Urban Air Quality

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding plywood factories operating in Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, 27/05/2025

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …

Beijing to limit motorists on heavily polluted days

BEIJING: Beijing has introduced measures to limit the number of motorists on heavily polluted days, the latest move by authorities in the Chinese capital to battle the choking smog that has blanketed the city in recent years. Lung cancer rates are rising among the 21 million residents of China's capital, …

Real-time air data okay, with rider

Under attack from experts and civil society organizations for its alleged bid to “validate“ the city's air quality stats, the Centre has indicated that it will allow Delhi Pollution Control Committee to release its real-time data but with a rider. According to CPCB, it will also vet the data generated …

Plantation plan hits land hurdle

NEW DELHI: The environment minister, Asim Ahmed Khan, has asked the forest department to increase the city's green cover substantially, starting this year, as a strategy to improve air quality. Some forest officials have reported they have been asked to raise Delhi's forest cover by 5% over the next few …

Real-time air data okay, with rider

NEW DELHI: Under attack from experts and civil society organizations for its alleged bid to "validate" the city's air quality stats, the Centre has indicated that it will allow Delhi Pollution Control Committee to release its real-time data but with a rider. According to CPCB, it will also vet the …

Green Panel Raps Delhi Govt for Not Acting to Check Air Pollution

The National Green Tribunal has hit out at the Delhi government for failing to take steps to implement the measures the tribunal had set out to improve the capital's poor air quality. The tribunal also directed the Arvind Kejriwal government to submit a report on the proposal to ban diesel …

NGT seeks report on proposal to ban vehicles older than 10 yrs

The National Green Tribunal today directed the Delhi government to submit a report on the proposal to ban all diesel vehicles, which are more than 10 years old, in the national capital. A bench headed NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also directed the city government to submit the exact number …

Exploring the severe winter haze in Beijing: the impact of synoptic weather, regional transport and heterogeneous reactions

Extreme haze episodes repeatedly shrouded Beijing during the winter of 2012–2013, causing major environmental and health problems. To better understand these extreme events, we performed a model-assisted analysis of the hourly observation data of PM2.5 and its major chemical compositions. The synthetic analysis shows that (1) the severe winter haze …

Diet to minimise harmful effects of air pollution!

Can't lessen air pollution? You could, at least, keep your system immune to its harmful reactions... Take a deep breath. As per The World Health Organization (WHO), pollution is the fifth leading cause of death in India, after high blood pressure and tobacco smoking. WHO says Delhi's air quality is …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding polluted ambient air quality in the NCT of Delhi, 16/03/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors.And Sanjay Kulshrestha Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 16/03/2015 regarding polluted ambient air quality in the NCT of Delhi. The Tribunal in its order also refered to …

Government ramps up ultra-low emission vehicle support with £65m funding

The Government has demonstrated its commitment to ultra-low emission vehicles by announcing £65m of funding through two schemes. The Go Ultra Low city scheme will reward four cities which demonstrate the most potential to become centres for excellence for low emission vehicles (ULEV) with a share of £35m. The second …

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on real time monitoring stations for air pollution, 12/03/2015

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on real time monitoring stations for air pollution, 12/03/2015.

Particulate pollution and its health impacts from brick kiln clusters in South Asian cities

Presentation by Dr. Sarath Guttikunda of UrbanEmissions.Info at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.

Short-lived climate pollutants: making co-benefit work for the poor

Presentation by Sunita Narain Director General of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.

Diesel at crossroads: Science and politics of luxury emissions

Presentation by Anumita Roychowdhury, Executive Director, Research and Advocacy, Centre for Science and Environment at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.

Black carbon mitigation strategies for the transportation sector in California

Presentation by Bart E Croes, chief of the Research Division for the California Air Resources Board at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.

As air pollution level soars, attempt to `dress up' city's data?

Under watch around the world over the alarming quality of air in its national capital, are Indian authorities trying to shoot the messenger? The Delhi Pollution Control Committee, which runs a real-time air pollution monitoring system, has been rapped for releasing “raw“ or “unedited“ air quality data on its website.In …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding ambient air quality in NCR Delhi, 04/03/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors. regarding ambient air quality in NCR Delhi dated 04/03/2015.

‘Delhiites breathing highly-polluted air’

Delhi’s air is the worst among various cities in the National Capital Region and places located in Rajasthan. A Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) report on analysis of ambient air quality, submitted before the National Green Tribunal on Wednesday, revealed that Delhiites are breathing highly-polluted air, much worse than places …

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