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 …
The Ghana Alliance for Clean Cookstoves and Fuels (GHACCO) has called on the Government for a comprehensive and dedicated national policy on clean cookstoves and fuels sector in Ghana. According to GHACCO, the passage of the policy would contribute significantly to the work of its members to help address the …
Famed for ancient pagodas, colonial architecture and delicious pho noodle soup, Vietnam’s capital of Hanoi has another, albeit dubious, distinction: air pollution. The city of 7.7 million, where pollution last year was four times higher than the World Health Organisation (WHO) considers acceptable, is one of several Asian cities battling …
China extended monthly air quality rankings to 169 cities from 74, including in the high-pollution region of Shanxi-Shaanxi in the country’s northwest, adding pressure on local authorities as it intensifies its campaign against air pollution. Cities in the Fenwei plains area of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan provinces, the Sichuan-Chongqing region …
TRICHY: Neurologists based in Trichy on Sunday said the incidence of people suffering stroke due to air pollution has increased. Apart from this, they stated that air pollution is also a possible factor for multiple neurodegenerative diseases. The Tamil Nadu Pondicherry Association of Neurologists released a statement stating this on …
To manage crop residue effectively, the Agriculture Department will develop 900 custom-hiring centres across the state. Under this programme, subsidy will be extended to farmers on agricultural implements being used for the management of stubble. This initiative is being taken by the state government under the In-Situ Crop Residue Management …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 23/07/2018 regarding action plan for air pollution control. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has filed an affidavit in which it is stated that it would be appropriate …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 23/07/2018 regarding plans to combat air pollution in Delhi. It has been submitted by the Amicus that it is possible to have buses with a mix of Hydrogen and …
Global motorization is rapid and explosive. As many as 2 billion vehicle tailpipes spew noxious pollutants and heat-trapping gases across the world. But as newer vehicles are inflating the global rolling stock every year, huge numbers are also becoming old and obsolete. In 2013, about 40 million vehicles a year …
NEW DELHI: Set to be finalised by this month end to combat air pollution, the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) may not have uniform targets for all polluted cities but will indicate timeline for actions as suggested recently by Niti Aayog. “The ministry will incorporate the Aayog’s latest 15-point draft …
Poor air quality in the twin townships prompts the environment department to announce a pollution measuring station in FC Block, reports Jayanta Basu Salt Lake is as much a dust bowl as Calcutta has been, shows West Bengal Pollution Control Board data accessed by The Telegraph Salt Lake. The finding …
AGRA: A week after the Supreme Court reprimanded the UP government for the damage caused to the Taj Mahal due to high levels of pollution, the Agra administration on Wednesday sealed nine furnaces and dismantled another 33. The action came 24 hours after the Taj Trapezium Zone Authority passed an …
The larger aim of the team, however, is to curb the secondary pollution caused by crop burning and help farmers earn some additional money from the waste generated from their own land. A team of city-based scientists has come up with a cost-effective way to dispose of crop residue, which …
Transport Dept. seeks request for proposal from IT companies The State government has decided to put in place an integrated system to ensure rigorous pollution checks for automobiles at prescribed frequencies with a view to curb rising pollution levels. The government has preferred a centralised system to track online all …
NEW DELHI: Delaying implementation of emission norms for thermal power plants could mean massive health and air pollution costs, a new report has said. According to an earlier study by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), most thermal power plants in the national capital region (NCR) are unprepared to meet …
KOLKATA: The extension of the validity of pollution undercontrol certificate (PUC) from six months to a year for BS IV vehicles, which were registered after April 2010, evoked a mixed reaction in Kolkata. While private bus owners and a section of commuters welcomed the move, environmentalists feared it will lead …
The government has formed a committee comprising officials of the environment ministry, experts from NEERI, IITs and various other forums to look into the issue of industrial pollution around the iconic Taj Mahal, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said today. The committee will be headed by C K Mishra, Secretary, Ministry …
The Supreme Court on Monday rapped the government over pollution crisis, which it said led to 60,000 deaths last year. The court slammed the government saying, “What's more important -- saving lives or industry?” A Bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur said 60,000 people died of pollution last year. …
Top court questions delay in ban on import of petcoke “Let’s be clear about something, the people of this country are more important for us than anything,” the Supreme Court lashed out at the Union Ministry of Environment on Monday. The Supreme Court’s Green Bench of Justices Madan B. Lokur …
The Delhi High Court today criticised the Centre's National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) for converting the city into "one big traffic zone", instead of de-congesting it. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said that instead of building more housing space, flyovers and …
Deadly carbon emissions need to be challenged with not just activism, but also innovation. Chakr Shield is a device that plugs pollution at source. It converts particulate matter emitted from diesel generators into non-toxic ink that can be used for sketching, textile and paper printing. While it was developed last …
