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 …
For real-time monitoring of ambient air quality, the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) will soon set up one new monitoring station each in nine cities - Gurgaon, Panipat, Sonepat, Dharuhera, Bahadurgarh, Karnal, Kaithal, Yamunanagar and Faridabad. Currently, there is only one pollution measuring station in Gurgaon, which is why …
London is famous for its numerous parks and gardens, but even those green spaces aren’t safe from pollution. The air in many city parks surpass legal limits for nitrogen oxide set by the European Union, according to data website Asiopendata.com. The pollutant is largely from vehicle exhaust. The finding’s support …
Ramdas Kadam said the urban air quality is a matter of concern all over the world (dna - Vibhav Birwatkar) Mumbai will become the first to get pollution-sucking devices. The Maharashtra environment ministry has decided to install pollution-sucking devices at traffic junctions across Mumbai. The city will become the first …
Only six of the 35 highly polluting industries in the State installed online continuous stack emission monitoring system and none of the units installed the online effluent quality monitoring system till the deadline mandated by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) expired in March 2015. The Pollution Control Board, Assam …
Londoners will soon be able to get air quality reports when they check whether their bus is about to arrive. Mayor Sadiq Khan has ordered that 2,500 bus stop information signs display air quality alerts on high pollution days. Some 140 dot-matrix message boards on roads leading to London will …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Deaths due to Pollution, 02/08/2016. There are no conclusive data available across the country to establish direct correlation of death exclusively due to indoor and outdoor air pollution. The details of funds released to various monitoring agencies under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP) …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Funds for Air Pollution, 02/08/2016. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is monitoring the ambient air quality in the country including metropolitan cities in association with State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) / Pollution Control Committee (PCCs) of UTs, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) under …
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India’s report on performance and audit on environmental degradation in the greater Guwahati area has shed new light on the mysterious smell that left the dwellers of Guwahati pass some sleepless nights. The familiar foul smell hit the panic button among the residents …
Policies to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will not only slow climate change but can also have ancillary benefits of improved air quality. Here we examine the co-benefits of both global and regional GHG mitigation for US air quality in 2050 at fine resolution, using dynamical downscaling methods, building on …
The Pollution Control Board, Assam (PCBA) was monitoring only three of the twelve air pollutants notified by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for monitoring, thereby risking exposition of people and other wildlife in the State directly to air pollutants that could be detrimental to health. Besides, all monitoring stations …
Centres will be linked to central server through software to be procured from Keltron : The Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) is preparing to tighten the grip over automobile pollution testing centres to ensure that they comply with emission norms, and do not issue certificates to polluting motor vehicles. The initiative …
This is a rapid review of the current concerns around urban air pollution and public health challenges in Nigerian cities. It aims to identify the key policy gaps that need to be addressed while framing the policy guidance on national urban air quality management in Nigeria.
Heads turn when media artist Kasia Molga and her performers walk the streets of Manchester. When they near buses belching diesel fumes, their futuristic capes and masks turn a bright red. Near a park they go green. Depending on the traffic pollution levels in the northern industrial city, their clothing …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollution Level, 26/07/2016. Based on monitoring under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme during 2011-2015, Four (04) cities are identified as non-attainment cities with respect to NO2 and Ninety Four (94) cities identified as non-attainment cities with respect to Particulate Matter (PM10). The details of …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollution Level, 26/07/2016. Based on monitoring under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme during 2011-2015, Four (04) cities are identified as non-attainment cities with respect to NO2 and Ninety Four (94) cities identified as non-attainment cities with respect to Particulate Matter (PM10). The details of …
INDORE: Highly polluting industries of the region that have been asked by Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board to install real time monitoring equipment to keep a check on emissions and effluents are unable to get timely technical assistance, service and updates thereby delaying the process of installation and proper monitoring. …
Pollution is a matter of concern in cities and towns and is caused due to introduction of contaminants into the environment viz. air, water and soil that may cause adverse change in ambient conditions. The Government has taken a series of steps to address issues related to water pollution, air …
Air pollution levels rose in nearly a third of Chinese cities monitored in the second quarter, environmental campaign group Greenpeace said Wednesday. China's cities are often hit by severe pollution from coal-burning by power stations, heavy industry and vehicle use, and it has become a major source of discontent with …
Air quality in China's largest cities continued to improve during the first six months of 2016, the country's environment ministry said on Sunday. China's largest 338 cities enjoyed more clean air days in the first half compared with the same period of 2015, the ministry said on its website. It …
In 2008, after a crackdown on vehicular/industrial pollution to clean up Beijing's air in the run-up to the Olympics, Chinese officials found the average birth weight of newborns improved. While studies in the US and the UK showed a link among air pollution, preterm and stillbirths, similar research in India …
