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 …
This paper estimates the causal eff ect of increased ambient air pollution on the frequency of road traffic accidents in the United Kingdom between 2009 and 2014. An instrumental variable approach is applied, exploiting atmospheric temperature inversions as a source of plausibly exogenous variation in daily air pollution levels. The …
Comparing between Indian cities on levels of particulate matter PM10 and the more harmful PM2.5, Delhi features in the top lists in India. In terms of pollution levels, Delhi ranks fourth in PM10 list and and fifth in the PM2.5 list. A recent report of the World Health Organisation has …
Fine particulate matter from industries, cars and biomass causing premature mortality. Air pollution could have killed at least 600,000 Indians in 2012, a study conducted by the World Health Organisation and made public on Monday said. That is about a fifth of the 3 million who died worldwide because they …
This report presents a summary of methods and results of the latest WHO global assessment of ambient air pollution exposure and the resulting burden of disease. Air pollution has become a growing concern in the past few years, with an increasing number of acute air pollution episodes in many cities …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Chhattisgarh Nagrik Sangarsh Samiti Vs Principal Secretary, Nagariya Parishashan and Vikas Vibhag & Others dated 27/09/2016 regarding imposing a ban on the use of DJs and loudspeakers along with the all types of processions including rallies, …
BENGALURU: It's true that the September 9 strike called by pro-Kannada organizations protesting sharing of Cauvery water with Tamil Nadu caused a lot of inconvenience to citizens. However, with the number of vehicles on roads drastically reducing bandh day , the city breathed easy; the ambient air quality too showed …
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) had monitored the ambient air quality for the parameters particulate matter (PM10), sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Air pollution had come down at nine locations in the city on September 9 when Karnataka bandh was observed against the Supreme Court order …
While high-income countries have made significant strides since the 1970s in improving air quality, air pollution continues to rise in many developing countries and the world as a whole. A significant share of the pollution burden in developing countries can be attributed to production for export to consumers in high-income …
BEIJING - The density of PM2.5, fine particulate matter causing smog, decreased in Beijing by 12.5 percent year on year in January to August, the local environment watchdog said Monday. The average PM2.5 reading in the first eight months was 63 micrograms per cubic meter, the city's environmental protection bureau …
NAVI MUMBAI: It is tough to breathe easy in Koparkhairane and Turbhe nodes which have violated the national permissible limits for pollutants such as sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, as per the city's Environmental Status Report (ESR). Going by the figures over the past five years, all the four continuous ambient …
PANAJI: An ambient air quality report prepared to study air pollution and air quality at South West Port limited, a subsidiary of JSW Infrastructure, at Mormugao port, has indicated that on 14 occasions particulate matter of 10 micrometers or less (PM10) exceeded stipulated norms. Sources added the quantity of production …
London's infamous smoggy roads have been tackled by policy makers hoping to decrease air pollution in the city. Now, 10 years of data show that they're on the right track. Scientists at King's College London analyzed a wealth of data to determine exactly how air pollution has been changing in …
JAIPUR: Rather than waiting for Diwali and initiating steps towards improving the air quality of the state, the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB), under the National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme, has initiated monitoring of ambient air quality at 21 locations in the state. Initially, air quality at six …
The high court on Tuesday granted two days time to the AAP government to explain why despite orders, it has failed to clear the ridge forest area of encroachments. A bench of Justices B D Ahmed and Ashutosh Kumar expressed displeasure on the failure of the government to take action …
A main reason behind increase in PM10 levels is steep hike in number of vehicles in the city. Hyderabad: A decade of measures to reduce pollution by building flyovers to ease traffic congestion, introducing MMTS services to take vehicles off the road and ensuring supply of clean fuel have failed …
THANE: The abundant rainfall this monsoon has not only given lake-city residents respite from the sweltering summer heat and water crisis, but has also given them a breath of fresh air with reduced pollution levels. The air pollution level, which is gauged by the levels of respirable suspended particulate matter …
With an aim to reduce pollution.With an aim to reduce pollution. Indore : With an aim to reduce pollution level, the regional pollution board has issued instructions to industries to plant adequate trees on the premises and proper maintenance after the plantation. The board has directed industries to plant trees …
The understanding of rapidly evolving concentrations of particulate matter (PMC) at signalised traffic intersections (TIs) is limited, but it is important for accurate exposure assessment. We performed “mobile” and “fixed-site” monitoring of size-resolved PMCs in the 0.25–34 μm range at TIs. On-road mobile measurements were made inside a car under …
Delhi high court on Thursday warned that it may take action against central and state government officials who fail to check rising air pollution in the capital. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Ashutosh Kumar pointed out that disappearing green and forest cover poses a grave threat to …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollutants in Air, 26/07/2016. The total Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) in ambient air is comprised of PM10 (particulate matter less than 10 micron), PM2.5 (particulate matter less than 2.5 micron) and PM1 (particulate matter less than 1 micron). The least visible particulate matter i.e. …
