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 …
You may want to take quieter routes to work as a new study suggests that doing so can help you avoid peaks in air pollution. Commuting to work by walking on quieter side streets rather than main roads can help people avoid exposure to peaks in harmful air pollution, the …
The first car-free Day in Gurgaon was more than successful. From early morning, a number of people could be seen cycling to work. A lot of people participated in the initiative by opting to use shuttles and car pools. On a typical working day, getting from Shankar Chowk to Huda …
Much like the calculation of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) that indicates a country's economic health, the Dehradun-based Himalayan Environmental Studies and Conservation Organization (HESCO) is pushing for a new concept called the Gross Environmental Product (GEP), which will indicate the overall health of the environment. Working on the unique …
While the threat of climate change aggravates risks to the already under-pressure water resources, this also provides an excellent opportunity to improve the mechanisms of resource management strategies. The key sectors that warrant immediate adaption strategies to address the pressing challenges effectively and manage the cities sustainably are municipal solid …
Late last week, a new research published in science journal 'Nature' said Delhi had the world's second highest number of deaths caused by sources of air pollution and, further projected that in the absence of adequate measures to combat it, the city may continue to be among the top three …
BHUBANESWAR: At least 35 industries are yet to provide real time (online) data on pollution to the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB), despite installing the required equipment. To curb emissions and effluent discharges from 'critically-polluting' industries in the state, the pollution board in 2012 made it mandatory for 127 …
The National Green Tribunal today directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Haryana government to inform it as to how many goods transport vehicles travel to Delhi via Panipat. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked NHAI and Haryana to furnish the data by …
The environment minister of Alberta – the province where the tar sands industry is Canada’s fastest growing source of carbon emissions – says the days of denying climate change are over. The minister, Shannon Phillips, told a conference on Wednesday that the New Democratic party provincial government elected in May …
PUNE: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench here has ordered the state government to issue a notification fixing norms for declaration of silence zones in cities and municipal towns. The bench also directed municipal corporations and councils, including Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), to strictly implement the Bombay high court's directions …
The monsoon dried up early over north India this year and Delhiites are already facing the consequences. With rains gone, the air quality in the capital started deteriorating sharply and has been in the 'poor' zone since August 28 — almost a month ahead of the normal trend. The early …
Segregated collection of solid waste, efficient and localised methods to process and transport the waste, scientific maintenance of tanks, supply of clean drinking water, and ways to improve the city’s environment have found a place in the Smart City draft proposal for the city. The draft proposal was the result …
While the government is taking various steps for pollution control through national campaigns like Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, actress Soha Ali Khan believes our lifestyle is the problem which prevents us from making changes in our daily lives. "Whether it's industrialisation, modernisation or migration, the by-product is pollution. There is very …
Beijing was one of the 10 Chinese cities with the worst air quality in July, according to a ranking released by the ministry of environmental protection (MEP) on Monday. Nearly 65 percent of July days were polluted in the capital, with one day of heavy pollution, and the main pollutants …
KOLKATA: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern zone bench, on Thursday, wanted to know from state authorities why a decision was taken to chop down over 8,000 full grown trees on a green verge in Durgapur. The NGT also passed an interim order, directing that no further degradation of ambient …
If a recent survey is to go by, the quality of air in Coimbatore has improved in the last two years, despite the rapid growth and development. The survey conducted by the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate that includes the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), says that …
It is a pleasant surprise that while the cotton city is growing at a fast pace, with development projects sprouting up across the city, the national ambient air quality survey (NAAQS) shows that Coimbatore's ambience has been improving in the past two years. The survey conducted by the Union ministry …
A WHO report says Amritsar is the ninth most polluted city in the country | PPCB to install monitoring device soon Burgeoning population, increasing vehicular traffic, mushrooming hotels and industrial pollution continue to pose a serious threat to the Golden Temple which was earlier too robbed off its sheen due …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on National Ambient Air Quality Standards, 28/07/2015. The National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) notified by the Government are at Annexure-I. The ambient air quality is monitored at 593 locations in 249 cities, towns and industrial areas across 28 States and 5 Union Territories by …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Vehicular Pollution, 28/07/2015. Increasing number of vehicles, both petrol and diesel contribute to air pollution levels in the country. The analysis of air quality data of different stations in 28 States/ Union Territories collected during 2013 reveals that the values of SO2 in all …
BENGALURU: Respirable Suspended Particulate Matters (RSPM) level in Bengaluru city is more than the national average, making it one of the most air-polluted cities in the country. As per the findings of a survey on air quality in Bengaluru in 2014, RSPM level is 12 to 283 per cent more …
