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 …
In compliance to the direction of Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi Dated: November 17, 2017 (in the matter of Vardhman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others vide OA No. 44/2018 Earlier OA No. 21/2014), the compiled ambient air quality data (of each monitored parameters) of Delhi-NCR …
NEW DELHI: The Union Budget on Thursday announced a special scheme to subsidise machinery required by farmers in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to deal with crop residue in the belief that this would help curb stubble burning, a factor in pollution in the National Capital Region. But agriculture and …
NEW DELHI: The Centre's move to earmark Rs 1000 crores to tackle stubble burning in NCR states was welcomed by air quality experts, but they also say critically polluted areas like Singrauli, Ghaziabad or Vapi need urgent attention because air pollution is a regional issue. Ahead of the Union budget …
NEW DELHI: Clean Air Asia, an NGO working on air pollution, launched its 'VAYU' app on Wednesday at Delhi Public School, Palam Vihar that will help educate schoolchildren and parents about air quality and impact of pollution on children and adults. The NGO plans to reach out to maximum schools …
Kochi: The air in Kerala is much cleaner than many cities in the country, according to the latest Greenpeace India report 'Airpocalypse II', which was released on Monday. The report pointed out that Kerala was the only state where ambient air quality in all its cities and towns was within …
KOLKATA: After a brief respite, the PM2.5 count again rose above 300 g/m3 on Tuesday morning. For more than two hours during the peak morning hours, when kids go to school and office-goers to their work, PM2.5 count taken at US Consulate Air Quality Monitoring station stood at 310 — …
NEW DELHI: Airpocalypse II, a report by environmental NGO Greenpeace India, has found that more than 47% of the population in India is still living in areas where there is no air quality monitoring. Greenpeace researchers analysed PM10 (coarse pollution particles) annual averages for 280 cities monitored by the Central …
CHENNAI: Though the only study on monitoring of air quality in Chennai is two years old, it still holds good. It offers important pointers about factors that affect pollution levels like ventilation coefficient readings (the product of maximum pollution mixing depth and average wind speed) and the number of air …
Airpocalypse-II, a Greenpeace India report , analyses PM10 annual average recorded for 280 cities which have 630 million, or 53% citizens of the country’s total population. A massive part of the population, 580 million (47%) of the population are living in areas where no air quality data is available. Out …
Howrah: The average air quality index (AQI) of Howrah, home to Bengal's administrative headquarters, during the week starting January 15 was found to be worse than Delhi's. Data recorded by the pollution control board's manual measuring station at the Howrah Municipal Corporation reveals that the AQI during the period from …
In compliance to the direction of Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi Dated: November 17, 2017 (in the matter of Vardhman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others vide OA No. 21/2014), the compiled ambient air quality data (of each monitored parameters) of Delhi-NCR with station wise daily …
NEW DELHI: LED and electronic panels installed at major traffic intersections across the capital, which usually display road safety tips, will now also show real-time air quality data and health advisories. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has collaborated with Delhi Police to display hourly data at 50 such intersections and …
Coimbatore: Many of us romanticise the city weather by calling the haze in early morning and night hours mist or fog. But, the right word for it is smog—a mix of fog and a layer of polluted air—said researchers at the the Forest College and Research Institute at Mettupalayam, who …
GURUGRAM: Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has missed its December 2017 deadline to set up a second ambient air quality monitoring station in the city. Officials attributed the delay to late floating of tenders for installation of the machine. Currently, there is only one pollution measuring station in Gurgaon, …
Permission will be valid up till March 2018; Air Ambient Quality parameters to be monitored thrice weekly PANJIM: Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) decided to grant conditional Consent to Operate under the Air Act and Water Act to 21 iron ore mining leases for a period till March 2018. …
GUWAHATI: The city will from Tuesday host a two-day workshop for coming up with an action plan to improve air quality. "Guwahati is among the few cities selected across India and the first in the northeast to take up the air action plan initiative. It will allow a wider discussion …
Srinagar: The Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS) installed at five locations in Srinagar by the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) have recorded decreasing air pollution levels in the past four months, though they still remain above normal levels. As per the data recorded at the five monitoring locations …
In compliance to the direction of Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi Dated: November 17, 2017 (in the matter of Vardhman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others vide OA No. 21/2014), the compiled ambient air quality data (of each monitored parameters) of Delhi-NCR with station wise daily …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests targets 35% reduction of air pollution in the next three years and 50% reduction in the next five years for at least 100 cities across India. The listed cities will have their own city-specific action plans. Greenpeace India accessed exclusive concept document of National …
London and Bengaluru will jointly lead a global partnership of 20 other cities from across the globe on tackling air pollution in urban centres. It was announced by visiting Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and his Bengaluru counterpart Sampath Raj after their meeting here on Tuesday. Besides Bengaluru, five other …
