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 database contains results of ambient (outdoor) air pollution monitoring from almost 1600 cities in 91 countries. Air quality is represented by annual mean concentration of fine particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5, i.e. particles smaller than 10 or 2.5 microns). The database covers the period from 2008 to 2013, with …
Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has established Ambient Air Quality Network in Maharashtra covering major cities to comply with the mandate of Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and to disseminate status of air quality prevailing in the state of Maharashtra. The ambient air quality is monitored by …
The American Lung Association’s annual “State of the Air” report finds half of Americans still live in counties where ozone or particle pollutions levels make the air unhealthy to breathe. The 15th annual national report card shows that while the nation overall continued to reduce particle pollution, a pollutant recently …
Health experts have warned that the Kathmandu Valley could turn into a city of cardiac and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases in next five years if nothing is done immediately to curb air pollution. Kathmandu is the fourth worst polluted city with 101.05 points, according to Pollution Index 2014, after Xi’an, …
With PM10 concentration, the Capital tops the pollution charts Air pollution is known to cause shorter and sicker lives and Delhiites never seem to have had it so bad. The Capital has been listed as the worst performer across the country with respect to the presence of alarmingly high level …
The price of being a prosperous, industrial city could be a few years of residents' lives, so says a paper by a Harvard professor. According to Rohini Pande, professor of public policy and author of the paper, the data is based on ambient air quality measured by SPM (suspended particulate …
Ludhiana and Kanpur are among the 10 most polluted cities in the world, says the World Health Organisation. According to a 2011 WHO report, Ludhiana made it to the fourth position along with Quetta in Pakistan. Kanpur made it to the ninth position. The most polluted city in the world …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of New Link Road Residents Forum & Anr. Vs. The Union of India & Ors dated 18/03/2014 regarding number of auto-rickshaw licences issued during last five years in the Metro city of Mumbai and the use of …
New Delhi: Only 3% of enquires on a toll-free weather and air quality call service are on pollution levels. This facility, not known to most people, is being run by the ministry of earth sciences since May last year. During the major smog episode this winter, when Delhi’s pollution levels …
PARIS: Paris authorities said today they would make public transport free for three days to encourage drivers to leave their vehicles behind due to severe pollution caused by unusually warm weather and lack of wind. The French capital has been under maximum pollution alert for several days, as have many …
The temple city of Tirupati, a cultural centre and a major pilgrimage destination in southern India, might be succumbing to a phenomenon common to urban areas. There has been steady rise in population and the usage of vehicles here, which in turn contribute to increasing pollution levels of the city, …
Thousands affected by smoke from the fire which has been burning for three weeks and looks to continue for many months Doctors have warned of serious health risks to people living around the Morwell coalmine fire, due to a carcinogenic air pollutant reaching levels up to 20 times the average …
The World Health Organization notes that India has a high environmental disease burden, with the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) for 2010 ranking ambient air pollution (AAP) as the fifth largest killer in India. Sustained exposure to AAP has led to increased rates of respiratory ailments, acting as a catalyst …
Typical transport investment and policy proposals in India may consider factors such as connectivity with surrounding areas, land use and socioeconomic impacts, available funding, and the level of support from local stakeholders. All too often, these assessments consistently overlook the health impacts of transport. Despite this, there is a consistent …
Political rallies have returned to the Brigade Parade Grounds in a big way. Between January 30 and February 9, the city underwent the ordeal of three major rallies organized by the Trinamool Congress, the BJP and the Left Front. Now, green activist Subhas Datta has approached Calcutta high court again, …
South Africa’s dependence on coal to generate 85% of its electricity is taking a substantial toll on human health, according to environmental groups. A report from Greenpeace estimates that up to 2,700 premature deaths are caused every year by emissions from the country’s 16 coal-fired power plants. Greenpeace released the …
Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has claimed that there is "no conclusive information" available with Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) regarding high prevalence of respiratory or other diseases caused by air pollution. Azad was replying to a question in Parliament on February 18. However, a large-scale study sponsored by …
Pune: The air Pune’s residents breathe carries a rich dose of pollutants, too small to be filtered by scarves and masks that road users or even traffic cops use. Analysis by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology’s (IITM) of pollutant emissions in Pune Metropolitan Region (covering around 60 km area …
That burning heap of garbage could cause more than just bad odour and smoke. Experts say that burning garbage contributes to open biomass burning, which is a source of hazardous pollutants such as PM 10 and PM 2.5. Inhaling these pollutants could cause increase in asthma related diseases, asthma attacks …
Central Pollution Control Board will in April install an automatic air monitoring system in Bareilly that will measure pollution levels in Badaun, Pilibhit, Moradabad, Shahjahanpur, Haldwani, Ranikhet, Nainital and Pithoragarh. This is the first time that such a facility is being installed in Uttar Pradesh. Apart from Bareilly, Chennai, Bihar, …
