Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Delhi Environment minister Imran Hussain today said his department will send weekly status reports of important projects and works undertaken in pursuance of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's instruction in this regard. The Environment secretary will send these reports on a weekly basis to the minister and also to the …
According to scientists, benzene concentrations are higher in colder areas and if the temperature drops in the coming days — which is expected — the levels are bound to rise. Delhi, where air is already highly toxic, is witnessing a jump in benzene levels in the air and as it …
The environment ministry seems to be dragging its feet on the graded response plan despite the Supreme Court's order to notify the same in the wake of the rising air pollution. Senior officials of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said the plan was already sent to the ministry on …
Noting that functioning of industrial units in residential areas is harmful, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to take action against all such units operating without consent. A bench headed by Justice UD Salvi pulled up BSES Yamuna for supplying electricity …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of All India Lokadhikar Sangathan Vs Govt. Of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 13/12/2016 regarding steel pickling units in Delhi. Counsel appearing for the DPCC submits that in furtherance to the Minutes of the Meeting dated 22-11-2016 held between representatives …
There are 2200 Resident Welfare Associations as on 2014 in the national capital which can be brought under the ambit of Rain Water Harvesting System (RWHS), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has informed the National Green Tribunal. DPCC told a bench headed by Justice U D Salvi that these resident …
Authorities in the national capital plan to have around 20 monitoring stations that will exclusively measure the levels of ultrafine particulates PM 2.5 and PM 10, the dominant pollutants in Delhi's toxic air. These stations, to be set up by the Delhi government, will differ from the existing monitoring centres …
Multi-agency coordination on air pollution continues to elude the national capital with action against open burning of waste and violation of construction norms not showing any substantial jump. Multi-agency coordination on air pollution continues to elude the national capital with action against open burning of waste and violation of construction …
The principle that "polluter pays" was on Thursday applied by the National Green Tribunal which said that it is builders and not the construction workers who will have to face "consequences" for polluting ambient air quality in the national capital. The green panel clarified that whenever work is halted due …
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has issued an order to extend the ban on generators and to continue the closure of all units of the Badarpur Thermal Power Plant till January 31 next year. Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Thursday reviewed the progress of implementation of steps to …
Reviewing the pollution situation in the national Capital, Lt Governor Najeeb Jung today directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to loan space/pits to Delhi Traffic Police to temporarily park 15 years old impounded diesel vehicles. The city government's Transport Department has been ordered to submit a comprehensive proposal in the …
In view of loss of income to daily wage labourers, Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung lifted the ban In view of loss of income to daily wage labourers, Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on Tuesday lifted the ban on construction activities in Delhi, imposed earlier this month to tackle severe …
Lauding the Delhi government's announcement of taking emergency steps to tackle the severe air pollution, a green body on Sunday said these will need strict enforcement and vehicle restraint measures, including odd-even scheme, for effective impact. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said for enduring impact, the government must also …
Faced with a shocking jump in the level of air pollution in the capital, the Centre has summoned top officials of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan on Friday to review the action plan agreed by all the states last year to tackle the situation in the entire national …
The Delhi government has begun a pilot project for controlled burning at east Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill, which will be followed by the implementation of similar steps at Bhalswa and Okhla, as part of a long-term project simultaneously aimed at maximum utilisation of the sites and pre-emption of fires. Underlined by …
Activists said the government had not done enough to combat winter pollution in general. Delhiites breathed in more polluted air this Diwali compared to the last. And if that wasn’t bad enough, government data showed that levels of harmful pollutants in the air peaked at 14 to 16 times the …
Anti-pollution noise falls on deaf ears; PM 2.5 at 14 times the safe limit Awareness campaigns against bursting crackers on Diwali appear not to have dented the festive enthusiasm of citizens of the National Capital, with pollution levels rising dramatically on Sunday night. While high smoke and pollution levels have …
The Air Quality Index (AQI) will be 443 on Diwali day, which is severe.The Air Quality Index (AQI) will be 443 on Diwali day, which is severe. Diwali this year in Delhi is expected to be significantly more polluted than in the previous two years, said an official survey on …
Delhiites on Thursday inhaled severely poor quality air which had respirable pollutants up to nine times above the safe limit at certain places even as authorities warned of a "critically polluted" period ahead. Anand Vihar, the city's pollution hotspot, had PM 1O (suspended particulate matter) at over 962 micrograms per …
Concentration levels of harmful particulate matter were on average three times the standards. With days to go before Diwali, when pollution levels usually peak due to firecracker use, the air quality across the city was very poor on Thursday. And the forecast for the next few days did not look …
