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: Construction work causes more pollution than vehicles in Bhopal, going by yearly ambient air quality monitoring of Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB). Levels of respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM10) and particulate matter 2.5, which are mainly on account of dust going in air during construction work are almost …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Monitoring of Air Pollution, 03/05/2016. 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 Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has proposed to set up ambient air quality monitoring systems in cities with the help of public sector undertakings, the government said today. "CPCB has proposed to set up Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring System (CAAQMS) in 46 million plus cities under corporate social …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Diseases due to air pollution in metropolitan cities, 02/05/2016. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has been regularly carrying out air quality monitoring under the National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP) since 1984, for three air pollutants viz., Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and …
Increasing number of fire incidents, including in houses, have raised pollution level in the Capital, Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai claimed here on Thursday. Rai said this while releasing a report submitted by the committee regarding fire incidents at landfill sites including Bhalswa and Gazipur. The report contains a data …
According to reports from monitoring stations, they recorded April's highest level of surface-level ozone on Tuesday. Delhi's air quality plunged on Tuesday with monitoring stations recording this month's highest level surface-level ozone and a spike in respirable pollutants. The air quality across the national capital was 'very poor'. According to …
According to a recent report by NASA, space can offer a tantalizing solution to monitor global air pollution and its effects in the future. Spacecrafts that orbit the Earth thousands of kilometers away can be used to track air pollutants with instruments similar to the way weather scientists observe storms …
National Green Tribunal asked the Central Pollution Control Board to monitor and record the data of ambient air quality in Delhi during the ongoing second phase of the odd-even scheme. A bench, headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar, also asked CPCB to record and analyse the data of before and …
The air quality in eastern China continued to improve in the first quarter, but smog worsened in central and western regions, Greenpeace said in a report on Wednesday after analyzing government data for 362 cities. An analysis of concentrations of tiny airborne pollutants known as PM2.5 highlighted the effectiveness of …
Expressing doubts over the second phase of the fortnight-long odd-even scheme, a scientist has moved the National Green Tribunal seeking independent monitoring of air pollution levels. The plea is likely to be listed for hearing on April 19. Mahendra Pandey, previously associated with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) as …
Three cities have reached their environmental improvement goals with sharp reductions in airborne particulate pollution matters after having serious talks with environmental protection authorities, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said. The ministry held talk-down sessions with city governments due to their poor performances in environmental control, especially due to their …
The Delhi government will roll out the second phase of the odd-even vehicle restriction scheme from Friday. (PTI file photo) GURGAON: Amity University Gurgaon will monitor the air quality in the National Capital Region as the Delhi government rolls out the second phase of the odd-even vehicle restriction scheme from …
BEIJING: Three unmanned aerial vehicles have been deployed by China at its environment monitoring station in Hebei to identify possible polluting activities and help cut down pollution in the province. The UAVs, two with fixed-wings and one with multi-rotors, will take aerial photographs of suspect factories and workshops to provide …
The Delhi government doesn’t plan on studying the ultrafine and ultra dangerous PM1 particles as part of its air quality monitoring programme for round two of odd-even. The government had announced that it would be collecting samples of particulate matter that are below 1 microns in diameter during the first …
The air quality monitoring station which was set up by Dombivli MPCB six months back, could not be started due to no electricity connection. On April 4, energy minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule asked the MSEB to provide power connection to the center immediately. Dombivli ranks second in the state for being …
The National Green Tribunal today asked Delhi government and other authorities to create awareness about air pollution caused by vehicular emissions and burning of municipal solid waste and issue advertisements on the lines of the odd-even scheme. The green panel said the city government should keep a tab on ambient …
Greenpeace India today said "flaws still remain" in the National Air Quality Index (NAQI), launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi a year back, while accessibility of data on air pollution continues to be "skewed". The NGO said "sadly" NAQI continues to be plagued by several discrepancies in the investment in …
Hussain reviews readiness of Environment Department and DPCC A three-tier air quality monitoring will be put in place by the Delhi Government during the second phase of the odd-even scheme with a special focus on the border areas of the national Capital where particulate matters are recorded on the higher …
Gurgaon: Could the state be lowering pollution norms to appear more business-friendly? The recent move by Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB), to inspect only 20% of all local industries every year based on a draw of lots for pollution under control (PUC) clearance, instead of inspecting each and every …
The study found that average speeds decreased by 5 per cent in arterial road segments, 4 per cent in ring road segments, 3 per cent in commercial roads and by 1 per cent in inter-city roads during the first phase of the scheme between January 1 and 15. Average speeds …
