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: From Marrakech in Morocco to Medellín in Colombia, success stories have proved that excuses of extreme summer heat and air pollution don’t wash when it comes to running urban cycling systems. What Delhi is lacking is a political will to implement a public bike-sharing system and a master …
Government is considering a nationwide ban on the use of pet coke by various industries and a decision is likely to be taken within a month, the Supreme Court was informed today. Stating this, the Environment Ministry also told the top court that several key issues relating to steps to …
NEW DELHI: While the world associates spring with flowers in bloom and refreshing greenery, Delhi’s season is almost an iteration of autumn. The road littered with dry, brown leaves, however, is a reminder that in the capital, as in much of northern India, a large number of trees shed their …
Hundreds of vehicles caught for several minutes in every signal and traffic bottleneck pollute the air by spewing smoke. Better traffic management and redesigning of road may reduce this air pollution in the city, said experts. If a seamless traffic is ensured, effectively reducing the time taken by a vehicle …
Directs four States to submit data within two weeks The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan to submit data on the ambient air quality within two weeks. A Bench headed by NGT acting chairperson Jawad Rahim directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) …
Air pollution and waste management continue to be areas of concern and in 2016, over 68 per cent of air quality monitoring sites exceeded the annual ambient concentration level of PM2.5, according to a report by TERI. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) today launched its yearly data directory TERI …
“I appeal to the auto manufacturing industries to take the retrofitting route. Auto manufacturers in India are already making BS VI compatible engines and selling these cars abroad. So, major changes are not necessary for the shift," Pradhan said at the launch of BS VI grade fuel. New Delhi: Oil …
The Petroleum & Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that we decided to proactively advance the roll-out of BS-VI fuel in Delhi from April 2018, instead of April 2020 after taking stock of the alarming pollution situation in Delhi in winters. BS-VI fuel will bring down sulphur by 5 times …
This move makes New Delhi the first city in the country to switch from BS-IV grade fuels to BS-VI (equivalent to fuel meeting Euro-VI emission norms). With an aim to combat the rising levels of air pollution in Delhi-NCR region, petrol pumps in the capital from Sunday started supplying ultra-clean …
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 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, …
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) …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 pollution from passenger buses plying from Bikaner House, New Delhi. To avoid pollution in the India Gate area, counsel appearing for the State of Rajasthan says that …
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 …
