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 …
Centre for Science and Environment expresses deep shock at the dubious death tally and massive loss of healthy live years due to illness from growing air pollution in Delhi and the country. Today the leading medical and public health experts of India came together under the aegis of the Indian …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others dated 14/11/2017 regarding air pollution in NCT Delhi. Court directs that the express highway project of Eastern Peripheral Expressway would continue subject to Senior most officer of the NHAI filing an undertaking …
As oil and coal fall back and renewables ramp up strongly, natural gas becomes the largest single fuel in the global mix in the Sustainable Development Scenario says World Energy Outlook 2017. The global energy scene is in a state of flux. Large-scale include: the rapid deployment and steep declines …
African-Americans face a disproportionate risk of health problems from pollution caused by the oil and gas industry, and the situation could worsen as President Donald Trump dismantles environmental regulations, according to a report issued by a pair of advocacy groups. Air pollution is equal opportunity when it comes to impacting …
After a brief respite, the national Capital again woke up to thick smog on Sunday, with the air quality index (AQI) clocking at 400 and shooting past the 'severe' category. The AQI in the morning stood at 460, while the prescribed standards for pollutants is 60. According to the weather …
BEIJING/NEW DELHI: The recently concluded Communist Party Congress saw Chinese president Xi Jinping calling for the establishment of a "beautiful China". His emphasis was on fighting pollution. The challenge for the party is the widespread dismay over smog in Beijing and several Chinese cities through winter and beyond. China is …
The Indian Meteorological Department says that an acceleration in wind-speeds could result in rain on Monday night and continue till Thursday, washing down much of the unbreathable blanket of smoke. New Delhi: From outstripping Beijing, known for its record pollution, to international airlines cancelling flights to the world's most polluted …
NEW DELHI: Pollution levels skyrocketed by the hour in Delhi today, turning the air quality hazardous, which agencies consider unfit for inhalation even by healthier people. The hourly graph of the Central Control Room for Air Quality Management, which had briefly fallen below emergency levels yesterday, recorded PM2.5 and PM10 …
GREATER NOIDA: After Noida Authority penalized allottees nearly a crore of rupees in two days for flouting norms laid down by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) on Saturday swung into action against air pollution. The Authority has divided the city into 5 zones and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others dated 11/11/2017 regarding deteriorating air quality in NCT Delhi. Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal in its Order clearly stated that "as and when the PM10 and PM2.5 crosses values of …
GHAZIABAD: The industrial town's pollution level worsened on Thursday with the air quality index climbing to 499, the highest among 42 cities in the country. The PM10 and PM2.5 levels too shot up alarmingly during the day and the readings were 745 and 552, respectively at 7pm. The situation has …
CNG, electric & hybrid, women-only vehicles, those carrying kids exempt. WITH air quality dipping further Thursday to its worst level this year, the Delhi government announced that the odd-even car rationing scheme will be rolled out in the city for five days from November 13 to November 17. Announcing this, …
NEW DELHI: The capital's roads will once again have only odd numbered cars on odd dates and even numbered cars on even dates from November 13. But the efficacy of this scheme in fighting pollution is highly disputed among air pollution experts and researchers. While some are convinced the two …
Agra: Even as neighbouring Delhi is reeling under severe smog conditions, air quality in Agra hit “hazardous” levels on Thursday morning with PM 2.5 levels rising to 467 and 73 notches above Tuesday’s record of 355 (very poor). According to the World Health Organisation’s guidelines, 25 is the maximum level …
IMD forecasts reduction of AQI to ‘very poor’ from Saturday The agency responsible for monitoring the National Capital Region’s emergency pollution-control plan did not order the implementation of the odd-even car rationing scheme in Delhi, which the AAP government announced on Thursday. While announcing the car rationing measure from November …
The ban on use of generator sets, with exceptions for essential services, has been in force in Delhi since 17 October when the Supreme Court-empowered Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) launched several measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)’s “very poor” and “severe” categories to combat air …
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday issued a slew of directions to deal with the situation, including banning construction and industrial activities and entry of trucks, while lambasting the Delhi government and civic bodies over the worsening air quality in Delhi and neighbouring states. “No construction activity will be carried …
Gurgaon: The Gurgaon administration ordered the closure of all schools for two days — Friday and Saturday — as the city recorded the second worst air quality index in Delhi-NCR on Thursday. The level of PM2.5, the main pollutant measured by monitoring agencies, shot up to a peak level of …
New Delhi: India is set to overtake China and become the world's largest emitter of sulphur dioxide, an air pollutant that is generated when coal is burnt and can lead to severe haze, acid rain and asthma complications. A US study released on Thursday says that China's sulphur dioxide emissions …
EPCA suggests diesel vehicle ban to combat winter smog. It also suggested additional emergency measures such as “stickers indicating fuel and age on all vehicles through PUC”, so that categories of vehicles can be prohibited based on threat level. While noting that crop burning was a “contributory factor” to the …
