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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sukhdev Vihar Residents Welfare Association & Ors. Vs. State of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 09/10/2017 regarding environmental pollution caused by waste to energy plant at Okhla, Delhi. It is submitted in the Court that the Central Pollution Control …
Socioeconomically disadvantaged populations often have higher exposures to particulate air pollution, which can be expected to contribute to differentials in life expectancy. We examined socioeconomic differentials in exposure and air pollution-related mortality relating to larger scale (5 km resolution) variations in background concentrations of selected pollutants across England. Original Source
“The six cities hosting the tournament — New Delhi, Navi Mumbai, Goa, Kochi, Guwahati and Kolkata — share dangerous levels of air pollution that threaten the health of spectators and athletes," activists said. With temperatures dropping and air quality dipping in Delhi, environment activists have raised a red flag regarding …
The Tribunal asked the state to consider if the state can provide direct monetary incentive to the farmers in return for putting a stop to crop burning The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday pulled up the Punjab government for failing to provide financial aid and machinery to farmers in …
KOCHI: The next time you are on MG Road, take a look at the big screen installed at Seematti. No, there won't be any advertisements. Instead, you will see real-time levels of the various gases and particulates you are breathing in.On Wednesday, the new Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station (AAQMS) …
The public can be sensitised to the extent of air pollution Residents of Thiruvananthapuram will soon receive first-hand information of the extent of pollution in one of the busiest regions in the city. The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (PCB) has proposed the setting up of a continuous ambient air …
BEIJING (Reuters) - China faces difficulties in meeting its smog-fighting target for 2017, its environmental protection minister said during a visit to four heavily industrialized provinces in northern China, where the country’s air pollution problem is especially acute. China has pledged to cut average concentrations of hazardous airborne particles known …
New figures show the UK government failed to reduce illegal levels of air pollution in the 18 months after a court ordered it to clean up the air. At the end of 2016, the UK still had the same number of zones with illegal air pollution as in 2015. That's …
Measures like diversion of school buses and a limit on private vehicles have been proposed Air pollution levels will rise even further in the Capital, with the onset of the paddy harvesting season. In fact, straw burning will become the norm in neighbouring states such as Punjab and Haryana, with …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday pulled up the Punjab government for not providing enough incentives to farmers to stop burning crop stubble, which results in severe air pollution every year. The farmers present in the court told the Tribunal that despite being assured by the government of favourable …
NEW DELHI: Three new air quality monitoring stations are likely to go live in Delhi on Thursday. With 17 others to follow by October 15, the readings of the capital air quality could undergo a comprehensive change. Till date, there were 23 stations assessing pollution, but the Delhi Pollution Control …
NEW DELHI|BATHINDA: Members of Bhartiya Kisan Union (Sidhupur) held a protest in Delhi on Wednesday , demanding compensation for getting rid of crop stubble without burning it. They submitted a memorandum with the deputy commissioner to be forwarded to the Prime Minister and Punjab chief minister. BKU (Sidhupur) Bathinda unit …
The scale of London’s air pollution crisis was laid bare on Wednesday, with new figures showing that every person in the capital is breathing air that exceeds global guidelines for one of the most dangerous toxic particles. The research, based on the latest updated London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory, shows that …
According to data released by the Central Pollution Control Board on Sunday, Gurgaon was ranked the most polluted city. Keeping Diwali in mind, which might make the air quality even worse, the Gurgaon administration has proposed to keep the odd-even scheme as an option to reduce air pollution in the …
PATIALA: With the data collected through satellite imagery and remote sensing facilities bringing to light over 250 instances of stubble burning across Punjab in last three days, the state government has brought in more stringent measures to dissuade the farmers from burning paddy straw. The farmers, however, are still adamant …
NGT to hear state’s reply today on incentives given to shun practice The stage is set for a major confrontation between the state government and farmer outfits on the issue of stubble burning with both parties citing fiscal stress on this burning issue. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) will hear …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of S.K. Goyal Vs. Chairperson, CPCB & Others dated 04/10/2017 regarding emissions of locomotive engines. The Counsel appearing for Central Pollution Control Board submits that they have already prepared the guidelines including interim standards for locomotive engines to operate. NGT directs …
The state government will stop giving out subsidies to farmers who burn crop residue, says a communication to all Chief Agricultural Officers. With this, hundreds of farmers will not get financial benefit on seeds, fertilisers, agro-chemicals and implements. In the September 29 communication, the office of the Director (Agriculture) sought …
The Directorate of Transport will not register over 10-year-pld diesel commercial vehicles of other states. The move comes in view of the high pollution created by such vehicles. The step follows the NGT directions to de-register such vehicles in Delhi and the NCR in view of the high level of …
GURUGRAM: Gurgaon was the most polluted city in the country on Sunday, with its Air Quality Index (AQI) touching the 274 mark (considered 'poor'). In contrast, Delhi's AQI was a 'moderate' 196. PM2.5 levels were reported between 112.78 to 118.90 micrograms per cubic metre (g/m³) in Gurgaon on Sunday, while …
