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 injection timing variation has a robust effect on emission formation in direct combustion diesel engine with thermal barrier coating. The piston head and cylinder were coated with Zirconium at 40 micron thickness. Low Heat Rejection (LHR) engine has high heat with standing capacity inside the combustion chamber, so the …
MUMBAI: Better winds speeds brought some respite to Mumbaikars as the pollution levels went from the 'poor' to 'moderate' category on Tuesday. However, the pollution levels for another day in a row remained worse than Delhi. According to the System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the Air …
Carbon emissions rise since 1990. Hyderabad: Environmentalists have blamed traffic cops for not looking into vehicular pollution that affects the health of all —motorists and non- motorists — as they have been focussing on helmetless driving. They feel the police is neglecting the pollution aspect. Expressing concern over the rising …
The Centre will make necessary changes in existing law to enable use of online data as legal evidence against polluting industries if such units violate permissible emission\effluent limits. The move is necessary as 1475 industries have already switched over to the web-based monitoring system and the remaining ones will put …
In what the government is pushing as a “revolution” in curbing pollution, electronic sensors will be installed in 80 per cent of polluting industries by March 31, by which the government hopes to monitor emissions round the clock. “In action taken so far”, minister of state for environment Prakash Javadekar …
While particulate matter, perhaps the most hazardous, has risen, other pollutants have fallen in the last five years Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Wednesday released air quality trends over five years for three locations in the capital. The report titled, Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring (2011-15), suggests that levels …
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s Profepa environmental protection agency on Monday fined German automaker Volkswagen’s local unit just over 168 million pesos (around $9 million) for selling 2016 model vehicles that lacked the corresponding environmental compliance certificates. Volkswagen Mexico was fined for importing and selling 45,494 Audi, Bentley, Porsche, Seat and …
Babies born to mothers exposed to air pollution from traffic sources during pregnancy have an increased risk of developing asthma before the age of five, finds a new study. Exposure to air pollution from traffic sources during pregnancy increases the risk of developing asthma during the first five years of …
For the fifth day in a row, air quality index (AQI) in the city remained in the `very poor' category as it again beat the national capital in pollution levels. According to real time data monitored by System for Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the recorded AQI on …
CUTTING pollution from ships is the aim of a new pilot program being launched in the Yangtze River Delta, the Ministry of Transport said yesterday. The first phase of the emission-reduction scheme, which is intended to improve air quality in Shanghai and its neighboring cities by reducing PM2.5 particles — …
Mandir Marg, R K Puram, Anand Vihar, Punjabi Bagh all recorded PM 2.5 levels between 400 and 500 micrograms per cubic metre (\µg/m³). Air quality levels dipped from early morning on Republic Day, with particulate matter levels shooting up across air quality monitoring stations. At least four AQI stations recorded …
MUMBAI: The city's air quality remained poor for the second consecutive day. The real-time data recorded by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) pegged the city's overall air quality index (AQI) at 279 on Sunday up from 232 on Saturday. On both days, it was …
Mumbai: After a few days of some respite, the city's Air Quality Index (AQI) once again slipped into the 'poor' category. According to the real-time data made available by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (Safar), the AQI on Monday was pegged at 212. AQI uses the …
Pulmonologists blame atmospheric pollution due to vehicular emission and petrochemical wastes for the rise in bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis in the city. Stop buying cars and plant more trees, they say. "Pollutants from the diesel exhaust like sulphur dioxides, oxides of nitrogen and carbon monoxides irritate the airway. If …
Kolkata: The extent of damage done by smoke-belching diesel vehicles remains unassessed in Kolkata. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)-the major harmful component of diesel fumes-has never been measured in the city. This, despite the fact that nearly 80% diesel-run vehicles plying in the city don't conform to emission norms. Released into …
Gurgaon: The city has witnessed a drop in air pollution this weekend, compared to the last. However, levels continue to be much higher than national safe standard. The level of particulate matter (PM) 2.5 went down by about 15 notches this weekend compared to the last weekend. While PM2.5 was …
LUCKNOW: Vehicles causing pollution will have to pay the fine for being on the road. Regional Transport Office (RTO), Lucknow, will begin a drive against polluting vehicles on Friday. The move comes after high air pollution level was recorded in the city. All commercial and private vehicles will be checked …
GURGAON: Lack of public transport has come in the way of fighting pollution in the city. After setting a January 31 deadline for conversion of diesel cabs and autos to CNG, the state government has now backtracked and is planning to phase out diesel autos from March 2016. This is …
Hyderabad: While Delhi debates the ban on 15-year-old vehicles by the National Green Tribunal, Hyderabad has around 8 lakh such vehicles. These vehicles do not adhere to the ‘Bharat’ norms of vehicular emissions, which are based on the Euro standards and were introduced in India only in 2000. Most vehicles …
NEW DELHI: An engineer on Monday moved the National Green Tribunal against alleged adulteration of petrol and diesel at fuel stations prompting the green panel to direct inspection of petrol pumps across Delhi-NCR and seek a response from the Centre on the issue. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice …
