Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …
The govt. notified norms for sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide emissions in December 2015, but these have not been implemented, says expert Clusters of thermal power plants in Northern India were the sources of growth in emissions of highly toxic and reactive gases in the past few years, a report …
This publication provides a snapshot of the progress being made to adopt and implement key actions that can significantly improve air quality. Many of the 193 countries have implemented policies and activities (green) and others are in process (orange), while others still have to adopt or implement them (red). Grey …
Terming the latest WHO report on air pollution "misleading", environment minister Prakash Javadekar said India would soon come out with air pollution data of major cities across the US and Europe so that people know the whole picture. He said the Centre's decision to publish pollution data of other countries …
While Delhi managed to chuck-off the tag of being the world’s most polluted city in the latest World Health Organisation’s (WHO) ranking on pollution levels, thirty plus Indian cities have made their way into the list of hundred most polluted ones. Twenty-two cities in the country parked themselves in the …
Government agencies on Thursday heaved a sigh of relief with WHO's latest urban air quality data showing a slight improvement in Delhi's ranking among the "most polluted" city's of the world. Civil society organisations, however, took it as an opportunity to discuss how much more needed to be done in …
Delhi ranks 9th; Iran’s Zabol, plagued by dust storms, worst on WHO list India is home to four of the five cities in the world with the worst air pollution, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday. But while WHO experts acknowledge India faces a “huge challenge”, many countries are …
The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board's initiative to curb air pollution from brick kilns is "half-baked" and not likely to succeed, the CSE said on Monday. The Board has directed the brick kiln industry to change technology from natural draft to induced draft within 90 days. It has issued a …
Despite stern reminder from NGT, AAP govt. says it will take action in ‘due course of time’ The Delhi government’s battle against vehicles older than 15 years, which account for an estimated one-third of the Capital’s total vehicular population, is expected to be delayed further despite a stern reminder from …
According to World Health Organization, India has an estimated 15-20 million asthmatics. If data is to be believed, 25 per cent of the Indian population suffers from allergy and 5 per cent of them are suffering from asthma. Also, estimates suggest that by the year 2025, an additionally 100 million …
An environment ministry panel has deferred a proposal of Ib-Valley washery of Coal India Ltd's ( CIL) arm Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. A committee "for coal mining projects of Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) in its meeting held on March 17, 2016 had considered the environment clearance proposal …
New Delhi: With the second phase of odd-even having run its course, the Central Pollution Control Board and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee have set about assessing its impact on the capital's air quality. The deadline for the two agencies to submit their reports to the National Green Tribunal ends …
Increasing number of fire incidents, including in houses, have raised pollution level in the Capital, Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai claimed here on Thursday. Rai said this while releasing a report submitted by the committee regarding fire incidents at landfill sites including Bhalswa and Gazipur. The report contains a data …
Thousands of sanitation workers across the Capital should be pressed into service for Delhi’s campaign against pollution caused by burning of biomass, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday. Mr. Javadekar was speaking at a meeting called to discuss measures to curb air pollution in Delhi and the National …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Toxicity of air in Delhi and NCR, 25/04/2016. The analysis of AAQ data of Delhi for the period 2000 to 2015 reveals that SO2 levels are within National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) of 50 µg/m3 (annual standard) and shows decreasing trend during 2000 …
Thiruvananthapuram: For the first time, an authentic study report has come out indicating that air quality in the capital city is not satisfactory. As per the study conducted by state pollution control board (PCB) and National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC), pollutants such as particulate matter is higher than …
Notwithstanding the action against illegal units engaged in dyeing, washing or electroplating steel sheets, hundreds of units are reportedly operating. The number could be around 300, claimed sources in the department concerned. The Haryana Pollution Control Board (HPCB) sealed about 150 units in the past few months. “The industrial area …
The National Green Tribunal today asked Delhi government and other authorities to create awareness about air pollution caused by vehicular emissions and burning of municipal solid waste and issue advertisements on the lines of the odd-even scheme. The green panel said the city government should keep a tab on ambient …
A week before phase two of the odd-even scheme kicks in, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Delhi government to create awareness about the ill-effects of vehicular emission and burning of municipal solid waste by issuing advertisements on the lines of the vehicle-rationing scheme. The NGT said the …
Mumbai: A drizzle on Tuesday morning took Mumbaikars by surprise. Parts of the western suburbs, especially Kandivli, Bandra and Borivli, witnessed light rainfall early in the morning but all through the day the sky remained overcast. The Regional Meteorological Centre's Colaba observatory recorded trace rainfall between April 4-5, while the …
The menace of toxic emissions at petrol pumps in the national capital has come under the lens of the National Green Tribunal which has asked the Centre to respond to a plea alleging lack of air quality norms at fuel stations. A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar …
