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 …
Greater Dhaka has been a major engine of growth and prosperity in Bangladesh, representing more than 40% of Bangladesh's national GDP. This rapidly growing city of 12 million inhabitants has also emerged as a major hub for over 7000 small and medium scale industries. Yet, Dhaka's sustainability is increasingly under …
Ever wondered what happens to all the waste you generate and where it goes after it is mindlessly dumped? Reports indicate that a good 99 per cent of people have never bothered or even know what happens thereafter. The responsibility of collection of waste obviously has to rest with the …
Air pollution levels in the megacities of Asia show a stabilizing trend but still exceed World Health Organization guidelines. Studies also show poor air quality, not only in the megacities of Asia, but also in smaller cities with populations of 150,000 to 1.5 million. While megacities often receive support for …
In National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi, spreading ~900 Sq. km, the increasing air pollution poses a serious problem due to its direct impact on human health, such as increased incidences of chronic bronchitis, cancer of the respiratory tract, asthma, and induced premature mortality. Increase in motorization (with ~600 vehicles …
The International Development Association (IDA), World Bank's concessionary arm, will give Bangladesh US$ 62.20 million in credits under an agreement signed yesterday to help improve air quality and safe mobility in Dhaka City. The World Bank board approved the credit on May 12, says a World Bank release. The population …
Mumbai Months after the anti-smoking law was implemented in the country, restaurants and bars in the city fare better than suburbs on complaince with the anti-smoking law, reveals a study. Another survey points out that air quality in smoking areas of the city is even worse than that around the …
Speakers at a roundtable on Tuesday underscored the need for formulation of a policy with provisions to cut emissions from vehicles and brick fields in Dhaka city to ensure pollution-free air for the citizens. They said air pollution in the city was the major reason for mortality and diseases as …
The main objective of this analysis was to demonstrate the schematics of the modeling approach in understanding the contribution of brick kiln emissions in Dhaka, the characteristics of the air pollution dispersion, and the physical extent of the influence of these emissions on public health. The brick kilns contribute significantly …
Asia's increasing population and economic growth has meant that the energy demand is doubling every 10 years, which is more than twice the world average, resulting in an increased risk of human exposure to higher air pollution from fossil fuel burning. In countries, where more than third of the population …
This paper by SIM-air presents the past and the current air quality management in Delhi, India, including the discussions on the air pollution levels, sources of air pollution, and policy interventions of the past and on-going. It is based on a presentation delivered at the BioVision Conference in Lyon, France, …
By Humphery Hawksley, BBC News The project tracked the change of air quality in 51 American cities since the 1980s. It has taken a quarter of a century, but US researchers say their work has finally enabled them to determine to what extent city air pollution impacts on average life …
Air pollution in capital city Dhaka raised higher than Mexico and Mumbai killing thousands of people prematurely each year, health experts say. According to the Department of Environment (DoE) the density of airborne particulate matter (PM) reaches 463 micrograms per cubic metre (mcm) in the city during December-March period - …
More and more cities around the world are developing dedicated Climate Action Plans to reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emissions and improve the local air quality for their inhabitants. The transport sector usually plays a crucial role in any such strategy. In many cases, transportation is the primary source of …
NEW DELHI: A new set of data released by Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) shows a decline in pollution levels in the capital. However, environment agencies say that the numbers are misleading and don't indicate a trend. Data released by DPCC for December 2007 and January and February this year …
