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 …
Only 12 per cent of the people living in cities for which air quality data is available, are breathing “safe” air, reveals World Health Organization’s Urban Air Quality database. About half the urban population being monitored is exposed to air pollution that is at least 2.5 times higher than the …
Packed With Fine Particles That Damage Heart, Lungs: WHO New Delhi: Delhi has the most polluted air in the world. A World Health Organization (WHO) air quality database of 1,600 cities and 91 countries released on Wednesday shows that the concentration of PM2.5 (fine, respirable particles) is the highest in …
The database contains results of ambient (outdoor) air pollution monitoring from almost 1600 cities in 91 countries. Air quality is represented by annual mean concentration of fine particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5, i.e. particles smaller than 10 or 2.5 microns). The database covers the period from 2008 to 2013, with …
The American Lung Association’s annual “State of the Air” report finds half of Americans still live in counties where ozone or particle pollutions levels make the air unhealthy to breathe. The 15th annual national report card shows that while the nation overall continued to reduce particle pollution, a pollutant recently …
The MoE has issued directions to various states to prepare an action plan on air quality and report back to the ministry with feedback. The Department of Environment of the Delhi government on Monday wrote to the Ministry of Environment (MoE), requesting it to intervene so NCR regions can be …
It is difficult to discern the proportion of blood lead (PbB) attributable to ambient air lead (PbA) given the multitude of lead (Pb) sources and pathways of exposure. The PbB-PbA relationship has previously been evaluated across populations. This relationship was a central consideration in the 2008 review of the Pb …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Centre for Environment Protection, Research & Development Vs. State of M.P. & Others dated 20/03/2014 regarding pollution levels in the city of Indore. The Tribunal has demanded an explaination from the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of New Link Road Residents Forum & Anr. Vs. The Union of India & Ors dated 18/03/2014 regarding number of auto-rickshaw licences issued during last five years in the Metro city of Mumbai and the use of …
New Delhi: Only 3% of enquires on a toll-free weather and air quality call service are on pollution levels. This facility, not known to most people, is being run by the ministry of earth sciences since May last year. During the major smog episode this winter, when Delhi’s pollution levels …
Only three out of the 74 cities monitored by the government met a new air quality standard Japanese electronics giant Panasonic said today it would give employees sent to China a wage premium to compensate for the country's hazardous air pollution, in a possible first for an international company. The …
Emissions of gases and particles from the combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels in Africa are expected to increase significantly in the near future due to the rapid growth of African cities and megacities. There is currently no regional emissions inventory that provides estimates of anthropogenic combustion for the African …
Statement of the Minister of Health and Family Welfare in response to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2546 for 18th February, 2014, asked by Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari regarding diseases due to air pollution. The Minister of Health and Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad has stated in the Parliament …
Departments Sit On Draft While Air Quality Gets As Bad As Beijing’s; No Check On Emissions There is now mounting evidence that Delhi’s air quality is comparable to, if not worse than, Beijing’s notoriously poor air quality. But, the second-generation action plan for Delhi’s pollution-—drafted to deal with the deteriorating …
Both Delhi and Beijing had begun their fight against air pollution neck-to-neck, but Delhi has lost steam midway. Beijing has moved ahead because of its decisive action, finds a review by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) of the state of air quality reporting by monitoring agencies in the two …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mr.Amol Pawar & Ors Vs The Commissioner, Latur Mun. Corpn.& Ors dated 03/02/2014 regarding disposal of municipal solid waste in Latur, Maharashtra. The order notes that "MSW processing equipments were lying unused for years together and an inquiry is necessarily …
The Delhi Air Quality (AQ) issue need to be understood in proper scientific perspectives, says this press release released by Earth System Science Organization, Ministry of Earth Sciences on 1 Feb 2014.
New Delhi: India’s air quality ranks among the lowest five countries in the world, according to a Yale University study that assessed 178 nations. The only countries below India are Pakistan, China, Nepal and Bangladesh. However, disputing reports claiming that the report — Environmental Performance Index 2014 — ranked Delhi …
Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has countered claims that PM 2.5 (fine, respirable particles) pollution in Delhi is higher than in Beijing. Data shared by DPCC for January 2012, 2013 and 2014, suggests the average PM 2.5 levels this year didn’t exceed 300 micrograms per cubic metre, unlike some media …
Fog Hours Have More Than Doubled New Delhi: Days are becoming colder in the month of January in the capital in recent decades and pollution could be playing a role in forcing the trend, warn experts. In terms of day temperatures, January this year is in line to be the …
Bad Enough To Harm The Weak As Well As Healthy People New Delhi: Over January 14-16, air pollution levels in Delhi reached a level that’s linked to “emergency conditions” for health. Air quality in Delhi reached a “critical” level—i.e. on January 14, 15 and 16 the air was extremely polluted …
