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 …
The Motor Traffic Department granted a Mobile Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Unit to the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) last Thursday to keep a tab on atmospheric pollution. The financial provisions for the mobile unit was provided under the Vehicular Emission Test Trust Fund, and it was received by CEA Chairman …
Petitioner Wanted Delhi Model To Be Implemented Here Existing laws do not allow the government to stipulate the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) in public transportation vehicles, the state government has submitted to the Kerala High Court. The submission to a division bench comprising of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur …
Short-term exposure to major air pollutants appears to increase heart failure risks, according to a data review from 12 countries published in the medical journal The Lancet Wednesday. Researchers of the University of Edinburgh and Public Health Foundation of India among others reviewed the evidence linking air pollution and heart …
The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has claimed that it has in place systems to check pollution, notwithstanding complaints in areas where the Metro construction work is in progress. From uncleared construction debris to pollution at the sites, citizens have many complaints against the BMRCL. BMRCL, sources said, has …
Courtesy lack of infrastructure upgrade With a little infrastructure upgrade in the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), it failed to abide by norms laid down by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to monitor air quality in industrial areas. This is not only leading to air pollution but also the …
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a public interest writ petition to take immediate and adequate steps to prescribe stringent emission standards on all parameters such as particulate matter, nitrogen oxide, sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide for both petrol and diesel vehicles so as to control …
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a public interest writ petition to take immediate and adequate steps to prescribe stringent emission standards on all parameters such as particulate matter, nitrogen oxide, sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide for both petrol and diesel vehicles so as to control …
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a PIL which claimed that Indian cities were among the world's worst polluted and sought enforcement of stringent Euro V pollution norms for motor vehicles and creation of an environment police force to enforce emission norms. A bench of …
Score Drops To 4.4 From 5.5 Three Years Ago: Survey Bangalore: Quality of life in Bangalore seems to be on a downward spiral. A sixmonth-long survey on various quality of life indicators found the city wanting on most fronts. The average quality of life score, measured on a scale of …
Switching to Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) geysers to beat the erratic electricity supply could well be an acute health hazard with a recent study titled ‘Gas geyser syndrome: An important preventable cause of disabling neurological events’, published in the Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology stating that “this simple and …
The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) is set to issue showcause notice to Guru Gobind Singh Refinery in Talwandi Sabo for emitting poisonous gases like carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, sulphar dioxide and hydrogen sulphide. Residents of Kanakwal village in Talwandi Sabo have started scouting for new place to shift as …
The government’s attempt to resume air quality monitoring stations has suffered a setback as four of the total seven existing stations broke down barely two months after being repaired. The stations were brought back into operation after necessary repairing in the first week of February to address the growing concerns …
Pune: City-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology officially launched its second ‘System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) - Pune’ for Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad on Wednesday. Other facilities such as ‘air quality and weather assessment and data on hitech-digital India’ (AWADHI) — a one stop-shop for metro air …
With the increase in number of vehicles and frequent traffic jams at major junctions of the city, the air pollution levels are increasing year by year forcing people’s health into danger. The major areas and road junctions that witness high air pollution in the city are Auto Nagar, Benz Circle, …
Tired of the high pollution levels in Bangalore? Blame it on two-wheelers which contribute the biggest chunk of air pollution. They contribute 41% of particulate and 67% of nitrogen oxide levels in the air. Vehicles are more threatening than other sources of pollution as they discharge emissions directly into the …
Recent crop harvesting practices use mechanical harvesters in the rice and wheat farm system in India. These practices leave behind large quantities of crop residue in the field. However, there is no suitable method available for managing the crop residues. Crop residues / biomass burning are cheap and easiest method …
The state government should give its viewon theuse of compressed natural gas (CNG) in vehicles used for public transportation in the city, including autorickshaws, the Kerala High Court directed on Thursday. A division bench, comprising chief justice Manjula Chellur and justice K Vinod Chandran, issued notice to the state government …
A daily health advisory in Delhi to warn people about the noxious air quality may be on its way. The advisory intends to inform the public about the levels of carbon monoxide, ozone and other hazardous particles in the air, helping warn those with vulnerable lungs and also encouraging the …
Pollution standards exist only for ambient air quality and not for individual power plants, says report Emissions from coal-fired power plants is taking a heavy toll on human life across large parts of India. In 2011-2012, a first-of-its-kind study in the country estimates it resulted in a whopping 80,000 to …
Carbon monoxide poisoning killed 11 people, after an air compressor caught fire in a coal mine in North China's Hebei province, local authorities said Friday. Two miners have been missing since the accident occurred at 8 p.m. on Thursday in a coal mine in Huailai County of Zhangjiakou City, said …
