Air Pollution
Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deplorable condition of a water tank, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/06/2025
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 …Bangladesh Brick Sector Roadmap 2019-2030
Brick production is one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG) and short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) in Bangladesh. The informal brick sector is the main contributor of this pollution. This document reviews the existing status of the brick sector in Bangladesh and proposes specific recommendations/actions to reduce pollution from …Revised Action plan for Control of Air Pollution in Bengaluru City
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has only tweaked its action plan to tackle air pollution in Bengaluru. While the action points are the same as the older plan, the difference is that the revised plan has set a different deadline for implementation and the progress made. For instance, …Costs and benefits of soot-free road transport in Nigeria
This study provides information to policymakers in Nigeria to support a transition to soot-free road transport and maximize its net societal benefits. The transition is important because the health burden from air pollution in Nigeria is significant and growing. Also, as the largest vehicle market of the Economic Community of …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution by M/s Metallic Alloys, Industrial Growth Centre Siltara, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 20/08/2019
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sudhir Vs State of Chhattisgarh dated 20/08/2019 regarding pollution caused by M/s Metallic Alloys, Plot No. 29, Industrial Growth, Centra Siltara, Phase – III, Raipur, Chhattisgarh by using coke as a fuel which is in violation of conditions of Environmental …Global SO2 emission hotspot database: ranking the world’s worst sources of SO2 pollution
India is the world's largest emitter of sulphur dioxide contributing more than 15% of the global anthropogenic SO2 emissions from the point sources tracked by NASA. The major SO2 emission hotspots in India are Singrauli (Madhya Pradesh) Neyveli and Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Talcher and Jharsuguda (Odisha), Korba (Chhattisgarh) , Kutch …BS III construction equipment: Report filed in compliance with Hon’ble Supreme Court direction dated 19.7.2019
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation has applied to the Hon’ble Supreme Court for permission to register 25 backhoe loaders, Heman BSIII Diesel Vehicles. This is because, as per its application, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) vide its order dated December 11, 2015 had directed that no new diesel vehicles would …Flexibility mechanisms in environmental regulations: their use and impacts
Based on an in-depth literature review and responses to a survey among OECD member countries, this paper discusses the use of flexibility mechanisms in environmental regulations. Such mechanisms can provide flexibility as to how a given environmental improvement is achieved, regarding where environmental improvements take place, when they take place, …New method for evaluating winter air quality: PM2.5 assessment using Community Multi-Scale Air Quality Modeling (CMAQ) in Xi'an
Particulate matter is the main air pollutant in China, especially in Xi'an in recent years. Since 2013, the WRF-SMOKE-CMAQ model system has been used to build an air quality model system for daily air quality forecasting in Xi'an. The emission inventory was built based on several anthropogenic emission inventories and …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution at Railway Station, Khori, District Rewari, Haryana, 14/08/2019
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jail Lal Vs State of Haryana dated 14/08/2019 regarding work of loading and unloading of highly inflammable material such as clinker, gypsum, cement at Railway Station, Khori, District Rewari, Haryana. This has affected the ecology of the area around the …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution near Shakurbasti Railway Station, Delhi, 14/08/2019
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anubhav Kumar Vs Union of India & Others dated 14/08/2019 regarding air pollution affecting the environment in and around the areas Rani Bagh, Shakurbasti, Raja Park, Punjabi Bagh, Srinagar, Madipur near Shakurbasti Railway Station in Delhi on account of unscientific …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding use of diesel generator sets in schools, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 13/08/2019
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Justice A.K. Roopanwal (Retd.) & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 13/08/2019 regarding use of diesel generator sets by Presidium School and Indirapuram Habitat Centre, leading to air and noise pollution at Indirapuram, Ghaziabad in violation of …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution by small scale industries in Nandanvan Industrial Estate, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 09/08/2019
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents of Asha Nagar, Mulund West, Mumbai Vs State of Maharashtra dated 09/08/2019 regarding air pollution by small scale industries in Nandanvan Industrial Estate at Asha Nagar, Mulund (West), Mumbai. The Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) in its report …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding untreated effluents from industries affecting water quality, Zahirabad, Sangareddy District, Telangana, 08/08/2019
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of K. Lakshma Reddy Vs M/s Siddi Vinayaka Oil Mill & Others dated 08/08/2019 regarding untreated effluents discharged by Frigerio Conserva Allana Ltd, Algole Road, Zahirabad, Piramal Enterprises Ltd. Digwal, Kohir Mandal, and Sri Siddi Vinayaka Oil Mill, Zahirabad, Sangareddy District, …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Vishnugad project, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, 01/08/2019
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gram Pradhan & Residens of Tapoban Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 01/08/2019. Construction of barrage by the National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) for the Vishnugad project in village Tapovan, District Chamoli, Uttarakhand in the year 2005 had created problems …India's energy transition: the cost of meeting air pollution standards in the coal-fired electricity sector
In 2015, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change legislated new standards to limit the concentration of sulphur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter (PM) and mercury (Hg) in stack emissions for coal-fired power plants. The Ministry amended the standards in 2018; however, there was no material change …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding M/s ID Sood Ispat factory being illegally operated at Kandrori, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, 31/07/2019
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of General Public at Sheikhupur Panchayat, Bain Attrain Village Vs State of Himachal Pradesh dated 31/07/2019 regarding M/s ID Sood Ispat factory being illegally operated at Kandrori, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh and polluting the ground water with fine iron particles. The …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by the brick kilns, Haryana, 30/07/2019
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dinesh Chahal & Others Vs Union of India & Others regarding pollution caused by the brick kilns in the State of Haryana dated 30/07/2019. The Director, Food, Civil supplies and Consumers Affairs allowed the brick kilns to be operated in …Mortality risk and fine particulate air pollution in a large, representative cohort of U.S. adults
Evidence indicates that air pollution contributes to cardiopulmonary mortality. There is ongoing debate regarding the size and shape of the pollution–mortality exposure–response relationship. There are also growing appeals for estimates of pollution–mortality relationships that use public data and are based on large, representative study cohorts. Original SourceOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal operation of stone crushers in District Mahendergarh, Haryana, 24/07/2019
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mahendra Singh Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 24/07/2019 regarding illegal operation of stone crushers in District Mahendergarh, Haryana. The stone crushers are located near to plantation, reserved forest and educational institution. Further, the area suffers from scarcity of …