Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
The US embassy is holding a workshop here on May 25-26 on combating air pollution in north India with a view to strengthen collaboration between American and Indian air quality experts, an official said on Tuesday. The two-day workshop is being organised by the Research Triangle International of the US …
The AAP government has imposed an environment compensation penalty of Rs 50,000 per day on 20 major projects, including British School in Chanakyapuri, proposed Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies in Rohini, National Small Industries Corp. Ltd. in Okhla and Pawan Hans Ltd. in Gautam Budh Nagar of Uttar Pradesh …
Environmental experts say India can still make up for lost time on its environmental policies. By Sharang Bhaskaran For far too long, many people have considered combatting air pollution and promoting development to be dissonant or opposing ideas, but promoting development and combatting air pollution are like different sides of …
The Delhi government will soon issue fresh directions to the NTPC-run Badarpur thermal power plant to come up with an action plan for disposing of flyash, a major source of air pollution in summer. The plant was among those identified by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for immediate closure …
Jawaharlal Nehru University is planning a pilot project to generate power using solar cells to the tune of one megawatt for non-stop electricity supply to its critical laboratories. The engineers of JNU are already in discussion with experts from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, regarding the project. The university spends …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday relaxed its ban and allowed about 64,000 diesel taxis, running on all-India tourist permits, to ply in the national capital region on point to point basis within Delhi and the NCR till the expiry of their permits, ranging from one to five years. A three-judge …
Dispelling certain myths about factors contributing to the extremely high air pollution levels in Delhi, an IIT Kanpur professor said on Monday that biomass burning and vehicles were the most important sources of PM 2.5 emissions in winter. Professor Mukesh Sharma, the author of IIT Kanpur's source apportionment study on …
Dispelling certain myths about factors contributing to the extremely high air pollution levels in Delhi, an IIT Kanpur professor said on Monday that biomass burning and vehicles were the most important sources of PM 2.5 emissions in winter. Professor Mukesh Sharma, the author of IIT Kanpur's source apportionment study on …
Raising concerns over the rising number of diesel cars on Delhi roads, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) chief Sunita Narain on Thursday criticised the automobile industry for "misleading" the people and the court by underplaying vehicular pollution emitted by them. "One diesel car emits pollutants equivalent to five petrol …
'Auto industry underplaying the toxic and cancer effects of diesel emissions’ Calling the campaign claiming that vehicles are an insignificant source of pollution as “misleading and motivated”, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) today lashed out the auto industry. It said that vehicles require stringent action as they emit …
New Delhi: If these (steps) didn't reduce pollution, what would, asked an exasperated Supreme Court on May 1, a day after the odd-even scheme ended with no apparent fall in air pollution. The judges listed a series of measures that have been taken over the years apart from the two-phase …
Hundreds of taxi drivers Monday blocked National Highway 8 and the Ring Road in New Delhi to protest against the action by enforcement agencies following the court order. Stating that the ban on diesel taxis in the NCR will lead to “loss of jobs of thousands” and “serious commuting problems”, …
The Supreme Court at its special sitting on Saturday refused to extend the time limit for diesel taxis to change to CNG-fitted vehicles beyond April 30. As a result, from May 1 diesel taxis and diesel commercial vehicles used as taxis cannot ply in the National Capital Territory. The court …
Coimbatore: The Coimbatore District Small Scale Industries Association (Codissia), in association with the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M), would organise a two-day national conference on energy and environment in September. The event would be an integral part of ELECTROTEC, a four-day international fair for electrical and electronic industries. ELECTROTEC, a …
Allahabad: With a 'green' mission, authorities of Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad (IIIT-A) would soon set up a state-of-the-art solar photovoltaic power plant on its campus. The institute would install a 300 KWp rooftop plant connected to the power grid at the boys hostel. Excess electricity generated by the …
Delhi’s pollution levels may not come under control even if all the measures recommended by a report commissioned by the State government are implemented across the National Capital Region. This comes at a time when the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has rolled out round two of the odd-even road-rationing …
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's pet odd-even car rationing scheme came for a scathing attack in the Lok Sabha on Monday with an expelled RJD member dubbing it as a plan that would generate corruption. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav contended that the scheme …
National Green Tribunal asked the Central Pollution Control Board to monitor and record the data of ambient air quality in Delhi during the ongoing second phase of the odd-even scheme. A bench, headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar, also asked CPCB to record and analyse the data of before and …
New Delhi: The Delhi government's pollution control measures should be geared towards reducing people's exposure to toxic air, said a US expert. Speaking at a clean air conclave organised by CSE recently, Kirk R Smith of University of California at Berkeley cited latest research to indicate that health impacts from …
Among the many things that are being destroyed in natural calamities are heritage structures and mitigating climate change is an urgent need to protect these valuable edifices, according to speakers at the fourth annual lecture on ‘Safety and conservation of heritage structures’ at IIT-Madras to mark World Heritage Day. After …
