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 …
Africa is urbanizing at a very high pace, and both large and intermediate African cities are experiencing rapid and often unplanned growth. As a result, policy- and decision-makers face numerous challenges regarding planning, development and management of their cities. Based on growing concerns regarding mobility and accessibility in urban areas …
The government says emission from old diesel vehicles is not to be blamed. Experts say government is selectively using data to make its case What is poisoning Delhi's air and making India's capital the most polluted city in the world? The government has taken on the National Green Tribunal, contesting …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today refrained from providing any immediate relief on a plea to relax its directives limiting the playing of diesel and petrol vehicles in Rohtang Pass, saying it would examine Himachal Pradesh government's stand on how it would address the grievances of tourist vehicle operators. The …
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. dated 29/05/2015 regarding ban on ban on diesel and petrol vehicle in Manali and Rohtang Pass area of Himachal Pradesh.
The Transport department seems to be on an enforcement spree after the High Court's recent intervention into the growing vehicle density in the City, which is leading to higher pollution levels. Consequently, during drives conducted in April alone, the Transport department made Rs 10.28 crore in penalties. The department booked …
The tourism industry in Himachal Pradesh is all set to be hit in the ongoing summer season with the Supreme Court on Tuesday refusing to stay NGT order limiting the number of tourist vehicles passing through Rohatang Pass to 1,000 per day. A bench comprising Justice AK Sikri and Justice …
Bengaluru: Ten-year-old Tanisha K, a resident of Vijayanagar in West Bengaluru, ends up in hospital every few weeks with breathing difficulties. She developed the problem a couple of years ago after she started school. Doctors traced the ailment to the air she inhales while commuting to school every morning in …
The Capital continues to choke even six months after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered a ban on all petrol and diesel vehicles over 15 years of age in Delhi-NCR. The ban was eventually stayed by the NGT till July. The vehicles under review are the ones conforming to older …
As Delhi continues to reel under rising temperatures aggravated by increasing pollution, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday asked the Centre and Delhi government why its order banning 10-year-old diesel vehicles had not yet been implemented. The Tribunal, however, extended the stay on its ban order till July 13. …
The National Green Tribunal today asked Centre to learn from China in curbing vehicular pollution in the Delhi-NCR, as it extended till July 13 the stay on its order banning plying of over 10-year-old diesel motor vehicles. "Why can't you learn from China? Have you gone through the reports how …
An environment watch group today claimed the Union government is trying to underplay emissions from diesel vehicles older than 10 years that have been banned by the National Green Tribunal from plying in Delhi and the National Capital Region. The Union ministry of road transport and highways has told the …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Monday alleged that the Centre resorted to "selective use" of studies by IIT-Delhi to argue that vehicles were minor contributors to PM 2.5 (fine, respirable particles) levels and that banning older diesel vehicles would not help in improving the city's air quality. The …
The Union transport ministry on Monday once again referred to a couple of scientific studies to back their argument that vehicles were not a major source of PM 2.5 emissions. The ministry had submitted two studies by IIT Delhi during previous hearings as well to argue against the NGT ban …
The National Green Tribunal on Monday adjourned the hearing on the ban on diesel vehicles, which are older than 10 years, till July 13. The Tribunal directed the additional solicitor general Pinky Anand to place on record reports that would prove that the contention made by the petitioner and CPCB …
The National Green Tribunal on Monday extended till July 13 the stay on its order banning plying of over 10-year-old diesel vehicles in Delhi-NCR. The green panel has now listed the matter for final hearing on that day while asking the Centre and Delhi government to file their reply within …
When the AAP government came to power in February, Delhi's air pollution had touched the danger level with PM 2.5 (fine, respirable particles) remaining 10 times higher than the limit prescribed by WHO. In fact, just ahead of AAP's victory, WHO's urban air quality database had ranked Delhi to be …
Breastfeeding children in their first four months helps protect them against air pollution from traffic and factories, a new study has found. The study by the University of the Basque Country examined the effect of pollution particle matter on the development of motor capacity and of nitrogen dioxide on mental …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently sought views from the Centre and NCR states on carpooling, asking them as to what incentives they could offer to promote the scheme. Carpooling is a grey area in the capital with no policy or even guidelines for verification of car owners and passengers, sharing …
Bengaluru, an important metropolitan city and Silicon Valley of India, also suffers from bad air quality and as reported, nearly 36 per cent of children suffer from weak lungs. This has implications for the economy of the city in two ways. First, the children are weak and therefore less productive …
Manali transporters today filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The NGT has imposed a high environmental compensation charges on the vehicles going to the Rohtang Pass and also restricted the number to 1,000 per day, including 600 petrol and 400 …
