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 …
While National Green Tribunal (NGT) came down hard on the increasing pollution levels, the Delhi transport department carried out a unique audit of all the pollution checking centres in the capital. Of the total 968 pollution under control (PUC) centres in Delhi, the department conducted an audit of 709. "The …
Chairing a high-level meeting on air pollution in Delhi, Lt Governor Anil Baijal today directed Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to set up 20 more real-time monitoring stations and set a deadline of October for 14 new stations. On the long-pending overflowing landfill sites, the LG office said that the …
The bench posted the matter for further hearing on March 24. Amid ambiguity over enforcement of BS-IV norms, the Supreme Court on Monday directed automobile majors to submit details of stocks of unsold BS-III vehicles. A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta passed the order after the …
The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), along with the Delhi government and CPCB, has finished drafting the “Comprehensive Action Plan”, which lists out several measures to control air pollution in the national capital. While the plan, which has been submitted to the apex court, is based on a 2012 blueprint …
Parking on footpaths will become a cognizable offense and vehicles could be impounded for severe parking violations if a new action plan prepared by the SC-mandated Environment Pollution Control Authority, in consultation with the Central Pollution Control Board, is implemented. EPCA has submitted the draft "comprehensive action plan for air …
The National Green Tribunal has sought a response from the government on a plea opposing auto industry body SIAM's call to defer the new emission norms which are to be enforced from April 1. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to the Ministry of Road …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 06/03/2017 regarding pet coke and furnace oil causing pollution in Delhi NCR. Supreme Court points out that the Report prepared by EPCA in consultation with the representatives of the …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday issued notice to an automobile manufacturers association after their stated inability to discard vehicles running on BS-III complaint fuel from April 1. The NGT bench, headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar, also issued notice to the Road Transport and Environment Ministries and the Central …
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday ordered the inspection of industries in northwest Delhi on a plea alleging that they were running without permission and causing air pollution. A bench, headed by NGT chief Justice Swatanter Kumar, directed Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi Pollution Control Committee and North …
While PM 2.5 and PM 10 stayed above the national standards, values of SO2 (Sulphur dioxide) recorded in Delhi were within the National Ambient Air Quality Standard. 2016 was particularly bad for the national capital in terms of air quality with the volume of ultrafine particulates PM 2.5 and PM …
2016 was particularly bad for the national capital in terms of air quality with the volume of ultrafine particulates PM 2.5 and PM 10 violating the annual safe standards by over five times in certain areas. As per pollution data, shared by Union Environment Minister Anil Dave in reply to …
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the governments of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) to chalk out a comprehensive plan to check air pollution in the Capital. A bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur asked them …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 06/02/2017 regarding rising air pollution in Delhi NCR. It is stated before the Apex Court that the process for setting up Air Quality Monitoring Units in NCR is going …
As Delhi continues to battle 'very poor' air quality, the Supreme Court-empowered EPCA today asked the Delhi government to ensure that the Badarpur thermal power plant, a major source of air pollution in the city, continues to remain shut. Last November, the government had issued directions under section 31 A …
The Centre's recent notification on enforcement of the graded response plan to tackle air pollution in Delhi and the rest of NCR has "smartly" avoided mentioning the interventions, allege officials who are now tasked with enforcing the same. Maintaining that the graded response plan is in force in Delhi-NCR following …
In the 46,208 square kilometre area that forms the Delhi-NCR, there are only 51 air quality monitoring stations. Monitoring of air quality, which forms the basis of the graded response action plan to curb air pollution in Delhi-NCR, has been patchy for long. In the 46,208 square kilometre area that …
Air quality in the city remained ‘very poor’ on Thursday with the level of particulates violating safe standards by up to three times during the parade hours when thousands thronged Rajpath. According to SAFAR, the running average of PM2.5 and PM10 were 130 and 236 micrograms per cubic metre respectively, …
Worried about the capital's high level of air pollution, the Supreme Court has directed the Environment Pollution Control Authority to inspect all 962 cent res which issue pollutionunder-control certificates to vehicles in Delhi in order to ensure that they stick to the laid-down standards. The court also gave the EPCA …
Environmentalist and member of the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority, Sunita Narain, insists that odd-even is not a way of life. The scheme is a stringent measure which may be taken under emergency situation to check air pollution but the EPCA should work not to allow such …
Now that the Centre has notified the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) that will oversee the implementation of the graded response plan to fight pollution in Delhi, the national capital, among other things, must brace for odd-even vehicle rationing should air quality deteriorate to the “emergency” level. The …
