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 level in cities, 21/12/2015. The National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) comprise of 12 pollutants, out of which, three pollutants namely PM10, SO2 and NO2 are monitored at 612 locations in 254 cities /towns by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association …
High risk of heart diseases, it says; sulphur dioxide levels under check The research confirms that 50 per cent of PM10 is a result of paved road and soil dust and 19 per cent due to vehicles. Vehicular pollution, on the other hand, contributes to 50 per cent of PM2.5, …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sarav Shikshit Evam Berojgar Janhit Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 10/12/2015 regarding air and water pollution and consequent health hazards in and around the premises of Associate Cement Company Ltd. located near Barmana, District Bilaspur, State of …
Varanasi: The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will have to spend time in severely polluted atmosphere full of particulate matters in the air during his visit to Varanasi. Abe along with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi is arriving here on December 12. The city's air quality index (AQI) was 404, …
NEW DELHI: While Delhi gets moving on its ambitious plan to restrict the number of passenger vehicles on its roads in a desperate bid to improve its air quality, the move has also sparked a debate on just how much of the problem is caused by the burgeoning vehicular population …
From 2017, thermal power plants across India will have to cut particulate matter emissions by as much as 40 per cent and reduce their water consumption by nearly a third according to this notification by the Union Ministry Of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. The Ministry of Environment, Forest & …
PATNA: A year-and-a-half after a WHO survey declared Patna as the second most polluted city in the world next to Delhi, Patnaites are choking in even worse ambient air with respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) levels being the maximum across the country. A comparison of the daily reports of the …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Air Pollution, 01/12/2015. As per the report on Source Apportionment Studies undertaken by the Central Pollution Control Board in association with other leading national institutions in six metropolitan cities including Delhi during the 2007-09, contribution of vehicles including diesel vehicles to particulate matter (PM10) …
This volume of the IARC Monographs provides an evaluation of the carcinogenicity of outdoor air pollution. Outdoor air pollution is a complex mixture of pollutants originating from natural and anthropogenic sources, including transportation, power generation, industrial activity, biomass burning, and domestic heating and cooking. The mix of pollutants in outdoor …
On Sunday, thousands of people who participated in the half marathon had to run the 21-km stretch through a thick cover of smog. According to the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) Air Quality Index (AQI), most monitoring stations showed particulate matter (PM) levels hovering between poor and very poor levels …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Air Pollution in metropolitan cities, 30/11/2015. The National Ambient Quality Standards (November 2009) comprises of 12 pollutants, namely, PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NO2, O3, CO, NH3, Benzene, lead, Arsenic, Nickel, BaP (particulate phase). The ambient air quality is monitored in 254 cities, towns, and industrial …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Level of air pollution in Delhi, 30/11/2015. As per the data provided by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), the levels of eight pollutants during 10th to 20th November, 2015 are summarized as given in this document. The levels for various pollutants are location …
The Capital’s plan to combat poor air quality may see a redesign soon with a new study giving authorities insights into what really causes pollution, something there has been little information about so far. The draft report of a study, which was started in 2013 by the Indian Institute of …
Air pollution is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and women with diabetes may be more susceptible to its effects than others, a long-term US study said Wednesday. The study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, found that women with diabetes who are exposed to air …
MERUT: Railway Road was the noisiest area in the city during the Diwali festival period, while Cantonment Board area was the quietest, shows data recorded by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB). While the noise pollution was lower than for the corresponding period last year, air pollution levels shot …
A day after holding its second car-free day in the capital, the AAP government claimed that Dwarka area used during the event showed “significant” reduction in the level of pollutants in the air. The government said this while releasing the comparative ambient air quality figures collated by the Delhi Pollution …
This paper investigates the relationship between local air pollution and urban structure with an emphasis on urban fragmentation. Using a unique dataset of 249 Large Urban Zones (LUZ) across Europe, a Bayesian Model Averaging selection method is employed to empirically identify the determinants of within-LUZ concentration of three air pollutants: …
RAIPUR: With sale of crackers down by at least 30 per cent this Diwali, the levels of noise and air pollution in the city were significantly less than the previous years, even though they remained higher than the permissible limits. Call it the 'arhar' (lentils) effect or people getting more …
Is your cough and cold persisting for more than two weeks? Blame the air. Doctors say the high pollution in Delhi is aggravating inflammation of the upper and the lower respiratory tracts, making viral infections and related disorders persistent and difficult to treat. "Cough and respiratory distress due to viral …
The CPCB said pollutants dispersed faster this year due to favourable weather conditions. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Saturday confirmed particulate matter had peaked across its air quality monitoring stations on Diwali, hitting close to 600 micrograms per cubic metre, around six times the prescribed limit for PM10, and …
