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 …
The van run by Nevco Engineering Private Limited will start at 8 am from Lajpat Nagar and monitor air quality till 8 pm from the same spots. Delhi government will hire a mobile air quality monitoring van to operate in at least 15 areas on the ring road from April …
As of now, real time air quality is monitored from six permanent stations under DPCC — Anand Vihar, Mandir Marg, Punjabi Bagh, Civil Lines, RK Puram, and IGI airport. The odd-even scheme and monitoring of air pollution levels found mention in the budget presented by finance minister Manish Sisodia last …
MUMBAI: After two days of experiencing 'good' air quality, the city's pollution levels fell to the 'moderate' levels on Sunday evening. According to System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Mumbai was 94 on Sunday morning which deteriorated to 125 by evening. …
In February, apart from particulate matter, gaseous pollutant ozone emerged dominant. Experts say ozone levels go up with the rise in temperature. As Delhi prepares for Phase II of the odd-even scheme this month, along with particulates, the government plans to monitor ozone levels to assess the impact of the …
Decision over exemption for women yet to be taken; govt. plans to launch publicity campaign Transport Minister Gopal Rai said that registration of additional buses, which will be pressed into service during the second phase of the vehicle rationing scheme, has already started. vehicles running on CNG will continue to …
You’re moving to China with your family, and you’re excited but also concerned: What might the country’s notorious smog do to your and your children’s lungs? Here’s how you can feel the fear and move to China anyway, while minimizing your health risks: Relocate to Guangzhou, the capital of the …
U.S. premature births linked to air pollution cost more than $4 billion a year in medical care and lost economic opportunity, a new analysis estimates. Almost 16,000 babies arrive early each year due at least in part to air pollution, according to researchers who analyzed air quality data and birth …
The city is set to have three more monitoring stations and one mobile van to constantly monitor air quality, the government today announced while enunciating steps to combat spiralling air pollution in the budget for 2016-17. It also earmarked Rs 137 crore for a long pending project under which LED …
The attention that the Aam Aadmi Party government has been giving to the environment for the last six months seemed to be missing in the State budget presented on Monday. The budget for 2016-2017 did make the case for controlling vehicular pollution by improving public transport, reducing congestion, and curbing …
The Delhi government will monitor air quality across NCR in the next odd-even fortnight that starts on April 15. This is being done to compare changes in the pollution level, if any, during the period when traffic on Delhi's roads is expected to reduce substantially. "We will set up monitoring …
Not much was learned about the way pollution behaved during the trial phase of odd-even in January except that the air quality monitoring plan will have to change. Learning from mistakes made in the first round of odd-even, the Delhi government will be expanding its air quality monitoring during round …
This time, the government will engage private CNG carriers as ‘Paryavaran Bus Seva’, but school buses will be kept out, said the minister. In the second phase of the odd-even scheme that will start on April 15, the Delhi government will monitor air quality in the capital as well as …
Not much was learned about the way pollution behaved during the trial phase of odd-even in January except that the air quality monitoring plan will have to change. Learning from mistakes made in the first round of odd-even, the Delhi government will be expanding its air quality monitoring during round …
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, in a written reply in Lok Sabha, said a comprehensive set of actions following an integrated approach is required to make substantial improvement in air quality. With the odd-even scheme set to return from April 15, the government on Tuesday played down its impact on air …
Ghaziabad: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday formed a committee of experts, comprising representatives from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB), to study air pollution in and around Kaushambi. The move comes after members of Kaushambi Apartments Residents Welfare …
An amount of Rs 75 crore will be given to the fishing community as a compensation. In order to construct Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) between Sewri and Nhava near Ulwe Node in Navi Mumbai, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will have to spend at least Rs 335 …
JAIPUR: The phenomenal growth of vehicles in Pink city in the last few years has forced the civic bodies to take concrete measures to tackle the ever increasing traffic chaos. The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has proposed to revise its 'comprehensive traffic and transportation study' for Jaipur region prepared in …
VASCO: Environment and Forest Minister Rajendra Arlekar has warned the coal handling units at Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) as well as bauxite exporters and wood-chip importers to either adopt stringent measures to stop pollution in Vasco or quit the business. He also stated that the pollution level in the port …
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has purchased a mobile air pollution monitoring unit which it will use to come up with an action plan to reduce pollution in Chennai. Chief minister J Jayalalithaa inaugurated the unit on Tuesday. The mobile unit, costing Rs 1.25 crore, will be …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Air/Water Pollution, 01/03/2016. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) / Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) is monitoring air and water bodies across the country under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP) and National Water Quality Monitoring Programme (NWMP). …
