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 …
Jaipur: The pollution control board would keep an eye on pollution level in nine cities of the state on Tuesday. Among the nine cities are Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bhiwadi, Alwar, Udaipur, Pali, Kota, Bhilwara and Bikaner. The department would send the report on pollution to district collectors, department of environment, ministry …
Boxes Don’t Bear Pollution Labels, No Quality Checks For Crackers: Experts New Delhi: Two days to Diwali and Sadar Bazar’s market for fireworks is teeming with people. Bright colourful boxes of crackers blazoned with wide smiles are flying off the shelves. In the crush of people, there’s hardly enough time …
207 HRS and Counting Met warns of dense smog starting Nov 12, says not seen since 1989. After 207 hours of smog cover, the city saw clear sky when the afternoon sun returned on Thursday. But the worst of the fog spell, which leads to smog formation, is yet to …
Air quality in Hyderabad, India, often exceeds the national ambient air quality standards, especially for particulate matter (PM), which, in 2010, averaged 82.2± 24.6, 96.2± 12.1, and 64.3± 21.2 μg/m3 of PM10, at commercial, industrial, and residential monitoring stations, respectively, exceeding the national ambient standard of 60 μg/m3. In 2005, …
Air quality registers a marginal improvement Having gasped for breath for nearly a week now, Delhiites breathed slightly easy on Tuesday with the air quality registering a marginal improvement. But deteriorating air quality and the dense smog that had enveloped the Capital for the past few days has prompted environmentalists …
Air quality too, to be monitored at five spots, during Deepavali It’s a busy time of year for officials of Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB). A week head of Deepavali, they have begun measuring levels of noise and ambient air quality at five places in the city. Monitoring stations …
New Delhi: Belying expectations, the smog intensified in the capital on Tuesday afternoon and Met officials say that it will now only start clearing from Thursday. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has said that though Delhi is used to such winter smog, this year’s haze has been particularly severe …
The dense smog which had been throttling Delhi for the past few days has lifted partially today, but it may come back with renewed vigour, as the factors causing it remain in force - warns Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). The dense smog which had been throttling Delhi for …
Punjab Pollution Control Board appeals to people to celebrate eco-Diwali Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) officials have appealed to the people to not to burst crackers on Diwali which leads to a massive environment and noise pollution. With the board along with various NGOs and educational institutions spreading awareness in …
The city has witnessed a sharp increase in pollution levels and a haze since Friday morning. According to Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) data, the average respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) level in the Capital was eight times the prescribed standards in residential areas. Till 7 pm on Friday, Anand …
Gains Of Switch To Cleaner Fuel Frittered Away New Delhi: Delhi’s air pollution has reached alarming levels. For proof, just look out of the window. The grey-white ‘haze’ that has been covering the city since October 28, say experts, is actually smog that is linked to the rapid rise in …
New Delhi: The city experienced shallow fog for the third consecutive day on Wednesday as still air and high moisture levels arising from Cyclone Nilam resulted in low visibility conditions almost through the day. Between 11am and 4pm, the average visibility was 600m at Palam and 500m at Safdarjung. The …
This study by Sarath Guttikunda and Puja Jawahar focuses on the energy and emissions outlook for the transport sector in India which could effectively result in a co-benefits framework for better air quality management in the cities & national climate policy dialogue. This study focuses on the energy and emissions …
The Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (HPSPCB) has sponsored a study to IIT Kanpur (IITK) for Solan district that will cover environmental pollution sources inventory (air, water and hazardous waste), dispersion of pollutants, drainage of wastewater discharges and fate of pollutants, apportionment of pollution sources in ambient environment and …
Previous studies have suggested that diabetes mellitus (DM) is an outcome of exposure to air pollution, and metabolic detoxification genes affect air pollution–related outcomes. The researchers evaluated associations between air pollutants and markers of insulin resistance (IR), an underlying mechanism of type 2 DM, and effect modification by GSTM1, GSTT1, …
Short-term exposure to ozone has been associated with increased daily mortality. The shape of the concentration–response relationship—and, in particular, if there is a threshold—is critical for estimating public health impacts.
Epidemiological studies have established a close relationship between exposure to ambient air pollution and morbidity and mortality from cardio-pulmonary diseases. Air pollution is a complex mixture of various gases, particulates, hydrocarbons, and transition metals. Of all these pollutants, the association between air pollution and adverse health conditions was the strongest …
MUMBAI: Bumper-to-bumper traffic in Mumbai is not only pushing up citizens' frustration levels, it is also increasing vehicular emissions on key routes in the city by 33% to 75% during peak traffic hours. A study prepared by the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) which will be released on Thursday …
Human exposure to particulate matter (PM) was determined in Urban Environment of Delhi, India. Samples were collected using eight stages impactor (Marple Cascade Impactor) at five sites during August to October 2011. Three samples were collected from each site; samples were analyzed in eight size ranges gravimetrically and chemically (for …
One of the key environmental problems facing India is that of particle pollution from the combustion of fossil fuels. This has serious health consequences and with the rapid growth in the economy these impacts are increasing. At the same time, economic growth is an imperative and policy makers are concerned …
