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 pollution by JSW (BPSL) Power and Steel, Sambalpur, Odisha, 13/03/2023
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Siba Kisan & Others Vs M/S J.S.W. (BPSL) Power and Steel Ltd. & Others dated 13/03/2023. The allegation is that JSW (BPSL) Power and Steel were engaged in the manufacture of iron, sponge iron, steel by …Accelerating low-carbon pathways through e-mobility: perspectives from developing economies
This paper analyzes the uptake of electric vehicles in Asia and the Pacific and shows how the electrification of transport systems can speed up the transition to a low-carbon future. The paper shows how electric car, bus and motorcycle sales are growing, and highlights the benefits and barriers to greater …Air pollution in Bangkok: addressing unequal exposure and enhancing public understanding of the risks
This brief reports the findings of a study that examined the relationship between air-pollution exposure, socio-economic status, and working and living conditions in Bangkok. It provides an overview of the study and highlights six recommendations to address related issues. The authors conducted a study that explored air-pollution exposure levels and …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding failure of NHAI in complying with environmental norms, 06/03/2023
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Prem Prakash Prajapati Vs Project Director, PIU Sonipat and Others dated 06/03/2023. Grievance in the application is against failure of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in complying with its environmental obligations in the course of construction of 8-lane …Report filed by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board on steps to control dust pollution due to loading and unloading of trucks going to Khadia …
Measures are being taken to control the air pollution due to the loading and unloading of coal by vehicles plying on the Hal road of Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) Khadia project at Shakti Nagar, Sonbhadra. This is adjacent to the rehabilitated village of Chilkadand in violation of environmental norms, creating …Joint committee report on stone quarries and crushers operating in Kizhakkencherry village, Palakkad district, Kerala, 02/03/2023
Joint committee report in compliance to the National Green Tribunal order dated December 9, 2021 and January 18, 2023 (Original Application No. 304/2019, M Haridasan Vs State of Kerala & Others). The matter related to stone quarries and crushers operating without requisite safeguards at Kizhakkencherry village, Palakkad district, Kerala. The …Air quality and Swedish air quality monitoring 2023
This report is part of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency’s series Air & Environment within the national environmental monitoring programme. The report’s authors include stakeholders active within the national air quality monitoring and researchers and experts at universities, research institutes and public agencies. A great deal of knowledge exists about …Air quality in African cities
This report contains a comparative analysis of five African cities in terms of their air pollution problem, as well as their attempts to manage and improve air quality. Also included is an analysis of the impact of counter measures to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 in those cities, …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding industries burning copper scrap in RIICO industrial area, Churu, Rajasthan, 22/02/2023
Industries burning copper scrap in RICCO industrial area The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed a report to be filed on industries in the industrial area operated by Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO), district Churu, Rajasthan for illegally burning copper scrap during night time. An application was filed …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal dumping of fly ash in open space and near a waterbody by Sukhbir Agro Energy Limited, village …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amit Kumar Mittal Vs State of Punjab dated 20/02/2023. The grievance was that there was illegal dumping of fly ash in open space and near pond by M/s Sukhbir Agro Energy Limited, village Sedha Singh Wala, tehsil Jaitu, district Faridkot, …Risk communication of ambient air pollution in the WHO European Region: review of air quality indexes and lessons learned
This report provides an overview of air quality indexes used in 37 Member States of the WHO European Region and some observations/suggestions for future developments to improve risk communication on air pollution. In the Region, air quality information is widely available to the public, both online and through official mobile …The toll of fossil fuel air pollution: a case for clean transportation
On 14 February 2023, the European Parliament voted to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel CO2-emitting cars as of 2035, making headway in the EU’s “Fit for 55” package and the transition to climate neutrality by 2050. Urban areas across the EU and the UK are also increasingly …State Action Plan under National Clean Air Programme for southern states, 08/02/2023
Status report by the Central Pollution Control Board, Regional Directorate (Chennai) in the matter of Kankana Das Vs Union of India & Others as per the order of the National Green Tribunal, January 20, 2023. The matter related to preparation of State Action Plan by southern states under National Clean …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the operation of brick kilns in Hisar district of Haryana, 03/02/2023
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jitender Singh Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/02/2023. The matter related to the operation of 138 brick kilns in violation of environmental norms in Hisar district of Haryana. The tribunal was of the view that the operation of …Health impacts of Eskom’s non-compliance with minimum emissions standards
South Africa’s Minimum Emissions Standards (MES) for combustion installations were issued in 2010, with a phased introduction where existing sources had to meet a more lenient set of standards by 2015 and a more stringent set of standards by 2020. Most importantly, these standards would require, for the first time, …Trends of new passenger cars in China: air pollutant and CO2 emissions and technologies, 2012-2021
Achieving China’s dual ambitions of peak carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060 will require a strong focus on the transport sector and that transport-related air pollutant and CO2 emissions be monitored and regulated in a coordinated fashion going forward. For the latter, fundamental data about …Tracing the hazy air 2023: progress report on National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)
This report is a continuation of ‘Tracing the Hazy Air: Progress Report on National Clean Air Programme’ released by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air in January 2022. The report attempts to analyse the implementation and progress of the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) towards reducing air …Implementation of actions under Stage-III (`Severe' air quality) of revised Graded Response Action Plan in Delhi-NCR
Based on earlier decisions of the Sub-Committee on GRAP, actions upto Stage-I and Stage-II of the GRAP are already in force vide orders dated October 5, 2022 and October 19, 2022 respectively. Stage III & Stage IV of the GRAP have also been imposed and thereafter revoked from time to …Report on pollution caused due to loading and unloading of cement form a railway good shed, Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh, 03/01/2023
Joint committee inspection report in the matter of Original Application No. 89/2022 'Rahul Sharma Vs Divisional Railway Manager, Bhopal & Others. The report was in response to the National Green Tribunal order, 21/11/2022. The matter related to pollution caused due to the loading and unloading of cement, fertilizer and food …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding milk plant in Gulawati, district Bulandshahr polluting air and water, 03/01/2023
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manvir Tevtiya & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 03/01/2023. An application was received by the NGT, June 4, 2022 from several complainants led by Manvir Tevtiya, Mohalla Ramnagar, rural Nathugarhi, Gulawati, district Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. It is stated …