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 …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding management of fly ash generated by the Thermal Power Plants, India, 20/11/2018
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shantanu Sharma Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/11/2018 regarding management of fly ash generated by the Thermal Power Plants (TPP). National Green Tribunal directs that a Joint Committee of the representatives of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and …Kanpur, Lucknow most polluted cities
LUCKNOW: Kanpur and Lucknow were the most polluted cities in the country on Sunday. Industrial city Kanpur had the most toxic air with Air Quality Index (AQI) of 373. It was followed by Lucknow with AQI of 349, just 24 units behind Kanpur. This was the first occasion in the …Deadly dust: Construction sites increase air pollution
LUCKNOW: An increase in the construction work is deteriorating the air quality in the city as the orders issued by the district magistrate to ensure implementation of National Green Tribunal (NGT) guidelines on construction sites have gone unheeded. Track the pollution level in your city Also, the production of raw …Gurugram’s air is ‘poor’ but stubble burning has got nothing to do with it
GURUGRAM: The city’s air quality deteriorated to ‘poor’ level on Sunday after three ‘moderate’ days in a row. The air quality index (AQI) level was recorded at 255 (poor) on Sunday, while it was at 188 (moderate) on Saturday. For the last five days, the city’s air has been the …Pollution data now available for New Gurugram, first readings don’t look good
Gurugram: An air quality monitoring machine installed in Gwalpahari by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) earlier this week has been linked to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) website, making data on pollution levels in New Gurugram available to residents for the first time. The data recorded by this machine, …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dust pollution due to stone crushers at village Tilora, Rausa, Tehsil Mehar, Zilla Satna, Maharashtra, 19/11/2018
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents of Gram Panchayat Varahiya Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 19/11/2018 regarding dust pollution due to stone crushers at village Tilora, Rausa, Tehsil Mehar, Zilla Satna at NH-7 (New Fourlane). They are located within 5 to 10 metres of …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by Ambaji Dyeing & Printing Mills, Surat, Gujarat, 19/11/2018
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sushant Tripathy, General Secretary, Dashin Gujarat Kamdar Parisad Vs Ambaji Dyeing & Printing Mills dated 19/11/2018 regarding Ambaji Dyeing & Printing Mills in Surat, Gujarat creating pollution through boiler and coal. Dirty polluted water is flowing in the slum areas. …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding closure of brick kilns operating in Haryana, 19/11/2018
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of New Haryana Bricks and Tile Kiln, Owners Association Vs Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority & Others dated 19/11/2018. This application is from an association of brick kilns in Haryana seeks direction to the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) …Introducing the Air Quality Life Index: twelve facts about particulate air pollution, human health, and global policy
Indians would have lived 4.3 years longer if the 2016 air quality met the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) annual safe air quality guideline of 10 micrograms per cubic metre, according to this new report Fine PM concentration increased by 69% in India in 20 years. If air pollution levels in …The dirty truth: Australia's most polluted postcodes
The burden of air pollution rests disproportionately on the shoulders of poorer Australians. This report by the Australian Conservation Foundation shows 90 per cent of polluting facilities reported in the National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) are in postcodes with low-middle weekly household incomes.EPCA calls for restrictions on non-CNG private vehicles
There was a need to look into restricting the use of non-CNG private vehicles during high pollution episodes in the National Capital Region, the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority said in a letter to the Central Pollution Control Board on Wednesday. In his letter to CPCB member …Ban non-CNG cars or get odd-even back as air worsens, says EPCA chief
The only option to control air pollution in Delhi when weather conditions get more adverse is to explore a ban on all non-CNG vehicles or implementation of the odd-even scheme wherein all private vehicles are included, chairperson of the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) wrote to the Central …AIIMS belt for kids to help track pollution
To understand the extent and impact of exposure to pollution on asthmatic children, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has initiated a multi-centre study wherein it will provide belts with monitors to a handful of youngsters to wear through the day. The study is funded by the Department …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding mitigation of air pollution caused on account of crop burning, 15/11/2018
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ganga Lalwani Vs Union of India & Others With News item published in “Indian Express” Authored by Mallica Joshi Titled “All fiddle as crop stubble burns, farmers say solutions out of reach” dated 15/11/2018 regarding mitigation of air pollution caused …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by an automobile workshop in Village Bakhatawar Pur, Delhi, 15/11/2018
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ramesh Dutt Sharma Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 15/11/2018. Allegation in the letter which has led to these proceedings are that Satbir automobile is being run leading to pollution by vehicles and workshop activities in Village Bakhatawar Pur, …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air and water pollution caused by Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Panipat Refinery, Haryana, 15/11/2018
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Satpal Singh, Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Singhpura Sithna, Panipat Vs Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Panipat Refinery dated 15/11/2018 regarding air and water pollution caused by Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Panipat Refinery, Panipat, Haryana around villages Bohli Dadlana, Sithana, Panipat. This has …Breakthroughs: China’s path to clean air 2013-2017
Clean Air Asia’s “Breakthroughs – China’s Path to Clean Air 2013-2017” report found that China’s air pollution control policies had achieved large-scale air quality improvements in more than 300 Chinese cities in the past five years while its economy continued to steadily grow.Ban on trucks’ entry into city lifted
The ban on the entry of heavy vehicles into the national capital was lifted on Tuesday, four days after it was imposed due to alarming pollution levels, even as a thick haze engulfed the city with the air quality remaining in the “severe” category with the authorities saying that rains …Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding air pollution in Mahul Village, Ambapada in Mumbai, Maharashtra, 14/11/2018
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board & Others Vs Charudatt Pandurang Koli & Others dated 14/11/2018 regarding ambient air quality in Mahul Village, Ambapada in Mumbai affecting the health of the inhabitants living there. Supreme Court directs the MPCB to take …Monitoring of total volatile organic compounds and particulate matter in an indoor environment
Indoor air pollution in the workplace is considered as one of the most potential environment risks to an occupant’s health. Office employees are exposed to airborne pollutants that include particulate matter (PM), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), gases chemicals and microorganisms originating from indoor and ourdoor sources. Exposure to PM and …