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 …
PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels see a 15 times rise between diesel genets being turned on and off across residential societies in the city. New Delhi: Use of diesel gensets in residential societies across Gurugram is responsible for increasing the air pollution in the city by as much as …
GURUGRAM: A study conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has found that pollution levels (PM2.5 and PM10) increase by 30% in residential areas of the city due to use of diesel generator (DG) sets. The study says 1,900 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m3) of PM10 and 300 …
Even as rains continued to lash the city on Monday, it marked the best recorded overall Air Quality Index (AQI) since air quality monitoring began in June 2015 for the city at 13. As per System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), in the last 25 days, June, …
The air quality of the national Capital has been improving since the past week when dust storm had induced hazy conditions making the air unbreathable. Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Wednesday reviewed the air quality index (AQI) --- showing the levels of pollutants in the air --- stating that …
Delhi Pollution: The national capital of Delhi has been enveloped by a thick layer of dust for the last five days. Delhi Pollution: The national capital of Delhi has been enveloped by a thick layer of dust for the last five days. The city, which saw an acute air pollution …
While the major air pollution threat in Delhi is from the tiny PM2.5 particles that get embedded in the lungs, during the summer, PM10 is the primary pollutant. For five days last week, a thick layer of dust hung over Delhi, keeping the air quality ‘severe’, the worst category in …
Met Department forecasts rain in coming days, could improve quality more The city’s air quality was recorded at ‘moderate’ level on Monday after remaining in the ‘severe’ category for nearly a week, said monitoring agencies. The presence of moisture in the air improved the air quality, said SAFAR. The Meteorological …
Air quality in national Capital improved on Sunday due to dispersion of pollutants and rapidly decreased the pollution level to 'moderate to poor' category from the 'severe plus' for the first time in six days, monitoring agencies said. According to the data by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the PM10 …
Delhi's air quality improved today due to dispersion of pollutants and rapidly decreased the pollution level to 'moderate to poor' category from the 'severe plus' for the first time in six days, monitoring agencies said. According to the data by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the PM10 level (presence of …
Directs stopping of construction activities for next 48 hours In view of sudden increase in PM10 and 2.5 levels in the National Capital Region over the past 24 hours leading to deteriorating air quality, the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has advised a five-point action plan to the district …
The air quality levels in the national Capital remained in the 'severe' category for the second consecutive day on Wednesday. The PM 10 (coarser particles) levels at 981 units were eight times the safe standards while PM 2.5 (one of the major pollutants in Delhi-NCR) levels at 200 units were …
NEW DELHI: Delhi's air quality plunged into the "severe" category on Wednesday as dusty conditions continued for a second straight day, trapping the city under a blanket of heat and particulate matter. PM 10 levels shot up to over eight times the safe standard, levels last seen this winter. Track …
Dangerous levels of air pollution are having a devastating impact on the health of people living in Greater Manchester and costing the regional economy £1bn every year, according to a new study. The report found that toxic air is reducing life expectancy in the region by an average six months …
NEW DELHI: Strong anti-cyclonic winds blowing from Rajasthan caused ‘hazy’ conditions in Delhi on Tuesday. Visibility dipped in the evening while the air quality deteriorated to the ‘poor’ category for the first time in a week. Track the pollution level in your city The air quality, which had been in …
In compliance to the direction of Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi Dated: November 17, 2017 (in the matter of Vardhman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others vide OA No. 44/2018 (Earlier OA No. 21/2014), the ambient air quality data of Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations …
The Tamil Nadu government has been punching the air since ordering the “permanent closure” of Sterlite Copper smelter in Tuticorin on Monday, but legal experts say the grounds of the order are so weak that the company could challenge it. After 100 days of protests and two days of firing …
The ministry said that the respective thermal power plants may approach the appropriate commission (power regulator) for approval of additional cost on account of this change in law. Coal-based thermal power plants’ tariff will rise in coming days because the government has decided to allow pass-through of cost incurred by …
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced a £1m fund to help tackle air pollution in schools. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Images Children in London schools are being exposed to higher levels of damaging air pollution inside the classroom than outside, putting them at risk of lifelong health problems, a …
The study said particles deposited on or in the vicinity of the road may be re-entrained or resuspended into air through vehicle-induced turbulence, shearing stress of tyres and high windspeed. The common used term for these particles was ‘road dust'. While Chandigarh has been ranked the third cleanest city in …
Calcutta: The city had the highest rate of rise in the level of PM 2.5, an ultra-fine toxic pollutant, among the metros between 2014 and 2016, according to a World Health Organisation report. The level is almost twice that of the national permissible limit and eight times the WHO prescribed …
