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 …
Shweta Kamat PANJIM, APRIL 12 The extent of the much feared ozone depletion over Goa will now be known to researchers through a facility planned to come up at Vasco. Goa is one amongst the 20 stations, where the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune will spearhead the country
The Central Pollution Control Board website claims that an ac tion plan for monitoring and controlling emissions was prepared and many of its provisions were implemented as early as 2003. Yet, the RSPM levels in Chennai have not gone down, ac cording to the data provided by the pollution board. …
This is the recent assessment by CAI-Asia of status and challenges of air quality management in Asia. Provides an overview of status of air quality and the ambient air quality standards adopted by developing Asian countries. Air Quality in Asia: Status and Trends, 2010 edition is the most recent version …
Ajai Sreevatsan Ambient air quality in the city has significantly deteriorated over the past decade and officials across the enforcement spectrum from the Transport Department to the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) admit that the existing mechanisms to control vehicular pollution, which is the largest contributor, have largely been …
Compared to previous years, Chandigarh residents breathe fresher. Air quality in the Union Territory has improved considerably over the last few years, a survey has revealed. The level of major pollutants
Concentrations of benzene, a carcinogen Volatile Organic Compound (VOC), have been measured through monitoring campaigns at three different locations on Mathura Road, an intercity road carrying high density traffic in New Delhi.
In urban areas roads surrounded by high rise buildings cause trapping of respirable suspended particulate matter, PM2.5 in the lower regions. Under these situations it is very desirable to know the location of the trapped pollutants in order to find ways to mitigate their health effects. The present study focuses …
A comprehensive database on the pollution hotspots in Karnataka is being readied by the State government so that effective action can be taken to reduce pollution levels, said Secretary of the Department of Ecology and Environment, Kanwar Pal. Speaking at the all-India workshop on
Air monitoring equipment will be set up in Maninagar Ahmedabad: Soon, you will be able to get to know the air quality in city real time. Continuous real time ambient air quality monitoring (CAAQM) station, a state-ofthe-art equipment for an extensive 24-hour air monitoring to measure ground-level concentrations of pollutants …
Pranav Kulkarni Students at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, have designed a special device which will enable volunteers at the Commonwealth Games this October to collect primary data for transport emission around the Games Village. The device is part of the System of Air Quality Forecasting and …
Mumbai A Programme to develop eco-cities and eco-villages in Maharashtra, lake and river conservation, stringent air and water monitoring: these are just a few tasks that the state
TNPCB along with corporation, the Department of Environment, police and fire rescue services is launching the initiative To create awareness among the public, the campaign will be conducted in 10 zones of the corporation on January 11 and 12 THE Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) along with the Chennai …
WITH Pongal round the corner, environmentalists are a worried lot, the reason being smoke generated from the ritualistic burning of old items during Bogi. They staged a demonstration on Sunday near Thiru Vi Ka Park in Shenoy Nagar, to create awareness of the need for a smoke-free Bogi. "The pollution …
Efforts to reduce air pollution in Kanpur are in danger of being wasted, as pollution levels are once again creeping up in the city: says a latest analysis of recent air quality data done by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a New Delhi-based research and advocacy organisation.
Mumbai Even as the state takes stock of the new stringent ambient air quality standards that the Centre announced recently, levels of respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) and nitrogen oxide levels have been soaring in Mumbai since 2005 due to vehicular traffic, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) officials said. …
Nishu Mahajan | Chandigarh Deliberating upon the need to apprise people about the environment hazards caused by burning of agriculture residue or wastes in the fields, Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) is organising awareness programmes at the block levels in all 21 districts of the State under a special …
