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 …
Incidentally, the DPCC report claimed that “trends” showed that levels of PM10 and PM2.5 in the city were “decreasing”. A senior scientist with the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) told the Delhi High Court Thursday that pollution levels in the city will never come down to “safe limits” because of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of K. Manoharan Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 29/01/2016 regarding growing air pollution in NCT of Delhi caused by vehicles. NGT directs the CPCB, DPCC and Department of Transport of NCT of Delhi to conduct surveys in Delhi on …
Mandir Marg, R K Puram, Anand Vihar, Punjabi Bagh all recorded PM 2.5 levels between 400 and 500 micrograms per cubic metre (\µg/m³). Air quality levels dipped from early morning on Republic Day, with particulate matter levels shooting up across air quality monitoring stations. At least four AQI stations recorded …
The air quality remained very poor on Republic Day with levels of PM 2.5 (fine, respirable pollution particles) hovering between 280 to 400 micrograms per cubic metres at Mandir Marg station during the parade hours, according to real-time air quality monitoring by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC). It was …
The board has also called for a "comprehensive" set of actions and an "integrated" approach to make substantial improvement in air quality. Lack of any clear trend and wide fluctuations in concentration of pollutants during the odd-even experiment suggests that no single action can substantially reduce air pollution levels in …
The lack of any clear trend and wide fluctuations in concentration of pollutants during the odd-even experiment suggest that no single action can substantially reduce air pollution levels in the capital, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has said in a report. “With no clear trend and wide fluctuations observed …
New Delhi: The Delhi government's odd-even scheme has been given a thumbs up by Centre for Science and Environment, a green think tank, which said it helped bring down air pollution levels in the city and reduce traffic congestion. In its note submitted to the Supreme Court, Environment Pollution (Prevention …
The first Monday after odd-even expectedly saw a rise in PM2.5 levels. System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) data till 6 pm pegged the average PM2.5 levels for Monday at 153 mg/m3. During the days when the odd-even scheme was in force, the daily average level was …
Applauding citizens, Delhi high court on Thursday credited them with the success of the odd-even scheme introduced by the AAP government. The HC conceded that the scheme succeeded to some extent because it appealed to people and not because of the stiff Rs 2,000 fine imposed on violators. A bench …
For about a week, the air quality in the capital has been hovering in the "very poor" category, but no severe smog episodes have also been experienced during this phase. Monitoring by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting Research (SAFAR), which is running a special page on air quality …
The pollution-control body is also cracking down on those violating rules on leaf burning, garbage disposal and dust control. As many as 14 construction sites of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) have been found violating the prescribed norms to keep dust pollution in check and they have been asked …
According to the report, a complete ban on MSW burning can almost bring emissions from this source to zero and possibly see an improvement of 5-10 per cent in air quality. As the odd and even vehicle number experiment, one of the measures taken to reduce pollution levels in Delhi, …
Officials said the committee may submit its recommendations to the government in two months. A committee under the environment secretary of the Delhi government that is revisiting the existing norms pertaining to firecrackers is mulling over restricting their use in weddings. “We receive many complaints when there are too many …
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) today claimed that there was more than 50 per cent drop in air pollution on Saturday, primarily caused by vehicular traffic. This claim was made on the basis of the latest ambient air data collected by mobile teams of the DPCC on Saturday at …
Judgement of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Shweta Kapoor & Others Vs The Govt of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 11/01/2016. The Notification dated 28.12.2015 issued by the Transport Department, Government of NCT of Delhi prohibiting plying of non-transport four wheeled vehicles in the area of …
If you have a BS IV-compliant diesel car and usually ride alone, you can reduce your per capita particulate (PM) emissions per kilometre by at least 40 times by using a CNG bus instead. And if you have been driving a diesel SUV, then the benefit could be to the …
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has released the result of its analysis of air quality data from the continuous monitoring by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to show that pollution levels this winter have been worse than last year. “This justifies emergency action like the odd and even …
Workers at coal-based power plants in Delhi are suffering from asthma, bronchitis, or TB; industries account for 11 per cent of Delhi’s air pollution. or 34-year-old Mahesh Raja the easiest way to keep respiratory problems at bay is to eat a piece of “jaggery”. He picked up this remedy while …
An elaborate analysis of the impact on air quality would also help officials plan future policy measures like exemptions. To study the real time impact of the odd-even scheme to curb vehicular pollution, mobile air quality machines will be deployed in at least six areas in the capital and 20 …
NEW DELHI: Daily bulletins will keep you informed about the odd-even formula's impact on air quality from January 1 to 15. The environment department will monitor air quality at 200 locations from 8am to 8pm using data from six mobile units, 20 stationary air quality samplers and the monitoring stations …
