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 …
Chandigarh: Air pollution on Diwali was worse than last two years in the city as the safe level was breached at different sites, according to data released by the UT administration. Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) monitored the air quality and collected the data from three locations — sectors 17, …
PM10 pollution was down, PM2.5 figures being worked out. Hyderabad: Many Hyderabadis said no to crackers this Diwali, and this was reflected in the city’s pollution data for Sunday. Last year the maximum PM10 level was recorded at Kukatpally at 412 micrograms/metre cube(µg/m3) whereas this year at the same location …
As residents celebrated Deepavali with enthusiasm and fervour, air pollution levels in the city crossed permissible limits on Saturday. Sowcarpet and Nungambakkam recorded 178 micrograms/cubic metre of dust particles of 10 micron or less size (PM10) in the ambient air. According to data provided by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control …
Planting trees is a cost-effective way to tackle urban air pollution, which is a growing problem for many cities. A study by US-based The Nature Conservancy (TNC) reported that the average reduction of particulate matter near a tree was between 7% and 24%. Particulate matter (PM) is microscopic particles that …
Noida/Ghaziabad: The pollution levels have gone beyond proportional limits in Noida and Ghaziabad even before Diwali, an indication that it could reach "scary" heights once the festival gets over. Officials of UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) blame the poor air quality in NCR and the smoke reaching the region from …
Delhiites on Thursday inhaled severely poor quality air which had respirable pollutants up to nine times above the safe limit at certain places even as authorities warned of a "critically polluted" period ahead. Anand Vihar, the city's pollution hotspot, had PM 1O (suspended particulate matter) at over 962 micrograms per …
Concentration levels of harmful particulate matter were on average three times the standards. With days to go before Diwali, when pollution levels usually peak due to firecracker use, the air quality across the city was very poor on Thursday. And the forecast for the next few days did not look …
AGRA: In a letter to Union environment ministry's secretary, Agra entrepreneurs wrote that the industries are wrongly being blamed for causing pollution in the city, while the factors like road dust, lack of greenery, vehicular pollution and dry Yamuna among other reasons have been overlooked. They said such a decision …
INDORE: Ahead of Diwali, the regional Pollution Control Board (PCB) has started monitoring air and noise pollution levels in the city. The drive started this week will extend till October 30. The department will take air samples from different parts of the city and also measure noise levels with the …
China will deploy world's largest outdoor air purifier designed by a Dutch engineer in its smog- hit capital Beijing, as the thick heavily-polluted haze returned to haunt the city, driving people indoors. The seven-meter-tall tower, brainchild of Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde, is undergoing last-minute checks in Beijing's 751 D Park …
Contrary to previous studies indicating poor air quality around the Golden Temple, the air pollution monitoring system has found that air quality is good in and around the shrine. The state-of-the-art Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station, set up by the central and state pollution control boards, has released the …
PUNE: Several people stepping out of their houses eary in the morning were pleasantly surprised to see `dense vapour' in the air. Initially perceived as fog, it did not take much time for them to realise that it was smog. Pollution levels have escalated considerably over the past few days …
GHAZIABAD: A two-stage analysis to ascertain air and noise pollution in Ghaziabad during the Diwali season will be conducted by UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) later this month. The board will measure levels of pollutants in Ghaziabad before Diwali and on Diwali night on October 30 in order to carry …
Toxic smoke from agricultural fires in neighbouring States aggravates problem Delhiites are in for another rough winter when it comes to air pollution, said experts as the air quality in the Capital started dipping this past week. Toxic smoke from agricultural fires in neighbouring States added to the sources of …
Even before the onset of Deepavali and the expected increase in air and noise pollution levels, the diminishing quality of air in Bengaluru over the last five years is a clear cause for concern. The Air Quality Index nosedived by 24 per cent in the period from 2011 to 2015, …
Amid the World Bank report claiming air pollution in 2013 led to 1.4 million deaths, experts from 17 institutions put forward 10 solutions to "breathable air" in Indian cities, urging the launch of a "National Clean Air Mission" on the lines of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The experts at World Sustainable …
Motivated by the current leadership for a Clean India, a self-organized task force has developed a set of ten scalable solutions to clean the air. They have synthesized available data on sources of air pollution, its transport over long distances, its impact on public health, food production, regional climate, to …
AGRA: A recent study by experts from University of Massachusetts, IIT-Bombay and Desert Research Institute in the US points out that the amount of air pollution exposure data available in India is largely inadequate. And considering the growing urbanisation and other factors that are exposing more people to polluted air, …
Delhi government today appealed to the Centre and governments of three neighbouring states to take effective steps for prevention of burning of agriculture residue so as to reduce air pollution level in the national capital. Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain has written to the Union Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave …
Being the most populous state in India, Uttar Pradesh has been facing air pollution challenges for several decades. The state has witnessed a progressive degradation in air quality over the last three decades due to fast-paced development, majorly in terms of the growing vehicular population, congestion, refuse burning and inefficient …
