Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest And Climate Changehas identified 123 non-attainment cities, where PM10 concentrations have exceeded the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for five consecutive years, said Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Union minister of state for environment, forest and climate change told the Rajya Sabha. To address air pollution, …
This report evaluates the 102 city-specific clean air plans in India approved under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). Based on an extensive review of global literature on clean air planning, this report identifies key components of a clean air plan. It suggests ways in which these components can be …
Earlier this year, India launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) with a tentative national level target of 20%-30% reduction of PM2.5 and PM10 concentration in 102 Indian cities by 2024. In an interview to The Indian Express, C K Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, unpacks the programme. …
June 2019: We are at the cross-roads in more ways than one. Half-way through yet another year, as the air ‘clears’ on the political arena and the ‘dust’ settles down on yet another frenzied poll campaign culminating in its final verdict, the focus needs to move back on India’s prevailing, …
Centre plans for period review ahead of Environment Day Eighty-four out of the 102 cities that have been tasked with reducing toxic particulate matter levels by 20%-30% by 2024 have submitted proposals, C.K. Mishra, Secretary, Union Environment Ministry, said at a press conference. “We haven’t set any annual targets for …
New Delhi: Acknowledging the high level of air pollution in the capital, the environment ministry on Wednesday said the plan to fight the menace was “not totally successful” and sought public participation to make the ongoing effort a success. Speaking at the launch of a theme song on air pollution …
In the midst of elections, environmentalists have flagged concerns over "patchy recognition of the problem of unhealthy air" by MPs over the past five years, particularly those representing the cities and towns that figure in WHOs list of most polluted cities. The environmentalists say elected representatives must take "proactive steps" …
The BJP's promise of turning NCAP into a 'mission', which means institutionalising it better and increasing accountability at the Centre, is not enough because the NCAP has several limitations For the first time, air pollution--the seventh-largest risk factor for death in India, killing 1.24 million people in 2017--finds a mention …
The BJP's promise of turning NCAP into a 'mission', which means institutionalising it better and increasing accountability at the Centre, is not enough because the NCAP has several limitations Measures that prioritise development can also lead to air-quality improvements in India, even if they are not primarily targeted at air …
LUCKNOW: Organizations working for the cause of environment in Uttar Pradesh want political parties to include environment-related issues in their manifesto. The clean air crisis has become severe in UP. A pair of artificial lungs which was installed at Lalbagh in Lucknow in January turned black within 24 hours. World …
Several initiatives are taken to deal with the problem of air pollution, including ban on construction activities, burning of crackers, restriction of outdoor activities in schools, Mukesh Khare, Professor of Environmental Engineering at IIT Delhi said The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) is working for the central government …
The Centre on Wednesday collaborated with the German government to combat air pollution and exchanged a joint declaration for the implementation of India's National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). The declaration was exchanged between the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and German environment agency UBA at the Third Indo-German Environment Forum …
The best-case studies from cities like New York, London and Beijing will be replicated in Delhi and 101 other highly-polluted cities identified under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). An MoU to this effect was signed between Bloomberg Philanthropies, The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri), the environment ministry and Shakti …
Over 130 highly polluted cities violating the national air quality standards have been left out of the recently launched National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), a new study has revealed. A Greenpeace India report, which identified 139 cities where air pollution level exceeds national standards, said the NCAP is based on …
Market-based solutions instead of command-and-control regulation could allow economic growth to coexist with cleaner air One out of every eight deaths in India in 2017 was caused by air pollution, according to a study. That’s almost twice as many deaths caused by cancer. This is a grim warning to India’s …
The year 2018 was full of declarations. In the country, some major policies and programmes were launched to tackle issues ranging from air pollution to plastic pollution. At the international level, too, two major agreements got underway—the rulebook to implement the Paris Agreement was adopted and the Kigali Amendment to …
The Indian government has unveiled its long-awaited National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) that aims at a 20-30 percent reduction of particulate matter (PM) concentration over the next five years, with an overall goal of mitigating air pollution and improving air quality in the country, which has some of the world's …
It proposes a “tentative national target” of 20%-30% reduction in PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations by 2024, with 2017 as the base year for comparison. Last week, the Centre launched what it described as a “war against pollution” across the country — a Rs 300-crore National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). It …
The National Clean Air Programme launched by the centre proposes a “tentative national target” of 20%-30% reduction in PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations by 2024, with 2017 as the base year for comparison. It will be rolled out in 102 cities that are considered to have air quality worse than the …
In 2019, India declared a “war against pollution” and launched its National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), signaling its desire to reduce particulate air pollution—the greatest threat to human health on the planet. The Programme, which aims to reduce particulate pollution by 20-30 percent nationally, will be implemented over the next …
