Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …
While some regions across Delhi-NCR saw an improvement in the air quality from “severe plus or emergency” to “severe” on Saturday, the national capital continues inhaling toxins with no respite likely for at least a week, officials and experts said. The stubble burning, which according to the farmers is in …
Once considered luxury products, the need for air purifiers and air monitoring devices have exponentially increased in the last few years. Increased awareness about fast falling air quality standards are driving urban Indians towards technological marvels. New Delhi: Once upon a time, water purifiers in India were considered an item …
A steady rise in air pollution has prompted Karnataka State Pollution Control Board and other stakeholders to implement Bharat Stage-6 emission norms in Bengaluru along with Delhi in April. The Board and other concerned authorities have now asked the state government to announce the decision during the ongoing Budget Session …
THANE: Breathless, could be the one word that can describe the life in the lake city. A study by the municipal administration has revealed that more than 90% of the over 22 lakh population live in areas where the air pollution levels breach the quality norms. They are inhaling invisible …
Delhi and NCR saw a substantial drop in pollution levels on Tuesday as air quality in six out of 15 regions in the national Capital improved to “very poor” level from “severe” for the first time in the past week. Incidentally the improvement has been witnessed soon after farmers in …
NEW DELHI: Pollution levels skyrocketed by the hour in Delhi today, turning the air quality hazardous, which agencies consider unfit for inhalation even by healthier people. The hourly graph of the Central Control Room for Air Quality Management, which had briefly fallen below emergency levels yesterday, recorded PM2.5 and PM10 …
Delhi air pollution live updates: Deputy Chief Minister has appealed to the people in the city to avoid venturing outside, in the wake of high pollution levels. Delhi NCR woke up to a smoggy morning on Wednesday, as air quality remained in the ‘severe’ category in several parts of the …
NEW DELHI: The worrying air pollution in the national capital and surrounding areas may cost the 'Delhi Half Marathon' its main sponsor, Bharti Airtel. The telecom company said that it may review its association with the event in view of the depleting air quality in the national capital. "Air pollution …
Air quality at 316, considered 'hazardous' even for healthy adults; moisture in winds will soon rise The national Capital woke up to a thick layer of smog on Monday, clocking 'very poor' on the air quality index (AQI). The air quality has remained in this category since the onset of …
“Within meteorology, there are factors such as wind speed, wind direction, temperature and moisture that can bring variations within air quality parameters. Then there is, of course, the amount of emissions that will ascertain air quality," said a DPCC scientist. Between May 2015 and October 2017, Delhi saw only two …
A plea for immediate action against the worsening air quality in Delhi-NCR was today moved in the National Green Tribunal, stating that it is an 'environmental emergency' which was affecting children and senior citizens the most. The plea, which was likely come for hearing before a bench headed by NGT …
Environmentalists from Navi Mumbai pointed to the presence of increased truck traffic in the area apart from construction activity for the increased pollution. Navi Mumbai witnessed the worst air quality levels in the city on Tuesday, with very poor levels of PM2.5 and PM10. According to data collected by the …
Mangaluru: It was a Diwali that wasn't so noisy nor polluted this year. While some areas did experience smog, the day after the festival, an air quality monitoring exercise done in Mangaluru before and during Diwali reveals that the city chose to celebrate the festival in fairly eco-friendly way. The …
With the air quality in Delhi and NCR increasingly getting worse ahead of winter, the city government has said it may bring back the odd-even vehicle rationing scheme to limit the number of cars on the roads. In a letter written on Wednesday, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot directed the …
Bracing for spike in air pollution in the national Capital in winter, the Aam Aadmi Party Government on Monday urged the Centre to provide helicopters/aircraft for aerial sprinkling of water across Delhi to settle pollutants. Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain has written a letter to Union Environment Minister Dr Harsh …
BENGALURU: Unremitting rain and GST on crackers had little impact on festive spirit this Diwali, with the city recording a 46.8% rise in the level of air pollutants.According to data released by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) on Monday , the level of average PM10 (particulate matter of …
Panaji: The government has announced the names of 24 officers designed as 'authority' for maintenance of the ambient air quality standards in respect of noise under the Noise Pollution (regulation and control) rules, 2000. These include the district collectors, additional collectors (I), sub-divisional magistrates of the respective talukas, superintendents of …
NEW DELHI: In a move that will impact marketplaces, housing societies and the upcoming wedding season, diesel generator sets were banned in the capital from Tuesday as the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to improve Delhi's air quality during the high-pollution winter months kicked in. The ban was among a …
The capital may suffer smog-like conditions on October 20 and 21 — and Diwali has nothing to do with it. The Environment Pollution Control Authority has cautioned that weather and traffic jams could aid pollutants to hang in the air, resulting in hazy air. It has advised the use of …
Senior advocate and amicus curiae Harish Salve, on Wednesday (October 11, 2017), told the Supreme Court that the union government is contradicting its own reports and stand on various air pollution issues. While reading out the affidavit filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEF&CC;) in response …
