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 …
This supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) has been prepared in response to an application submitted by Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc. (DEK) to renew the operating license for Kewaunee Power Station (KPS) for an additional 20 years.
The Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) provides funds to the States and Union Territories (UTs) including SPCBs/PCCs under various schemes which include the schemes of Assistance for Abatement of Pollution, Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs), Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs), National River Conservation Programme (NRCP) and National Lake …
Read this in-depth citizen’s report on the city of Kanpur released by CSE as part of its ongoing initiative to build city action on clean air and mobility. It captures air quality & mobility challenges in the city and details agenda for a livable city. The Centre for Science and …
The air quality index (AQI) is an "index" determined by calculating the degree of pollution in the city (as an average) or at the monitoring point and includes five main pollutants
B. Aravind Kumar Air quality in major cities, especially Chennai, is slowly deteriorating with the city topping the State with high levels of particulate matter, both Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM) and Total Suspended Particulate Matter (TSPM). According to the Status Report of Air Quality in Tamil Nadu 2006-08 released …
THE Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) on Monday launched its centre for assessing real time air quality, a first-of-its-kind initiative in India, at its head office in Guindy here. Named Care Air Centre, it will be able to monitor the emissions at industrial clusters online in real time. In …
One hundred and forty days before Delhi hosts the Commonwealth Games, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, on May 15, called a meeting to discuss ways to control air pollution in the city. Officials from various state departments and activists were invited to the meet. Air pollution in the city is increasing …
One hundred and forty days before Delhi hosts the Commonwealth Games, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, on May 15, called a meeting to discuss ways to control air pollution in the city. Officials from various state departments and activists were invited to the meet. Air pollution in the city is increasing …
Bindu Shajan Perappadan NEW DELHI: With the level of suspended particulate matter (SPM) in Delhi's atmospheres measuring 1.5 times higher than the prescribed limit, many citizens are complaining of respiratory problems that is making breathing difficult.
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) will establish an air monitoring facility at Bellary district at a cost of Rs one crore. KSPCB chairman A S Sadashivaiah told reporters on Wednesday that it will take a couple of months to have the equipment installed.
Planted in the early 20th century to help control erosion, kudzu is a fast-growing invasive legume that fixes atmospheric nitrogen at a high rate. The Asian native is not just swallowing landscapes and altering ecosystems in the southeastern United States, the plant may also increase ozone pollution. Jonathan Hickman et …
NEW DELHI: Accelerating the pace of cleaning up the Capital's air ahead of the Commonwealth Games this October, the State Environment Department is looking at all aspects of controlling air pollution including setting up more air monitoring stations and advocating lesser vehicular congestion on city roads.
Pune The System of Air Pollution Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) developed by Pune scientists at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meterology (IITM) to give air quality at a given time and predict what it will be 24 hours later has come in for praise from the UN. SAFAR will also …
Hyderabad, April 27: Walkers beware! City parks that are considered to be the lungs of the city are not as pristine as we would expect. They are recording respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) and total suspended particulate matter (TSPM) above permissible levels. If you are not breathing easily as you …
The Goa State Pollution Control Board hopes to keep in check pollution caused by mining transportation at seven crucial junctions in the State, even as bitterly-complaining people from these places, appearing skeptical, expressed the measure would hardly help. The seven locations
