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 …
Beijing and 33 other northern Chinese cities have issued smog alerts for the next few days as industrial output ramps up again after the end of winter restrictions, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment said on Sunday.The Chinese capital late on Saturday declared its third orange pollution alert of 2018 …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/03/2018 regarding Comprehensive Action Plan for air pollution control and supplementary report on the comprehensive action plan with timelines. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on behalf of …
We studied the impact of the odd–even traffic rule (implemented in Delhi during 1–15 January 2016) on primary traffic emissions using measurements of 13 volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and methane at a strategic arterial road in Delhi (28.57N, 77.11E, 220 m amsl). Whole air samples (n = …
Aerosols play an important role in climate change processes. Among the various aerosols, black carbon (BC) has been recognized as the second most important anthropogenic agent for climate change and the primary tracer for adverse health effects caused by air pollution. The increasing concentration of BC in the atmosphere has …
While there have been substantial efforts to quantify the health burden of exposure to PM2.5 from solid fuel use (SFU), the sensitivity of mortality estimates to uncertainties in input parameters has not been quantified. Moreover, previous studies separate mortality from household and ambient air pollution. In this study, we develop …
NEW DELHI: Delhi government will procure 1,000 electric buses, apart from inducting 2,000 CNG ones. Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia announced this on Thursday in his budget speech. According to the government’s own estimate, Delhi needs at least 11,000 buses. But it has only 5,784. DTC’s share in this is …
A one-time subsidy of Rs 30,000 to e-rickshaw owners was also announced. NEW DELHI: The AAP government on Thursday presented a “green Budget” which is aimed at controlling pollution and monitoring its impact on the environment. The city government announced 26 separate programmes under four different departments of environment, transport, …
HYDERABAD: Hyderabad’s air, water and soil stand polluted as the concentration of some pollutants— particulate matter in the air or heavy metals and antibiotics in ground and surface water—is higher than maximum level prescribed by the national government agencies. There are umpteen studies conducted over the years that have highlighted …
A meeting held in the Environment Ministry reviewed the mitigation measures to combat air pollution in Delhi-NCR. The meeting decided that all agencies will be held accountable for implementation of the decisions taken. Following detailed discussions, the following decisions were taken: 1.Government agencies like PWD, DDA, DMRC and NHAI have …
Meerut: Meerut-based NGO ‘Mansi Sanstha’ has filed a petition in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking to stop the nine-day-long ongoing ‘mahayagya’ at Meerut’s Bhainsali ground here. Shri Ayutchandi Mahayagya Samiti, the Hindu body that organized the event, claims they will burn 500 quintals of mango wood to ‘reduce pollution’. …
PATNA: Believe it or not, but Patna is the sixth most polluted city in the world. According to a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report, Gwalior, Allahabad, Raipur and Patna from India are among the 10 worst cities in 67 countries in terms of air pollution, said Patna University (PU) …
Calcutta: Calcutta has ranked sixth among seven Indian cities in a Quality of Living report prepared by Mercer, a global consulting firm that has been doing the survey for two decades. The last on the list is Delhi. The survey covered 450 cities across the world. Apart from Calcutta and …
Protesting the dumping of garbage and burning it before their buildings, residents of apartments from Art of Living to Brigade Meadows along Kanakapura Road will don surgical masks. They will also form a human chain, barricade the garbage piles for 30 minutes and march towards the panchayat office in Kaggalipura …
The Union Environment Ministry has set emission standards for industries where nitrogen and sulphur oxides are generated as these gases are leading to increase in air pollution and affecting human health. In December 2015, the ministry had set emission standards for coal-based power plants, which were to be complied by …
Deforestation and draining of the peatlands in equatorial SE Asia has greatly increased their flammability, and in September–October 2015 a strong El Niño-related drought led to further drying and to widespread burning across parts of Indonesia, primarily on Kalimantan and Sumatra. These fires resulted in some of the worst sustained …
NEW DELHI: As pollution choked Delhi in recent years, a total of 140 air purifiers were purchased for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's offices and at least six other government agencies, according to previously unpublished government data. The purchases came as Modi faced criticism for not taking effective steps to improve …
NEW DELHI: Environmental activists across the capital held a protest outside Badarpur thermal power plant on Tuesday morning asking the ministry of environment, forest and climate change to enforce the National Clean Air Programme at the earliest. The protesters, supported by Greenpeace India, also sought a sector-wise breakup of how …
In a bid to curb pollution, a group in Meerut has decided to burn 50,000 kg of wood during Navratri, raising concerns whether the initiative would be a success. Shri Ayutchandi Mahayagya Samiti is trying to contribute its bit by burning 500 quintals or 50,000 kg of mango tree wood …
Penalty of ₹2 lakh imposed on State government The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday rapped the Delhi government for not filing an action plan pertaining to pollution as a result of crop burning in Delhi-NCR and imposed a fine of ₹2 lakh on the State government. Affidavit declined Coming …
Over one lakh children die in India annually because of household air pollution, says study. Outdoor air pollution has received much-required attention in popular media. What is missing though in conversations is indoor air pollution, which causes 3.5 million-4 million global deaths annually, according to a recent report published in …
