Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Laxmi Narain Vs Municipal Corporation, Ghaziabad & Others dated 11/11/2024. The complaint of the applicant is that illegal secondary collection point has been setup near Apsara border of Ghaziabad adjoining Delhi on GT road at District Ghaziabad. The allegation in …
This new technology now means that the EPCA can conduct tests of Pollution by specific vehicles using lasers without stopping the car in question. The International Centre of Automotive Technology has announced that they are looking into a study to analyse if remote sensing can be used in detecting heavy …
The new diet could avert around 11 million premature deaths a year. With the ideal diet, your life would be less sweet but your lifespan would be longer. Cut consumption of sugar and red meat by 50%, and increase the intake of fruits, vegetables, and nuts — that is the …
NEW DELHI: By next winter, a new sensor-based technology could be used to find out the amount of pollution each vehicle causes as it enters Delhi. The remote-sensing technology is in the testing phase at present with the International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) conducting a study. The Supreme Court-appointed …
Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) on Monday asked authorities to make public advertisements asking people to get vehicle insurance and regular pollution under control (PUC) checks. “Insurance is mandatory, so is PUC. We need 100% insurance and 100% PUC compliance in Delhi-NCR. We will work closely …
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court-appointed EPCA on Thursday banned the entry of trucks into Delhi for 24 hours starting Friday night at 11. EPCA chief Bhure Lal wrote to the Delhi government and Delhi Police, asking them to stop the entry of trucks till 11pm on Saturday. “Based on the …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/12/2018 regarding emission norms for power plants. A meeting was conducted by ASG which was attended by representatives of the MoEF and the Ministry of Power, Sunita Narain and …
All eyes on Poland meet next week The 24th Conference of Parties (CoP) at Katowice, Poland, on climate change from December 2 to 14 will indicate whether or not the Paris Agreement (which entered into force in November 2016) will be relevant. This was one of the key takeaways of …
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court-appointed EPCA on Thursday asked all NCR states to file a status report on a fuel sticker scheme to identify, and if required ban, diesel vehicles in the national capital region on bad-air days. The process of installing hologram-based fuel stickers on all vehicles other than …
All taxi operators in Delhi including cab aggregator companies Ola and Uber have been directed by Supreme Court-appointed Environmental Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority to submit an affidavit on their diesel taxis plying on the roads of Delhi-NCR. EPCA sought the information from the companies during its meeting on Thursday …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has won this year's Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, an award conferred by Indira Gandhi Trust each year on the late Prime Minister's birth anniversary. The international jury for the awards was headed by former President Pranab Mukerjee. The CSE was …
Delhi-based environment think-tank CSE will be honoured with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development this year for its work in environmental education and protection. According to the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust Monday, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has been awarded the prize for its steadyfast …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), the New Delhi (India)-based independent research and advocacy think tank, has been named the recipient of the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2018.
NEW DELHI: Air quality in Delhi-NCR is likely to worsen from November 1 when pollution caused by paddy stubbleburning in Punjab-Haryana is expected to impact the region, the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has warned and asked the NCR states to be especially careful. “Weather conditions are projected …
The court took note of it on October 9. In the next hearing on October 12, Graphite India had told the court that it was using domestic petcoke for packaging and not as a fuel. BENGALURU: The Supreme Court on Tuesday will resume its hearing of a case to decide …
NEW DELHI: The launch of Air Quality Early Warning System on Monday has given the city a new tool with which to combat pollution. Agencies like CPCB and Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) will now be able to utilise the forecast system to check the air quality that …
The capital saw the roll-out of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) on Monday with a ban on use of diesel generator sets and the closure of the Badarpur thermal power plant, among others. The Supreme Court-mandated Environment Pollution Control) Authority said it would start receiving daily reports on enforcement …
NEW DELHI: Diesel generator sets will be banned in the capital and the Badarpur thermal power plant shut down from Monday as the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to combat air pollution comes into force in Delhi-NCR. The ban on DG sets hasn't been extended beyond Delhi for logistical reasons, …
NEW DELHI: With Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) likely to be implemented by next month on the capital’s borders, the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) is working on adding a new deterrent in the form of remote sensing technology. The sensor-based system will be able to detect the …
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Metro is the second-most unaffordable in the world among Metro systems that charge less than half a US dollar for a trip, says a study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), based on data from the UBS report on Price and Earning, 2018, among …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/08/2018 regarding a comprehensive action plan for air pollution control with timelines. The matter deals with stickers for vehicles to indicate the nature of fuel being used. It is …
