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 …
New Delhi: India’s economic development has led to the worsening of air quality in major Indian cities, according to the results of a survey by The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) in Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai. The transport sector was ranked the highest followed by factories in …
The government’s attempt to resume air quality monitoring stations has suffered a setback as four of the total seven existing stations broke down barely two months after being repaired. The stations were brought back into operation after necessary repairing in the first week of February to address the growing concerns …
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 …
A resident's collective opposing the Timarpur-Okhla waste to energy plant has had air quality samples taken from around the plant analysed by ChesterLabNet and Chennai based Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives which took two 24-hours ambient air samples. Mark Chernaik, a scientist associated with the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide who …
The UK’s highest court has ruled that the government is in breach of an obligation to reduce air pollution, a verdict that raises the prospect of legal action being taken against the UK by the European Commission. Five judges at the Supreme Court found that the government was in breach …
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 …
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, …
Hong Kong residents breathed in the worst air of 2013 on Monday, joining citizens in mainland China who have been choking on dangerously high pollution levels, and further undermining the city's role as an Asian financial centre, Air pollution index readings hit their highest levels this year at roadside monitoring …
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 quality in the Arkansas neighborhood where an Exxon Mobil Corp pipeline leaked thousands of barrels of Canadian crude has improved but was still unhealthy where workers were cleaning it up, the company and the U.S. environment regulator said on Thursday. Readings of air quality "are below levels likely to …
The Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau released an emergency air pollution plan on April 1. The plan calls for the city's government departments, Party organizations and public institutions to reduce their vehicle use by 30 percent on days when the air quality is severely polluted — when the air quality index …
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 …
Bangalore is one of the fastest growing cities in Asia with a population of over 8 million and growing rapidly in all directions. With accelerated economic development and coupled with uncontrolled urbanization, the number of vehicles on the road has increased exponentially over the last ten years. The cities vehicular …
Current policies on containing air pollution, particularly in cities, are regressive Our health is not on anybody's agenda. Or we just don't seem to make the connections between the growing burden of disease and the deteriorating condition of our environment. We don't really believe science, which tells us each passing …
Shanghai is likely to become the first city nationwide to pilot PM2.5 forecasts in 2013, as national legislators submitted proposals to address thorny environmental issues. "We will try to report PM2.5 data one day in advance by the end of this year. The date will eventually be lengthened to two …
The Chinese Center For Disease Control And Prevention plans to spend up to 60 million yuan ($9.64 million) in the next three years on health research in the country's top 10 air polluted cities, Beijing Times reported Monday. Wang Yu, chief of CDC and member of the 12th National Committee …
Shanghai's air quality index reporting system was due to be updated on Friday by the city's Environmental Protection Bureau to provide real-time information to the public. The previous reporting system, implemented in November, was criticised for failing to provide real-time air quality index readings when air quality changed suddenly. Under …
Air quality in China's capital, Beijing, has once again hit serious levels, with thick smog and a sandstorm blanketing the city. State news agency Xinhua, quoting officials, said the pollution levels were "dangerous". Beijing's environment agency blamed large amounts of dust blowing in on strong winds from Inner Mongolia, and …
The air quality in Beijing and nearby regions hit dangerous levels Thursday, Beijing's environmental authorities said. Strong winds and smog hit Beijing on Feb 28, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua] Calm winds, temperature inversion, pollutants transformed from eastern and southern regions and large-scale dust from Inner Mongolia are behind the hazardous air pollution …
New Delhi: In a bid to fast-track the process of environmental and forest clearances (EC and FC) for thermal power projects, power companies will have to furnish details about the quality of coal, such as its calorific value, sulphur content and ash content, in the initial environment management plan (EMP). …
