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 …
a software has been designed to check the air pollution caused by plants manufacturing sponge iron. Known as the Environmental Compliance Monitoring and Control System (ecmcs), the software will monitor the functioning of electrostatic precipitator (esp), the main air pollution control device in sponge iron units. In case of improper …
When the monsoon played truant in 1992, officials of the Mumbai-based Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (rcf) realised that the water-dependant company had to find alternatives to municipal water supply. They proposed rcf recycle sewage to run its plants. "The cooling towers of our plants require round-the-clock water supply. Any …
The inferior ambient air quality was observed near highway passing through Jalgaon urban center. Among the pollutants critical level of particulates are observed at the roadside during May 2003 to April 2004. The shopkeepers working at the highway sides are at high risk of exposure to the air pollution caused …
This report is in addition to EPCA report no 15 on Assessment and prevention of gas leakage from CNG buses (July 2005). It takes into account the affidavit on behalf of the Transport Department GNCT of Delhi, October 2005 and Delhi Transport Corporation, October 2005. In addition, it reviews the …
The European Commission has approved of wide-ranging proposals on September 21, 2005, to reduce air pollution across the 25-nation bloc. These new regulations would deliver savings of around us $50 billion annually through premature deaths, less sickness, fewer hospital admissions and improved labour productivity. They are expected to cost the …
a group of researchers from the Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata, has developed a process to obtain glass ceramic material from the blast furnace slag generated in iron and steel plants. The innovation holds good potential for the cookware industry as the new class of materials has an …
Neighbour's worry: Sri Lanka has set aside an estimated US $300,000 to study and evaluate India's Sethusamudram canal project, environment minister A H M Fowzie said recently. Sri Lankan environmentalists oppose the project, saying it would harm marine resources and also adversely impact the country's northern coastline. The Sunday Leader …
The main objective of this tests reported in this work has been the study of emission levels of benzo(a) pyrene in the engine exhaust under various conditions. The tests have been conducted on multicylinder matador diesel engine.
This investigation pertains to the emission levels of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons from the vehicles that are plying in Madurai city. Hundred vehicles each from petrol driven vehicles such as mopeds, motorcycles (two stroke), motorcycles (four stroke), auto rickshaws (three wheelers) and cars and diesel fueled vehicles such …
Vehicular exhaust pipe emission is one of the major contributors of the air pollution. Present study was an effort of study the impact of exhaust pipe constitutents from two-stroke engine vehicle on the haematological parameters and histopathological pictures of lung and kidney tissues of the male rats during summer season.
Air pollution tolerance index of 27 species growing in the natural conditions adjacent to Coimbatore-Ooty highways were determined by calculating ascorbic acid, total chlorophyll, leaf extract pH and relative water content of leaf tissues.
The ambient air quality monitoring was carried during the May 2003 to April 2004 along the (NH-6) passing through Jalgaon city. The average concentration of SOx 64 μg/m3, NOx 58 μg/m3, particulates (>10 μ) 515 μg/m3 and respirable dust particulates 224 μg/m3 was reported at Prabhat during the study period …
Once known for its vibrant economy, Kanpur today has the ignominy of being ranked among the five most polluted cities in the country. Garbage festers all over the city; Kanpur's residents breathe a noxious mix of particulate matter, sulphur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, lead and ammonia gas, and …
gases produced by ruminating dairy cattle have brought trouble for dairy owners in San Joaquin Valley, California, the us. Around 400-500 of the 1,500 valley dairies will now have to obtain air-operating permits, mandatory for all agricultural operations emitting over 25,000 pounds of volatile organic compounds (vocs) annually. Dairies have …
Take 250 grams besan (gram powder), add salt, chilli, coriander powder and garam masala (a mixture of different sprices) to taste. Add baking soda and mix with water to the consistency of curd (same as that for making pakode). Wash leaves and dry, ensuring the leaf pieces should be of …
a us study has found the link between particulate matter (pm) and fatal coronary heart disease (chd) is stronger in women than in men, and women who live in areas with greater air pollution showed a higher susceptibility to developing and dying from chd. "To our knowledge, no other cohort …
