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 …
Living in an area with noisy road traffic may reduce life expectancy as well as increase the risk of strokes, scientists have warned. The research led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, in partnership with Imperial College London and King’s College London, found a link between long-term …
Delhi has been termed the most polluted city. The key source of pollution is the number of cars, which is increasing every year. As per the latest Economic Survey, Delhi has seen an increase of 6.3% in the number of vehicles, as a result of which the air quality has …
Delhi's outdoor air quality has deteriorated over the years with the presence of particulate matters reaching alarming levels mainly due to vehicular and industrial emissions, as per the Economic Survey of Delhi 2014-15. The PM10 (particulate matter) levels sharply rose from 282 g/m3 (micrograms per cubic metre) in 2013 to …
Delhi’s appalling pollution has prompted fears that millions of youngsters will suffer serious health problems later in life. The dusty patch of ground in the centre of the narrow lanes and overcrowded tenements of Anand Vihar Colony is empty. No children play cricket, wrestle or run. Even when evening comes …
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has urged the citizens to take up the issue of pollution of various kinds in the city and inform the municipal officials. GHMC Commissioner Somesh Kumar in an appeal on Monday asked the residents to lodge complaints on pollution caused by industries, vehicles, open …
To rein in errant drivers in the national capital, the city administration is set to launch a special drive every week on particular kind of vehicles aimed at effectively crackdown on vehicles that flout traffic rules. The city’s transport department has prepared a blueprint of the initiative, which would be …
Chilean authorities declared an environmental emergency for the Santiago metropolitan region for Monday, forcing more than 900 industries to temporarily shut down and about 40 percent of the capital's 1.7 million cars off the roads. "We're currently facing unusual conditions, with one of the driest Junes in over 40 years …
Various ministries are playing a role in tacking this problem and this makes it very difficult While unplanned development, lack of political will and public concern have led to Delhi achieving the ignominious distinction of being one of the most polluted capitals in the world, experts warned that the government’s …
PARIS: The blue, clear skies this summer in Paris hardly indicate it has an air pollution problem. But the top agenda for the Paris municipality— Marie De Paris—is dealing with tiny, respirable pollution particles or PM 2.5 that can get lodged in the lungs or enter the bloodstream of residents. …
Four EU nations and a European politicians from across the political divide called on the European Commission to publish next year a challenging 2025 emissions standard for new cars. Limits on how much carbon dioxide cars can emit has had a major impact on cutting fuel consumption and improving air …
U.S. cars and light trucks will become more fuel efficient and safer -- but also more expensive -- by the end of the next decade, as a result of increasingly stringent environmental standards, a new research report said on Thursday. The report, released by the National Research Council, said fuel …
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is set on Friday to unveil a major climate change regulation intended to rein in planet-warming carbon pollution from heavy-duty trucks. The rule, to be unveiled by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department, is the latest in a march of pollution constraints that …
Famed Parisian landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower have been increasingly obscured in recent years by an oppressive smog. City officials have placed the blame chiefly on diesel exhaust, widening a Europewide attack on the fuel. To make good on promises to clear the air, Mayor Anne Hidalgo convinced the …
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said, “Pollution is not just about industries. It is about the future of our family and children. We are ready to take some tough decisions... you should be ready for that.” While the AAP government on Wednesday advised industries in Delhi to prepare themselves for …
Air pollution from respirable particulate matter (PM2.5) could be responsible for 10,000 to 30,000 premature deaths in Delhi — up to 80 deaths each day — authors of an international study released on Tuesday indicated. Scientists who conducted the study, published in the Environmental Science and Technology journal, said most …
Along with environmental pollution all around, noise pollution is increasing alarmingly in Silchar town. A decade back, Pollution Control Board (PCB) used to regularly monitor the pollution level at different traffic islands and congested areas, particularly around hospitals and nursing homes. The survey reports were submitted to the Deputy Commissioner …
NEW DELHI: Never mind lowering the rate of death from air pollution in India and China. Just keeping those rates steady will demand urgent action to clear the skies, according to a report published on Tuesday. The findings — gleaned from a new global model for how changes in outdoor …
Improving air quality — in clean and dirty places — could potentially avoid millions of pollution-related deaths each year. That finding comes from a team of environmental engineering and public health researchers who developed a global model of how changes in outdoor air pollution could lead to changes in the …
It is good that deadly air pollution in Delhi has become national headline. But it is bad that we are failing to deal with it and find answers that are commensurate with the scale of the problem. It is time to understand what we have done and the actions we …
The Nationalist Party has hit out at the government for “failing” to stick to its roadmap to reduce traffic on the roads. “Traffic has now become the public’s biggest headache,” shadow transport minister Marthese Portelli said in a statement. “The government should implement its famous roadmap to reduce traffic, or …
