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 …
RECENT research findings have come as a breath of fresh air. A study based on data from 27 monitoring stations all over the world reveals that the carbon monoxide levels in the atmosphere have taken a nosedive and the atmosphere is getting cleaner for the first time in 3 decades …
To protect the treasured monument - Taj Mahal - from the possible effects of chemicals in air, the Government of India constituted a High Power Committee to oversee the implementation of the necessary air pollution control measures in Agra Mathura Region and an Expert Group to assist the Committee with …
These Rules may be called the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) (Union Territories) Rules, 1983. They shall apply to the Union Territories of Delhi, Pondicherry, Goa, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh and Chandigarh.
The Rules provide for the Central Board activities, legal and administrative procedures, for annual reporting, fees to be paid to members, transaction of business and other related issues. Included in the Rules are forms for the Board Budget estimation,single item budgeting,personnel wages,annual financial report and annual expenditure.
An Act to provide for the prevention, control and abatement of air pollution, for the establishment, with a view to carrying out the aforesaid purposes, of Boards, for conferring on and assigning to such Boards powers and functions relating thereto and for matters connected therewith.
Two monopolies. One private and the other public; one in gas and one in coal. Both equally disastrous for the environment. I speak here of Reliance Industries Ltd and Coal India Ltd. We know that air pollution in Indian cities is hazardous. We need urgent solutions to cut emissions from …
The pilot project on electric, hybrid buses for public transport looks more like a friendly nudge to industry to find 'real business' for a very expensive technology concept. Green steps without green target is a bad idea Beijing has introduced hybrid buses but it has also set fuel economy standards …
Car industry's efforts to dilute standards approved by PMO will significantly reduce fuel savings The desperate bid of the Indian car industry to reopen and dilute the proposed fuel economy standards after it was approved by the prime minister’s office (PMO) has shocked all. This violates the sanctity of the …
When do we in India get real about moving away from petrol and diesel-powered vehicles to electric-powered ones? The government had announced that 2030 was the target. But since then, Minister Nitin Gadkari seems to have softened his position somewhat, stating that it was not the intention of the government …
How Will Supreme Court's Decision To Lift The Ban On Firecrackers Affect India's Pollution Capital and the citizens of NCR? Manisha Natarajan Discusses The Issue With Haripriya Padmanabhan, SC Lawyer, Bhargav Krishna, Co-Founder, Care For Air, Polash Mukherjee, Research Associate, CSE, Tarun Sahni, Doctor Internal Medicine, Apollo Hospital.
मोदी ने कुंडली मानेसर पलवल हाइवे के कुंडली-मानेसर हिस्से का उद्घाटन किया. ये वेस्टर्न पेरिफेरल एक्सप्रेसवे है, जिसका गुरुग्राम में उद्घाटन किया गया. उम्मीद है कि इससे भारी ट्रैफिक में निजात मिलेगी. दिल्ली में कम ट्रक अंदर आएंगे और ये दिल्ली के प्रदूषण को कुछ कम करने में मदद करेगा. …
#DelhiChokes after pollution levels across Delhi-NCR shot up & average 24 hr AQI crossed 300 today. EPCA claims stubble burning contributes 11%, pollution body says states' local sources are larger contributors. Is this blame game, also choking Delhi?
Is stubble burning the main reason for the worsening condition of NCR Air quality? With the air quality in Delhi-NCR crossing the 'very poor' mark, concerns over the sources of pollution have started to emerge. Apart from the regular vehicular and industrial emissions, a significant amount of pollution is attributed …
With Arwind Kejriwal declaring Public Health Emergency, this is following a high AQI recorded in New Delhi. The levels recorded were higher than most of the capital cities around the world. Delhi closed 581 schools and distributed over 50 lakh masks to students. But will the government sort it amongst …
There is an air emergency in North India as pollution levels are almost 13 times the safe limit. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal describes it as a 'gas chamber' and orders the closure of all schools in Delhi till November 5 and distributes pollution masks in the city. In this …
Watch Madhavdas G as he discusses with the panellist about the current air quality deteriorating to 700. New Delhi on an average has one of worst AQIs currently with cities like Lahore & Dhaka much ahead of them. Will Delhi ever recuperate from the Public Health Emergency declare by Delhi …
