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 …
Like many cities in India (and in the developing world), Delhi lacks the necessary number of operational air quality monitors. This paper presents a proposal to monitor particulate pollution cheaply and effectively and a methodology to map the pollution over city for understanding the hot spots and studying exposure levels. …
;Sulagna Sengupta KOLKATA, 25 NOV: The Revised National Ambient Air Quality Standards issued by the Centre would come at a cost for the state government as they have to spend around Rs 20-22 lakh to upgrade its air monitoring units located at various places in and around the city to …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Bars, toddy shops, cinemas and other indoor public places in the capital city have been found to be the most polluted in the State. A smoke-free air law compliance and air quality monitoring study conducted by Kerala Voluntary Health Services, an NGO based in Kottayam, has come out with …
SHILLONG: The level of air pollution where people smoke in hospitality sites in Shillong is 20 times higher than the World Health Organisation (WHO) air quality guideline. This has been revealed in a survey on Air Quality Monitoring conducted by the Voluntary Health Association of Meghalaya (VHAM) at the initiative …
NEW DELHI: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has recommended an environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the area affected by the raging fire in the Indian Oil depot at Sitapura on the outskirts of Jaipur. It has also suggested regular monitoring of air, water and soil in Jaipur, Haryana and …
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board's (MPCB) report on the noise and air quality measurements taken on Diwali day of October 17 reveal that the decibel levels were way beyond permissible limits and corroborate the measurements taken by Awaaz foundation on the same day. TOI had reported on Monday that …
NEW DELHI: Delhi government's much celebrated anti-cracker campaign which saw chief minister Sheila Dikshit exhorting Delhiites not to pollute the environment seems to have ended in a whimper this Diwali. Delhiites didn't only have a blast, but they also had a sparkling Diwali an indication that both noise and air …
R. Vimal Kumar To monitor the noise and air quality in the city during Deepavali celebrations On the premises of Jaiva Bhai Corporation Girls Hr. Sec. School and Kumaran Complex Tirupur: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has made elaborate arrangements to monitor the noise and air quality in …
MUMBAI: From the Ghatkopar-Mankhurd link road, the bio-medical waste treatment plant of the municipal corporation looks like an innocuous small factory with its chimney spewing gentle, white fumes. But a surprise inspection of the plant abutting the Deonar dumping ground recently by Dr Sandip Rane of the high court-appointed committee …
Air pollution levels in the megacities of Asia show a stabilizing trend but still exceed World Health Organization guidelines. Studies also show poor air quality, not only in the megacities of Asia, but also in smaller cities with populations of 200,000 to 1.5 million. While megacities often receive support for …
Pune In a first of its kind initiative by city-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meterology (IITM), scientists of the institute will assess the quality of air in Delhi during the Commonwealth Games next year. Scientists will be able to predict pollution levels 24 hours in advance at 10 key locations. …
Sept. 8: The Delhi government is going for carbon mapping of the city in its attempt to curb pollution. Inspired by London, which has done similar carbon mapping, the Delhi government has assigned the work to Delhi University. Delhi chief secretary Rakesh Mehta said on Tuesday that the students of …
Results of ambient air quality monitoring carried out during 2008 at various monitoring stations under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme by the CPCB. Pollutants found to exceed the standards in many cities are suspended particulate matter and respirable suspended particulate matter. Results of additional pollutants such as benzene and carbon …
Air pollution in Quetta has increased to a dangerous level. This was stated by the Balochistan Secretary of Environment Munir Ahmed Badini in a statement here on Wednesday. He said that the Clean Air Quality initiative of Quetta city held a meeting at the IUCN, Quetta Office, to discuss the …
Air pollution in Quetta has increased to a dangerous level. This was stated by the Balochistan Secretary of Environment Munir Ahmed Badini in a statement here on Wednesday. He said that the Clean Air Quality initiative of Quetta city held a meeting at the IUCN, Quetta Office, to discuss the …
CHENNAI: The level of total suspended particulate matter in the ambient air at a traffic junction in Vallalar Nagar during the 24-hour period ending 6 a.m. on Friday was 302 micrograms/cubic metre as against the permissible limit of 200 micrograms/cubic metre. The level of respirable suspended particulate matter at the …
