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 use of diesel generator (DG) sets increased pollution levels by over 30 per cent in residential societies in Gurgaon, the CSE said, amid demands for concerted action to boost usage of solar rooftop panels. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) report revealed that solar rooftops (SRTs) are clean …
NEW DELHI: The Environment Ministry said on Monday a committee of experts would be formed to look into the technological advances, including application of satellite-based measurement, to improve air quality and reduce pollution. Every winter smog causes deterioration of air quality, raising the pollution to dangerous levels in the national …
Several illegal pollution checking centres have mushroomed on the Delhi-Jaipur highway in the district. The centres neither have the licence to operate nor have the machine to check pollution level of vehicles. In spite of this, the centres are issuing “pollution under control certificates” by charging Rs 50 from vehicle …
Pollution is changing the fungi that provide mineral nutrients to tree roots, causing plants in Europe to become malnutritioned, a study has found. To get nutrients from the soil, trees host fungi, known as mycorrhizal fungi, in their roots. These fungi receive carbon from the tree in exchange for essential …
Even as rains continued to lash the city on Monday, it marked the best recorded overall Air Quality Index (AQI) since air quality monitoring began in June 2015 for the city at 13. As per System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), in the last 25 days, June, …
PANAJI: Pollution under control (PUC) centres in state soon may not face the consequence of cancellation of their licence in case of norms violation as the transport department has proposed a fine of Rs 10,000 for the first offence and Rs 25,000 for the subsequent offence. The existing harsher penalty …
This is the first time government testing centres are being set up. Hyderabad: The Regional Transport Authority is to establish government authorised pollution testing centres at the RTOs in Khairatabad, Bandlaguda and Secunderabad in the next 15 days. This is the first time government testing centres are being set up. …
The Centre plans to scrap cash incentives currently offered to buyers of electric cars despite having incentivised these clean fuel technologies till just a few months back. The move, experts said, will further dampen sales of private electric cars. Policy-makers justified the move, saying the government has now decided to …
The air quality of the national Capital has been improving since the past week when dust storm had induced hazy conditions making the air unbreathable. Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Wednesday reviewed the air quality index (AQI) --- showing the levels of pollutants in the air --- stating that …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a self-declared environment buff. His government’s policy on environment, however, is as hazy as the toxic dust cloud which enveloped Delhi in the first half of June, trapping megajoules of heat until the streets sizzled. For a week, Delhi’s collective lungs sucked in more hot …
In case a vehicle is registered as commercial but is transporting essential goods and services, the driver will be allowed to claim a refund. Congestion and confusion at toll booths in border areas over the collection of toll tax and green cess will soon end, with the South Delhi Municipal …
Delhi Pollution: The national capital of Delhi has been enveloped by a thick layer of dust for the last five days. Delhi Pollution: The national capital of Delhi has been enveloped by a thick layer of dust for the last five days. The city, which saw an acute air pollution …
GURUGRAM: The city has remained the most polluted in Delhi-NCR since Monday. The air quality index (AQI) is now back in the “moderate” category in Delhi and other NCR cities but in Gurugram, it continues to remain the “poor” and “very poor” category. On Wednesday, the highest level of PM2.5 …
A United Nations report published on Wednesday said in 2016, an estimated 4.2 million people died as a result of high levels of ambient air pollution. "In 2016, 91 per cent of the urban population worldwide were breathing air that did not meet the World Health Organisation Air Quality Guidelines …
NEW DELHI: While the need perhaps is for more trees to be planted in a city plagued by pollution, seven major housing projects are set to take a toll of Delhi’s tree population — the environment impact assessment of these South Delhi redevelopment projects shows 16,500 are set to be …
While the major air pollution threat in Delhi is from the tiny PM2.5 particles that get embedded in the lungs, during the summer, PM10 is the primary pollutant. For five days last week, a thick layer of dust hung over Delhi, keeping the air quality ‘severe’, the worst category in …
HYDERABAD: Forget the core city of Hyderabad; even peripheral or peri-urban areas are now under the threat of poisonous black carbon particulate matter. A research study conducted in about two dozen areas abutting Hyderabad has revealed high concentration of black carbon in the atmosphere — an indication of unchecked use …
China will shut down small-scale “scattered” coal burning in the heavily coal-dependent provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi by 2020 in the next stage of its war on pollution, a senior environmental official said at a briefing on Wednesday. Zhao Yingmin, vice-minister of ecology and environment, told reporters that the two …
The government has been accused of dragging its feet on air quality improvements by a cross-party group of MPs. A partnership of four committees said serious concerns remained about the UK’s commitment to cutting pollution and its impact on public health. The Commons environment, food and rural affairs, environmental audit, …
Britain still plans to end the sale of new diesel and petrol cars by 2040 and will set out more detail as soon as this week, a government source told Reuters on Tuesday after a report suggested the plans were being watered down. Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative government said …
