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 …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Air pollution in metropolitan cities, 14/03/2016. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) are monitoring ambient air quality across the country under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP). Three air pollutants viz., Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen Dioxide …
Levels of air pollution, including harmful particulate matter, are higher in and around the floodplains of the Yamuna, which should ideally be home to rich eco-systems. The Yamuna floodplains are at the centre of an ongoing debate about their use, with environmentalists opposing a massive cultural fest that will be …
Non-compliance by cement factories and lack of proper environmental audit has left the inhabitants of twin industrial hubs of Kashmir – Khrew and Khanmoh – in South Kashmir vulnerable to life threatening health problems. These factories emit one lakh kilograms of toxic fumes per day thereby wrapping the neighbourhood villages …
To understand the impact of the odd-even policy in Delhi researchers will need to take into account prevailing weather conditions of not just Delhi, but also its outskirts and neighbouring states.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has called for replies from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and the state government to petitions objecting to the grant of new permits for auto rickshaws in Mumbai, citing environmental pollution. The authorities have to file their replies in two weeks, a bench of …
In what could bring the much-needed breathing space to the coal-based power producers, the government on Wednesday said it would extend the timeline for these plants to comply with the stringent environment regulation governing emission norms as the country lacked the domestic capacity to overhaul nearly 180 gigawatt (GW) of …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Assessment of Air Pollution, 01/03/2016. The ambient air quality is being regularly monitored in Delhi by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with Delhi Pollution Control Committee and National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) under the National Air Monitoring Programme (NAMP). The …
As the first in the series of "China Air - Air Pollution Prevention and Control Progress in Chinese Cities" reports, this report provides air quality data for 74 major cities from 2013-2014, as well as the pollution-control policies of those cities, the three key regions - Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Province (BTH), the …
While particulate matter, perhaps the most hazardous, has risen, other pollutants have fallen in the last five years Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Wednesday released air quality trends over five years for three locations in the capital. The report titled, Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring (2011-15), suggests that levels …
Nagpur: The new, state-of-the-art ambient air quality monitor of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) is lying disused at the Divisional Commissionerate square as the officials of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) are yet to inspect it. The device, costing about Rs1 crore was provided to MPCB local office in December …
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development has decided to include 'Implementation of Dust Free Construction with Innovative Technologies in India' as an additional subject for examination. As dust particles continue to contribute to rising pollution levels, a Parliamentary committee has decided to examine the issue of implementation of ‘dust-free’ …
Though the Delhi government claims the oddeven scheme to be a success, the experiment's actual impact, even in a best case scenario, did not reduce PM2.5 emissions by more than 3-4%, according to a Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) analysis. “The emission reduction is assessed to be about 3-4% (including …
Report submitted to NGT The level of particulate matter PM10, an indicator of pollution, is high around incineration and thermal power plants in the capital but the poor air quality cannot be conclusively attributed to these plants, a report placed in the National Green Tribunal said on Monday. A high-power …
This study investigated modelled air pollution concentrations at residence for 1971, 1981, 1991 (black smoke (BS) and SO2) and 2001 (PM10) in relation to mortality up to 2009 in 367 658 members of the longitudinal survey, a 1% sample of the English Census. Outcomes were all-cause (excluding accidents), cardiovascular (CV) …
Survey in central business district shows 20% of population at high risk Around 20% of those exposed to open air conditions in the city's central business district (CBD) are at high risk of lung diseases, revealed a study conducted by a private hospital. "Air pollution in the form of vehicular …
Emergency services in the capital may soon have to rely on choppers, the Delhi high court observed on Thursday, commenting on the increasing traffic in the city. A division bench, comprising Justices B D Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva, made the remark after learning from traffic police that at least 14 …
Incidentally, the DPCC report claimed that “trends” showed that levels of PM10 and PM2.5 in the city were “decreasing”. A senior scientist with the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) told the Delhi High Court Thursday that pollution levels in the city will never come down to “safe limits” because of …
Mumbai: Pollution levels in Mumbai fell on Monday but the city's Air Quality Index (AQI) was still in the 'very poor' category and, worse than that of Delhi. The AQI for Mumbai in the morning was 308; it reduced only marginally by evening, to 304, according to the System for …
Madurai: Although the Madurai Corporation has spent nearly a crore on the purchase of road sweeping machines, roads in the city continue to remain dusty. According to environmentalists, dust particles are causing a spike in air pollution levels in the city. Environmental consultant, S Rajamohan, says dusty roads are the …
Noise and air pollution are hazards to the ambient environment and a cause of concern due to bursting of fire crackers during Deepawali. It is, therefore, necessary to conduct ambient noise and air quality monitoring during this festival to understand the level of pollution and correlate with the effectiveness of …
