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 …
The capital saw the roll-out of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) on Monday with a ban on use of diesel generator sets and the closure of the Badarpur thermal power plant, among others. The Supreme Court-mandated Environment Pollution Control) Authority said it would start receiving daily reports on enforcement …
NEW DELHI: After supplying power to the capital for over four decades, the Badarpur power station closed operations fully and permanently on Monday. The Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) had identified it as one of the biggest contributors to air pollution in Delhi and demanded its …
NEW DELHI: Diesel generator sets will be banned in the capital and the Badarpur thermal power plant shut down from Monday as the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to combat air pollution comes into force in Delhi-NCR. The ban on DG sets hasn't been extended beyond Delhi for logistical reasons, …
GURUGRAM: The city has been topping the air pollution chart in the National Capital Region (NCR), reporting the highest rate of rise in the level of PM 2.5, an ultra-fine pollutant, over the past week. The city’s air monitoring stations has been reflecting PM2.5 concentration at higher levels than those …
The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Centre why most of the pollution under control (PUC) centres in Delhi were either not working or were to be closed down and observed "what kind of pollution control are you doing". A bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta asked …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 09/10/2018 regarding use of pet coke in industry. The Applications relate to: 1. Use of Calcined Pet Coke (CPC) in Aluminium Industry 2. Use of anode grade pet coke …
GREATER NOIDA: The regional officer of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) in Ghaziabad has sent a notice to the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) plant at Dadri with an order to abide by rules while disposing of fly ash. The pollution control board has pointed out violations by trucks …
The Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 159, over four times more than last Tuesday, according to the Centre's System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research Institute (SAFAR). After few days of ‘good’ air quality in the national capital, the pollution level has gone up due to …
NOIDA/GHAZIABAD: Swachh Survekshan 2019 is not far away and Noida will be participating in it. However, the city continues to violate construction norms laid down by the National Green Tribunal in one form or the other, leading to atmospheric pollution. Though the regional office of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board …
The quality of air in the national Capital has deteriorated once again with pollution level going up after witnessing a few days of ‘good’ air quality. Officials attributed the rise in pollution level to certain local factors mainly vehicular pollution. The Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 159, over …
The NGT had divided air pollution into four categories — Category I (Average), II (Severe), III (Critical) and IV (Environmental Eme-rgency). New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has refused to review its order that directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to monitor the implementation of graded response action plan …
GURUGRAM: The city has been waiting for its second air quality monitoring machine for the past two years. The second machine has been proposed to be installed near IMT Manesar. The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) had announced in August 2016 that it would install the second air quality …
GURUGRAM: The city is gearing up to implement anti-pollution measures in winter when air pollution increases to hazardous levels. While Delhi already has a plan for winter, a high-level meeting called on September 13 is going to be the first in Gurugram to decide on its strategy. At the meeting, …
NEW DELHI: With Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) likely to be implemented by next month on the capital’s borders, the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) is working on adding a new deterrent in the form of remote sensing technology. The sensor-based system will be able to detect the …
NEW DELHI: Almost two decades after the Capital shifted to compressed natural gas (CNG) as a 'clean' alternative fuel, Delhi could soon have an even cleaner variant with testing to begin on H-CNG (hydrogen-CNG) later this month. Following a report submitted by the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/08/2018 regarding a comprehensive action plan for air pollution control with timelines. The matter deals with stickers for vehicles to indicate the nature of fuel being used. It is …
Nearly 16 years after Delhi’s entire bus fleet started to run on CNG to reduce air pollution, authorities are now pitching for an even cleaner alternative, hydrogen-CNG (H-CNG). Nearly 16 years after Delhi’s entire bus fleet started to run on CNG to reduce air pollution, authorities are now pitching for …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/07/2018 regarding ban on import of pet coke. The Court on going through the affidavit of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change finds that a consensus decision …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/07/2018 regarding implementation of the December 2015 standards for thermal power plants which were to be implemented by December, 2017. Supreme Court directs Additional Solicitor General to convene a …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/07/2018. The prayer in this application is to allow the National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. to use alternate fuels such as Low Sulphur Heavy Stock (LSHS) along with Light …
