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 …
LUCKNOW: The 8.68% rise in the number of vehicles during 2011-12 has taken its toll on city's ambient air quality. As a result, there is no let-up either in the air pollution or the noise pollution levels. The increase in the number of vehicles has also led to a rise …
“At this rate, the Capital will be gasping for breath by 2021” Delhi's air quality is worsening and if urgent action is not taken we will have a serious problem at hand, warns Centre for Science and Environment's latest report card. “The summer of 2012 is a grim reminder of …
New Delhi: Delhi’s air pollution levels are on an upward spiral with this summer having recorded higher of ozone and particulate matter. Simultaneously, levels of carbon dioxide emitted from vehicles have also shown a steady sharp rise. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) says that apart from a rise in …
On World Environment Day, this report card from Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) warns that Delhi's air pollution and congestion crisis will worsen this decade if urgent action is not taken and calls for radical improvements in public transport. On this World Environment Day, Centre for Science and Environment …
Street-level concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter (PM) exceed public health standards in many cities, causing increased mortality and morbidity. Concentrations can be reduced by controlling emissions, increasing dispersion, or increasing deposition rates, but little attention has been paid to the latter as a pollution control method. Both …
The study was carried out during the months of March-May, 2012 to see the status of air quality by monitoring and assessment of some selected air pollutants namely Respirable Particulate Matter (RSPM or PM10), Fine Particulates (PM2.5), Sulphur dioxide(SO2), Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and Trace metals- Iron (Fe ), Nickel (Ni), …
A harried parent called a few weeks ago. She wanted to know if pollution levels in Delhi were bad and, if so, how bad. The answer was simple and obvious. But why did she need to know that? Her daughter’s prestigious school (which I shall leave unnamed) had sent a …
Mumbai has emerged as the second-most liveable city in the world, according to an Ericsson ConsumerLab survey. The liveability factor has been tied to connectivity. Stockholm topped the list. India's business capital has in the survey outranked cities such as New York, London and Los Angeles. The 30-minute online survey …
PUNE: Information about air quality at that point of time and weather forecast for the next day will now be available through SMS alerts, web portals and email alerts. Besides, LED or LCD screens will be installed at 10 locations across the city for constant updates. Titled 'System for Air …
UN report rates Mumbai, Kolkata as below average Three big cities — Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore — have been rated below average compared to other mega cities in Asia-Pacific in terms of keeping pollution levels in check, said a report of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Delhi is the …
A decade has gone since the first line of metro started in Delhi in 2002. Despite its expansion across the city in the past 10 years neither pollution nor congestion levels have gone down as claimed by its advocates. An analysis of the revenue generated by the Delhi Metro Rail …
The present study deals with the effect of urbanization and automobile emission on ambient air quality of Bhubaneswar city, Odisha. This paper examines the significant difference in seasonal variations of air pollutant concentrations in the city.
In the present study a monitoring work is under taken to estimate the black carbon aerosol of 4 different cities representing 4 different zones of Odisha state. The monitoring was carried out from December 2008 to November 2009 to study the role of aerosol contamination in different atmospheric condition.
The ambient air quality is being monitored in 216 cities, towns and industrial areas all over the country including Delhi under the National Ambient Air Monitoring Programme (NAMP). The parameters which are monitored are Sulphur Dioxides (SO2), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and Particulate Matter (PM10). The details on ambient air quality …
This paper present results of a bottom-up emissions inventory, an analysis of source-receptor relationships for PM10 and PM 2.5 for residential and industrial areas in Delhi NCR, and implications of sector based interventions on air pollution control policy. This paper present results of a bottom‐up emissions inventory, an analysis of …
Accelerating growth in the transport sector, a booming construction industry, and a growing industrial sector are responsible for worsening air pollution in Indian cities. While estimates of health impacts are effective in raising overall concern about air quality, they do not specifically answer the question of what are the sources …
The city along with winter chill in January also witnessed high concentration of fine particulate matter less than 2.5 microns which crossed permissible levels, say scientists from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM). They said the quality of air is very poor. Levels of PM 2.5 have touched 135 …
HONG KONG: Environmentalists on Wednesday expressed disappointment at new clean-air targets for Hong Kong, as research showed pollution-related illnesses killed more than 3,000 residents a year. In the face of mounting public criticism and allegations that it is soft on polluting industry, the government on Tuesday announced its first revision …
The massive rise in air pollution levels in 2011 was a major worry for the government. Attempts to bring down pollution levels will be its priority in the coming year, say senior government officials. To begin with, air pollution monitoring and forecasting systems will be set up across the city …
One of the vital activities in an urban area is transport. However it also contributes to air pollution, noise pollution and road traffic accidents. Congestion, vibration, community severance and visual intrusion are other transport related problems. Air quality on the city of Kolkata (a metro city of India) seems to …
