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 …
Nearly 90% of China's big cities failed to meet air quality standards in 2014, but that was still an improvement on 2013 as the country's "war on pollution" began to take effect, the environment ministry said on Monday. The Ministry of Environmental Protection said on its website (www.mep.gov.cn) that only …
BEIJING – Nearly 90 percent of China’s big cities failed to meet air quality standards in 2014, but that was still an improvement on 2013 as the country’s “war on pollution” began to take effect, the environment ministry said on Monday. The Ministry of Environmental Protection said on its website …
The National Green Tribunal today imposed a complete ban on parking of cars on the road surface in the national capital and directed that any violation would lead to a fine of Rs 1,000. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar restricted individuals from parking vehicles on the …
The National Green Tribunal on Monday imposed a complete ban on parking of cars on the road surface in the national capital and directed that any violation would lead to a fine of Rs 1,000. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar restricted individuals from parking vehicles on …
The best time to stay in Hyderabad seems to be during holidays. With a long holiday for Sankranti and a large population off to their hometowns for the festival, air pollution has come down significantly. Even noise pollution had shown a moderate dip. The average prescribed particulate matter content in …
The lack of coordination between the Pollution Control Board (PCB) and traffic police has led to delay in action against highly polluting vehicles in the city. Air pollution continues to remain as the biggest cause of respiratory diseases among city residents. Vehicles have to comply with the emission norms set …
Environment campaigners are calling for curbs on mercury emissions from human cremations as part of pollution controls that EU authorities will debate this month. Increased cremation as shortage of land makes burial expensive has coincided with a rise in emissions of the toxic metal from fillings in teeth. An average …
Scotland's streets continue to break European air quality standards as the country wrestles with an invisible "public health crisis" costing thousands of lives and billions of pounds. Analysis by environmental group Friends of Earth Scotland found dangerous levels of pollutants nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter in several of Scotland's …
SHANGHAI’S overall air quality improved in 2014 from 2013 thanks to the absence of extreme weather and the city’s anti-air pollution measures that include promoting the use of cleaner energy sources, the environment authority said today. Despite the improvement, the air quality doesn’t meet the World Health Organizations standards. According …
Particles From Burning Of Fossil Fuels To Blame: Study India's white marvel, the Taj Mahal, is slowly turning brownish-yellow because of air pollution, says an Indo-US study which also identifies the pollutants responsible for the effect. It says the Taj is changing colour due to deposition of dust and carbon-containing …
The year again saw Delhi in news for “wrong” reasons. This time for being ranked as the most polluted city in the world by WHO that drew a sharp reaction from both the government and scientists. The report forced lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung to constitute a high-powered panel to look into …
Almost all of the most polluted cities in India are located in the north with Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan dominating the list, according to a WHO report on the most polluted cities in the world published earlier this year. Incidentally, UP, Punjab and Delhi also lie in the fog …
Luanda — The National Environment Quality Plan for 2015-2020 designed to improve and standardise the characteristics of the air, water and soil was reviewed on Tuesday in Luanda. This was during the 13th session of the Cabinet Council's Real Economy Commission chaired by the vice president, Manuel Vicente. Speaking to …
(Reuters) - The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose on Wednesday more stringent air quality standards for ground-level ozone, the main culprit in smog, sources said. Under a court-ordered deadline of next Monday to release its proposal, the agency could propose a National Ambient Air Quality Standard between 65 …
This report presents an overview and analysis of air quality in Europe from 2003 to 2012. It reviews progress towards meeting the requirements of the air quality directives and gives an overview of policies and measures introduced at European level to improve air quality and minimise impacts.
Judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe with emphasis on nitrogen dioxide limits dated 19/11/2014. Read More Previous Orders
China’s largely unregulated ports and shipping system generate significant air pollution that imposes a huge health and environmental burden and contributes to the country’s over 1 million pollution-related deaths each year, according to a new report released by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). China is now home to seven …
The ‘Green Diwali’ campaigns, awareness drives and rallies taken out across the city against firecrackers seem to have had no impact, with the city recording air and noise pollution beyond permissible levels again this year. The maximum noise pollution was reported between 8 pm and 10 pm. At one place, …
NAVI MUMBAI: The pollution control board is gearing up to measure air quality and noise levels this Diwali once again. The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has already started monitoring the ambient air quality in the city and has also added three additional sites in Koparkhairane, Belapur and Sanpada, where …
This new air quality index for India launched by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Clean India Mission' is expected to provide an understanding of complex pollution data and its implications for their health. See this index, latest ambient air quality data of major …
