fight air pollution. Half of Paris' streets and avenues were car-free on Sunday as part of Mayor Anne Hidalgo's fight against air pollution, allowing families and tourists to wander on the roads around landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower …
BENGALURU: THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)’s Young Indians on Sunday launched the ‘Horn Not OK Please’ (HNOP) campaign at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA). The aim of the campaign is to make the city honking-free by spreading awareness among people against unnecessary honking, and work with the government to enforce …
KOCHI: The otherwise busy Panampilly Nagar Road became a festival zone on Sunday, which was observed as car-free day on the street. People thronged crossroads 9 to 13 at Panampilly Nagar and took part in the various cultural and sports activities arranged by the organisers - the Kochi Corporation, Kochi …
Half of Paris' streets and avenues were car-free on Sunday as part of Mayor Anne Hidalgo's fight against air pollution, allowing families and tourists to wander on the roads around landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and Champs-Elysees. The car ban covered a larger part of the city than last …
The message was loud and clear that it is the need of the hour to promote non-motorised transport to save the Earth for the future generations. A galaxy of eminent citizens of Mangaluru led the way to take a vow for a Green Earth on the occasion of the World …
MANGALURU: This coastal city put its best cycling foot forward when 'Green' minded citizens came out in large numbers for Car Free Day Initiative of Mangalore Bicycle Club (MbC) on Thursday. Organised to mark the first anniversary of MbC, the cyclists sent out a loud and clear message that need …
Today is “World Car Free Day.” Last year’s car free day in Paris found Paris breathing much more easily even in that short amount of time where cars were discouraged and other modes encouraged. Paris, France, and other large cities honor and encourage this one-day break from the traffic of …
France may seek compensation from carmakers whose vehicles far exceed carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions targets in normal driving, budget minister Christian Eckert said on Wednesday. Addressing lawmakers at the National Assembly, Eckert said government legal services were preparing action to recover "lost tax receipts" from carmakers whose vehicles should have …
Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) faces 8.2 billion euros ($9.1 billion) in damages claims from investors over its emissions scandal in the legal district where the carmaker is based, a German court said on Wednesday. About 1,400 lawsuits have been lodged at the regional court in Braunschweig near Volkswagen's (VW) Wolfsburg headquarters, the …
