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 government of Pakistan is undertaking a study regarding the introduction of electric vehicles. Environment ministry officials said that these electric vehicles were environment-friendly means of transport and their operational cost was lower than that of vehicles operating on other fuels. Moreover, these were pollution-free. Batteries used in them were …
Bhutan has sought the Indian government's assistance in controlling pollution from automobiles and enforcing stricter vehicular emission standards. The country also wants to implement pollution control norms as per Euro-I and Euro-II standards with India's help. Indian minister of environment and forests T R Balu said he would provide all …
in an attempt to combat air pollution Shanghai will provide natural gas to 2.4 million households. The whole exercise will cost the government us $48 million. The project will be first implemented in the Pudong development zone, where around 100,000 houses will switch from converted from traditional coal gas to …
the Hong Kong government has unveiled a comprehensive blueprint to combat the city's deteriorating environment. Topping the clean-up campaign are efforts to improve the quality of air, which has deteriorated sharply during the past couple of years. Diesel-powered vehicles, such as taxis and mini-buses, are the prime targets of the …
In a bid to cut down pollution and improve fuel consumption, Germany has urged the European Union (EU) to introduce sulphur-free diesel and petrol from 2007. Germany said measures agreed to by the EU in its 1998 "Auto-Oil' programme, which include reducing the sulphur content of vehicle fuels to 50 …
the us Environmental Protection Agency ( epa) has said that trucks, passenger vans and sport utility vehicles ( suv s) over 3,859 kg must slash their toxic emissions by over 90 per cent within 10 years. The epa 's proposal calls for the reduction in smog-causing nitrogen oxides and particulate …
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) is drafting a new strategy to formulate the nation's first comprehensive regulations for combating airborne toxic substances. The new regulations will force people who use diesel-run vehicles, especially trucks, to switch to alternative fuels. Diesel engines, and not factories, are responsible for …
it is a constant battle for fresh air for the residents of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Everyday Nepal Radio airs a bulletin that declares the air quality of the city, which, most of the time, is critical. "After listening to the bulletin, I realised that air pollution is the …
to clean up Delhi's air, the Environment Pollution Authority (epa) for the National Capital Region (ncr) has recommended the Supreme Court to impose a complete ban on new diesel-driven private passenger vehicles in the ncr . The epa' s report has also made several important recommendations
The green bench of the Calcutta high court has directed the West Bengal Pollution Control Board to frame guidelines on the use of generators throughout the state. The bench, comprising justice S B Sinha and justice R K Mitra, also directed the board to file a report on the status …
air quality levels this summer were some of the worst this decade in several eastern states of the us , according to the Environmental Protection Agency ( epa) . "It's not the worst on record, but far from what it should be to ensure public safety,' said Carol Browner, epa …
while a large population in South Asia is at serious health risk from air pollution, the governments and government-run institutions are still struggling to get their act together to deal with the problem. This was felt by most participants at an international workshop on Air Pollution and Health Issues in …
It is clear to those who live, or even happen to visit Delhi, that the problem of pollution is extreme in this city. It needs immediate and drastic action so that the solutions can keep pace with increasing emissions from the ever-increasing fleet of vehicles. It has been almost two …
AFTER air quality levels reached its "unhealthiest' level in 14 months , the Chilean government imposed anti-pollution measures in the capital, Santiago, in the last week of July. The government ordered 3,200 factories to halve their productive capacities and banned nearly all cars without catalytic converters from the city's streets. …
ten cities in the us have dramatically improved their air quality, with ozone levels registering a reduction from 75 per cent to 40.7 per cent. The hallowed list includes Rochester, New York, Buffalo, Newark, Milwaukee, San Diego, Boston, Sacramento, Detroit, Chicago, New Jersey and Los Angeles. "People in these cities …
twelve years after it was first proposed, the Philippines has finally enacted a law to reduce air pollution. "We have one of the world's most polluted city, according to the World Health Organisation,' said the law's chief sponsor, Heherson Alvarez. "Clean air is a right we all deserve,' said House …
If you take a train into Manila or New Delhi on a sunny day you will notice that a greyish smog envelopes the city. It is the really fine particulate matter that you end up inhaling and this gets lodged in your lungs. It can eventually kill you. Unlike Delhi, …
about 500 residents of Japan's Kawasaki town reached a settlement at the Tokyo High Court on four air pollution lawsuits against the government and a state-run expressway operator, thereby ending a 17-year-old dispute. The Kawasaki case is the second court-mediated settlement related to air pollution. The first case was settled …
China's investment in environmental protection totalled US $9.6 billion in 1998, in the process exceeding one per cent of its GNP for the first time in the nation's history. Xie Zhenhua, administrator of the State Bureau of Environmental Protection said that China invested around US $2.93 billion in pollution control …
as early as the ninth century, "sea coales', found in the northeast coast of England, were burned as fuel. Soon the air was reeking of dirty fumes, making it intolerable to breathe in London. A few centuries later, the then monarch of England, King Edward I (1272-1307), banned its use …
