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 …
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 …
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 monitored by Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring …
JAIPUR: When the city woke up on Tuesday morning, the Particle Matter (PM) 10 (particles smaller than 10 microns) and PM 2.5(particles smaller than 2.5 microns) level was as high as 313 µg/m³(micrograms per cubic meter air), which was categorised as very poor by the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board …
The far-reaching efforts were simultaneously directed to prevent pollutants coming from vehicular sources, construction activities, burning crop residue and biomass. RAIPUR:Three years after Chhattisgarh capital Raipur earned the dubious distinction of being the seventh most polluted city in the world — pushing the national capital to 11th spot — the …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday directed six northern State Governments to respond to a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report on 20 most-polluted cities in the world. According to the WHO global air pollution database, 14 out of the 15 most-polluted cities in the world in terms of …
Delhi, Kanpur and Varanasi are among the 14 most-polluted cities in the world, a new WHO report released today said even as environment and health experts sounded an alarm about the severity of the problem, saying it is a grim reminder that air pollution is a national health crisis and …
KOLKATA: A report by the World Health Organization (WHO) has finally confirmed that Kolkata is the second-most polluted metropolis in the country, next only to Delhi. The study revealed another alarming trend: Kolkata’s air quality is declining faster than Delhi’s. The latest WHO database of more than 4,000 cities across …
“There is no doubt that air pollution is increasingly become a cause of concern in Indian cities. The major worry for us is PM 2.5 air pollutant in crowded Indian cities while ozone is a problem in rural areas, especially in summer,” Beig told The Indian Express. Questioning the findings …
Delhi is 6th most polluted city in world: WHO Responding to the air pollution data released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday, the government claimed that various measures have led to pollution levels actually falling in 2017. At 143 microgrammes per cubic metre, Delhi’s PM (2.5) levels in …
DELHI: The national capital ranked sixth in terms of PM 2.5 with an annual average of 143 µg/m3 in 2016. A cocktail of toxic factors — ranging from industrial waste to vehicular emissions and road dust — has put 14 Indian cities on the dubious map of the most polluted …
NEW DELHI: Delhi is not the most polluted city in the world. But that's hardly any reason to cheer. The WHO global air pollution database released in Geneva early Wednesday morning reveals that India has 14 out of the 15 most polluted cities in the world in terms of PM …
More than 90 percent of deaths linked to air pollution occur in low- or middle-income countries, mainly in Asia and Africa, it found. "This is a very dramatic problem that we are facing," Maria Neira, the head of the WHO's department of public health and environment, told reporters in a …
More than 80% of people living in urban areas that monitor air pollution are exposed to air quality levels that exceed the World Health Organization (WHO) limits. While all regions of the world are affected, populations in low-income cities are the most impacted. According to the latest air quality database, …
Nashik: Once know for its salubrious climate and scenic beauty, the city now frequently has a haze in the air. Burning of waste, large number of private vehicles on the streets spewing toxic air and unkept public transport buses have triggered deterioration of the air quality in the city. Nashik …
Nagpur: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has sounded the death knell to 94 cities in the country where pollution levels are not meeting the set standards. Topping the chart are Maharashtra with 17 cities and Uttar Pradesh with 15 cities. The board has pinned the blame on civic bodies …
Low- and middle-income groups are the worst affected by pollution; 92% of deaths due to pollution occurred in that income group Every third city that failed to meet national air quality standards in India–where most people die of air pollution than any other nation–was in two of the country’s biggest …
Taking a cue from the pillar-based vertical gardens in Singapore and Mexico city, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has asked the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, and the Ministry of Environment to develop vertical gardens across the city to curb air pollution. In India, the Kochi Metro was the …
