Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
PARIS: Paris authorities said today they would make public transport free for three days to encourage drivers to leave their vehicles behind due to severe pollution caused by unusually warm weather and lack of wind. The French capital has been under maximum pollution alert for several days, as have many …
Thousands affected by smoke from the fire which has been burning for three weeks and looks to continue for many months Doctors have warned of serious health risks to people living around the Morwell coalmine fire, due to a carcinogenic air pollutant reaching levels up to 20 times the average …
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to unveil a major new regulation on Monday that forces oil refiners to strip out sulfur, a smog-forming pollutant linked to respiratory disease, from American gasoline blends, according to people familiar with the agency’s plans. When burned in gasoline, sulfur blocks pollution-control equipment in vehicle …
Lung diseases caused in workers employed in iron ore mines and those living near the mines are reversible and not fatal in nature, doctors said, speaking ahead of the opening of the 64th national conference of Indian association of occupational health. The doctors said that different studies covering mine workers, …
Social activists and residents of the villages of two talukas of Johi and Dadu held a march on Monday in Dadu town in protest against pollution caused by work on a gas field located in taluka Johi. According to protesters, pollution is causing eye, skin and chest infections, lungs problems …
PUNE: People living in Hadapsar, Katraj, Bhosari and Shivajinagar may be more susceptible to respiratory infections such as asthma and chronic bronchitis because the chill the city is currently experiencing has pushed air pollution levels to a new high in these places. The city continued to shiver with the minimum …
Construction vehicles and equipment are major sources of diesel pollution and unfortunately can pose as a serious public health threat as diesel exhaust contains more than 40 toxic air contaminants, carcinogens, and fine particular matter. In an effort to reduce this harmful air pollution and improve air quality in local …
No case registered for violating the ban on practice The burning of paddy stubble is going on unabated despite a complete ban on the practice in Sangrur district, causing various medical problems to people, especially elderly persons and children. Doctors are of the view that the state government should strictly …
As weather changes, maintain cleanliness, say doctors The changing weather conditions and poor sewage management in the City have resulted in an increase in the number of children affected by lung diseases. Those below five years of age are the most susceptible ones, pediatricians say. Doctors in the City also …
Chennai, October 1, 2013: Mr. Menahem Kanafi, Israel Consul General to South-India was the Guest of Honor at Kodaikanal International School (KIS) Social Experience Program. During his visit Mr Kanafi was introduced to a KIS Social Experience Project. Mr. Kanafi visited a village home where students of KIS had installed …
SC Order Only On Paper As Vehicles Going To Other States Not Turned Away From Borders As you wait to pass the toll gates at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border near Ghaziabad, the long line of trucks waiting to get entry is visible from miles away. Most are on their way …
Jaipurites have the weakest lungs among Indians, says a study conducted by Chest Research Foundation (CRF), Pune. The study has pointed out that residents of the Pink City are at high risk of suffering from chronic lung diseases. CRF conducted the nationwide study across five centers in India including Jaipur, …
Air pollution may be responsible for more than 2 million deaths around the world each year, according to a new study. The study estimated that 2.1 million deaths each year are linked with fine particulate matter, tiny particles that can get deep into the lungs and cause health problems, Huff …
President Barack Obama pitched the first major environmental effort of his second term on Friday in a bid to slash smog-forming emissions from gasoline that have been linked to lung and heart ailments, setting up a fight with Republicans and the oil industry. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the …
The Obama administration will propose on Friday long-awaited rules to slash smog-forming emissions from gasoline that have been linked to lung and heart ailments, health groups and an environmental regulator source said on Thursday. The Environmental Protection Agency will propose the so-called Tier 3 rules that will require refiners to …
Fewer European countries could face fines for breaching air pollution limits after recession slowed industrial activity and limits on sulfur emissions kicked in. Eight EU states, including France and Germany, are likely to have failed to meet EU emission standards in 2011, down from 12 countries in 2010, according to …
Shanghai is likely to become the first city nationwide to pilot PM2.5 forecasts in 2013, as national legislators submitted proposals to address thorny environmental issues. "We will try to report PM2.5 data one day in advance by the end of this year. The date will eventually be lengthened to two …
Air quality in China's capital, Beijing, has once again hit serious levels, with thick smog and a sandstorm blanketing the city. State news agency Xinhua, quoting officials, said the pollution levels were "dangerous". Beijing's environment agency blamed large amounts of dust blowing in on strong winds from Inner Mongolia, and …
The air quality in Beijing and nearby regions hit dangerous levels Thursday, Beijing's environmental authorities said. Strong winds and smog hit Beijing on Feb 28, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua] Calm winds, temperature inversion, pollutants transformed from eastern and southern regions and large-scale dust from Inner Mongolia are behind the hazardous air pollution …
There are many forms of air pollution. There is no doubt that air pollution is not healthy. The uncertainty is at what level is it an acceptable risk. The one of concern in this study is the finest of particulate matter. The largest study yet to investigate the links between …
