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 …
KOLKATA: The city is in the grip of severe air pollution that remains largely unassessed and so is its health impact. In 2017-18, the city’s pollution levels rose faster than ever before because of an exponential growth in the number of vehicles, construction activities and biomass burning. A recent report …
In compliance to the direction of Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi Dated: November 17, 2017 (in the matter of Vardhman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others vide OA No. 44/2018 (Earlier OA No. 21/2014), the ambient air quality data of Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations …
NEW DELHI: India is the global host of this year’s World Environment Day on June 5. ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’ is the central theme of this international event which is to be attended by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with top officials of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). On …
While the world is all set to observe World Environment Day on June 5, the city has been facing serious issues of air quality and depleting groundwater table. The tall claims often made by administration have fallen flat as no concrete step has been taken to address the environmental issues. …
BENGALURU: Traffic, vehicles and Bengaluru usually don’t make for happy news together. But here’s a story that breaks the tradition. Transport department statistics show that 2017-18 recorded a 20% dip in the number of new vehicles registered in the city. The year saw the lowest growth rate of 8% in …
PATNA: Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi on Sunday said he would press for the inclusion of three Bihar cities – Patna, Muzaffarpur and Gaya – under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) of the Centre that covers 96 cities in the country. The three Bihar cities had been left out …
Huge population living in the vicinity of Udhampur-Chenani and Nashri-Ramban-Banihal stretches of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is suffering from chest and lung diseases as the ongoing widening works have continuously been polluting the environment by generating uncontrolled dust. The prevailing situation is notwithstanding the fact that Committee on Environment of …
Order of the Madras High Court in the matter of G. Eswari Vs District Collector, Erode District & Others dated 04/06/2018 regarding power loom factories illegally running in in Survey No.38, 39, Minnakadu Thottam, Thanneerpandalpalayam, Veerappan Chatram Post, Erode, Tamil Nadu. The petitioner complains of unbearable noise as also dust …
Nagpur: More than 10,000 people (above 25 years) in Maharashtra die prematurely every year due to toxic emissions from thermal power plants, which is the highest in the country. Nationally the figure is nearly 80,000 adults. All this because 300 thermal power plants have failed to meet the air pollution …
Industrial town of the state Bhiwadi is catching attention for all the wrong reasons. The city has recorded the most polluted air across the country with Air Quality Index of 367. Included among the national capital region, the town of Bhiwadi was way ahead in air pollution in comparison to …
BENGALURU: Commuters are paying a heavy price for Namma Metro work from Byappanahalli to Whitefield: Stranded on jampacked roads, they inhale dust from construction activities along the stretch. Members of Whitefield Rising, a citizens’ group, said despite several complaints, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is yet to take …
GURUGRAM: The city was NCR’s most polluted place on Thursday for the third time in a month with an air quality index (AQI) of 246. Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad reported ‘poor’ AQI at 203, 212 and 216, respectively, while Faridabad reported ‘moderate’ AQI at 162. On Thursday, the highest level …
A new study has suggested 13 measures, including reducing emissions from thermal power plants and cutting use of solid fuel in households, which, it said, can reduce air pollution levels by almost 40 per cent and avoid 9 lakh premature deaths in India every year. According to a statement issued …
Nagpur: Every year in India, around 26.45% premature deaths (among people above 25 years) are due to air pollution from thermal power plants and industries. While most of the coal-fired plants are violating air pollution standards thanks to the extension on the already-missed deadline given by the central government, the …
Air pollutants like particulate matter (PM), ozone (O3), sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon monoxide (CO), and lead (Pb) can affect the lung in numerous ways like inflammation, oxidative stress, and cell cycle death. Indoor air pollution is very much real and it can be five times or worse …
Rudrapur: The Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) has issued show-cause notices to 62 industrial units and ordered inspection of 24 others in Udham Singh Nagar district for not installing Effluent Treatment Plants (ETPs) on their premises. The action was taken after these industries failed to respond to …
Taking cognisance on high pollution level in Anand Vihar area, Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Tuesday conducted special meeting with Environment Pollution Control Agency (EPCA) and other pollution monitoring agencies. The L-G has directed to enforcement agencies to fix time lines air pollution and take stringent action to be …
The road transport ministry has asked the insurance regulator to direct all companies not to issue or renew insurance of vehicles unless they have ‘pollution under control’ (PUC) certificate. As per law, no vehicle is allowed to ply without at least having third-party insurance, a rule which is largely flouted …
The number of electric and plug-in hybrid cars on the world’s roads exceeded 3 million in 2017, a 54% increase compared with 2016, according to the latest edition of the International Energy Agency’s Global Electric Vehicles Outlook. China remained by far the largest electric car market in the world, accounting …
New report reveals 13 solutions to air pollution that can help reduce pollution levels by 40% nationally. A new study by Louisiana State University (LSU) points out towards 13 measures that can reduce air pollution levels by almost 40 percent and avoid nine lakh premature deaths caused by air pollution …
