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 Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 18/09/2018 regarding air pollution caused by the method used for road repairing, fire in Dhapa Dumping ground, plying of old vehicles, burning of solid waste and other related issues. NGT …
The increasing cubic metre of PM 2.5 levels in the air were found to enlarge the heart. Hyderabad: Changes in the structure of the heart due to high pollution levels were noted in a study published in the journal Circulation, where they found that it was similar to those seen …
GURUGRAM: The city has been waiting for its second air quality monitoring machine for the past two years. The second machine has been proposed to be installed near IMT Manesar. The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) had announced in August 2016 that it would install the second air quality …
Transportation accounts for about 11 per cent of India's carbon emissions and is a major source of air pollution in several cities nationwide. About 87 per cent of Indian drivers and vehicle owners would buy an electric vehicle (EV), if that helped reduce air pollution, according to a new survey. …
San Francisco, At the Global Climate Action Summit, mayors and government functionaries of Indian cities have announced to scale up their actions to combat climate change and to protect people from hazardous climate impacts. Speaking at the high-level forum on India Climate Actions, convened by NRDC and partners, officials, mayors …
Disability adjusted life years or DALYs are years of healthy life lost to premature death and suffering. New Delhi: Air pollution was the leading risk factor for chronic obstructive lung disease in India in 2016 followed by smoking, said a comprehensive analysis of several major non-communicable diseases released on Wednesday. …
About 33.6% of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) (DALYs) could be attributed to ambient air pollution, 25.8% to household air pollution and 21% to smoking. India has 18% of the world’s population but 32% of the global burden of respiratory diseases. Respiratory disease burden in India is second only to …
At the PGIMER, north India’s premier medical hub, the respiratory OPD had seen a huge increase since 2010. From 18,627 patients registered in 2010, the number rose to 40,068 in 2016. Asthma cases in schoolchildren have doubled in the last 10 years in Chandigarh On an average, in 2018, Chandigarh …
A truck-mounted fogging machine and Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station were commissioned at the V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust on Tuesday. The high-pressure water mist fogging machine, commissioned at a cost of Rs. 2.16 crore, is capable of suppressing dust from sources, including cargo discharge onto stockpiles at coal yard, loading …
Australia is stuck in the slow lane on transport pollution, as one of a handful of OECD countries without greenhouse gas emissions standards for vehicles. The new report, ‘Waiting for the Green Light: Transport Solutions to Climate Change’ shows that transport is Australia’s second largest source of greenhouse gas pollution, …
India has 18% of the global population and an increasing burden of chronic respiratory diseases. However, a systematic understanding of the distribution of chronic respiratory diseases and their trends over time is not readily available for all of the states of India. Our aim was to report the trends in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Verhaen Khanna & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Others dated 12/09/2018 regarding the environmental clearance granted for setting up the Integrated Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC) at Pragati Maidan. NGT expressed concern to the counsel representing India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents of Gram Mahmood Garhi & Gasupur Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh dated 12/09/2018 regarding pollution being caused by burning of rubber tyres in a factory, for production of fuel oil, adjacent to the habitation of village Gesupur, Tehsil Mawana-via-Kithor …
BHOPAL: In a major setback to the Madhya Pradesh government, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) rejected action plan sent by five out of six cities in including Bhopal and Indore to reduce air pollution. Sources say, Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Ujjain, Sagar and Gwalior districts had submitted their plans to …
GURUGRAM: The city is gearing up to implement anti-pollution measures in winter when air pollution increases to hazardous levels. While Delhi already has a plan for winter, a high-level meeting called on September 13 is going to be the first in Gurugram to decide on its strategy. At the meeting, …
Unlike many other cities in the country where air pollution levels are soaring beyond prescribed standards, Hyderabad has an action plan in place for keeping air pollution levels under control. HYDERABAD: Unlike many other cities in the country where air pollution levels are soaring beyond prescribed standards, Hyderabad has an …
Farmer unions are now saying that stubble burning is not causing widespread pollution. Despite given a subsidy on buying machines to stop stubble burning, seven farmer unions will organise a convention on this issue at Barnala on September 23. Though in a fully funded central government scheme, Rs 395 crore …
Found in ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’ category during first six months this year For poor air quality in the state, farmers usually take the blame for causing it by resorting to stubble-burning. However, a perusal of the data based on the monthly Air Quality Index, collected from six air monitoring …
A series of investments totalling more than 500 million pounds are also being announced by a number of companies, including Aston Martin, which will create over 1,000 new jobs. “These measures will drive the design, use, uptake and infrastructure necessary for cleaner, greener vehicles – and in doing so, it …
The number of deaths associated with the inhalation of wildfire smoke in the U.S. could double by the end of the century, according to new research. A new study simulating the effects of wildfire smoke on human health finds continued increases in wildfire activity in the continental United States due …
