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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mustak Kadri Vs State of Gujarat dated 24/05/2019 regarding purchase of 4000 BS-IV buses for non-essential purposes by Gujarat. Purchase of diesel buses is alleged to be in violation of Supreme Court and NGT orders. Gujarat has been directed to …
“Mumbai has long taken its coastal wind for granted. Soon, the wind will be unable to clean pollutants in the air,” said Yash Mar-wah, founder of Let India Breathe WHILE MUMBAI has achieved better air quality on certain parameters over the last 15 years, the financial capital is now well …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sarvodaya Public School & Other Vs The Transport Commissioner & Other dated 10/05/2019 regarding diesel buses of more than 10 years old plying in NCT Delhi. The NGT in its order dated July 27, 2018 had given permission for …
The NGT in March had ordered Volkswagen to pay a fine of Rs 500 crore for causing damage to the environment by programming its diesel engines with cheat devices. In a relief to German car manufacturer Volkswagen, the Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear its plea against National Green Tribunal’s …
The power sector loses more than $16 billion a year to theft - more than any other country in the world Dirty air has finally become an issue in Indian election manifestos, along with perennial subjects such as temple-building and farmers’ incomes. That shouldn’t be a surprise: Even politicians can’t …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own motion Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 06/05/2019 regarding steps for eco balance in Rohtang Pass area in the State of Himachal Pradesh. The area is eco-sensitive and frequented by the tourists. History of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of K.J. Peter Vs State of Kerala dated 03/05/2019 regarding fake Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates being issued in the State of Kerala resulting in pollution remaining unchecked. NGT directs that a copy of this complaint be forwarded to Regional Transport …
NEW DELHI: It’s the end of the road for diesel vehicles in the Maruti Suzuki stable. The country’s largest carmaker, which accounts for one out of every two vehicles sold, has said that come April next year, it will phase out diesel from its line-up, nearly two decades after introducing …
NGT asks depot at Tughlakabad to furnish plan by July 31 The National Green Tribunal has granted an extension to the Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Tughlakabad to submit an action plan pertaining to the phasing out of diesel vehicles meant for transporting goods. Extending the time limit permitted to …
With a single long-term focus on shifting to electricity as a transport fuel, the government is ignoring more readily available cleaner alternatives such as Auto LPG that can play a significant role in cleaning up our air over the next two decades. Yet another recent report by Greenpeace found that …
NEW DELHI: A former NHAI chairman has suggested to the Supreme Court-appointed environment watchdog, EPCA, that agencies should collect environmental compensation charge (ECC) from heavy commercial vehicles at junction points of the entry roads to National Capital Region rather than at Delhi borders. Track the pollution level in your city …
Traffic-related pollution caused asthma among 350,000 children in India in 2015, second only to China, according to a Lancet study unveiled Thursday that analysed 194 countries and 125 major cities worldwide. The first global estimates of their kind published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal suggest that more than one …
Four million children develop asthma every year as a result of air pollution from cars and trucks, equivalent to 11,000 new cases a day, a landmark study has found. Most of the new cases occur in places where pollution levels are already below the World Health Organization limit, suggesting toxic …
Globally, the estimates suggest that there are 170 new cases of traffic pollution-related asthma per 100,000 children every year, and 13% of childhood asthma cases diagnosed each year are linked to traffic pollution. The country with the highest proportion of traffic pollution-attributable childhood asthma incidence was South Korea (31%), the …
On Monday, London Mayor Sadiq Khan unveiled the world’s first 24-hour Ultra Low Emission Zone boasting the world’s toughest vehicle emissions standards in an effort to help reduce toxic air pollution and protect public health. London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) has been in the cards for a while now, …
Drivers of older and more polluting cars, vans and motorbikes will have to pay 12.50 pounds to enter the centre of London from Monday in a bid by the city’s mayor to improve air quality. The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) charge generally affects petrol cars which were first registered …
Almost three-quarters of Londoners support charging drivers of dirty vehicles in an effort to tackle the capital’s air pollution crisis, according to a study. The survey, released on the day the mayor, Sadiq Khan, launches his ultra low emissions zone (ULEZ), found that 72% of adults in London support emissions …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Gautam Ghosh Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 08/04/2019 regarding air pollution in Kolkata, West Bengal. NGT directs a Committee to be constituted and submit a report within a period of two months showing the source of …
Car manufacturers could take advantage of new European emissions rules to push sales of “fake electric” vehicles, green transport campaigners have warned. EU leaders agreed on a plan this week to cut CO2 pollution from new cars by over a third by 2030, including measures to incentivise the rollout of …
Labor will set a national electric vehicles target of 50% new car sales by 2030, and 50% for the government fleet by 2025, as well as allowing business to deduct a 20% depreciation for private fleet EVs valued at more than $20,000, as part of its climate change policy to …
