Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
Rajkot: The pollution advisory issued in Ahmedabad on Wednesday is a wake-up call for Rajkot too. The city, which has been winning accolades for its green energy initiatives, is still struggling to process the piling mount of garbage at Nakrawadi village near the city. Daily, nearly 600 tonnes of solid …
PATNA: Winter is normally an enjoyable season, but it has lately turned into the most polluted time of the year in Patna. With the air quality index (AQI) crossing 400- mark in the state capital, the pollution level in the city is posing serious health risks to residents, especially children …
EPCA observed that stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana is a contributory factor but not the only problem during winter. New Delhi: The Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority (EPCA), a Supreme Court-appointed panel to monitor pollution in Delhi-NCR, has suggested banning plying of diesel vehicles and shutting down thermal power …
The AQI had reached 486 on Thursday, the highest in several months. According to officials at the India Meteorological Department, light winds will continue on Wednesday as well, and are expected to disperse more pollutants. Delhi’s air quality index dropped to 308 on Tuesday, the best so far this month. …
After a brief respite, the national Capital again woke up to thick smog on Sunday, with the air quality index (AQI) clocking at 400 and shooting past the 'severe' category. The AQI in the morning stood at 460, while the prescribed standards for pollutants is 60. According to the weather …
Agra: Even as neighbouring Delhi is reeling under severe smog conditions, air quality in Agra hit “hazardous” levels on Thursday morning with PM 2.5 levels rising to 467 and 73 notches above Tuesday’s record of 355 (very poor). According to the World Health Organisation’s guidelines, 25 is the maximum level …
Gurgaon: The Gurgaon administration ordered the closure of all schools for two days — Friday and Saturday — as the city recorded the second worst air quality index in Delhi-NCR on Thursday. The level of PM2.5, the main pollutant measured by monitoring agencies, shot up to a peak level of …
EPCA suggests diesel vehicle ban to combat winter smog. It also suggested additional emergency measures such as “stickers indicating fuel and age on all vehicles through PUC”, so that categories of vehicles can be prohibited based on threat level. While noting that crop burning was a “contributory factor” to the …
New Delhi: As air quality in the capital and its surrounding areas deteriorated further on Wednesday — with AQI levels staying in the "severe" category for the second day — the Centre for Science and Environment said temporary steps, such as shutting down schools, were not the solution. It said …
GURUGRAM: The Haryana Board of School Education (HBSE) has declared new timings for schools after air quality index (AQI) and particulate matter (PM) levels hit the 'very poor' level . The move was triggered after government school teachers unanimously wrote a letter to the director of the state elementary education …
AQI for Capital reaches 448; authorities ordered to boost public transport and curb dust pollution Air pollution in the Capital reached severe levels on Tuesday forcing the implementation of stringent emission-control measures and health precautions, including closing of primary schools on Wednesday. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), …
PATNA: Patna's air quality may worsen over the next weeks with the winds getting calm even as the winter has arrived. Calm winds and moist air allow suspended particulate matters or dust particles to settle down and thus aggravate air pollution. Patna's Air Quality Index (AQI), released by the Central …
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 …
No significant snowfall has been recorded in the Himalayan region this year The city has started to experience a nip in the air, particularly morning and nights. However, experts say winter will set in after 10 days.With this being an year of La Nina, also referred to as the cold …
New Delhi: On a day citizens cycled for a cleaner air, the capital recorded an AQI of 368, which falls in the "very poor" category. Visibility remained poor in the morning as shallow fog enveloped the city. Both PM2.5 and PM10 levels were over 3-4 times the safe standard in …
Lahore - just over 400 kilometres from New Delhi - is choking under a toxic sky with high pollution levels. Much like in the Indian capital, effective on-the-ground measures remain a distant dream in Pakistan's second-largest city. New Delhi: Indian and Chinese cities are now notorious for their polluted air …
Data from environment dept show DDA has issued only three challans till Sept 30 As Delhiites choke on thick smog and poor air quality, government agencies and municipal corporations are yet to ramp up action against dust pollution and burning of waste, shows data from the Delhi Environment and Forest …
A more comprehensive picture of air pollution in Delhi-NCR is likely to be available only in January when 20 new monitoring stations become operational in areas of Haryana bordering the Capital, four months behind schedule, an official said on Monday. Experts said that with more data from these stations, the …
Under the scheme, vehicles with the registration number ending with an even number are allowed on roads on an even date while those ending in odd number are allowed on odd dates. The scheme was enforced in Delhi twice in 2016. The Delhi government is preparing to enforce the odd-even …
Data from 15 stations on Sunday says AQI is in ‘red zone’ Air quality swung back to pre-Diwali levels with most monitoring stations in the NCR registering “very poor” on the index. This was primarily due to elevated concentrations of particulate matter 2.5, a class of pollutants implicated in aggravating …
