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 …
Asks Centre’s position on availability of BS-VI compliant fuel The Supreme Court on Monday described the issue of vehicular pollution as “very serious” and a “critical problem” and observed that it would have an impact not only on this generation but also on the children yet to be born. The …
NEW DELHI: There were no conclusive data to establish direct correlation of death or disease exclusively due to air pollution, the government said today, but asserted it could be one of the "triggering" factors for respiratory ailments and associated diseases. The government also said it has formulated National Clean Air …
NEW DELHI: Days after the Centre announced an ambitious healthcare scheme to provide up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation, the Supreme Court on Monday reminded the government that such programme would not be effective till pollution crisis is effectively tackled first. …
Expert says that in most places it is equivalent to smoking 5-7 cigarettes There are few non-smokers in India. One may not smoke; may even be a just-born, but still inhale the pollution equivalent to five to seven cigarettes a day. That is how bad the situation is, not just …
GURUGRAM: The regional transport authority (RTA) has sent show-cause notices to 18 pollution under control (PUC) checking centres in the city for not following norms issued by the Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority under the graded plan. The move comes following inspections carried out at the PUC centres, over …
All schools in Tehran will remain closed on Tuesday because of dangerously high levels of air pollution blanketing the Iranian capital, authorities said. State television said the closure of primary schools on Monday was being extended to also cover high schools and colleges in the whole of Tehran province apart …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 06/02/2018 regarding action plan for removal of traffic congestion, Delhi. The recommendations of the Task Force relating to the action plan for removal of traffic congestion is being implemented …
Khamano (Fatehgarh Sahib): An industrial unit in Fategarh Sahib's Khamao town may just have a solution, that too a profitable one, to end stubble burning in Punjab. Balbir Singh Uppal-owned Lakshmi Energy and Foods Limited earned Rs 69 crore by selling power generated from crop residue in 2017. He expects …
PUNE: Dietary risks, high blood pressure, malnutrition and air pollution were the biggest factors that caused most deaths in Maharashtra and added to the state's disability burden in 2016. This was revealed in a recent estimate of the state-level disease burden and risk factors by the Indian Council for Medical …
NEW DELHI: An experimental station being run by the Central Pollution Control Board to monitor some toxic trace gases shows the capital's air doesn't just have very high particulate matter levels, but is also laced with hazardous air pollutants, such as mercury and formaldehyde. But it's too early to say …
NEW DELHI: With alarmingly high pollution levels in the capital raising serious health concerns, the Aam Aadmi Party government has decided to come up with a multi-department action plan in the 2018-19 Delhi Budget, to be presented in March. Discussions around what is being projected as Delhi's first "green budget" …
CHENNAI: Air quality in the coastal city of Chennai in the past two months was consistently poor with all the samples designated as at least 'unhealthy' as per US standards, an international expert said on Sunday. Levels of toxic metal manganese in the air during this period averaged 55 per …
Everyone is looking up to India with expectation because they think that Indians have the DNA to protect the environment. New Delhi: On Saturday, Union minister Harsh Vardhan asked the teaching community of Delhi to join a campaign to sensitise everyone about the climatic changes and global warming, which he …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has allowed registration of diesel ambulances of the premier medical institute AIIMS which conform to BS-IV emission norms. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has allowed registration of diesel ambulances of the premier medical institute AIIMS which conform to BS-IV emission norms. A bench headed by …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/02/2018 regarding action plan for air pollution control in the NCR region including Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
Pollution is the largest environmental cause of disease and premature death in the world today. Diseases caused by pollution were responsible for an estimated 9 million premature deaths in 2015—16% of all deaths worldwide— three times more deaths than from AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined and 15 times more than …
The budgetary allocation for the environment ministry for 2018-19 is Rs. 2,675.42 crore, identical to last budget's allocation. New Delhi: The budgetary allocation for the environment ministry for 2018-19 is Rs. 2,675.42 crore, identical to the last budget's allocation, even as the Centre announced a special scheme to address rising …
Patiala: Union finance minister Arun Jaitley's decision to make a special budgetary provision for management of crop residue in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan has been hailed by the Punjab agencies that have been fighting a losing battle against the menace of crop burning. However, the …
1. Healthcare The Centre today announced the world's largest government-funded health care programme aimed at benefiting 10 crore poor families by providing coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation. Allocating Rs 52,000 crore to the health sector, Finance minster Arun …
Taking cognizance on air pollution in Delhi- National Capital Region (NCR), Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced a scheme in his Budget Speech for 2018-19 to support the Delhi Government and neighbouring States in tackling high levels of air pollution. “Air pollution in the Delhi and NCR region …
