Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
Bhopal: Air pollution could soon become a problem in the state capital if immediate steps are not taken to curb the deterioration of the air quality in the city. Vehicular exhaust, untreated open sewage, construction activities, among others are leading to air pollution in the city, said experts at a …
PANJIM: It was not just Sonshi, but five other clusters with 20 operational iron ore mines, have been found to be causing dust pollution in their areas due to mining activities including transportation of ore. Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has declined to renew the consent to operate of …
The new stations will monitor eight parameters --ultrafine particulates PM 2.5, PM 10 and sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, benzene, ammonia and ozone Monitoring of air quality in the national capital will expand by this October with the Delhi government informing that work related to the setting up of …
Rajkot: How fresh is the air you breathe? Residents of Saurashtra's commercial capital will soon know the quality of air with the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) planning to install 50 environment sensors across the city. RMC in collaboration with the police commissioner will install the sensors that will not only …
Most large urban areas tend to have only one air quality monitor for every 100 to 200 square miles. New York: Using specially equipped Google Street View cars to measure air quality on a block-by-block basis, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have developed a detailed and extensive local map of …
GURUGRAM: For the first time, Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has monitored ambient air quality at four different locations in the city, apart from the usual Vikas Sadan, a study that was undertaken on the directions of National Green Tribunal (NGT). And the compiled data, which is can be …
The action plan proposes an Integrated Urban Air Quality Management Framework to keep check on air quality of the Kathmandu Valley, a separate strategy on assessment of impact of air pollution on environment, health and economy, and recommendations for hospitals, industries and brick kilns to reduce waste and pollution. Similarly, …
Anumita Roychowdhury from the Centre for Science and Environment said, “The Delhi government should take action based on daily air quality levels. They need to expedite mechanisms for implementation of the action plan.” Though the Union Environment Ministry notified the ‘graded response action plan’ to combat air pollution in Delhi-NCR …
GURUGRAM: The city's sole air quality monitoring machine broke down, first on Saturday then on Sunday, due to technical glitches. Despite soaring pollution levels in Gurugram, the city is dependent on only one stationary machine to monitor its air quality. "The machine suddenly stopped working after the dust storms. The …
Hourly Ambient Air quality data is being used to calculate air quality index (AQI) by Pollution Control board through its website. Hyderabad: In the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits, Zoo Park and Bollaram areas have recorded highest air pollution. These are followed by ICRISAT, Sanathnagar and Hyderabad Central University …
The city got its first automatic air ambient monitoring system providing real time air quality data based on 12 parameters today. The Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station (CAAQMS) unit was installed by Ecotech, Australia in association with Envirotech, which is funded by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB). …
City’s first comprehensive air pollution alert system will focus on health risk communication To effectively battle increasing air pollution, the Ahmedabad civic body is launching a comprehensive Air Quality Index (AQI) and Air Information and Response (AIR) plan that includes an air pollution alert system and health risk communication, based …
The effect on wellbeing of exposure to nitrogen dioxide, a gas mostly produced in diesel fumes, is comparable to the toll from losing a job, ending a relationship or the death of a partner, research suggests. The study found a “significant and negative association” between life satisfaction and levels of …
Nagpur: With the aim to improve the city's air quality, a local-level committee has been formed to prepare an action plan for prevention and control of air pollution in Nagpur. Reportedly, Nagpur is one of the chosen cities by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for ambient air quality monitoring. …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Air quality of cities, 10/04/2017. Cities can be ranked on the basis of different criteria pollutants with different results. On the basis of data monitored during 2015, higher levels of Particulate Matters (PM10) were observed in Ghaziabad, Allahabad, Bareilly, Jharia, Delhi, Ranchi, Kanpur, Ferozabad, …
Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has drafted a comprehensive action plan for Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) in consultation with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) of the Delhi government. It has been agreed jointly that the Draft Action …
Chairing a high-level meeting on air pollution in Delhi, Lt Governor Anil Baijal today directed Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to set up 20 more real-time monitoring stations and set a deadline of October for 14 new stations. On the long-pending overflowing landfill sites, the LG office said that the …
Under attack for failing to arrest the deteriorating air quality in the city, the government has proposed an increase in the number of ambient air quality monitoring systems from 6 to 26 to ensure higher coverage. Highlighting the steps taken by his government to make the city greener, deputy chief …
Hindalco Industries (HIL), the flagship company of Aditya Birla Group, has received the environment clearance for setting up of a new cast copper rod plant in Gujarat’s Bharuch district at a cost of Rs 240 crore. Hindalco Industries’s Birla copper unit has a mega copper smelting and refining complex at …
Industries along the Ganga basin told to install online monitoring systems, errant units to face closure beginning March The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Saturday issued stringent directions for industries along the Ganga basin that have not yet installed online pollution monitoring systems. In a three-page directive, reviewed by …
