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 …
Volkswagen’s rigging of emissions tests for 11m cars means they may be responsible for nearly a million tonnes of air pollution every year, roughly the same as the UK’s combined emissions for all power stations, vehicles, industry and agriculture. The carmaker has recalled 482,000 VW and Audi brand cars in …
The first car-free Day in Gurgaon was more than successful. From early morning, a number of people could be seen cycling to work. A lot of people participated in the initiative by opting to use shuttles and car pools. On a typical working day, getting from Shankar Chowk to Huda …
Some of Paris' most popular tourist spots will be car free this weekend as the French capital takes drastic steps to reduce pollution. The move has been initiated by mayor Anne Hidalgo, titled 'journée sans voiture' (day without car), and she hopes other EU countries will follow suit. Between the …
Some of Paris' most popular tourist spots will be car free this weekend as the French capital takes drastic steps to reduce pollution. The move has been initiated by mayor Anne Hidalgo, titled 'journée sans voiture' (day without car), and she hopes other EU countries will follow suit. Between the …
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 …
A study by the Haryana government has revealed that among the heavy commercial vehicles that stop at the Panipat toll plaza, about half or less are Delhi-bound while the rest cross the city to reach Rajasthan, UP, Maharashtra and other states. The state government told this in its reply to …
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 …
Air contaminated with pollutants such as ozone and tiny particles could cause the premature death of about 6.6 million people a year by 2050 if nothing is done to improve air quality, warns this study published in the journal Nature Assessment of the global burden of disease is based on …
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, according to a landmark new study, more than malaria and HIV/Aids combined. Wood and coal burning …
Nine out of 10 new diesel cars break new EU pollution limits when tested on roads rather than test tracks, according to a new report. On average, the cars emit seven times the permitted level of NOx gasses, with the worst car producing 22 times the legal limit. Models from …
Directly aping Euro norms might be a problem considering the driving conditions peculiar to India that might require the adaptation of critical components to work in these conditions. Even as Minister for Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) Nitin Gadkari has urged automobile manufacturers to leapfrog from Bharat Stage-IV emissions norms …
The National Green Tribunal today directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Haryana government to inform it as to how many goods transport vehicles travel to Delhi via Panipat. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked NHAI and Haryana to furnish the data by …
The staff and students of Birla College involved themselves in a unique concept on Monday, as none of them brought their vehicles within the college premises. After a week-long survey within the premises, they had come to a conclusion that more than 1,800 vehicles visit the college premises daily and …
Every major car manufacturer is selling diesel cars that fail to meet EU air pollution limits on the road in Europe, according to data obtained by sustainable transport group Transport & Environment (T&E;). All new diesel cars should have met the Euro 6 autoemissions standard from 1 September – but …
Critics say plan to make councils responsible for policing pollution in urban areas offers no extra money or new powers A government plan to meet European air quality limits by letting councils ban diesel vehicles and charge drivers more for parking polluting cars and vans is disappointing and could result …
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 …
China is to introduce new vehicle emission standards by the end of next year, state media reported. Pei Xiaofei, an official at the Ministry of Environmental Protection, said the government was now formulating its sixth set of standards, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported. Curbs on pollutants such as nitrogen …
GURGAON: The state transport department has come up with an innovative plan to instill road safety practices among commuters across the state, what with the number of traffic violations steadily rising. Starting September 21, the department will kick-off a seven-week road safety awareness drive across Haryana to encourage commuters to …
In 2013, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, household air pollution from solid fuels, unsafe water sources and smoking were the top avoidable risks associated with health loss and a significant amount of disease burden among Indians in both sexes. Of the five top risks, high blood pressure, diabetes and …
Introduction of catalytic converter in our automobiles played a vital role in the reduction of harmful emissions such as carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds and oxides of nitrogen. The three-way catalytic converter which consists of platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd) and rhodium (Rh; Pt–Pd–Rh), while reducing harmful emissions also increases the …
