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 …
Traffic pollution is known to cause chronic bronchitis and asthma, killing thousands every year. But that is not all. Simply living beside a busy road has its consequences. Particles in vehicular exhaust can stick to lungs for longer than was known, endanger the health of an unborn child, lead to …
The hookah, a waterpipe, originated in India and became popular for smoking tobacco. It spread elsewhere and acquired other names like nargile, shisha, goza and hubble-bubble, before its popularity declined in India. A resurgence of hookah smoking is occurring in India and around the world, and is being promoted as …
The U.S. government will reverse a Bush administration policy and increase the role of scientists in setting air standards for criteria pollutants harmful to human health, Lisa Jackson, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, said on Thursday. Jackson said the EPA will reinstate the role of a policy document …
President Barack Obama on Tuesday unveiled an aggressive policy initiative to increase U.S. auto fuel efficiency and regulate auto emissions. In a bid to reduce climate-warming greenhouse gasses, countries around the world have adopted a patchwork of ways to regulate emissions from vehicles. These varied approaches carry with them different …
As the action is still awaited even after one month of the delivery of Environmental Protection Orders (EPOs) to owners, the brick kilns in Islamabad's vicinity continue polluting the capital. According to officials at the Environment Ministry, the EPOs were served to owners on March 18, though the Brick Kiln …
The government has decided to do something important about vehicular emissions that have reached highly dangerous levels. Federal Ministry of Environment told the National Assembly on Monday that all petrol-run vehicles would be required to comply with Euro-II emission standards with effect from July. The deadline for diesel vehicles' compliance …
BHUBANESWAR: At least three people were killed after inhaling poisonous carbon monoxide gas in a sponge iron factory in Orissa's Jharsuguda district, police said Friday. The deaths occurred at the Singhal Enterprises Private Ltd. factory at Hirma, some 400 km from here, at around 8 p.m. Thursday. Inspector in charge …
Deepa H Ramakrishnan CHENNAI: In an effort to monitor the levels of highly-toxic Carbon Monoxide in the ambient air, CO analysers will soon be installed at five locations in the city. The equipment will be installed in Anna Nagar, T. Nagar, Vallalar Nagar, Adyar and Kilpauk. Equipment of the Chennai …
New Delhi: This year, the city celebrated one of the cleanest Diwalis. Pollution data showed that November 2008 was cleaner than December 2007 on many counts: Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) and Respirable Suspeneded Particulate Matter (RSPM)
Surface ozone variability at Pune (an urban location) and nearby rural locations has been studied using KI solution chemical method. The measurement showed well-marked diurnal cycle of ozone concentration with minimum at sunrise and maximum at noon hours. Simultaneous measurements of humidity and temperature along with ozone suggest that the …
Hyderabad Dec. 1: More and more people in the city are suffering from health problems caused by high levels of pollution. Mr Pawan Reddy, an IT professional, went to a hospital because he was suffering from constant breathlessness and was diagnosed with asthma by a pulmonologist. The reasons were obvious. …
Burning 1 tonne of wheat or paddy stubble releases 3 kg of particulate matter, 60 kg of carbon monoxide, 1,460 kg of carbon dioxide, 199 kg of ash and 2 kg of sulphur dioxide. Apart from this, heat from burning the stubble penetrates into soil up to one centimetre, elevating …
Even without looking at the air pollution figures we know from the darkened sky-line that Delhi's air quality gains will be lost this winter. Air has begun to get heavy with dust, smoke and particles. Calm and cool weather is blocking the dispersal of smoke and pollutants. Low-hanging shroud impairs …
Jaipur, October 2 Traditional hookah and chillum are more injurious to health than cigarette, a study has said. The study underlines that the old mode of smoking is much more toxic than cigarette smoke as carbon monoxide (CO) level is higher in it, the study conducted by a group of …
Over the past several decades, satellite surveillance with increasingly sophisticated instruments has enabled scientists to better visualize the complex fluctuations of several pollutants as they make their way around the Earth. One aspect of this research has focused on directly correlating satellite-observed concentrations of pollutants in the atmosphere with those …
Beijing: An accident in a northern Chinese coal mine has left 21 miners dead, state press reported on Monday, citing a local provincial mining bureau. The cause was not immediately clear but miners were first reported trapped in the mine in one of China's prime coal producing areas on Saturday …
Public health threats rise to the surface during a flood like the one in the Midwest with animal waste runoff from farms and overflowing city sewer lines. But people are usually smart enough to avoid what can make them sick, experts say. For example, the 1993 floods in the same …
About 1,000 miners have been withdrawn from an underground mine of Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL) in Maharashtra after a carbon monoxide leak. WCL shut down two pits of Ballarpur collieries after traces of carbon monoxide were noticed spreading steadily through the tunnels on Tuesday. The gas leak was first noticed …
Where do you go when the burning rubbish dump near you emits the smell of burning plastic and you know it is toxic? Close the windows perhaps and wait till the wind has blown it away or just get used to it? It is very easy to put household waste …
