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 …
Panjim’s ambient air quality data shows PM10 to be 43.50 mpmc for the year 2013-14 The data of Panjim city also reveals that the air pollution has decreased in last three years l Margao, Vasco, Ponda and Mapusa too have recorded low air pollution levels GSPCB says the pollution conditions …
The various quarry sites in the vicinity could be attributed to high RSPM concentrations in this region, the report added. People living in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai have been breathing polluted air, which falls under the “poor to severe” category for a considerable number of observations throughout 2013-14, found a …
KOLHAPUR: In a bid to bring down pollution in the urban areas, the Kolhapur Road Transport Authority has decided to ban autorickshaws running on diesel in the jurisdictions of Kolhapur Municipal Corporation and Ichalkaranji Municipal Council. Only autorickshaws running on petrol and LPG will be allowed to ply on the …
The city witnessed high pollution last weekend as the concentration of particulate matter (PM10) suspended in the atmosphere exceeded the permissible limit of 100 micro grams per cubic metre. While the PM10 level increased to over 600 micro grams per cubic metre several times on Saturday, it crossed 800 on …
While the world celebrates World Environment Day, the city can only observe it as a day to pay homage to the ‘clean environment’ that has long since gone from the city. Effort to revive it seem too less, not only from the government side, but also from the residents. Take …
RSPM levels continue to be above the permissible limit With the number of vehicles plying on city roads consistently on the rise, the level of pollutants is also increasing. Taking a toll on the health of residents, the increased vehicular density, causing frequent traffic jams and concentration of air pollutants, …
Respiratory suspended particle in the city’s air is way above the permissible level. Ambient air quality data of Chandigarh suggest that despite all the efforts, air quality is still a matter of concern in the City Beautiful especially the steady rise of mono-nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the city’s air since …
KOLHAPUR: The increasing use of vehicles has led to consistent rise in air pollution levels, affecting the environment and health of the city. For the last six months, the suspended particulate matter (SPM) and the respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) levels have been much higher than the acceptable standards. According …
Short-term exposure to air pollution could increase a person's risk of irregular heart beat or blood clots in the lung, a new study has suggested. But researchers found "no clear evidence" for effects of short-term pollution on a certain type of heart attack or stroke. The authors from the London …
Most major Chinese cities continue to suffer heavy air pollution, but cleanup efforts are showing signs of progress, the country's environmental watchdog said on Wednesday. Only three out of 74 cities that adopted revised air quality standards made the mark last year, Li Ganjie, vice-minister of environmental protection, said during …
A body of literature has developed suggesting an elevated risk of lung cancer associated with particulate matter and traffic-related pollutants. The researchers examined the relation of lung cancer incidence with long-term residential exposures to ambient particulate matter and residential distance to roadway, as a proxy for traffic-related exposures.
Central Pollution Control Board chairman Susheel Kumar on Monday said that he had written to the chief secretary in April asking him to urgently formulate an air pollution action plan. Susheel Kumar said air pollution levels in Delhi are a serious concern and need to be tackled quickly. He clarified …
Upper Hunter air quality could be significantly improved if national air pollution legislation was adopted, a new report says. Cleaning the air: Why Australia urgently needs effective national air pollution laws identifies the Hunter Valley as one of several heavily polluted air sheds where residents are exposed to a high …
RAIPUR: When it comes to air pollution, a World Health Organisation (WHO) report concluded that Raipur has gained the dubious distinction of being the third worst city in India and has found its way on the list of top twenty polluted cities in world. Environmentalists fear that it's only a …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has pegged air quality in most cities worldwide below its guidelines for safe levels, but India appears among the worst. According to the UN agency’s latest pollution data, Delhi (not Beijing) tops the list of most polluted cities. Among the world’s 20 most polluted cities …
The World Health Organization's (WHO) air quality database of 1,600 cities in different countries shows Delhi as most polluted city, however, the situation in five big cities of Rajasthan is also not very encouraging. The WHO's air quality database of 1,600 cities in 91 countries also covered Rajasthan's five prominent …
World Health Organisation study finds Indian capital had dirtiest atmosphere of 1,600 cities around the world for PM2.5 particles India's state air monitoring centre has admitted that pollution in Delhi is comparable to that of Beijing, but disputed a World Health Organisation (WHO) finding that the Indian capital had the …
Bangladesh has been ranked fourth among 91 countries with worst urban air quality in the latest air pollution monitoring report of World Health Organisation (WHO). Moreover, three Bangladeshi cities have been put among the top 25 cities with poorest air. The 2014 version of the Ambient Air Pollution (AAP) database …
The World Health Organization says air pollution in many of the world's cities is breaching its guidelines. Its survey of 1,600 cities in 91 countries revealed that nearly 90% of people in urban centres breathe air that fails to meet levels deemed safe. The WHO says that about half of …
