Bittu demands CNG for Punjab
Raising the issue of environmental pollution mainly caused due to vehicles, Ludhiana MP Ravneet Singh Bittu has written a letter to minister of petroleum and natural gas Dharmendra Pradhan demanding the
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Child health fears at the most polluted spot in the world's most polluted city
Delhi’s appalling pollution has prompted fears that millions of youngsters will suffer serious health problems later in life The dusty patch of ground in the centre of the narrow lanes and overcrowded
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding use of alternative fuel, Tamil Nadu, 19/08/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shri L. G. Sahadevan, Chennai Vs Union of India & Others dated 19/08/2019 regarding use of alternative fuel in the state of Tamil Nadu. Action
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National Green Tribunal seeks explanation on noise pollution in state
KOLKATA: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench, on Thursday, sought explanations from the West Bengal Environment Department, director general of West Bengal Police and commissioner of
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Kerala to get advanced air quality monitoring systems
KOCHI: Kerala will get four new state-of-the-art real-time ambient air quality monitoring systems (AAQMS) by the end of this financial year. While Thiruvananthapuram has an AAQMS with less parameters,
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Breathing cleaner air: ten scalable solutions for Indian cities
Motivated by the current leadership for a Clean India, a self-organized task force has developed a set of ten scalable solutions to clean the air. They have synthesized available data on sources of air
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Centre, state governments failed to provide better air quality: Environmentalist
In the wake of rising levels of air pollution in the national capital, environmentalist Vimlendu Jha on Wednesday said both the Centre as well as the state government have failed to provide better air
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City’s air during 2014 satisfactory: PCBA
The Pollution Control Board, Assam (PCBA) has worked out an Air Quality Index (AQI) for measuring the air quality of State capital Guwahati, and as per the first AQI ratings, the city’s air quality during
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Draft emission rules allow new coal plants to pollute
In May 2015, the ministry of environment, forests and climate change proposed rules to curb air pollution from coal-fired power plants. At first glance, the draft notification may seem like a breath of
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Submit pollution report, minister tells MPCB
AURANGABAD: Taking serious cognizance of the industrial houses rampantly violating environmental norms and releasing untreated hazardous chemical waste into rivers, district guardian minister Ramdas Kadam
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding unscientific disposal of waste, Mirzapur road, Pataudi tehsil, district Gurugram, Haryana, 27/08/2021
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of State of Haryana Vs Municipal Committee, Haily Mandi & Others dated 27/08/2021.</p> <p>Grievance in the application was against unscientific
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Kartik Purnima: Over 31 factories get pollution control board notice
Bijnor: The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has asked 31 factories in Bijnor and Amroha districts to stop discharging the industry waste into the tributaries of the Ganga River ahead of Kartik
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NGT raps Maharashtra pollution board for failing to act against polluting firms
AURANGABAD: The green tribunal has taken the state pollution watchdog to task for failing to explain lapses and non-compliance of its directions, especially those related to rampant pollution in Waluj
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Air quality index not akin to air quality control, say experts
Various ministries are playing a role in tacking this problem and this makes it very difficult While unplanned development, lack of political will and public concern have led to Delhi achieving the
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Special weekly drive to focus on city vehicles
To rein in errant drivers in the national capital, the city administration is set to launch a special drive every week on particular kind of vehicles aimed at effectively crackdown on vehicles that flout
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Can’t force states to act on pollution road map, says environment minister Anil Madhav Dave
The unprecedented air pollution in Delhi forced Union environment minister Anil Madhav Dave to delay his departure for Marrakesh (Morocco) to attend the UN climate conference. On Monday, Dave spoke to
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India Inc steps in to protect their employees from air pollution
Idea Cellular has provided face masks to its employees and allowed flexi-timings to assist them in reducing their exposure to pollutants in air Delhi smog: Metro suspends all excavation, backfilling
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Online pollution data still a far cry
BHUBANESWAR: At least 35 industries are yet to provide real time (online) data on pollution to the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB), despite installing the required equipment. To curb emissions
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'Yamuna will be clean in 3 years'
The now polluted Yamuna river will be cleaned within the next three years, asserted Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra on Wednesday while conducting a boat-ride inspection of the national capital's lifeline.
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More people die from air pollution than Malaria and HIV/Aids, new study shows
More than 3 million people die prematurely each year from outdoor pollution and without action deaths will double by 2050 More than 3 million people a year are killed prematurely by outdoor air pollution,