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 …
This year, the CPCB has attempted to coordinate monitoring of ambient noise levels at more than 200 locations and ambient air quality at about 170 locations across the country. The compiled data shall be published as CPCB does every year. In Delhi, Ambient Noise was monitored at 16 locations and …
Some cities in Assam and the northeast have reported a drastic drop in air quality over the past few years. This was revealed in World Health Organization's 'Ambient (outdoor) Air Pollution (AAP) in Cities Database' released in April this year. Experts termed the pollution situation here 'borderline alarming' and sought …
Firecracker traders may have complained of a slowdown in cracker sales but air pollution levels on Wednesday didn't reflect their concerns by any measure. Air quality deteriorated drastically 9pm onwards on Wednesday breaching all safety standards by several times indicating that Delhi government and Centre's anti-cracker messaging didn't translate to …
As the authorities struggle to implement the green tax on commercial vehicles, air quality in the Capital continues to get worse as the temperature sees a dip. Air pollution on Monday was at alarming levels in parts of the city. As per the National Air Quality Index, which is measured …
The observation of high aerosol hygroscopic growth in Madrid is mainly limited to specific atmospheric conditions, such as local stagnation episodes, which take place in winter time. One of these episodes was identified in December 2014 and the hygroscopic growth factor (GF) measurements obtained in such episode were analysed in …
The study was carried out during the months of September-October, 2015 to assess the status of air quality of Lucknow city by monitoring and assessment of some selected air pollutants namely Respirable Particulate Matter (RSPM or PM10), Fine particles (PM2.5), Sulphur dioxide (SO2), Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) and trace metals-Lead …
AGRA: One of the major threats to the Taj Mahal — a high level of particulate matter (PM) responsible for masking the white marble sheen - is being released into air on account of large scale burning of municipal solid waste (MSW) in the city. A joint study by the …
Delhi’s attempt at a car-free day on Thursday improve its air quality? Probably, but not by as much as the government is claiming, a close reading of the data shows. On Thursday, cars were asked to remain off the roads from Red Fort to India Gate, over a 6-8 km …
About 80 percent of China's 367 cities with real-time air quality monitoring capabilities failed to reach national standards on small-particle pollution in the first three quarters of the year, a report by the global environmental organization Greenpeace said on Thursday. Even so, most of the cities have reduced the concentration …
The Delhi Metro (DM) is a mass rapid transit system serving the National Capital Region of India. It is also the world’s first rail project to earn carbon credits under the Clean Development Mechanism of the United Nations for reductions in CO2 emissions. Did the DM also lead to localized …
Some cities in the State are experiencing alarming levels of air pollution. According to the latest available data with Haryana State Pollution Control Board, some cities have high concentration of PM 10- (particulate matters with diameter of 10 microns or less) and PM2.5 (particulate matters less than 2.5 microns)-form of …
A soon to be released study funded by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority’s (MMRDA) Environment Improvement Society has found that construction activity emissions are in direct correlation with the overall concentration of particulate matter (PM), irrespective of the number of vehicles. The Environment Policy and Research India (EPRI) team …
There is strong evidence that short-run fluctuations in air pollution negatively impact infant health and contemporaneous adult health, but there is less evidence on the causal link between long-term exposure to air pollution and increased adult mortality. This project estimates the impact of long-term exposure to air pollution on mortality …
NAVI MUMBAI: While the environment quality index (EQI) has improved in Navi Mumbai, it has become increasingly difficult to inhale clean air in the city. According to the NMMC Environment Status Report (ESR), the levels of particulate matter (PM10), PM2.5, carbon monoxide and methane in the air are beyond permissible …
Seventy per cent of air pollution in Ha Noi is created by the endless streams of traffic, the Centre for Environmental Monitoring has reported. The content of PM10 (particles less than 10 micrometers in diameter) caused by traffic is four times higher than the alarm rate set by the World …
Even “safe” levels of particulate and nitric dioxide (NO2) air pollution are associated with a notably increased risk of severe heart attacks, according to new research presented by Dr Jean-Francois Argacha of UZ Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium. The “safe levels” in question are actually well below the recommended limits …
Elemental composition of PM2.5 and PM10 was measured from 16 locations in Greater Kolkata in Eastern India. Sampling was carried out in the winter months of 2013–2014. PM2.5 and PM10 mass concentrations ranged from 83–783 μg/m3 and 167–928 μg/m3 respectively. 20 elements were measured with an Agilent 7700 series ICP–MS …
The State Pollution Control Board, Odisha has been monitoring the Ambient Air Quality at 32 locations in 13 towns/cities, viz., Angul-Talcher, Balasore, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Kalinganagar, Keonjhar, Konark, Paradeep, Puri, Rayagada, Rourkela and Sambalpur under the National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP) and State Air Quality Monitoring Programme (SAMP). This …
MUMBAI: The city seems to be getting less livable due to consistent year-on-year increase in air pollutants. Data accessed by TOI from the BMC's yet-to-be-released Environment Status Report (ESR) 2014-15 has quantified the increase since 2012-13. Air pollution levels were monitored at three traffic junctions in the city—Worli, Wadala and …
The relationship between air borne particulate matter ≤10 μm (PM10) exposure and pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) is inconclusive. Few studies have been conducted, and fewer were conducted in areas with high levels of PM10. Original Source
