Order of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Samsuddin Jainulabiddin Shaikh & Others Vs The State of Gujarat & Others dated 06/05/2025. A petition was filed by 58 people who are residing near Chandola lake, Ahmedabad. The petitioners have constructed hutments along the periphery of Chandola lake. …
PUNE: Assailed with traffic problems and pollution levels similar to Delhi's, there is an outside chance that Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) may implement the odd and even vehicle on the road formula here. A proposal about such a scheme on an experimental basis was tabled on Monday before the City …
This winter has witnessed extremely high level of pollution. Typical winter conditions --cold temperature, lower mixing height of air, calm and no-wind conditions trap air and pollution. As a result, pollution builds up very quickly and peaks. This is why winter months require tougher emergency action to reduce pollution. Weather …
CSE has analysed air quality data from real-time monitoring of Delhi Pollution Control Board for the entire winter – November 2015 to January 2016 – to assess the benefits of the odd and even scheme and the loss of air quality gains after the completion of the scheme. It has …
New Delhi: While car owners grumpily awaited their alternate day on Delhi roads during the recent 15-day driving experiment, there was one group that grinned happily every day. They were owners of cars that had a bright sticker saying 'CNG' stuck on their windshields. Cars running on compressed natural gas, …
The Aam Aadmi Party government’s recently-concluded odd-even policy will be back in March, Transport Minister Gopal Rai has said. The AAP government is understood to be mulling the implementation of the second phase of the scheme after the CBSE board exam, scheduled for March, end. Speaking in the wake of …
A new study has claimed that the volume of respirable pollutants in the air were reduced by up to 18 per cent during 15-day trial of the odd-even scheme that regulated the plying of four-wheelers on the national capital’s roads. A US-based study said that while absolute pollution levels increased …
Motor vehicle, air pollution, Bharat Stage The Delhi government had earlier claimed that the vehicular restrictions had managed to arrest the rise in peak pollution levels and that the overall reduction was no less than 25 per cent. Alleging “misinformation” campaign over the efficacy of the ‘odd-even’ scheme, Delhi government …
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 …
Gurgaon: Air pollution increased slightly on Saturday in the city, even though the concentration of smog was less as compared to the past three days. The PM2.5 has been recorded at 115.25 g/m³ (micrograms per cubic metre), while it was 109.50 g/m³ on Friday. Besides, the level of carbon monoxide …
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 …
"The government is taking some steps to control pollution. People are dying due to pollution and you are challenging it for publicity," the Supreme Court said today and refused to urgently hear a petition challenging the Delhi government's odd-even scheme. Terming the petition as a "publicity stunt", a bench headed …
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 meeting will be attended by officials of all the departments concerned and independent environment experts, said the minister. Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai Wednesday finally put an end to speculation and answered the question on the minds of lakhs of Delhi residents. Odd-even operations, the government’s pollution-control plan that …
HYDERABAD: In a span of seven months, sRide, the official carpooling partner of car-free Thursday was able to save emission of nearly 14,000 kg of carbon dioxide. All thanks to the IT crowd, who are convinced to ditch their cars and share a ride with strangers. sRide, an intra-city carpool …
Will it be odd for Chennai to even consider reducing congestion caused by vehicular traffic? The jury is still out on the odd-even scheme in Delhi. Yet we have learnt that people are willing not just to talk about pollution and congestion on the roads but also to act upon …
The Lal panel, which was constituted following Bombay High Court directives, had said private cars should be rationed during peak hours on weekdays for roads in the island city on an experimental basis for six months. THE high-pitched debate over Delhi’s odd-even formula has led to the Maharashtra government dusting …
“After January 15, when all the money is collected, we will make cycles cheaper for people to buy by providing a subsidy,” said Rai. Transport Minister Gopal Rai Monday said Rs 1.5 crore has been generated from challans issued during the odd-even in a fortnight. This money is going to …
Chaos will return to the roads of Delhi from January 16 as Transport Minister Gopal Rai announced an end to road rationing experiment. What was proving to be a game changer should not have been discontinued so abruptly. Even the government, which introduced the plan on a trial basis, must …
Govt’s claim that pollution in the city has dropped over the past week is at odds with data of the daily average levels as well as peak values of PM. The Delhi government's claim that pollution in the Capital has reduced over the past week is at odds with data …
A pilot project under which the administration has altered weekly holidays, working hours and timings of markets, factories, schools and corporate establishments in Noida, Greater Noida and surrounding areas to combat pollution and vehicular congestion. Amid the buzz around Delhi’s odd-even policy, neighbouring Gautam Budh Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh …
