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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others dated 24/04/2018 regarding Environmental Compensation Charges (ECC) for violation of air pollution norms, Delhi.
The tribunal, however, said that it wanted to verify the statement and asked the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to file an affidavit within a week NGT seeks details of groundwater use by Delhi Metro No incident of crop burning has been reported in Delhi and there is no requirement for …
The NCAP draft, however, notes that many international studies often report data on mortality due to air pollution exposure, and "these studies use extrapolation techniques for air quality and health/disease related data, which probably may not be realistic”. The WHO says that 3 million people die each year due to …
Taking a cue from the pillar-based vertical gardens in Singapore and Mexico city, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has asked the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, and the Ministry of Environment to develop vertical gardens across the city to curb air pollution. In India, the Kochi Metro was the …
Calcutta: The National Green Tribunal ordered the Bengal government on Thursday to allow the supply of the environment-friendly compressed natural gas to major parts of the Calcutta Metropolitan Area (CMA) and not just the area under the Calcutta Municipal Corporation. CMA comprises the area under the Calcutta civic body as …
NEW DELHI: Amid green organisations voicing concern over the absence of pollution reduction targets, the Union Environment Ministry on Thursday called for time-bound implementation of the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). The NCAP calls for a long-term time-bound national-level plan to control air pollution. Under this, the ministry aims to …
Greenpeace India had earlier said that the targets, which were deliberated in the environment ministry as per the file noting and was also communicated by the minister to the press earlier, was lacking in the draft. The National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), which proposes multiple strategies to combat air pollution, …
The Modi government has finalised a Rs 637-crore National Clean Air Programme to improve the air quality in India. The 20-point programme shifts the onus of fighting air pollution to the state governments, emphasises on collection of authentic data on pollution sources, introduces monitoring of rural air pollution and a …
China’s war on pollution is at risk of reaching a “stalemate”, with poor weather conditions undermining the country’s efforts to reduce smog, an environment ministry spokesman said on Thursday. Air pollution rose by more than a quarter in parts of northern China in March, and the region has been hit …
Environmentalists surprised by omission in draft In a strange move that is unlikely to impress anyone concerned over the worsening air quality in our cities, the government has refrained from specifying pollution-reduction targets in its draft National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). This is despite the fact that Environment Minister Harsh …
The Environment Ministry today came out with a draft national action plan proposing multiple strategies to reduce air pollution. However, a green body claimed that the draft lacked its earlier set target of bringing down air pollution by 50 per cent in five years. The ministry today put up the …
Project will be on display at IIT-Delhi’s Open House To come up with a solution to deal with air pollution in the Capital during the winter due to stubble burning, Kriya Labs, a start-up incubated at the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi has come up with a method to convert agro-waste …
NEW DELHI: Automobile manufacturers on Monday told the SC-mandated Environment Pollution Control Authority that early introduction of BS-VI-compliant cars in the capital was nearly impossible. They said no retrofitment was possible on older vehicles, particularly BS-II and BS-III, either to have a cleaner fleet. One of the leading auto manufacturers …
Chennai: Sucking in carbon dioxide and replacing it with oxygen is not the only contribution of plants. A new study shows that 91 tree species are saviours in a polluted city, clearing the air of harmful sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide and particulate matter. The finding shows that green drives in …
Researchers Monday called on African governments to develop and implement home grown policies to help reduce air pollution in the emerging mega-cities. Nicholas Ozor, the Executive Director of African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS), said the increasing air pollution as a result of climate change requires that all countries set …
The SDMC said that the Rs 120 crore project had hit a roadblock as a company, which was disqualified during the technical bid, had moved the High Court and subsequently the Supreme Court. The green cess imposed on commercial vehicles entering Delhi has failed to act as a “deterrent”, the …
The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) on Thursday kickstarted its mission to identify and mark locations of 26 sources within the national capital which pollute the air. Launching a mega emission inventory campaign here, SAFAR mobilised 100 students and researchers from School of Planning and …
A good investment for residents to cut electricity bills. Hyderabad: Hyderabad city has a potential to switch to rooftop solar power of 1,730 Megawatt (MW). If this is done, the power demand of the city can be reduced by 15 per cent, shows a study done by Greenpeace and Gujarat …
Mahindra Powerol, a unit of the Mahindra Group, today forayed into the gas genset vertical with the launch of a CNG/NG powered product priced at Rs 9.5 lakh. The company, which is already selling diesel-powered gensets, plans to sell the new range through its own channel of 200 dealers across …
CHANDIGARH: To provide an alternative to burning of crop residue to check air pollution, Hisar MP Dushyant Chautala has proposed the use of waste decomposer in the fields, which could convert the crop residue into compost. For this, the MP has announced to give Rs 20 lakh from Member of …
