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 Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a public interest writ petition to take immediate and adequate steps to prescribe stringent emission standards on all parameters such as particulate matter, nitrogen oxide, sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide for both petrol and diesel vehicles so as to control …
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a PIL which claimed that Indian cities were among the world's worst polluted and sought enforcement of stringent Euro V pollution norms for motor vehicles and creation of an environment police force to enforce emission norms. A bench of …
Pollutant levels skyrocket to three times the permissible limit The deadliest pollutant in Bangalore’s air, the Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM) has gone up to an astounding 200 to 300 per cent of the permissible limits. Latest (2012-13) figures disclosed by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) show that …
Noise Level Indicates Rising Decibels Too Lucknow: Air pollution in Lucknow has increased this year. If pre-monsoon assessment of the ambient air quality of Lucknow, released by the Indian Institute of Toxicology Research on World Environment Day is any indication, the concentration of gaseous pollutants–sulphur dioxide (SO2) and oxides of …
The rising number of vehicles in the city and deterioration of air quality is fast becoming a cause of concern. These have been highlighted in the State of Environment Report of Chandigarh, 2012, prepared by the ENVIS Centre under Department of Environment, UT Administration. The land use pattern of the …
Charbagh is the most polluted area in Lucknow, says a report published by Indian Institute of Toxicology Research on Wednesday to coincide with the World Environment Day. The study, carried out in nine locations of the state capital, showed Charbagh having the highest average level of respirable particulate matter (RSPM), …
There is increasing concern about the potential effects of traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) on the developing brain. The impact of TRAP exposure on childhood behavior is not fully understood due to limited epidemiologic studies. The objective of the study was to explore the association between early life exposure to TRAP …
Few studies have investigated the independent health effects of different size fractions of particulate matter (PM), in multiple locations, especially in Europe. The researchers estimated the short-term effects of PM with aerodynamic diameter less than 10μm (PM10), less than 2.5μm (PM2.5), and between 2.5 and 10μm (PM2.5-10) on all-cause, cardiovascular …
The System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), which provides information about air quality, weather and the current UV index was launched by Dr Shailesh Nayak, secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences here at a function on May 1. Nayak said pollutants like PM10, PM2.5, CO, NO3, O3 have adverse …
Pune: City-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology officially launched its second ‘System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) - Pune’ for Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad on Wednesday. Other facilities such as ‘air quality and weather assessment and data on hitech-digital India’ (AWADHI) — a one stop-shop for metro air …
The city is astonishingly recording low pollution. According to the data provided by the Pollution Control Board, the level of respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) was under control in April. Even the CO2, SO2 and and NO2 levels are under the permissible limits in the city. The controller of pollution …
In what could be termed as alarming, the levels of two key pollutants - respirable particulate matter (PM10) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) - in Gurgaon are higher as compared to adjoining cities. Other cities, including Faridabad, Panchkula and Rohtak, have comparative lower level but higher than safe levels and pose …
Except for Manali, other areas saw higher RSPM levels than previous year A. Heera, a resident of Ajax in Tiruvottiyur, remembers a time when her area was clean and beautiful. “Now, the roads are so dusty a brown cloud hovers when vehicles pass by. The roads in our area are …
With the increase in number of vehicles and frequent traffic jams at major junctions of the city, the air pollution levels are increasing year by year forcing people’s health into danger. The major areas and road junctions that witness high air pollution in the city are Auto Nagar, Benz Circle, …
Supreme Court had imposed an interim ban on mining activity in Goa in September last. Pollution levels in the iron ore belts of Goa dropped considerably after mining activity was banned in September last, bringing them within the permissible limits, according to the data placed before the Legislative Assembly. Citing …
Pollution levels in the iron ore belts of Goa dropped considerably after mining activity was banned in September last, bringing them within the permissible limits, according to the data placed before the Legislative Assembly. Citing the data measured till February, Environment Minister Alina Saldanha told the House yesterday that the …
PANJIM: The mining ban has come as a blessing for people living in mining belts as government records indicate that pollution levels along the mining talukas have shown a drastic decline. According to the data tabled in the House by Minister for Environment Alina Saldanha, since September 2012, the pollution …
The objective of this study is to investigate the implementation of mobile phone camera-based dust-measuring technique to plan and execute the dust-management system at a construction site.
Air pollution exposure is associated with hospital admissions and emergency room visits for cardiopulmonary disease and stroke. Iceland's capital area, Reykjavik, has generally low air pollution levels, but traffic and natural sources contribute to pollution levels. The objective of this study was to investigate temporal associations between emergency hospital visits …
China's poorest areas enjoy the best quality air, a new report suggests. Of the 30 cities found to have the worst levels of PM10, 70 percent also rank highly in terms of per capita GDP. The data was included in an evaluation by Renmin University of China's School of Environment …
