Report of the expert committee on atmospheric environmental quality and preservation of Taj Mahal and Agra monuments - Vol I (Varadarajan Committee Report on Taj)

The Government of India announced its decision in 1973 to set up a 6 million tonne per year Petroleum Oil Refinery at Mathura under the Indian Oil Corporation of India. Some apprehensions were expressed about the possible adverse effects on the historic monuments in the Agra-Mathura region from the gaseous …

Report of the expert committee on atmospheric environmental quality and preservation of Taj Mahal and Agra monuments - Vol I (Varadarajan Committee Report on Taj)

The Government of India announced its decision in 1973 to set up a 6 million tonne per year Petroleum Oil Refinery at Mathura under the Indian Oil Corporation of India. Some apprehensions were expressed about the possible adverse effects on the historic monuments in the Agra-Mathura region from the gaseous …

Delayed Deadline: Analysis of coal power sector’s plans to meet new environmental norms

The thermal power sector has made very little progress in implementing the revised stack emission standards for suspended particulate matter (SPM), sulphur dioxide (SO2) and oxide(s) of nitrogen (NOx) notified in December 2015. The industry had raised several objections— the technology is not suitable for Indian coal, costs are too …

Effectivity of vehicular banning and its reflection in disease incidence in Kolkata

Kolkata is one of the most polluted cities of the world. The city has been plagued by one of the most prominent pollution problems of the of the world, the air pollution. The time period of 2000-2008 saw a huge number of vehicles hitting Kolkata’s streets, which has lead to …

Concept paper on Taj Protection Mission

The concept paper describes the problems of the city of Agra and the anxeityy of the Hon'ble Supreme Court articulated in the various orders passed in connection with the Writ Petition (Civil) No. 13381/84-M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Others. The paper also goes on to describe the various …

Status of air quality in Agra region

To protect the treasured monument - Taj Mahal - from the possible effects of chemicals in air, the Government of India constituted a High Power Committee to oversee the implementation of the necessary air pollution control measures in Agra Mathura Region and an Expert Group to assist the Committee with …

Brick Kilns in India

Presentation by J. S. Kamyotra, Central Pollution Control Board at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.

Roadside plants as bio indicators of air pollution in an industrial region, Rourkela, India

Foliar surface undergoes several structural and functional changes when particulate-laden air strikes it. An attempt was made to evaluate the quality of air in terms of respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM), suspended particulate matter (SPM), sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) along with biochemical parameters of twelve selected roadside …

An empirical model to evaluate SPM concentration in a colliery area

Jharkhand, a state in India is rich in minerals particularly coal. Large number of mines is excavated here. Opening of new mines and expanding existing mines causes air pollution. The main pollutants emitted are suspended particulate matter, oxides of nitrogen, sulphur dioxide and carbon dioxide. In this paper empirical models …

Air quality indices to understand the ambient air quality in vicinity of dam sites of different irrigation projects in Karnataka state, India

Ambient air quality monitoring was carried out in the vicinity of dam and nearby residential sites in four river basins in Karnataka with reference to SPM, RSPM, SO2 and NOx, employing Envirotech APM-460 Respirable Dust Sampler with provision to keep impingers having absorbing reagent. Further, three different methods of Air …

Hourly differences in air pollution and risk of respiratory disease in the elderly: a time-stratified case-crossover study

Epidemiological studies have shown adverse effects of short-term exposure to air pollution on respiratory disease outcomes; however, few studies examined this association on an hourly time scale. We evaluated the associations between hourly changes in air pollution and the risk of respiratory disease in the elderly, using the time of …

Transport sector declared major air polluter

KARACHI: Pakistan is a country of 188 million people with average population density of 236 persons per square kilometre, which is higher as compared to many other developing countries. The country has very high migration rate to urban centres which has made the cities very congested and turned the civic …

Estimation of composite air quality index for Lucknow

This paper mainly deals with the measurement of air quality by observing the concentration of pollutants in the atmosphere namely suspended particulate matter, NOx and SO2 at five different selected locations in Lucknow city. The locations for the study have been chosen on the basis of land use pattern. Each …

Public health and air pollution in Asia (PAPA): coordinated studies of short-term exposure to air pollution and daily mortality in two Indian cities

This report contains studies in Chennai and Delhi led by Dr. Kalpana Balakrishnan and Dr. Uma Rajarathnam, respectively. These time-series studies of air pollution and mortality in India were funded under HEI's PAPA Program to provide information to inform regulatory and other decisions that would be relevant to local populations, …

CSTPS again clouds Chanda sky with think smoke

Yet another spike of emissions from Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (CSTPS) covered the city sky with think smoke on Thursday. Irked by repeated violation of pollution norms, NGO Green Planet Society has filed a complaint with regional office of MPCB demanding closure of the power plant with immediate effect. …

The IPCC's 'Summary for Policymakers' - A comment

Recent reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's "Summary for Policymakers" make for alarming reading about the global warming phenomenon. How bad climate impacts will be beyond the mid-century depends crucially on the world urgently shifting to a development trajectory that is clean, sustainable, and equitable, a notion of …

Dust pollution becoming a serious health hazard

Growing dust pollution has emerged as a serious health hazard in the city besides subjecting the citizens to a lot of inconvenience. A toxic haze formed by dust particles and vehicular emissions can be seen looming over the atmosphere over a long time across the city’s roads and streets, and …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal running of stone crushing units in Village Bilua, Tehsil Dabra, District Gwalior, 02/12/2013

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shree 1008 Raj Rajeshwari Vs Sunil Sharma & Ors. dated 02/12/2013 regarding illegal running of stone crushing units in Village Bilua, Tehsil Dabra, District Gwalior. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/147-2013(CZ)(MApp)_2Dec2013.pdf Previous Orders: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/e-orders.php?eid=5302

Emissions from crop/biomass residue burning risk to atmospheric quality

Recent crop harvesting practices use mechanical harvesters in the rice and wheat farm system in India. These practices leave behind large quantities of crop residue in the field. However, there is no suitable method available for managing the crop residues. Crop residues / biomass burning are cheap and easiest method …

Pollution levels spike in Mumbai as rains recede and smog lingers

The smog that has enveloped the city for the last week is unusual admit met officials by surprise. “We generally see this kind of a weather situation in November. This time, however, the haze seems to have set in early,” said K S Hosalikar, deputy director general of IMD, Mumbai. …

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