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 …
Air pollution exposure is the second most important risk factor for ill health in South Asia, contributing to between 13% and 21.7% of all deaths and approximately 58 million disability adjusted life years (DALYs) through chronic and acute respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses.1 Of the top 30 cities in the world …
NEW DELHI: Every smog episode in Delhi is invariably blamed on crop stubble burning by farmers in the neighbouring states. Scientists agree that events like Diwali and stubble burning may be pushing pollution levels to "emergency" levels briefly, but that cannot take away from the fact that Delhi's local emissions …
After a brief respite, the national Capital again woke up to thick smog on Sunday, with the air quality index (AQI) clocking at 400 and shooting past the 'severe' category. The AQI in the morning stood at 460, while the prescribed standards for pollutants is 60. According to the weather …
NEW DELHI: Pollution levels skyrocketed by the hour in Delhi today, turning the air quality hazardous, which agencies consider unfit for inhalation even by healthier people. The hourly graph of the Central Control Room for Air Quality Management, which had briefly fallen below emergency levels yesterday, recorded PM2.5 and PM10 …
GHAZIABAD: The industrial town's pollution level worsened on Thursday with the air quality index climbing to 499, the highest among 42 cities in the country. The PM10 and PM2.5 levels too shot up alarmingly during the day and the readings were 745 and 552, respectively at 7pm. The situation has …
CNG, electric & hybrid, women-only vehicles, those carrying kids exempt. WITH air quality dipping further Thursday to its worst level this year, the Delhi government announced that the odd-even car rationing scheme will be rolled out in the city for five days from November 13 to November 17. Announcing this, …
NEW DELHI: The capital's roads will once again have only odd numbered cars on odd dates and even numbered cars on even dates from November 13. But the efficacy of this scheme in fighting pollution is highly disputed among air pollution experts and researchers. While some are convinced the two …
According to a forecast by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research, the average concentrations of PM2.5 and PM10 will be around 420 and 678 micrograms per cubic metre on Thursday. The thick layer of smog that has enveloped Delhi is likely to persist for at least 48 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others dated 09/11/2017 regarding the deteriorating air quality of Delhi NCR. National Green Tribunal in the Order said that the Judgement of the NGT dated 10th November, 2016 had "clearly postulated the steps …
AQI for Capital reaches 448; authorities ordered to boost public transport and curb dust pollution Air pollution in the Capital reached severe levels on Tuesday forcing the implementation of stringent emission-control measures and health precautions, including closing of primary schools on Wednesday. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), …
MANGALURU: ASSOCHAM has advocated giving adequate time to the industrial consumers to migrate from the furnace oil and pet coke to gas-base to save the livelihood of over 25 lakh workers in the national capital region (NCR). It is estimated that about 1,000 units directly and nearly 10,000 allied units …
New Delhi: On a day citizens cycled for a cleaner air, the capital recorded an AQI of 368, which falls in the "very poor" category. Visibility remained poor in the morning as shallow fog enveloped the city. Both PM2.5 and PM10 levels were over 3-4 times the safe standard in …
Falling wind speed and drop in temperature have ensured that toxic air continues to remain Post Diwali there has been hardly any let up in the pollution level, as toxic air continues to batter the lungs of Delhiites. According to monitoring stations across the city the air quality dipped to …
This study was carried out during the month of September-October, 2017 (Diwali period not considered) to investigate the status of air quality by monitoring and assessment of some selected air pollutants namely Respirable Particulate Matter (RSPM or PM10), Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5), Sulphur dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and noise …
GURUGRAM: The city has got four new ambient air quality monitoring stations. These machines were installed in DLF phases 1, 3, 4 and 5 on Monday for real-time monitoring of pollution in these areas — all thanks to a corporate initiative. Till now, there was only one pollution measuring station …
Mangaluru: It was a Diwali that wasn't so noisy nor polluted this year. While some areas did experience smog, the day after the festival, an air quality monitoring exercise done in Mangaluru before and during Diwali reveals that the city chose to celebrate the festival in fairly eco-friendly way. The …
This study report presents the process of development a tool for assessment and evaluation of sustainable urban transport systems in cities in the Asia-Pacific region. The report explains and illustrates how the Sustainable Urban Transport Index (SUTI) was developed. It outlines the development of a conceptual framework based on existing …
Regional Directorate (Central), Central Pollution Control Board, Bhopal has Conducted Ambient Air & Noise level monitoring in Bhopal city during celebration of Diwali festival in the year 2017 (pre-Diwali on 12.10.2017, on Diwali on 19.10.2017 & post Diwali on 22.10.2017) to record the impact of bursting of crackers on environment. …
As the festival of Diwali and winter season draw near, Delhi-NCR is gearing up to meet the severe air quality challenge that it faces every year around this time. A Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) has been notified and is already in place – and October 17, 2017 is the …
As the festival of Diwali and winter season draw near, Delhi-NCR is gearing up to meet the severe air quality challenge that it faces every year around this time. A Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) has been notified and is already in place – and October 17, 2017 is the …
