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 …
After Delhi and Pune, now it is the turn of Mumbai to get its own model to predict the quality of air. System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) scientists will soon install air quality monitoring stations in Mumbai for Rs 15 crore. "In the light of the recent …
Consumers inquire about air purifiers at a Beijing store. With air pollution drawing widespread concern, the Environmental Protection Ministry said on Thursday inspection teams will be sent to some regions to ensure strict compliance with countermeasures. Cao Boyuan / For China Daily The Environmental Protection Ministry announced on Thursday it …
Air quality in the Chinese cities of Beijing, Tianjin and the surrounding province of Hebei failed to meet government standards on 62.5 percent of days in the third quarter, the nation’s environmental ministry said. Seven of 10 Chinese cities with the worst air pollution during the three-month period ended in …
Hong Kong’s Air Pollution Index reached 189 in Central, the highest reading since April, and recorded a “very high” reading at all three of the city’s roadside-monitoring stations, according to the Environmental Protection Department. The index was 155 in Causeway Bay and 116 in Mong Kok as of 9 a.m. …
China's battle against a persistent air pollution crisis, which all but shut down a city of 11 million this week, is being hampered by tough weather conditions, an environmental official said on Tuesday. Air quality in cities is of increasing concern to China's stability-obsessed leaders, anxious to douse potential unrest …
Air quality in the Chinese cities of Beijing, Tianjin and the surrounding province of Hebei failed to meet government standards on 62.5 percent of days in the third quarter, the nation’s environmental ministry said. Seven of 10 Chinese cities with the worst air pollution during the three-month period ended in …
The air in the small Black Sea nation is thicker with several major air pollutants than the air in any other country in Europe, according to a new study prepared by Europe’s environmental regulators. Bulgaria has the highest concentrations of the two major varieties of particulate matter, which are tiny …
There is a rise in air pollution,especially in the respirable supended particulate matter (RSPM) and subsequent fall in oxygen content, in some parts of the state, says a report by the state pollution control board (PCB). A trend analysis of 30 stations in the past four years (2009-12) by the …
Southeast Asian nations agreed on Wednesday to adopt a new system to improve monitoring of smog caused by fires, an attempt to make plantation companies more accountable following the region's worst air pollution crisis in 16 years. Thick haze, mostly from land-clearing fires in Indonesia, blanketed Singapore and swathes of …
Fog and pollution has descended on northern China, forcing international golf and tennis players to play in hazardous smog and leading to flight cancellations and road closures as millions of Chinese headed home from a national holiday. On Beijing's biggest weekend of the year for sports so far, spectators at …
Hong Kong’s Air Pollution Index was “very high” at two of the city’s roadside-monitoring stations, according to data from the Environmental Protection Department’s website. The index was 124 in Causeway Bay and 119 at the Mong Kok station as of 8 a.m. local time. A reading of more than 100 …
Bus ridership in Delhi has dropped from 60% in 2000 to 41% now. Every year, Delhi needs an area the size of 310 football fields for parking its vehicles. And Delhi has one of the highest particulate matter (PM10) levels in South Asia. These are some of the findings of …
At a time when most Indian cities and towns show pollutants in the air due to emissions from different sources, two towns in Kerala - Malappuram and Pathanamthitta - have met the clean air benchmark of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The finding is part of a book -- …
Measuring air quality: Learning health impacts - a presentation by Anumita Roychowdhury at STEPPING TOGETHER: A Conclave of Changemakers for Clean Air and Sustainable Mobility held in New Delhi from September 26-27, 2013.
Conclave of change makers for clean air and sustainable mobility - a presentation by Dr. B. Nagappa at STEPPING TOGETHER: A Conclave of Changemakers for Clean Air and Sustainable Mobility held in New Delhi from September 26-27, 2013.
Ozone and fine-particle pollution worsened China's air quality in August compared with July, the Environmental Protection Ministry reported on its website on Tuesday. Twenty-eight of the 74 cities mentioned in the report had good air quality for at least 24 days in August. The number of such cities in July …
Air pollution in the Chinese capital Beijing and its neighbors Tianjin and Hebei was heavier than other parts of the country in August, the environmental watchdog announced on Tuesday. The 13 monitored cities in the region had on average 65.4 percent, or about 20, of the 31 days in August …
Now Chennaiites can dial the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to bring a mobile air sampler to measure the quality of air. The city's air pollution status was based on samples collected from a four or five places in Chennai. But with mobile monitors, all neighbourhoods can know their …
The first air-quality forecast in Shanghai was released to the public on Sunday. The new 24-hour forecast includes the Air Quality Index, the pollution level and the primary pollutant, and is available for three time periods during the day: 8 pm to 6 am; 6 am to 12 am; and …
After having a master plan for the Hyderabad Metropolitan Region and a transportation plan in the works, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) plans to formulate an environmental conservation and upgradation plan (ECUP) for the metropolitan region. HMDA officials said the aim to create an ECUP is to ensure a …
