Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), statutory organisation, was constituted in September, 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. Further, CPCB was entrusted with the powers and functions under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. It serves as a field formation and also …
This article examines Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) as a near-term strategy for reducing CO2 emissions in a typical medium-sized U.S. city. The paper compares the expected CO2 emissions from three scenarios to meet the city's growth in work trips by 2011: a no-build option that relies upon private automobiles and …
european plans to cut pollution have seen a set back following a massive slump in markets, caused by the "cack-handed' way in which carbon emissions trading was set up within the continent, say energy experts. The European Commission (ec) has found that in 2005 alone eu industrial units pumped out …
after dithering on the issue for nearly two years, the Delhi government has finally decided that only those light commercial vehicles (lcvs) which run on clear fuel will be allowed for registration in Delhi. The decision that will come into effect from July 1, 2006, however, excludes vehicles on national …
the list of Indian companies inappropriately claiming benefits of clean development mechanism (cdm) seems to be endless, the latest addition being the Raigarh-based Jindal Steel and Power Limited (jspl). The company is claiming cdm benefits for an activity that it would have undertaken with or without the cdm benefits. This …
Within the framework of the Environmental Protection Act, 1986, that consolidated the provisions of the Water Act of 1974 and the Air Act of 1981, India established pollution control boards to prevent, control and abate environmental pollution. This paper examines the functioning of PCBs, in particular the Central Pollution Control …
A major challenge facing developing countries is how to allocate scarce capital, especially public capital, for the provision of basic services. Electrification, as part of an integrated service delivery package, is both a large draw on public funds and also an important catalyst for economic development. One of the major …
Indonesian capital Jakarta, the city with the world's third worst air quality after Mexico and Bangkok, will ostensibly reap the benefits of an air pollution bylaw soon. But what is unfortunate is the removal of a crucial provision for vehicular emission cut in the final bylaw approved recently by Jakarta's …
Despite many studies looking at levels of indoor air pollution, successful initiatives to reduce the burden of ill health are few. One reason may be some commonly held beliefs, especially among those not directly involved in household energy, on some key issues in this field. ITDG has been collaborating on …
The objective of this article is to evaluate (via modeling) the impact of different pollution control scenarios on the shape of the income-emissions relationship. The simulation of emissions and emission controls was conducted using the Climate Change Risk Assessment Framework, which projects SO2 and NOxemissions from energy consumption and conversion …
Italy is trying new ways to reduce air pollution. On January 16, 2005, car traffic was banned for several hours in many Italian cities. People used public transport, bicycles and even horses to commute during the ban period. Many preferred to walk. Rome maintained a five-hour ban, starting at 10 …
Proposals for greenhouse-gas reductions have been met with widespread skepticism in the developing world, in part because such countries find their conventional air-pollution problems more pressing. The goal of this article is to examine whether reductions in carbon emissions that are ancillary to conventional pollutant reductions from a policy to …
The Mahajans, a family of four who live in Vasant Kunj, South Delhi, daily waste 240 litres of water to get 30 litres from their reverse osmosis (RO) purifier six times a day. “I bought the purifier thinking it will end all our water woes. It gives us clean drinking …
The Prime Minister of uk, Tony Blair, has made a New Year resolution: to put pressure on us President George W Bush to tackle climate change. The intention is to challenge the us administration more forcefully than before on the need for an international effort to fight global warming. It …
Within the framework of the realisation of the directive on Integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC-Directive 96/61/EG), the techniques and the possible abatement options for numerous industrial sectors have to be characterised on a process level with regard to environmental benefits, technical practicability and especially economic feasibility. Annex I lists …
If you thought that government departments of one of the richest countries in the world have a conscience, you are completely wrong. Residents of New York City along with several non-government organisations (ngos) have been waging a long, and tiresome, battle against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (mta) in New York …
The March 2003 indictment by the Supreme Court of Nepal and unrelenting public pressure have finally forced the country's government to formulate a National Ambient Air Quality Standard (naaqs). The same has been sent to the law ministry for publication. In recent years, high levels of air pollution have emerged …
