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 …
NEW DELHI: No artificial rain for Delhi this week as there are not enough clouds and government clearances. Sachchida Nand Tripathi, professor, IIT Kanpur, who is working closely with the environment ministry and Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) for the artificial rains project, told TOI on Wednesday that lack of clouds …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of New Haryana Bricks and Tile Kiln, Owners Association Vs Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority & Others dated 19/11/2018. This application is from an association of brick kilns in Haryana seeks direction to the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) …
Clean Air Asia’s “Breakthroughs – China’s Path to Clean Air 2013-2017” report found that China’s air pollution control policies had achieved large-scale air quality improvements in more than 300 Chinese cities in the past five years while its economy continued to steadily grow.
Angry residents blame officials for worsening air quality Despite air pollution touching severe level here, the Noida Authority has failed to take action against violators, residents claimed. They accused the Authority’s projects of generating dust in several parts of the city. Heaps of sand lie dumped along the roads, with …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 01/11/2018 regarding the entry of commercial vehicles in Delhi leading to air pollution. The Counsel for the Government of Delhi has informed the Court that Radio Frequency Identification Device …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Arjun Gopal & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 31/10/2018 regarding the issue of burning of firecrackers during Diwali and other festivals/occasions. Supreme Court directs that: (a) Production of crackers with reduced emission (improved crackers and green …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 29/10/2018 regarding air pollution control in NCR Delhi. Amicus Ccuriae has placed before the Court some submissions on urgent actions to control air pollution in NCR which the Court …
The Supreme Court ruled out imposing a complete ban on the sale of firecrackers during Diwali but put certain conditions in place for the sale and use of firecrackers. Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Arjun Gopal & Others Vs Union of India & Others …
Ministers from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives attacked on Thursday a proposal by the Social Democrats to fine carmakers who fail to offer diesel hardware retrofits, opening a new battle front in their fragile coalition government. The government outlined plans earlier this month to cut pollution from diesel vehicles by asking …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/10/2018 regarding air pollution control in Delhi. In an affidavit dated 29.08.2018, it was stated that 350 tasks have been identified for improvement of traffic flow in the identified …
Source-wise clean air action plan and compliance strategy for Delhi and NCR to meet clean air standards: Strategies to reduce vehicle numbers on roads, Action to reduce vehicular emissions, Non-motorized transport (NMT)network,. Parking policy to reduce congestion and pollution, Traffic management, Power plants and industries, Generatorsets, Open burning (including solid …
NEW DELHI: Delhi environment minister Imran Hussain Wednesday directed various agencies to ensure that norms for dust control are maintained at construction sites and while transporting related material, even as he warned that those violating them would face strict actions. The minister said this while chairing a meeting to review …
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will not delay implementing a reduction in the amount of sulfur in marine fuel in 2020, officials with the UN’s shipping agency said on Tuesday. “I can categorically say there will not be a delay,” said Edmund Hughes, the head of air pollution and energy …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vinay Shivanand Nayak Vs. State of Karnataka & Others dated 26/09/2018. The principal question requiring determination in this case is as to whether the State of Karnataka should be permitted to continue with the use of BS-II and III compliant …
BENGALURU: For the first quarter this year, Graphite India saw its gross sales surge 373% to Rs 1,965 crore and profit rise 49% year-onyear to Rs 957 crore. And one of the reasons behind its stellar growth over the past year has been China’s push for cleaner and greener energy. …
Oslo has devised a series of highly dissuasive measures: it has eliminated 700 parking spots, re-zoned the city centre, turned streets into pedestrian walkways, and has raised the price of congestion tolls Determined to go green, Oslo is slowly but surely ridding its city centre of motorists, angering some who …
NEW DELHI: Two-wheelers and four-wheelers driven by women plying in the national capital would be exempted from the odd-even vehicle rotation scheme with the Supreme Court Monday staying the National Green Tribunal's 2017 direction which had made it applicable for all vehicles. Under the scheme, which is currently not in …
Doing its bit towards a cleaner environment, the 13 Battalion, CRPF, here provided an e-rickshaw to its staff to fetch goods of routine use. The Commandant of the Battalion, Balihar Singh, said earlier, a vehicle was being used for the purpose. “If all departments start using e-rickshaws instead of other …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 18/09/2018 regarding air pollution caused by the method used for road repairing, fire in Dhapa Dumping ground, plying of old vehicles, burning of solid waste and other related issues. NGT …
Transportation accounts for about 11 per cent of India's carbon emissions and is a major source of air pollution in several cities nationwide. About 87 per cent of Indian drivers and vehicle owners would buy an electric vehicle (EV), if that helped reduce air pollution, according to a new survey. …
