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 …
PUNE: The air quality in the city may not show any drastic improvement 4-5 years after the launch of Bharat Stage (BS)-VI vehicles — first batch of which is set for launch in the second half of 2019 — in the absence of scrapping policy for pre-2005 vehicles that will …
Despite no stubble-burning in Punjab for the past almost a month, the state’s air quality index (AQI) is a “moderate” 166, with Mandi Gobindgarh and Patiala in the poor-quality bracket. As per Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) figures, the AQI for various cities is: Amritsar 143, Ludhiana 122, Mandi Gobindgarh …
CHANDIGARH: The city continues to record poor air quality index (AQI) in the winter, indicating that the pollution level is not improving. Sector 50 recorded 123 micrograms per cubic metre and Industrial Area very poor AQI of 326 on Monday. Sector 17 had 247 and Sector 39 registered AQI of …
The Centre has earmarked Rs 300 crore for implementation of the upcoming National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) for financial year 2018-19 and 2019-20. Overall cost of taking multiple air pollution abatement measures in 102 cities across the country will, however, be much more than what the government has budgeted for …
The Uttar Pradesh government Monday asked districts in western part of the state adjoining Delhi to strictly adhere to a three-day ban on industrial and construction activities imposed by the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Control Authority. The order was issued to the divisional commissioners of Meerut and Saharanpur divisions and …
Urging the public to join hands with the government in reducing the formation of toxic air, Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal said "If the need arises, we will soon implement the odd-even scheme in the capital." The odd-even scheme was first introduced in the capital in 2015. Chief Minister Kejriwal said …
The dense fog condition in Palam area of the national has led to poor visibility on the runway, forcing officials to halt the operations. A minimum visibility of 125 metres is needed for flight operations. All departures at Delhi airport resumed at 9.16 am on Tuesday after a brief halt …
With the temperature set to dip further, doctors cautioned that any symptom of chest pain along with difficulty in breathing should be addressed immediately. The dip in mercury levels coupled with rising pollution levels in the capital has led to a rise in cases of respiratory and heart-related illnesses. People …
China will adopt more efficient and targeted measures during its campaign against pollution next year, but will not relax the targets or ease the crackdown on violators, the environment ministry said in a statement on Monday night. The push for new measures follows an annual meeting of top leaders last …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents of Gram Mahmood Garhi & Gasupur Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 19/12/2018 regarding burning of rubber tyres for production of fuel oil near habitation. In pursuance to the order of NGT a report was submitted by the Uttar …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents of Saila Khurd, Raniala Vs State of Punjab dated 19/12/2018 regarding pollution being caused by Kuantum Paper Mill, affecting inhabitants of Saila Khurd, Raniala, Saila Kalan, Jassoval, Majari, Paddi Khusi and Pensara village, District Hoshiarpur, Punjab, by the discharge …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 18/12/2018 regarding hot mix plants operating in West Bengal. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation through this application sought for modification of the order dated 18th September, 2018 and 1st October, 2018 …
Almost 80% of Indians polled across 17 cities believe that air pollution affects their quality of life, and 32% reported an effect on lifestyles, according to a new study. While 93% believe that air pollution has a negative impact on health, 80% feel sick when the air quality in their …
Measurement of exhaust emissions from in-use vehicles is key to any effective system for controlling air pollution in the transportation sector. The best-known method of in-use vehicle emissions testing employs a portable emissions measurement system, or PEMS. While PEMS is an essential tool for researchers and regulators, it is not …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/12/2018 regarding emission norms for power plants. A meeting was conducted by ASG which was attended by representatives of the MoEF and the Ministry of Power, Sunita Narain and …
The Lancet Countdown: tracking progress on health and climate change was established to provide an independent, global monitoring system dedicated to tracking the health dimensions of the impacts of, and the response to, climate change. The Lancet Countdown tracks 41 indicators across five domains: climate change impacts, exposures, and vulnerability; …
On the third anniversary of notification and one year since the deadline lapsed for implementing the emission standards for coal based power plants, Greenpeace analysis points out that approximately 76,000 premature deaths could have been averted if the coal power plants in India had implemented the emission standard norms notified …
Air pollution is a major planetary health risk, with India estimated to have some of the worst levels globally. To inform action at subnational levels in India, we estimated the exposure to air pollution and its impact on deaths, disease burden, and life expectancy in every state of India in …
A Central Pollution Control Board taskforce has identified 21 hotspots of high pollution levels in Delhi-NCR and directed the respective area municipal corporations to take "focussed actions" to mitigate the affects. The taskforce has also asked authorities to carry out inspection in Loni Bhopura, in Ghaziabad, from where repeated complaints …
KOLKATA: The city is experiencing its foulest spell of pollution in recent years with the air quality index considerably worse than previous years. A measure of its severity is the consistently higher AQI count at the Victoria Memorial Hall (VMH) — arguably the cleanest and greenest spot in the city …
