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 …
PATIALA: The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) said on Saturday that vehicular and industrial emissions were the main cause of pollution in the national capital region (NCR) of Delhi, and not farmers in Punjab who burnt paddy stuble. PPCB member secretary Karunesh Garg, while releasing data on pollution in the …
The Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 159, over four times more than last Tuesday, according to the Centre's System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research Institute (SAFAR). After few days of ‘good’ air quality in the national capital, the pollution level has gone up due to …
The quality of air in the national Capital has deteriorated once again with pollution level going up after witnessing a few days of ‘good’ air quality. Officials attributed the rise in pollution level to certain local factors mainly vehicular pollution. The Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 159, over …
NEW DELHI: On a day when Delhi’s air quality level was ‘good’ on CPCB’s Air Quality Index (AQI), falling to as low as 38, Union environment minister Dr Harsh Vardhan unveiled two localised pollution control devices in the capital. The device, called WAYU (Wind Augmentation Purifying Unit), was installed at …
An official of the Central Pollution Control Board said rains in the last few days washed away pollutants from the air which led to the quality of air improving. The best quality of air in Delhi in this year was recorded Tuesday as incessant rains washed away pollutants from the …
Heavy rains lashed parts Delhi and its national capital region for the second consecutive day on Sunday, making the weather pleasant. The meteorological department has predicted thundershowers and moderate rain on Monday as well. Delhi woke up to an overcast sky and a fairly cold morning on Sunday. Intermittent spells …
GURUGRAM: The city witnessed heavy rainfall on Sunday too, owing to the western disturbance and cyclone Daye, which has formed a low-pressure area over east Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. A decline in air pollution was also recorded after the showers. According to the data released by Central Pollution Control Board …
Found in ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’ category during first six months this year For poor air quality in the state, farmers usually take the blame for causing it by resorting to stubble-burning. However, a perusal of the data based on the monthly Air Quality Index, collected from six air monitoring …
Delhi's air quality for the January to August period this year has been better than the corresponding period in 2016 and 2017, even as no 'good' air days have been recorded till now, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said on Monday. The pollution watchdog claimed that certain measures such …
This is according to data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Monday, which showed that the air quality in 2018, so far, has improved compared to 2017 and 2016. Between January 1 and August 26, there were 118 days when the air quality index (AQI) in Delhi hovered …
Indonesia is about to open the Asian Games but its traffic-clogged capital Jakarta remains shrouded in a haze of air pollution that threatens to mar the world's second-biggest multi-sport event. Jakarta's toxic skies have been stuck at unhealthy levels for weeks despite drastic efforts to cut down on congestion, including …
GURUGRAM: Air quality remained poor in the city on Monday despite a slight improvement in the air quality index (AQI) that dropped to 215 from 321 (very poor) on Sunday. As a result, Gurugram continued to be the most polluted city in NCR for the fourth consecutive day. Also, it …
GURUGRAM: The city, which has been NCR’s most polluted for the past three days, was on Sunday declared the most polluted among 62 cities in the country surveyed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), with air quality index (AQI) crossing the 300 mark. With AQI hovering between ‘poor’ and …
Atmosphere was totally cleaned up owing to the continuous rains over the past few days. New Delhi: Days after the national capital recorded “good” air quality, the pollution levels increased in the city making it a “poor” air quality day once again. On Thursday, the air quality index (AQI) was …
As the pollution in the national Capital keeps on getting bad to worse, Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) is coming up with the Department of Occupational and Environment Health. The full-fledged department, with a dedicated staff, will not just do surveys but also research on the data collected to come …
Owing to the continuous rain in the past three-four days, the city recorded its best-ever air quality index (AQI) of 55 on Monday morning. The AQI went up marginally to 20 by the evening. Air quality is measured by the level of the main pollutant in the air — particulate …
With monsoon rains helping the air quality improve to satisfactory level for the first time in nearly a year, Delhiites breathed the cleanest air last week, authorities said. Even as air quality in Delhi improved to satisfactory level last week, environmental experts have cautioned that it’s no time to rejoice …
Even as air quality in Delhi improved to satisfactory level last week, environmental experts have cautioned that it's no time to rejoice and asked both the central and AAP governments to step up preparedness for the winter, when air quality plummets to very poor levels. While environmental experts want the …
Even as rains continued to lash the city on Monday, it marked the best recorded overall Air Quality Index (AQI) since air quality monitoring began in June 2015 for the city at 13. As per System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), in the last 25 days, June, …
The air quality of the national Capital has been improving since the past week when dust storm had induced hazy conditions making the air unbreathable. Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Wednesday reviewed the air quality index (AQI) --- showing the levels of pollutants in the air --- stating that …
