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 …
Air pollution cuts the average lifespan of people around the globe by almost two years, analysis shows, making it the single greatest threat to human health. The research looked at the particulate pollution produced by the burning of fossil fuels by vehicles and industry. It found that in many parts …
LUCKNOW: Kanpur and Lucknow were the most polluted cities in the country on Sunday. Industrial city Kanpur had the most toxic air with Air Quality Index (AQI) of 373. It was followed by Lucknow with AQI of 349, just 24 units behind Kanpur. This was the first occasion in the …
GURUGRAM: The city’s air quality deteriorated to ‘poor’ level on Sunday after three ‘moderate’ days in a row. The air quality index (AQI) level was recorded at 255 (poor) on Sunday, while it was at 188 (moderate) on Saturday. For the last five days, the city’s air has been the …
Not enough funds for monitoring stations: Officials Each year, air quality in Punjab deteriorates after paddy is harvested. But the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has no mechanism to record the air quality index (AQI). The state depends on the air monitoring stations in six cities, whereas stubble-burning occurs in …
Air quality this year in October has been cleaner compared to 2016 and 2017. This has been revealed by the Central Pollution Control Board’s air quality index (AQI) data for 2018, 2017 and 2016. While the average AQI this month is 268.6, in 2017 it was 284.9 while in 2016, …
PATNA: Even though Diwali is nearly a fortnight away, air quality in city slipped to “very poor” category on Thursday following rise in concentration of harmful pollutants in the atmosphere with the gradual plunge in temperature. The air quality index (AQI) of Patna released by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) …
HYDERABAD: In a far-reaching move to keep citizens informed about air pollution, the Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) is gearing up to issue regular health advisories based on ambient air quality across the city. Senior officials at TSPCB said health advisories would be issued once ambient air quality index …
GURUGRAM: The city has witnessed a 150% increase in the number of days with ‘very poor’ air quality index (AQI) between October 1 and October 25, compared to last year. AQI dipped to the ‘Very Poor’ level on as many as 10 days between October 1 and October 25, while …
Delhi's air quality continued to be in the "poor" category on Tuesday, a day after it had improved from "very poor" Air Quality Index (AQ1) zone. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recorded the city's overall AQI at 252 at 11am. An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered 'good', …
Delhi's air quality continued to be in the 'poor' category Tuesday, with the Environment minister directing all officers and agencies to be in "war mode" to combat air pollution. As parts of the Bhalswa landfill site continued to smoulder, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation announced a slew of measures that …
Diwali may be two weeks away, but the air quality in Gurgaon has already dropped to ‘very poor’. As per the data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) earlier this month, the air quality in the city has deteriorated to ‘very poor’ with the Air Quality Index (AQI) …
NEW DELHI: The air quality in the capital improved slightly on Sunday as wind speed increased. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) fell to 292 (Poor) at 4pm, a drop from the reading of 326 (very poor) on Saturday — the day after Dussehra. At 9pm, the city’s AQI had …
Gurgaon: Monitoring teams appointed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified 21 most polluted spots in the city, where rampant violations of GRAP measures resulted in high levels of pollution. According to its report, IMT-Manesar, sectors 9 and 10, and stretches along the NH-8 were the worst affected …
NEW DELHI: Capital’s air quality fell sharply on Tuesday and nosedived towards the “very poor” category with the air quality index (AQI) at the upper end of the “poor” zone at 291, even though a number of key measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) were put in place …
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the pollution season, the Centre on Monday launched an air quality prediction system that would forecast the state of the air three days in advance for various areas in the capital and several localities in Gurgaon, Ghaziabad and Rohtak. The new service is expected to not …
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, …
After over a week of air quality swinging between 'poor' and 'very poor' on the measuring index, emergency response measures will be pressed into action today. These will include stopping use of diesel-generator sets and the shut down of Badarpur coal power plant — as mandated under the Centre's Graded …
GURUGRAM: The city has been topping the air pollution chart in the National Capital Region (NCR), reporting the highest rate of rise in the level of PM 2.5, an ultra-fine pollutant, over the past week. The city’s air monitoring stations has been reflecting PM2.5 concentration at higher levels than those …
The air quality in the national capital worsened on the third consecutive day when the Air Quality Index was recorded at 258. An AQI of 258 is considered poor according to pollution watchdog Central Pollution Control Board, and can cause breathing difficulty upon prolonged exposure. PM 10 remained the prominent …
NEW DELHI: Despite good rains, the capital’s air during this monsoon season wasn’t as clean as the same period last year. The city did not have a single “good” air day during the season (June-September) that is generally the cleanest period of the year, while the monthly air quality index …
