Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pankaj Srivastava Vs Birla Carbon India Private Limited dated 24/07/2023. The grievance in the application is violation of Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 by Birla Carbon plant in Renukoot, Uttar Pradesh. It is alleged that the unit …
With the UT administration approving the proposal to set up automatic air quality monitoring system, it will soon be possible to check air pollution levels in real time. The decision to set up the automatic system, which will also function as a weather station, was taken at a meeting of …
BANGALORE: Ashima R (name changed), a resident of Shantinagar in Central Bangalore, is fed up of polluted air she and her family have to endure through the day. All because her house is a few metres from the Shantinagar bus station which sees 3,400 bus trips every day. The scene …
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has undertaken a study to assess the air quality at bus stands in and around Bangalore. The Board is conducting the study to assess the levels of pollutants, especially carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, which are present in closed buildings of the Bangalore …
Rescuers were struggling early Wednesday to reach more than 200 miners still trapped inside the coal mine. More than 360 workers have been evacuated so far. Turkey’s Energy Minister Taner Yildiz on Wednesday said the death toll from an explosion and fire at a coal mine in western Turkey is …
In a world first, British Airways is planning to use garbage to power its flights in an ambitious project which aims to convert municipal waste into 50,000 metric tonnes of jet fuel per year. The project will attempt to convert trash into a drop-in fuel for air-planes by 2017. While …
Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has established Ambient Air Quality Network in Maharashtra covering major cities to comply with the mandate of Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and to disseminate status of air quality prevailing in the state of Maharashtra. The ambient air quality is monitored by …
The state Pollution Control Board is finally devising a strategy to deal with the situation in the state's industrial hub of Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh (BBN). The move comes in the aftermath of flak from NGOs citing lack of timely action to contain air pollution emanating from BBN. Various NGOs, including Him Dhara, …
Tree Cutting Takes A Toll On Climate; Weather To Remain Dry During Week The state has been reeling under high humidity even as the temperature is touching 35-38 degrees Celsius with people literally sweating it out during the day. “When both temperature and humidity are high, a ‘humanly uncomfortable’ feeling …
With its exploding urban population burning ever more coal and wood, Africa could contribute as much as 55 percent of the world's particle pollutants by 2030, a study said on Tuesday. In 2005, the continent's global share of these atmospheric pollutants ranged from a five percent for sulphur dioxide and …
Thousands affected by smoke from the fire which has been burning for three weeks and looks to continue for many months Doctors have warned of serious health risks to people living around the Morwell coalmine fire, due to a carcinogenic air pollutant reaching levels up to 20 times the average …
Hazardous Emissions From Mixed Solid Waste Prompts Panel To Seek Countrywide Ban The parliamentary standing committee on urban development has recommended waste incinerator plants be shut in residential areas across the country. In its 27th report, the committee severely criticized the location and use of “mixed solid waste” for such …
A team formed to manage transportation service in Pokhara has advised bringing pollution-free vehicles to use in order to mitigate the havoc caused by vehicular emission in the city, of late. The team concluded that vehicles were not increasing only in Pokhara city, but also in the entire Gandaki zone, …
This booklet explains EPA's Air Quality Index (AQI) and the health effects of major air pollutants. EPA calculates the AQI for five major air pollutants regulated by the Clean Air Act: ground-level ozone, particle pollution (also known as particulate matter), carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide. For each of …
Doctors who have been monitoring air quality data for the last month suggest that the best time to take a stroll for those vulnerable to pollution-related diseases is around 2pm. This is because PM 10 (coarse) and PM 2.5 (fine, respirable particles) levels stabilize briefly around that time. However, they …
Pollution from China’s export manufacturers is traveling across the Pacific Ocean to reach the U.S. West Coast, according to a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study is the first to quantify pollution reaching the West Coast from the Chinese manufacturing sector that produces …
Pollution from China’s export manufacturers is traveling across the Pacific Ocean to reach the U.S. West Coast, according to a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study is the first to quantify pollution reaching the West Coast from the Chinese manufacturing sector that produces …
January may have given the city a feel of winter, but the chill comes with a nasty sidekick: heavy air pollution. The drop in temperatures has seen cold air trap pollutants, forming a haze that spells major health trouble for many. In the last 15 days, the concentration of suspended …
With increasing urbanisation and pressure of vehicles, the tourist destination of Pokhara and its thriving tourism industry are likely to hit hard by air pollution. This was the upshot of tests carried out by a government team at five places in the city to find measures to manage the local …
Eighty-seven Chinese cities will begin releasing hourly updates on air quality from New Year's Day, taking the total number doing so to 161, the Ministry of Environmental Protection announced. Data will be collected from 449 monitoring stations across the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area, the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta. …
Growth of brickfields on agricultural lands and in residential areas is rampant in Rangpur district, causing serious harm to arable lands as well as environment. According to sources more than 140 bricks fields have so far been set up in 8 upazilas in the district. Many of them have no …
