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 …
This new synthesis report provides outcome of the Air Quality Monitoring, Emission Inventory and Source Apportionment Study carried out in the cities of Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kanpur, Mumbai and Pune. The primary focus of the study was on respirable particulate matter (PM10), although it also deals with other pollutants like …
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report is intended to renew the mining lease of Bhatin Mine. The lease area of Bhatin Mine is 142.98 ha under village of Bhatin which is part of contiguous lease of Jaduguda & Bhatin complex of 531.21 ha (1312.62 acres). However these mines are being separated …
Total suspended particulate matter (TSPM) and respiratory particulate matter (PM10) are the main air pollutants in ambient air of opencast coal projects (OCPs). The present paper focuses on the ambeint air quality analysis for the 5 opencast coal projects scattered around Wardha Valley, namely Durgapur, Padampur, Gughus, Sasti, Hindustan Lalpet …
Rapidly growing cities, higher traffic load, reliance on outdated industrial processes, growing energy consumption, lack of appropriate industrial zoning and environmental regulations and poor implementation of control measures have all contributed to reduced aur quality. In view of this, ambient air quality monitoring was done at 5 sampling sites of …
Concentrations of water soluble ions (Na, K, Ca and Mg) in PM10 alongwith gaseous pollutants (NO2 and SO2) were measured during summer season of 2009. The sampling site is located near National Highway which is a high traffic density site.
Tirupur: It turned out to be a noisy and polluted Deepavali in Tirupur city this year. This was revealed in the ambient air quality and noise pollution surveys conducted by the District Environmental Laboratory (DEL) of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board here during the Deepavali day and on the …
Pollution control strategies for attainment of particulate standards must be able to provide convincing evidence that the relative importance of emission sources is understood and that the control programmes proposed are cost-effective and can be adopted by the community with confidence. To specifically address these issues, Central Pollution Control Board, …
What inspired you to monitor air pollution through a cellphone? In Los Angeles, we always worry about air quality. In the past few years, there has been a revolution in the cellphone technology. They are equipped with programmable sensors like cameras, GPS systems and compasses. If each phone can act …
Computer scientists from Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, USA, launched software that uses the sky’s pictures to test air quality. Sameera Poduri, who worked on the project, explained the technology in this interview to Down To Earth.
New Delhi: The fog has made an early appearance this year. Thursday morning saw shallow fog in some parts of the city, specially around IGI Airport. The rest of the day was marked by a thick haze that was caused by a passing western disturbance and high level of pollution. …
Amid reports that the ambient air quality at the Commonwealth Games village and other venues was not up to the mark, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has maintained that the situation was under control and polluting units were being sealed to reduce air pollution. As per ongoing study by …
B. Aravind Kumar Chennai: The port town of Tuticorin is once again in the pollution spotlight, with the Madras High Court ordering immediate closure of a copper smelting plant run by Sterlite Industries (India) Limited. Tuticorin has been a sulphur dioxide (SO2) hotspot in the country for sometime now. The …
The Indonesia Air Quality Profile provides background information and findings on the: State of the Air: What is the air quality in cities? Which of the cities in the country are experiencing air pollution challenges or will soon enter into this situation?; Legal framework for air quality management: What is …
New Delhi: After a gap of over a year, Delhi government finally got two ambient air quality monitoring stations set up in the city on Monday. These would be giving the environment department real time data on several gases and pollutants at each of the sites. The environment department has …
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has adjudged Goa as the State which was second in the country in taking steps to curb air pollution under the National Ambient Air Monitoring Programme (NAAMP). Mizoram was named the best State in fighting air pollution, while Kerala and Pondicherry followed Goa. These …
JANJGIR-CHAMPAWhere power kills Located on the banks of the Mahanadi, a predominantely agricultural district, Janjgir-Champa is poised to become a industrial hub as several mega projects are planned there. Four thermal power plants have got clearance and 13 are under process. Two biomass-based thermal power plants are also planned. The …
After the devastating earthquake in 2001, Central and State Government have provided various incentives for rapid economic development of Kutch district. Mundra, one of the taluka of Kutch District, located on the bank of Northern Gulf of Kutch, having Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone, also witnessed the rapid industrial …
As the country gets set for the Commonwealth Games in October this year, scientists at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) in Pune have given India an Air Quality Index (AQI) and a System for Air Pollution Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). Gufran Beig, Project Director of SAFAR and scientist …
Delhi is gearing up to host Commonwealth Games in October 2010. This latest analysis of air quality trends in Delhi and their implications on CWG 2010 by Dr. Sarath Guttikunda suggests innovative interventions for fast & effective air quality management. Delhi, the capital city of India, is gearing up to …
