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 …
KOLKATA: The West Bengal Pollution Control Board has stopped automatic monitoring of air quality index (AQI) in Kolkata at a time when pollution levels in the city have started approaching Delhi's levels. The city, consequently, has gone unrepresented on the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) national AQI table since the …
EPCA suggests diesel vehicle ban to combat winter smog. It also suggested additional emergency measures such as “stickers indicating fuel and age on all vehicles through PUC”, so that categories of vehicles can be prohibited based on threat level. While noting that crop burning was a “contributory factor” to the …
A more comprehensive picture of air pollution in Delhi-NCR is likely to be available only in January when 20 new monitoring stations become operational in areas of Haryana bordering the Capital, four months behind schedule, an official said on Monday. Experts said that with more data from these stations, the …
A total of 55 new stations were supposed to be set up by the end of 2017. However, as per the report, only about 10 monitoring stations have been added so far, excluding the ones set up in Delhi. A Graded Response Action Plan was set up last year in …
Let's take stock of what we have done and what needs to be done for the right to clean air It’s that time of the year again. The winter is closing in. The cold will bring inversion and trap the pollutants close to the ground on which we breathe. But …
body { padding-left:2%; padding-right:2%; max-width:850px; } Lists key areas of concern, which require short term and long term action to combat deadly air pollution in NCR In November 2016, the Supreme Court of India directed the government to frame and implement a Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to control air …
Trichy: With Diwali being celebrated tomorrow, Tamil Nadu pollution control board (TNPCB), Trichy started surveying the change in noise and air pollution due to bursting of crackers. TNPCB, in Trichy, has set up a system to record the noise level in the 10th cross street in Thillai Nagar and three …
The Punjab Pollution Control Board has issued directions to all districts to observe a clean Diwali. Deputy Commissioners have been requested to convene a meeting with all school principals and heads to ensure sensitisation regarding Diwali. Instructions have also been issued to traders/sellers not to sell firecrackers that generate noise …
KOCHI: The next time you are on MG Road, take a look at the big screen installed at Seematti. No, there won't be any advertisements. Instead, you will see real-time levels of the various gases and particulates you are breathing in.On Wednesday, the new Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station (AAQMS) …
The public can be sensitised to the extent of air pollution Residents of Thiruvananthapuram will soon receive first-hand information of the extent of pollution in one of the busiest regions in the city. The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (PCB) has proposed the setting up of a continuous ambient air …
NEW DELHI: Three new air quality monitoring stations are likely to go live in Delhi on Thursday. With 17 others to follow by October 15, the readings of the capital air quality could undergo a comprehensive change. Till date, there were 23 stations assessing pollution, but the Delhi Pollution Control …
NEW DELHI: Delhi environment minister Imran Hussain has directed the environment department and Delhi Pollution Control Committee to complete the installation of 20 new air quality monitoring stations ahead of Diwali to efficiently measure winter air quality. The directions came in a meeting with senior DPCC and environment department officials …
Poor enforcement of pollution checking norms allow pollution checking centres to manipulate the emission reports that has led to further deterioration of ambient air in summer capital here. An official at Pollution Control Board (PCB) said the inspection, which their department carried, revealed half the numbers of existing checking outlets …
20 new ambient air quality monitoring stations likely to start functioning by October-end Delhi will be heading into winter 2017 better equipped than ever before when it comes to air pollution data, with 20 new ambient air quality monitoring stations likely to start functioning by the end of October. After …
PANJIM: In a bid to minimise air and noise pollution during the Diwali season, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has directed Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) to conduct a mass awareness campaign across the State to reduce bursting of fire crackers during the festival. The Board has also been …
KOCHI: Following the Fifa guidelines to ensure a pollution-free environment for the players taking part in the Under-17 World Cup, the state government has begun taking temporary measures to reduce air pollution in and around the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kaloor. The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) will put …
It could well be that you are breathing in air in your home that is of poorer quality than the air outside. At the Air-O2-Thon, an international summit on air pollution, experts said on Wednesday that an integrated emission inventory with common standards was necessary for cities across the country …
New Delhi: As the air quality is expected to start deteriorating soon, EPCA, in a meeting on Tuesday, has asked Delhi and its neighbouring states to form patrolling parties to report instances of waste burning, crop burning or building waste violations. The authority has asked states to submit daily reports …
Surat: Two modern systems to measure air pollution and monitor air quality would become functional at Varachha and Limbayat areas of the city by December-end. Ambient air quality monitoring systems are being installed by Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) at a cost of Rs 2 crore under smart city project. Special …
