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 …
This morning, the US Consulate in Mumbai recorded the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) as 178. The situation had not changed much by 4 pm when the AQI was recorded at 168 An AQI between 150 and 200 is considered unhealthy, while 201 to 300 is very unhelthy and anything …
Nearly 2,000 ‘challans’ issued, says environment ministry The Environment Ministry on Monday said that the Clean Air Campaign in Delhi had shown a “qualitative” impact on air quality in the first week and that nearly 2,000 ‘challans’, amounting to over ₹50 crore, were issued for pollution-related violations. This campaign was …
NEW DELHI: Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL), the sole supplier of clean-burning natural gas as automotive and kitchen fuel in the NCR (National Capital Region), has stepped in to help stop crop stubble burning, identified as a major cause of air pollution in the city and its suburbs. The company on …
NAVI MUMBAI: Residents of Nerul, along Dr. D Y Patil Marg, Sector 13, have been complaining of pollution issues. Due to this, residents are forced to keep their windows shut all through the day. Some locals have even complained to environmentalist D Stalin about this. “I visited the place and …
The government finally launched the anti-smog gun campaign to beat air pollution in the national Capital on Monday. The gun, which was inaugurated by Environment Minister Imran Hussain, will be used to spray all the city roads under the Public Works Department (PWD). The cannon has been launched as part …
NEW DELHI: Before making any change to the city’s master plan, policymakers should consider its possible impact on the environment as well as the burden it would impose on civic amenities, the Delhi high court has said. Referring to the environmental impact of the increasing population and corresponding rise in …
Official's take on Mumbai's air pollution levels Last week, Mumbai’s air quality index (AQI) was worse than in Delhi, sparking off a debate on the financial capital going the Delhi way. Dr P Anbalagan, Member Secretary, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, speaks about what measures will be taken and about the …
GURUGRAM: The city continues to record moderate level of air quality since last week, making it least polluted in NCR. The PM 2.5 level on Sunday morning came down to 83.91 micrograms per cubic metre. However, highest level of PM2.5 on Sunday remained 88.59 micrograms per cubic metre, as compared …
Fined Rs 75 lakh, violators, backed by farmer unions, refuse to pay The Punjab Remote Sensing Centre recorded almost 43,800 stubble-burning incidents after the paddy harvesting season in the state last year, the highest till date. While the authorities had imposed around Rs 75 lakh fine on the offenders, a …
A court will decide on Thursday whether German cities can ban heavily polluting cars, potentially wiping hundreds of millions of euros off the value of diesel cars on the country’s roads. Environmental group DUH has sued Stuttgart in Germany’s carmaking heartland, and Duesseldorf over levels of particulate matter exceeding European …
A gap in emission inventories of urban volatile organic compound (VOC) sources, which contribute to regional ozone and aerosol burdens, has increased as transportation emissions in the United States and Europe have declined rapidly. A detailed mass balance demonstrates that the use of volatile chemical products (VCPs)—including pesticides, coatings, printing …
Heavy air pollution caused by haze and dust particles in Iran's southwestern city of Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, has surged to 60 times above safe levels, crossing the "hazardous" level, in which the entire population is likely to experience adverse health effects. According to the latest data released by the Environmental …
German ministers have announced that free public transportation will be trialled in five cities by "the end of this year at the latest" in an effort to reduce road traffic, meet EU air pollution targets and avoid hefty fines. Three ministers, including the environment minister Barbara Hendricks, wrote a letter …
Total emissions from motor vehicles fell 12% from 2012 to 2016, according to the Office for National Statistics. However, the UK remains in breach of European limits for nitrogen oxides (NOx) in 16 cities. Nonetheless, environmentalists have welcomed the overall drop in pollutants from cars and lorries. The reduction is …
Household cleaners, paints and perfumes have become substantial sources of urban air pollution as strict controls on vehicles have reduced road traffic emissions, scientists say. Researchers in the US looked at levels of synthetic “volatile organic compounds”, or VOCs, in roadside air in Los Angeles and found that as much …
Several city governments are framing parking policy and rules to reduce parking pressure and congestion on roads and public spaces to make cities more livable. Among them Delhi, Chandigarh, Pune, Hyderabad and Bengaluru have taken the lead. Their challenge is to design parking rules that balance the need to provide …
Toxic air 'may have potential ethical costs that go beyond its well-known toll on health and the environment', says the study's lead author A polluted day in Shanghai, China. Lower visibility caused by smog could also trigger higher rates of crime, researchers said Reuters Air pollution is known to be …
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered the shutdown of a plastic processing factory at Asutuare in the Shai Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region accused of severe air pollution. A senior high school in the area has been closed down due to the pollution from the Shinefeel Ghana …
In compliance to the direction of Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi Dated: November 17, 2017 (in the matter of Vardhman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others vide OA No. 44/2018 Earlier OA No. 21/2014), the compiled ambient air quality data (of each monitored parameters) of Delhi-NCR …
The Lancet Countdown tracks progress on health and climate change and provides an independent assessment of the health effects of climate change, the implementation of the Paris Agreement, and the health implications of these actions. It follows on from the work of the 2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate …
