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 …
NEW DELHI: By next winter, a new sensor-based technology could be used to find out the amount of pollution each vehicle causes as it enters Delhi. The remote-sensing technology is in the testing phase at present with the International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) conducting a study. The Supreme Court-appointed …
Pune: The four-member committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) is learnt to have recommended a fine of Rs 171 crore on German auto major Volkswagen (VW) for causing “health damage” through emissions in the Delhi region alone. The NGT has formed the expert committee on November 16 last …
KOLKATA: A group of tram enthusiasts who came together through Facebook met on Sunday to chalk out a strategy to create awareness about the environment-friendly mode of transport to fight the city’s rising air pollution. They have decided to plead to the government to restore old tram routes and suggest …
The Delhi High Court Monday directed the traffic police to inform it about the steps it proposes to take to remove pressure horns and modified silencers, which make thumping and backfiring sounds, from two-wheelers, especially motorcycles. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao also asked …
The NGT panel was formed in the wake of the 2015 global emission scandal or ‘Dieselgate’ when the company was found guilty of intentionally programming its diesel engines with cheat devices to meet US regulatory standards but actually emit up to 40 times more Nitrous Oxides (NOx) in real-world conditions. …
Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) on Monday asked authorities to make public advertisements asking people to get vehicle insurance and regular pollution under control (PUC) checks. “Insurance is mandatory, so is PUC. We need 100% insurance and 100% PUC compliance in Delhi-NCR. We will work closely …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the traffic police to look into a plea alleging that diesel vehicles were being operated inside the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) premises at Pragati Maidan here even though only CNG vehicles are allowed. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel …
Volkswagen had to recall hundreds of thousands of cars around the world since it admitted in September 2015 to installing illegal software in diesel engines. Germany's Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) is considering recalling more Volkswagen cars due to its emissions scandal, the Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported on Sunday. …
KOLKATA: For 10 years, the state transport department has allowed vehicles more than 15 years old to pollute the city, despite a 2008 order by the Calcutta High Court had banned plying of such vehicles in the Kolkata metropolitan area (KMA), environmentalist Subhas Dutta told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) …
The instantaneous recording showed the levels peak from 81 ug/m3 to 115 ug/m3 till late evening. Hyderabad: Air pollution saw a major increase in the city with particulate matter 2.5 levels recording 94 ug/m3 in the city areas. The real time monitoring stations have shown a bad quality of air …
In a move aimed at reducing air pollution and carbon emissions, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday launched the induction of 15 electric vehicles in the Ministry which is likely to save 36,000 litres of fuel each year. The Finance Ministry's initiative, which follows e-mobility efforts by other Central and …
Order of the National in the matter of Rajiv Chopra, General Secretary, Pant Nagar Residents’ Welfare Association Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 09/01/2019 regarding three wheelers more than 20 years old are being illegally operated in Pant Nagar, Jangpura, Delhi. NGT directs the DCP, Traffic, South East District, …
JAIPUR: Rising level of air pollution is proving to be increasingly hazardous to the lungs. Toxic gases emitted by vehicles and sources of indoor and outdoor pollution are making people more susceptible to Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (HP), which is an interstitial lung disease (ILD). The odds of developing HP were 7% …
The study, published in the journal Atmospheric Environment, used six roadside locations in the UK, as test sites where the green infrastructure was between one to two metres away from the road. Planting roadside hedges, rather than just relying on trees, can most effectively reduce pollution exposure from cars in …
The Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (MSMEDA) signed two contracts worth EGP 20m with Car-Gas and Gastec to convert 4,000 cars from operating on diesel fuel to compressed natural gas (CNG). The contracts come in the framework of the Towards Natural Gas initiative launched by MSMEDA and the …
The government of Germany’s Baden-Wuerttemberg state has lodged a damages claim worth millions of euros against the carmaker Volkswagen (VW). The complaint, which relates to 1,400 VW diesel vehicles bought by Baden-Wuerttemberg, was lodged at the end of 2018, a spokeswoman for the state Finance Ministry said Friday. VW currently …
The case for: ‘Children’s lungs can’t wait’ “I’m just really glad the ULEZ is coming. Children’s lungs can’t wait,” says Jemima Hartshorn, a Brixton resident who helped set up campaign group Mums For Lungs. London’s filthy air makes chronic illnesses worse, shortens life expectancy and damages lung development in children. …
China will take action against highly-polluting diesel trucks by imposing tougher fuel and engine standards, raising rail freight volumes and strengthening its monitoring capabilities, new guidelines published by the environment ministry said. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment said in a policy document on Friday it would aim to “significantly …
Entry of trucks to Delhi would be stopped for 24 hours starting 11 pm Friday in view of the severe pollution in the national capital, the Supreme Court-appointed EPCA has instructed authorities. In a letter to chief secretaries of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) chief …
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court-appointed EPCA on Thursday banned the entry of trucks into Delhi for 24 hours starting Friday night at 11. EPCA chief Bhure Lal wrote to the Delhi government and Delhi Police, asking them to stop the entry of trucks till 11pm on Saturday. “Based on the …
