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 …
The link between air pollution and respiratory diseases is well-established, but the United Nations Children's Fund, in a report on Tuesday, said there is a growing body of scientific research which shows that air pollution can permanently damage a child's brain. The findings come at a time when India, particularly …
Pollution can permanently damage children’s lungs, along with affecting the brain and lowering intelligence, said this report released by UNICEF. This report which states that children’s IQ and memory is affected by pollution, sampled 17 million babies worldwide. The report further stated that globally 17 million babies live in highly …
The All India Professionals’ Congress (AIPC) presented a white paper on ‘Air pollution in Delhi’ at Rajiv Bhawan on Monday. The paper stated that ‘road dust’ and ‘vehicular pollution’ account for 65% of PM10 concentration and 58% of PM2.5 concentration in the city, and were the two main contributors to …
NEW DELHI: With the Sri Lankan cricket team's dramatic protest against playing conditions highlighting the mounting embarrassment over Delhi's pollution, a PMO-headed panel met on Monday and reviewed the need for more accurate real-time monitoring of air quality and measures to control stubble burning. The monitoring of air quality and …
NGT slammed Delhi govt for conducting the India-Sri Lanka cricket match at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium despite forecasts of high air pollution levels in Delhi NCR. A day after play was interrupted twice during the ongoing Test match between India and Sri Lanka at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium, the …
A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the AAP government to file the action plan within the next 48 hours even as the government sought more time. On Monday, air quality in Delhi inched towards the very poor-severe range — with air quality index recorded at 390 …
Patiala: With the Delhi government again pointing fingers at Punjab and Haryana for the smog that has returned to the national capital, Punjab on Monday refused to take the blame, citing zero stubble burning cases with wheat fields replacing paddy across the state. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) had on …
Nairobi — African ministers on Sunday launched a new initiative aimed at involving women directly in the energy sector. The Africa Women Energy Entrepreneurs Framework (AWEEF), which was launched in Nairobi by the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), seeks to galvanize political commitment from governments and development partners …
Day 2 of the third India-Sri Lanka Test was halted for over 20 minutes due to smog as Air Quality Index in Delhi crossed 350 With the Air Quality Index reaching 351 — rated as ‘very poor’ — on Sunday, the pollution levels in the city are going back to …
The India Meteorological Department said pollution levels have spiked due to calm conditions, marked by low wind speed and moisture. Delhiites woke to a chilly morning with the minimum temperature settling at 8ºC, the Kashmir Valley shivered under sub-zero temperatures while Punjab and Haryana also saw the mercury dip as …
The government has come out with a draft notification to amend Central Motor Vehicles Rules to prevent registration of BS-IV compliant automobiles built before April 1, 2020 beyond June 30, 2020. In a major step to curb vehicular pollution, the government last year decided that the country will leapfrog directly …
A thick blanket of haze enveloped the National Capital on Sunday and the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded "very poor" levels. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said pollution levels have spiked due to calm conditions, marked by low wind speed and moisture. As per IMD standards, "very poor" levels mean …
NEW DELHI: With the minimum temperature falling to 7.4 degrees Celsius in the past 24 hours — two degrees below normal for the season — Delhi's air quality deteriorated slightly on Sunday. As the overall air quality index (AQI) rose to 351 compared to 331 on Saturday, several cricketers were …
In conjunction with the Science-Policy Business Forum and in advance of the third session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-3), the International Resource Panel (IRP) of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP or UN Environment) released a report titled, ‘Assessing Global Resource Use; A systems approach to resource efficiency and pollution …
Current evidence that the climate is changing is overwhelming. Impacts of climate change and variability are being observed: more intense heat-waves, fires and floods; and increased prevalence of food- water- and vector-borne diseases. Climate change will put pressure on environmental and health determinants, such as food safety, air pollution and …
NEW DELHI: A study has pointed out that air pollution is neither Delhi-specific or limited to winter alone. At least four other cities have suffered more compared to Delhi in terms of the number of days and severity of air pollution. The annual concentration of major pollutant PM2.5, or particles …
High-level political commitment stressed India had the highest share of welfare costs (or a loss of income from labour), of about $220 billion (about ₹1.4 trillion), in South and South-East Asia — of a combined total of $380 billion from mortality due to air pollution, according to a report by …
Thirty per cent of all premature deaths in the country are due to air pollution. As per the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) report, more than 2.7 million people in India die of heart diseases every year. CSE in its report mentioned that 52 per cent of them below …
KOLKATA: The West Bengal Pollution Control Board has stopped automatic monitoring of air quality index (AQI) in Kolkata at a time when pollution levels in the city have started approaching Delhi's levels. The city, consequently, has gone unrepresented on the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) national AQI table since the …
Delhi Pollution Control Committee's (DPCC) findings that around 25% of samples lifted from sewage treatment plants and central effluent treatment plants had failed test standards have turned the focus on the inability of authorities to ensure action and compliance. The first day of the outcome budget review for the second …
