Air Pollution Control

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deplorable condition of a water tank, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/06/2025

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 on Panki thermal power plant, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 19/03/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pawan Kumar Tiwari Vs Union of India & Others dated 19/03/2021. Grievance in this application is that Panki thermal power plant was set up at Kanpur in the year 1977 and approval for expansion was granted in the year 2017 …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution in and around railway godowns in Uttar Pradesh due to loading and unloading, 16/03/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shivansh Pandey Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 16/03/2021. The issue was remedial action against pollution at and around Railway Godown, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh in the course of loading and unloading of cement, fertilizers and grains by trucks, polluting the …

Order of the High Court of Delhi regarding electric vehicle subsidy to Tata Nexon EV, 10/03/2021

Order of the High Court of Delhi in the matter of Tata Motors Ltd Vs Government of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 10/03/2021. The matter related to electric vehicle subsidy for Tata Nexon EV. An appeal was filed in the Delhi High Court against the impugned order of March …

Oversight committee report on Super Thermal Power Plant, Sipat, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, 05/03/2021

Report of the Oversight Committee report in Original Application No 459/2018 in the matter of Rashmi Singh Vs National Thermal Power Corporation in compliance of the National Green Tribunal order August 20, 2020. The report was on the Super Thermal Power Plant of NTPC Limited, village Sipat, tehsil Masturi, district …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution due to crop burning, West Bengal, 03/03/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subash Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 03/03/2021. Grievance in the application was against air pollution due to crop burning during winter season in Districts Burdwan, Birdhum, Hooghly, Howrah, Murshidabad and New Town Action Area II of …

CPCB report on air pollution and waste management, 15/02/2021

Compliance report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in Original Application No. 681 of 2018 (News item published in the Times of India authored by Vishwa Mohan titled NCAP with multiple timelines to clear air in 102 cities to be released around August 15). The CPCB report was in …

Report by the CPCB on steps taken to curtail the threat of air pollution in the cities of India, 15/02/2021

Report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in Original Application No. 681 of 2018 (News item published in the Times of India Vs NCAP with multiple timelines to clean air in 102 cities to be released around August 2015). The proposal for setting up of 25 CAAQM stations in …

Quarterly Progress Report related to Implementation of action points of action plan for 15 non-attainment cities of Uttar Pradesh, 12/01/2021

Submission of Quarterly Progress Report related to Implementation of action points of action plan for 15 non-attainment cities of Uttar Pradesh in compliance of National Green Tribunal (NGT) order of August 21, 2020. As per the assessment done on the basis of CPCB norms for establishment of Continuous Ambient Air …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal transportation of coal and its dumping in violation of the pollution norms, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, 06/01/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tripurari Singh Vs Ministry of Railways & Others dated 06/01/2021. The matter related to illegal transportation of coal and its dumping in violation of the pollution norms through villages Katkamag, Baanadag, Banka, Sultana, Sadampur, Hathamedi and Mayatu in the Hazaribagh …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dust pollution, 03/12/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of R. S. Virk Vs Central Pollution Control Board dated 03/12/2020. This application seeks remedial action to mitigate the impact of dust pollution arising out of dry sweeping of roads in metro cities. According to the applicant, dust pollution contributes to …

CPCB report on air quality in Delhi during the period of Diwali, 27/11/2020

Report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Others dated 27/11/2020. The report was in compliance to the NGT order of November 5, 2020 in Original Application No. 249/2020. The tribunal had …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution by use of fire crackers aggravating the menace of Covid-19, 09/11/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tribunal on its own Motion Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change & Others dated 09/11/2020. The matter relates to remedial action against pollution by use of fire crackers aggravating the menace of Covid-19 pandemic, posing higher danger to …

Report on Banadag railway siding, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, 06/11/2020

Joint inspection report in the matter of Original Application No. 61/2019/EZ in the matter of Tripurari Singh Vs Ministry of Railways dated 06/11/2020. In pursuance to the National Green Tribunal order of July 17, 2020 a committee was constituted comprising of members from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Jharkhand …

The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Ordinance, 2020

The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Ordinance, 2020 was promulgated on October 28, 2020. The Ordinance provides for constitution of a Commission for better co-ordination, research, identification, and resolution of problems related to air quality in the national capital region (NCR) and adjoining …

Report by the Telangana State Pollution Control Board on measures to control air pollution in Tandur, Vikarabad district, Telangana, 28/10/2020

Report of the Telangana State Pollution Control Board in Original Application No. 195 of 2016 filed by Tandur Citizens Welfare Society, Tandur, Vikarabad district. A Joint Committee constituted by the orders of the NGT gave a number of recommendations to combat the problem of air pollution in Tandur. The Committee …

Action plan by Tamil Nadu on steps to reduce vehicular pollution, 12/10/2020

Action plan by the government of Tamil Nadu in the matter of L. G. Saha Devan Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/10/2020. The matter related to steps to reduce pollution level in the air through vehicles. The Tamil Nadu government is taking various steps to increase the purchase …

Pollution Management and the Making of Prosperous Cities

The work summarized in this report fills a knowledge gap by contributing to an improved understanding of the links between competitiveness and pollution. Specifically, it argues that pollution need not be an inevitable consequence of development. Indeed, there are examples of cities that have been able to manage pollution while …

Advancing electrification in ride-hailing in India: A BluSmart case study

The objective of this report is to document practical experiences and lessons from EV adoption in ride-hailing. BluSmart, a new all-electric car ride-hailing service in India, was selected for this demonstration. BluSmart’s ride-hailing platform started with the objective of transforming Indian cities by providing 100% electric, sustainable, efficient, affordable and …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution in 122 non attainment cities (NACs), 21/08/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item published in "The Times of India" Authored by Shri Vishwa Mohan titled "NCAP with multiple timelines to clean air in 102 cities to be released around August 15" dated 21/08/2020. The issue related to remedial action for air …

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding steps to control air pollution, Punjab, 10/08/2020

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/08/2020. The matter related to steps taken by the state of Punjab to control air pollution. An affidavit was filed in the SC on behalf of state of Punjab …

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