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 …
Aerosol Optical Thickness (AOT) is a measure of solar spectral extinction. Long term AOT data analysis gives a picture of air quality for that location. This type of analysis is useful in the study of impact of urbanization on local climate. Aerosols are one of the most important but poorly …
Tehran, the capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), is located in the north of the country with a population of about 8.5 million. The population can reach over 12.5 million during the day, with people from nearby cities commuting daily to Tehran for work. There are more than …
Since at least the 1980s, many farmers in northwest India have switched to mechanized combine harvesting to boost efficiency. This harvesting technique leaves abundant crop residue on the fields, which farmers typically burn to prepare their fields for subsequent planting. A key question is to what extent the large quantity …
BENGALURU: A seven-year-old boy from C V Raman Nagar, suffering from cough, running nose and sneezing for months on end was advised by his physician to undergo an allergy test. The parents, who had been thinking that exposure to air pollution and increasing viral infections could be the reasons for …
Production cost of petrol has gone up by 24 paise per litre on an average and that for diesel has risen by 66 paise. While retail fuel outlets in Delhi have already started dispensing Bharat Stage (BS)-VI diesel and petrol despite April 1, 2018 being the official date for switch-over, …
The number of pollution sources in China has increased by more than half in eight years, the environment ministry said on Thursday as it embarks on a nationwide survey to determine the damage done by more than 30 years of untrammelled growth. The announcement from the newly minted Ministry of …
GURUGRAM: Gurugram became the most polluted city in Delhi and NCR on Wednesday as the PM2.5 concentration spiked to 200 per cent within 48 hours. The highest level of PM2.5 was 63 micrograms per cubic metre on Monday but it increased to 216 (over three times higher than safe limits) …
The Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Board of Directors has approved a loan of 130 million U.S. dollars to help Mongolia improve public health and reduce air pollution in its capital city, local media reported Tuesday. The loan was approved on March 23, according to the news website ikon.mn. Ulan Bator, …
Britain will be hit with European Commission legal action for persistently ignoring EU rules on deadly air pollution, a breach which could result in huge fines from the bloc’s highest court. The Telegraph has learnt that Britain is among the worst offending member countries that will be hit by new …
China’s environment ministry has urged 28 northern cities to shut factories to tackle a bout of heavy smog in the region, the Shanghai Securities News reported on Tuesday, a sign that tough winter curbs could be extended for the rest of the year. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) …
Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions fell in 2017, largely thanks to the closure of coal-fired power plants, but car-makers and factories still need to do more to cut pollution, government officials said on Tuesday. Overall emissions in Europe’s biggest economy fell 0.5 percent through the year, according to preliminary data released …
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to look into the possibility of rolling out the BS-VI fuel in 13 metro cities by April 2019, besides introducing it in the national capital from the beginning of the next month. The Centre had earlier informed the top court it …
‘Use of bicycles will reduce vehicular pollution considerably’ As part of the Smart City initiatives, the Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) is contemplating to promote the use of bicycles by citizens introducing the concept of Public Bike Sharing (PBS) in Warangal city soon. Municipal Commissioner Mr. VP Gautham told The …
Patna: A non-government organisation's drive on Monday revealed that city traffic police have high level of poisonous carbon monoxide in their lungs, which make them vulnerable to headache, dizziness, vomiting, chest pain, breathlessness, loss of consciousness and also impacts oxygen delivery to organs. Long-term exposure to the gas can even …
NEW DELHI:If you live in Delhi, you may have felt your car engine running a tad more smoothly of late. The reason is that, unknown to motorists, Delhi has already switched to Bharat Stage-VI (BS-VI) fuels, ahead of the scheduled April 1 launch for the capital. State-run fuel retailers have …
India's new vehicle scrap policy was given 'in-principle' approval at a high-level inter-ministerial meeting at the PMO to pave way for removing of 20 years old commercial vehicles (CVs) from April 1, 2020. The long-pending vehicle scrap policy in India is on the verge of implementation as the Union Minister, …
The maximum temperature recorded for Sunday was 33.2 degrees, at par with the normal average for March. Mumbai: The city witnessed a dip in the air quality on Sunday with Mumbai’s Air Quality Index (AQI), the indicator that measures air pollution, recorded as 237. The AQI comes under “poor” category. …
Morbi: Driving on Rajkot-Morbi highway isn’t a smooth ride any day. Besides the bumpy road, air filled with dust particles can choke you while approaching Morbi, which is famous for its ceramic industry but equally infamous for pollution. But just 12km after crossing the ‘ceramic town’, there is a sudden …
Higher the particulate matter, lower the bone density. Hyderabad: Polluted air could harm not just the lungs but also bones, according to a recent study in The Lancet Planetary Health’. The increase of particulate matter could lead to decreased bone density and also increase the risk of bone fractures. The …
Residents of Imara Daima, Nairobi, are concerned about air pollution caused by factories in the area. Many of the residents fear that the fumes from the factories may cause them serious long-term health complications. Some residents of Villa Franca said they usually hear a loud bang at night, followed by …
