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 …
A good number of brick kilns have come up in different parts of Assam. With some of these brick kilns located close to the city and the towns, many concerns have been raised over the pollution emanating from them. Pollution Control Board (PCB), Assam sources said that the State has …
Automobile Engineer Lal Alawatta has urged the government to rationalize controls on poisonous vehicle emissions threat. Alawatta emphasizes that emissions breathed in by over 5 million children comprising Sri Lanka's student population in five major cities, are invisible killers. Besides sulfuric acid fumes, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons, which form …
It isn’t just eye injuries, after Diwali hospitals and clinics in the city are also seeing a rise in the number of respiratory infections and allergy cases. City-based pulmonologists said that over the past two-three days such cases have gone up 10-20 per cent. “For the past two-three days I …
The Millennium City had a quieter Diwali this year though the levels of air pollutants like sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon monoxide (CO) and Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) registered sharp increase compared with normal days. The noise levels measured from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. at different locations …
Delhi government's usual excuse of far away sources causing pollution in Delhi may not work this time. Centre for Science and Environment's assessment of the dense smog on Monday and Tuesday suggests that calm weather and severe vehicular emissions may have caused it. It's not just high levels of tiny …
The levels of air pollutants more than doubled in some parts of the city, shooting way past the permissible limit this Diwali. While levels of gaseous pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide were only slightly higher than normal, level of particulate suspended matter shot up to an unhealthy …
Experts Blame It On Type Of Crackers, Say Situation Critical New Delhi: Many Delhiites felt that decibels levels on Diwali night were a shade lower than previous years, but the dense haze of near-choking pollution told a different story. Now the verdict is out. The PM 10 (coarse particles) levels …
The proposed air pollution measurement and forecasting system will track mercury levels, vindicating experts' views that the presence of the heavy metal in the air Mumbaikars breathe is a cause for concern. If the mercury levels are high, it can spell trouble for citizens' health. Exposure can affect the central …
Massive clouds of smoke spewed from U.S. wildfires raging ever more intensely in recent summers send soot, carbon monoxide and other toxins far and wide, posing health hazards for distant communities, scientists warned in a study on Thursday. The Natural Resources Defense Council report was based on government satellite images …
सिटी का आबोहवा दिवाली पर काफी जहरीली हो जाती है। प्रदूषण डिपार्टमेंट की पिछले साल की रिपोर्ट के अनुसार, दिवाली के दौरान यहां का एयर प्रदूषण करीब 200 गुना तक बढ़ जाता है। बोर्ड की ओर से शहर का एयर प्रदूषण चेक करने के लिए हर साल दिवाली के मौके …
A study of various pollutions in the district and factors that attribute to air pollution has been taken up by a panel of scientists from NEERI and IIT Mumbai, to work out a sustainable solution to the issue. Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) would prepare an action plan based on …
Pregnant women who live in neighborhoods with lots of air pollution may be slightly more likely to develop high blood pressure, a new study says. Past research suggests people with high blood pressure have often been exposed to more air pollution in the past than those with normal blood pressure. …
Bus ridership in Delhi has dropped from 60% in 2000 to 41% now. Every year, Delhi needs an area the size of 310 football fields for parking its vehicles. And Delhi has one of the highest particulate matter (PM10) levels in South Asia. These are some of the findings of …
Govt Fails To Save Riverine Ecosystem; Also Unable To Improve Air Quality, Contain Private Vehicle Surge If the Congress government’s performance were measured on the yardstick of urban ecology, it would fail miserably at least on one count—the Yamuna. Despite repeated promises of cleaning up, the river’s condition has been …
By the end of this century it’s going to be hotter than ever – the average day temperature in Tamil Nadu, now 32.9 degree Celsius is likely to go up by 3.1 degree Celsius. This was the finding of a study conducted by a team of researchers at the Centre …
Diesel generator sets that are increasingly being used for the daily power needs in households and offices have been found emitting more harmful gases than vehicles in the Kathmandu valley, according to a report. A study, ‘Diesel for Power Generation: Inventories and Black Carbon Emissions in Kathmandu Valley,’ has found …
New Delhi: In another proof that worsening air quality in Indian cities is affecting people’s health, a study has found that Indians have 30% lower lung function as compared to Europeans. Things could get worse if immediate steps are not taken to curb vehicular emission, doctors warned. The study was …
Under the provisions of the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the CPCB has notified fourth version of National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) in 2009. This revised national standard aims to provide uniform air quality for all, irrespective of land use pattern, across the country. There are …
In a move to regulate traffic and bring down the rising air pollution levels, the traffic police on Monday launched a drive against vehicles emitting poisonous carbon mono-oxide beyond the stipulated limits. Traffic inspector Indrapal Singh told TOI that four teams equipped with smoke meters and gas analysers have been …
The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) will soon obtain the much-needed permanent Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Units which they plan to set up in Colombo and Kandy to monitor poisonous gases like Sulphur dioxide, Nitrogen oxide, Carbon monoxide, Ozone, Hydro carbon and other particulate matter in the air. Vehicle Emission …
