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 …
NAIROBI, (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced Tuesday his country plans to host the East African Framework Agreement on air pollution, building on the Nairobi Agreement of 2008. Kenyatta told the Third Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi that Kenya hopes to build on the …
Pollution is still a huge problem despite Kenya receiving praise during last week's third United Nations Environment Assembly for banning plastic bags. Industrial waste, sewage and domestic waste have been finding their way into major rivers such as the Nairobi River, polluting the water and making it unsuitable for use. …
Air quality experts from the University of Surrey are calling on private businesses to help the Middle East and North African (MENA) region reduce harmful emissions after conducting a comprehensive review on air pollution in the region. The advice comes after their study was published in the Atmospheric Environment journal. …
Delhi's air quality once again reached close to 'severe' levels on Sunday, with an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 377 because of a fall in temperatures— recorded at a minimum of 7.4 degrees Celsius—and a drop in wind speed. However, Met officials have forecast showers on Monday night and …
After a brief respite, the air quality index (AQI) in Delhi-NCR again entered the'very poor' category at 377 units, with the most polluted sites being industrial towns of Ghaziabad and areas near the Delhi Technological University (DTU) in Rohini. The air quality may further deteriorate with a drop in temperature …
According to Baijal's office, the plans were divided into six categories to tackle different sources of air pollution: vehicular pollution, road dust and fugitive emissions, greening of central verges, diesel-generator sets and industries and burning of waste. In order to combat air pollution in Delhi, Lt. Gov. Anil Baijal today …
The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has asked the Delhi government to stop the use of non-permitted fuels in industrial areas and for regular patrolling of these sites to bring down fuel emissions to improve air quality in Delhi-NCR. The industries, located near Anand Vihar Inter-State Bus Terminal …
The Air Quality Index on Thursday read 194 at 4 pm, putting the air in the ‘moderate’ range. It was 282 on Wednesday, which falls in the ‘poor’ category. With Strong winds pushing the capital’s air quality from ‘poor’ on Wednesday to ‘moderate’ on Thursday, Delhi saw its first December …
“Delhi is like a washbasin which sucks all the pollution from the neighbouring areas,” said Prof Mukesh Khare from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Delhi at Panjab University, here today. He was here to deliver a keynote lecture during the three-day residential training programme on ‘Air Pollution and Human Health: …
L-G discusses traffic management, pollution in east Delhi areas Traffic management and pollution at east Delhi’s Anand Vihar and Kaushambi, where terminals for buses, the Delhi Metro and railways converge, were discussed at a meeting chaired by Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal at the Raj Niwas on Thursday. Convened by the Environment …
The bench said, 'The law enforcement agencies and pollution control boards should strictly ensure the compliance of the court order on ban of the bursting of crackers.' THE PUNJAB and Haryana High Court Thursday ordered a ban on bursting of firecrackers on New Year’s eve and also asked the authorities, …
A linked editorial advocated not just policy change to tackle polluting vehicles, given the evidence of its effect on unborn babies and young children, but also personal protection, including, but not limited to, masks. Pregnant women who are exposed to road traffic pollution are more likely to deliver babies with …
NEW DELHI: The air quality in Delhi-NCR improved markedly on Wednesday from "severe" to "very poor" towards the evening, with the wind speed catching up. According to the environment authority, the wind speed on Wednesday increased while light showers at some places across Delhi-NCR helped to improve the overall ambient …
One of the points in the action plan to combat pollution, submitted by the Delhi government to the NGT, was the implementation of the Odd-Even restriction if air quality is in the emergency range. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday asked the Delhi, Haryana and Punjab governments to file …
After being pulled up by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government finally submitted in court on Wednesday, an action plan to curb pollution in the city. Changing its earlier stance, the AAP government said the Odd-Even road rationing scheme will be implemented with no exemptions, as …
NEW DELHI: As many as 10 Indian cities have figured in the 20 most polluted cities across the world leaving over eight million children in the country exposed to toxic air and potentially putting their brain development at risk, said Yasmin Ali Haque, Unicef Representative in India. Creating awareness among …
This adds to the growing body of evidence showing the negative cardiovascular and respiratory impacts of even a short, two-hour exposure to motor traffic pollution Even a two-hour exposure to air pollution mainly in the form of traffic exhaust can wipe out the positive health benefits of walking on the …
NEW DELHI: Delhi had seen one of the worst years in terms of air pollution last year but the city did not file a single case against anyone for violating the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, reflecting gaps in the enforcement of green laws in the country. The …
On January 18 this year, an RTI applicant Deepak Juneja had sought from the transport department information about the number of PUC certificates issued for different class of vehicles in Delhi. Pollution may be at critically high levels in the city but the Delhi government’s transport department does not have …
London and Bengaluru will jointly lead a global partnership of 20 other cities from across the globe on tackling air pollution in urban centres. It was announced by visiting Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and his Bengaluru counterpart Sampath Raj after their meeting here on Tuesday. Besides Bengaluru, five other …
