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 …
To adapt or to mitigate? That is the question that faces governments and industries across the globe as the impacts of climate change and pollution become ever clearer. It turns out, we will need to do both. The longer we allow pollution to be freely emitted, the fewer and more …
China's newest air pollution draft law no longer contains clauses allowing local governments to restrict or ban vehicles to fight air pollution, China's top legislature saw on Monday. The first draft of the Air Pollution Control Law allowed local governments to restrict or ban vehicles in specified areas and during …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday directed Delhi Police to develop a traffic policy to decongest the capital. It also instructed the cops to hold consultations with Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan governments before finalizing the policy within a week. The tribunal has asked police to solve the congestion caused …
The days of driving schools operating out of tiny shops with only rudimentary infrastructure are set to go. To keep a check on the rising number of accidents in the city, the Delhi transport department has come out with a new set of guidelines for driving schools. "From spelling out …
To adapt or to mitigate? That is the question that faces governments and industries across the globe as the impacts of climate change and pollution become ever clearer. It turns out, we will need to do both. The longer we allow pollution to be freely emitted, the fewer and more …
New research from Berkeley Earth has found that air pollution in China is directly implicated in the deaths of roughly 1.6 million people a year. In other words, roughly 17% of annual deaths in China are related to the country’s air pollution problems. To be more exact here, the findings …
The Kathmandu Valley in South Asia is considered as one of the global "hot spots" in terms of urban air pollution. It is facing severe air quality problems as a result of rapid urbanization and land use change, socioeconomic transformation and high population growth. Original Source
Road dusts contribute a large fraction of air pollution in urban environment of India. In the present work, contamination assessment of ions and elements i.e. F−, Cl−, NO3 − , 2 SO4 − , NH4 + , Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, As, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Pb and …
The NDMC commissioner tendered an unconditional apology to the court for violating its orders, which was accepted by the bench. The Delhi High Court on Thursday came down heavily on officials and the standing counsel of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) for allowing the multi-level parking lot at the …
PUNE: This year, automobiles in the city are expected to release an estimated 12.6 thousand tonne of particulate matter, which is less than 10 microns in size (PM10), marking a 35.71% increase from the levels in 2010. The drastic rise in vehicular pollution is far more than the increase in …
There can be no question that the epic story of our time is our struggle to endure against the threatening demons of our own creation. In that story, China must be the sleeping giant. As the story opens, the giant awakens, searching for a way to improve the livelihood of …
A yearlong near-real-time characterization of non-refractory submicron aerosol (NR-PM1) was conducted at an urban (Atlanta, Georgia) and rural (Look Rock, Tennessee) site in the southeastern US using the Aerodyne aerosol chemical speciation monitor (ACSM) collocated with established air-monitoring network measurements. Seasonal variations in organic aerosol (OA) and inorganic aerosol species …
Congestion and pollution are snuffing the life out of Delhi’s neighbourhoods, according to a new Centre for Science and Environment study on select south Delhi locations. The CSE has carried out a detailed traffic and mobility assessment of the prominent South Delhi neighbourhood of Alaknanda flanked by Greater Kailash II …
They might not be eligible voters just yet, but they're legal minds in the making and have a fair idea of what they want from the city that is home or they've adopted as home for the next few years till they get their degrees. Students of the premier National …
NEW DELHI: Prime south Delhi neighbourhoods like Alaknanda, Greater Kailash-II and Chittaranjan Park are creaking under the pressure of increasing traffic and alarmingly poor air quality, reveals a study by Centre for Science and Environment. In their report, "Move free: Unlocking the traffic gridlock in our neighbourhods" , researchers have …
Move from BS III to IV is supposed to bring down the particulate matter from cars to half Bringing clarity to the expansion of Bharat Stage-IV (BS-IV) emission norms, the government on Tuesday said only passenger vehicles complying with the BS-IV norms can be sold in seven states from October. …
A detailed traffic and mobility assessment conducted by an environmental protection organisation of a prominent South Delhi neighbourhood has "exposed" unprecedented congestion and lack of any official planning to resolve local problems including connectivity and parking pressure. The study of Alaknanda area which is flanked by Greater Kailash II and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. And Abhimanyu Rathor Vs. State of H.P. & Ors. dated 19/08/2015 to ensure that there is no vehicular pollution in the eco-sensitive area of …
BENGALURU: The Harleys , Triumphs and Ducatis revving up on the streets of Bengaluru beware. Transport authorities are cracking down on super bikes for causing noise pollution, after having allowed their sales. Joint Commissioner of Transport (Enforcement) Narendra Holkar has begun a drive targeting premium bikes such as Harley-Davidson that …
NEW DELHI: National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday asked the Delhi government if heavy diesel vehicles should be allowed to enter congested areas such as Chandni Chowk. It was hearing a petition by lawyer Vardhaman Kaushik against poor air quality in the city. NGT had earlier sought responses from the …
