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 …
Children, pregnant women, elderly and people with respiratory problems suffer the most due to it, says S.P. Byotra. New Delhi: Women exposed to air pollution during preconception period or one month after the conception have increased risk of delivering babies with birth defects suchas cleft lip or palate, abnormal hearts, …
The AQI was recorded at 372, which falls in the ‘very poor’ category. It was dangerously close to the 400 mark, which is under the ‘severe’ category. The air quality in the national capital once again turned ‘very poor’ and the air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 372, inching …
The proposed plan, officials said, has two components - a constructive plan with specific targets, which officials aim to start from January 2018 and will continue till the target are reached. The regulatory aspect of Delhi’s air action plan is likely to include measures such as prevention of diesel vehicles …
Delhi had a grey Christmas today under a thick cover of haze which brought down visibility even as volume of pollutants spiked, keeping air quality in the 'very poor' category. The situation deteriorated after sunset with nine out of 17 stations of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in the …
Likely to be headed by a bureaucrat, Punjab’s Directorate of Environment and Climate Change will be a 18-member body that will act as the nodal agency for preparing strategy and policy on environment-related issues. Approved by the Cabinet recently, the proposed directorate will have technical and environmental experts on its …
MUMBAI: A week after 'almost clean' air, the city's air quality index on Sunday reached the 'poor' category. According to System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), Mumbai recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 203 as compared to 155 on Saturday. The AQI in Delhi was 303 …
Air quality in the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) has been a matter of concern. In order to address air pollution, the high level task force set up under the Chairmanship of Principal Secretary to PM has submitted this action plan and welcomes suggestions from experts and citizens to make …
Given the importance of aerosol particles to radiative transfer via aerosol-radiation interactions, a methodology for tracking and diagnosing causes of temporal changes in regional-scale aerosol populations is illustrated. The aerosol optical properties tracked include estimates of total columnar burden (aerosol optical depth, AOD), dominant size mode (Ångström exponent, AE), and …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Air Pollution due to Crop Residue Burning, 22/12/2017. Burning of crop residue in various states can lead to higher level of pollution specially during adverse meteorological conditions in early winter in North India. Government has taken various actions to address the issue of air …
The pollution levels did not drop despite the water sprayed from the device, which costs around Rs 20 lakh per unit. New Delhi: The Delhi government on Wednesday sprayed water from an 'anti-smog gun' at the highly-polluted Anand Vihar area, but it had very little effect in containing the level …
The air pollution in the city is on the rise. As per the State of Environment Report-2016, released by UT Administrator and Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore today, the RSPM (PM10) level stood at 94.7 µ/m3 from January 2015 to December 2016, which is higher than the permissible limit of …
Urgent need for long-term data: experts “Cardiovascular diseases [CVD] are a major cause of death and disability in India, and there is evidence to show that air pollution is likely to be a major contributor to CVD in India,” said Prabhakaran, vice-president, research and policy, Public Health Foundation of India …
Madurai: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) against conversion of petrol and LPG autos into diesel autos saying that it was legally tenable and very much permissible as per the provision of the Motor Vehicles Act. Petitioner, K Palraj from …
Increases in the severity and frequency of large fires necessitate improved understanding of the influence of smoke on air quality and public health. The objective of this study is to estimate the effect of smoke from fires across the continental U.S. on regional air quality over an extended period of …
Farmers often use fire to clear agricultural fields, but the practice adds to air pollution. Here, a man tends a fire in a Louisiana field. Credit: Chloe Gao AIDS and malaria epidemics receive much attention from international health organizations, but a sneakier killer is on the loose in Africa. Air …
At least 207 people had died in Delhi because of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in 2016, the year the city witnessed its most severe episodes of air pollution, compared to the situations in previous years. At least 207 people had died in Delhi because of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in …
Pollution level of the city has been increasing as per the data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recently. As per the report, the annual average level of fine particulate matter pollution in Chandigarh was more than three times the permissible limits. The data shows that residents were …
Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Monday chaired a meeting to review the detailed action plan of agencies/stakeholders on measures to combat air pollution in the Capital. Baijal directed all the three municipal corporations to ensure that no methane fires occur at the three landfill sites and for this they should …
The NGT said that it would pass detailed order on ways to handle air pollution after perusing the action plans submitted by the Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh governments. The The National Green Tribunal today directed the Delhi government to consider shutting schools whenever air quality touches emergency …
Says around 12 million babies in South Asia under the age of one are worst affected Recent Unicef report stating that pollution permanently damages young children’s brain has triggered a concern among parents in the city. The report was released this month and has been going viral online since then. …
