Air Pollution
Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deplorable condition of a water tank, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/06/2025
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 …Old diesel generator sets must be discarded and replaced with new ones: NGT
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Satish Govind Vs President and Secretary, Windsor Park Residents Welfare Association & Others dated 01/11/2022. The NGT, November 1, 2022 directed that diesel generator having live of more than 15 years de discarded and replaced by equipments run on cleaner …A practical guide for business air pollutant emission assessment
A first-of-its-kind guide for businesses to measure air pollutant emissions across value chains. Developed by the CCAC, Stockholm Environment Institute, and IKEA Group, this guide enables companies to quantify the air pollutant emissions along their value chains. The guide enables businesses to create a global overview of their air pollution …Bending Delhi’s air pollution curve: learnings from 2020 to improve 2021
The study intends to support the Delhi government, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) in identifying priority areas of interventions needed in controlling air pollution in Delhi during the winter season of 2021. It establishes the primary drivers of Delhi's winter air pollution …Joint committee report on stone crushers in Garlavoddu village, Khammam district, Telangana, 31/10/2022
Report of the Joint Committee constituted in the Original Application No. 368 of 2022 in the matter of Abhilash Vs State of Telangana. The applicant Abhilash Chowdary of Garlavoddu village, Enkoor Zone, Khammam district, Telangana stated that the hills and forests around the village are being completely destroyed due to …The state of air quality and health impacts in Africa
Nearly all the African continent faces severe health impacts caused by air pollution, with several countries experiencing some of the highest levels of air pollution in the world, according to this new HEI report. The report, The State of Air Quality and Health Impacts in Africa, provides a comprehensive analysis …Delhi records lower PM 2.5 levels on the day after Diwali, but it continues to be above safe limits
Each year, air pollution levels spike in the Indo-Gangetic Plain on the day after Diwali with grey skies and hard-to-breathe air. This results from several meteorological factors, the stubble burning in neighbouring states and increased local emissions due to the firecracker use. Analysis by the NCAP Tracker of data from …Reply filed by the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited on steps taken to control pollution, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 20/10/2022
Reply filed by the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) in Original Application No 256 of 2020 (Suo Motu Vs Union of India & Others) dated 20/10/2022. The NGT had taken cognizance of the media article on six industries in north Chennai polluting air for more than half the year. The …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal operation of brickfield, village Angnakol, Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, 17/10/2022
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dilshad Hussain Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 17/10/2022. The District Magistrate, Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh was directed by the NGT to look into the complaint filed by Dilshad Hussain alleging illegal operation of a brickfield, village Angnakol, tehsil Sadar. The …Air pollution and the world of work: policies, initiatives and the current situation – a scoping and evidence review for Southeast and East Asia
This scoping report synthesizes the authors’ initial work to understand the differentiated impacts of air pollution on workers in East and Southeast Asian countries and to identify evidence-based recommendations from regional case studies to help improve air quality and foster healthy employment in the context of just transitions towards a …Report filed by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board regarding industries violating environmental norms, Mussoorie Gulawathi road, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, 14/10/2022
Report filed by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order, February 4, 2022 (Salman Miya Vs State of Uttar Pradesh). The applicant in his application before the NGT alleged that illegal acid and chemical factories are operating without license as well as …Only green firecrackers to be burst in West Bengal: Calcutta High Court order
Order of the Calcutta High Court in the matter of Sabuj Mancha & Others Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 11/10/2022. The matter related to sale of green firecrackers in West Bengal. Sabuj Mancha, the petitioner stated that no mechanism has been formulated either by the state of …Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board report on Shah Sponge Iron and Power, East Singhbhum, 10/10/2022
Action taken report in light of the direction issued by the National Green Tribunal in Original Application No. 390/2021 dated January 24, 2022 in the matter of Jairam Hansda Vs State of Jharkhand. The petitioner had said that Shah Sponge Iron and Power Ltd. Khaparsar Juri situated in East Singhbhum …Europe’s environment: the seventh Pan-European environmental assessment: - summary for policymakers
At the Seventh Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference, held in Nur-Sultan in 2011,Ministers decided to develop the Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS) across the region of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE). At the Eighth Conference, in Batumi, Georgia, in 2016, Ministers welcomed progress in developing SEIS to …Joint inspection report on dust emissions generated from the process of loading and unloading of railway wagons containing clinker dust, Palwal railway station, Haryana, 26/09/2022
Joint inspection report filed by the Haryana State Pollution Control Board in the matter of Shiv Kumar Arora Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 26/09/2022. The matter related to dust emissions generated from the process of loading and unloading of railway wagons containing clinker dust near Palwal railway station. …Panipat Thermal Power Station dumping fly ash illegally: NGT directs the committee to look into the matter
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhender Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 22/09/2022. The application was filed by Subhender, village Sutana, district Panipat, Haryana regarding Panipat Thermal Power Station. According to the applicant, the plant, which is based on coal, dumps fly ash residue …Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on performance audit of air pollution control by Government of Gujarat
Three new cities — Surat, Rajkot and Vadodara — have been added to the list of Critically Polluted Areas (CPA) in Gujarat while Odhav, Naroda (in Ahmedabad), Bhavnagar and Junagadh have been removed from the list, stated the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in a report tabled in …Disposal of fly ash in an environment friendly manner: NGT passes order
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Ram Awtar Agrawal Vs State of Chhattisgarh & Others dated 19/09/2022. The National Green Tribunal (NGT), September 19, 2022 directed that awareness programmes need to be organized for common people in Chhattisgarh regarding utilization of fly …Vallur Thermal Power Station environmentally compliant: NTECL report to the NGT
NTPC Tamil Nadu Energy Company, Vallur Thermal Power Station in its report to the NGT said that NTECL has been adopting the best technologies to control pollution. NTECL has constructed three stacks of height of 275 meters attached to unit 1, 2 and 3 boilers. Flue gases are let out …Bending the pollution curve : an analysis and prioritization of pollution management in Ethiopia
Pollution and environmental degradation often worsen as countries develop and industrialize. The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis suggests that, initially, economic growth increases pollution up to a certain income threshold, and then it begins to decrease pollution. Pollution reduction is not inevitable, however. As one of the fastest-growing economies in …Air quality deteriorating in Guwahati: NGT issues notice
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in matter of Himangshu Nath Vs Central Pollution Control Board & Others dated 12/09/2022. An application on the worsening air quality affecting the city of Guwahati and the resultant health effects was filed before the NGT. The NGT said that …