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 …
SRINAGAR: Pollution levels in Srinagar have crossed the limit that qualifies the city for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) filling stations. LPG stations for the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir were proposed five years ago, but they were not put in place because the pollution levels did not rise above …
As fog continued to cover the capital city on Sunday morning, trains services have taken a hit in Delhi and NCR with 73 trains being affected. As fog continued to cover the capital city on Sunday morning, trains services have taken a hit in Delhi and NCR with 73 trains …
GUWAHATI: The city will from Tuesday host a two-day workshop for coming up with an action plan to improve air quality. "Guwahati is among the few cities selected across India and the first in the northeast to take up the air action plan initiative. It will allow a wider discussion …
Srinagar: The Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS) installed at five locations in Srinagar by the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) have recorded decreasing air pollution levels in the past four months, though they still remain above normal levels. As per the data recorded at the five monitoring locations …
IT firm employee Sameer Gole would not travel by bus unless they look good. Till the facilities improve, he would vroom to his workplace on his two-wheeler. "I don't find the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) buses appealing enough. Most of them are in a pathetic condition. Can PMPML …
The National Green Tribunal today directed the northern states to identify sites in each district for collection and storage of crop residue to encourage farmers not to burn agricultural stubble in their fields. A bench headed by acting NGT Chairperson Justice U D Salvi asked the governments of Delhi, Haryana, …
Taking cognizance on noxious air quality in the national capital, Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal on Thursday reviewed the detailed action plan of civic agencies which they have prepared to combat air pollution. Various branches of Delhi Government including Environment, Power and Transport department have submitted their action plan. Delhi …
Deployment of 'Environment Marshals' to check polluting activities and rationalisation of public transportation would be among the slew of measures taken to control pollution in the national capital region. The decision was conveyed on Thursday by officials of different departments to Lt. Governor Anil Baijal during a review meeting here …
Even Mumbai’s air remained poor, as the AQI was recorded 209 at Bandra Station of the MPCB at 8 pm. Mumbai : Thane recorded the worst air of the season with Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded 241 on Thursday as per the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board(MPCB). The recorded AQI comes …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mustak M Kadri Vs. State of Gujarat & Others regarding switch over to cleaner fuel CNG, Gujarat, 05/01/2018. As there is no one on behalf of the State of Gujarat to place before the Court the manner in which there …
Air pollution also played its bit in keeping the environment ministry busy this year. Delhi was faced with a complex set of meteorological factors in early November, when pollution levels peaked, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The Union environment ministry grappled with controversies triggered by its notification banning …
Traditional cookstoves, widely used in the rural parts of India, may be producing much higher levels of particulate emissions than previously estimated, causing a detrimental impact on the country's environment and health of residents, a study has found. The research, published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, was the …
Gurgaon: Air pollution levels reduced nearly 39%on Wednesday as compared to that of Tuesday, with the highest levels of PM2.5 at 142.57 micrograms per cubic metre ('poor' category). The highest levels of PM2.5 recorded on Tuesday was 232 micrograms per cubic metre. The air pollution was in the 'very poor' …
Tribunal wants information on mode of utilisation of stubble The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed States, including Delhi and Punjab, to identify specific areas in each district where crop residue will be collected and stored. Earlier directions A Bench headed by NGT acting chairperson U.D. Salvi directed Punjab, …
Green panel calls plea premature, asks petitioner to approach authority concerned The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday dismissed a plea which sought directions to formulate a policy to register private vehicles in the Capital in accordance with the norm of “one family one car”. Rise in trips A Bench …
NEW DELHI: All Industrial units in the capital only have time till March 15 to switch to piped natural gas (PNG) from the other fuel sources being used currently, Delhi's environment department has informed the Supreme Court appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA). Failing to comply with the …
NEW DELHI: Even though Delhi experienced a deadly smog episode spanning more than a week in November, a recent report by the Central Pollution Control Board indicated that the overall air quality might have improved in 2017 compared to 2016. In a note, "significant achievement 2017", CPCB scientists listed steps …
In a bid to reduce air pollution in the state’s industrial towns of Baddi and Nalagarh, which were listed in the non-attainment cities having higher air pollution level, a comprehensive action plan has been chalked out by the officials of the State Pollution Control Board (PCB). Various short, mid and …
The value on the air quality index (AQI) at 6 pm was recorded at 410. New Delhi: Pollution in the city reached “hazardous” levels on Tuesday as the average concentration of ultra fine pollutants in Delhi’s air was three times higher than the prescribed safe limits. The value on the …
PANJIM: Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) had opined to MoEF&CC; that the particulate source apportionment study of air quality in Vasco, through IIT Bombay was a must before considering the coal expansion project proposed by SWPL at MPT for environment clearance (EC). “We have already written to the Ministry …
