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 …
The financial cost of air pollution in Europe stands at more than $1.6tn (£1.5tn) a year, a study by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has found, equating to about a tenth of the GDP of the continent. While air pollution has long been known to be a major environmental burden, …
The reduction in air pollution achieved during the 2008 Beijing Olympics resulted in an increase in birth weight, new research has shown Air pollution causes babies to be born smaller, according to a study of babies born just after the Beijing Olympics. The research surveyed the birth weights of 83,672 …
The TSPCB has shared the notices with various stakeholders in the government like GHMC, RTA, Civil Supplies Department, besides others. The Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) is gearing up to respond to the notices issued by the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The NGT has sent notices to various State …
NGT has ordered for complete ban on burning of waste in open including garbage, leaves, plastic and crop residues and said that violators will be fined Rs. 5,000. Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors …
Delhi's environment department has collected about Rs 190 crore from the pollution cess of 25 paise per litre of diesel imposed in 2008, officials told TOI. The money was to be used to create an "air ambience" fund and promote clean air policies but a major chunk of it lies …
Be careful while taking a deep breath, as toxic fumes may enter your body to badly affect the respiration system. Pollution in the city has led to increase in 20 to 30 per cent patients suffering from respiratory diseases in Bathinda. Expressing anguish and deep concern over the pollution, the …
In order to cuts costs and increase profitability, and also to reduce pollution, Goa's state-run Kadamba transport corporation (KTC) is studying the possibility of converting its buses from diesel fuel to CNG (compressed natural gas) on the lines of the Delhi transport corporation (DTC). The KTCL is also studying the …
The government on Monday moved the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking stay of its ban orders on 15-year-old petrol and 10-year-old diesel vehicles from plying on Delhi roads on the ground that it would affect public and essential services. Centre also sought six months time for suggesting measures to combat …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on auto fuel policy, 27/04/2015. One of the questions raised was "whether the Government proposes to upgrade Auto Fuel Policy and has constituted an Expert Committee to draft Auto Fuel Vision and Policy, 2025 to bring countrys fuel quality at par with global norms".
Warning the state government that it is liable for prosecution if it does not comply with the directions of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), the High Court on Thursday ordered it to submit an action plan on compliance with the KSPCB directions issued in August 2014. Observing that …
New research suggests that living in towns and cities can increase the risk of brain shrinkage and silent strokes, both of which are linked to dementia Middle-aged and older adults who live in towns and cities suffer ageing of the brain and increased risk of dementia and strokes because of …
The High Court on Thursday asked the State government why it has not introduced CNG (compressed natural gas) in government mass transport vehicles in the City. While hearing a suo motu PIL with regard to air and noise pollution in the City, a division bench comprising Chief Justice D H …
The Uttar Pradesh government, in a meeting in Lucknow on Thursday, discussed the implementation of the National Green Tribunal's order restricting diesel vehicles over 10 years old from plying in Noida and Ghaziabad. Transport minister Durga Prasad Yadav and transport commissioner K Ravinder Naik discussed the issue with the state's …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday extended its earlier deadline of banning all diesel operated tourists vehicles to Rohtang Pass, near Manali till May 5, as the state government showed its resolve to explore all viable alternatives to replace diesel operated vehicles and check environmental pollution at popular high-altitude tourists’ …
The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region saw more days of severe air pollution in March than the monthly national average and worsening conditions since February, a report from the national environment watchdog said on Wednesday. Thirteen cities in the region reached national air quality standards just over a third of the time in …
The map, which measures ultrafine particles (UFPs), a "largely unexplored" pollutant found all over the city, was designed as part of a study that is to be published in the June 2015 edition of academic journal Atmospheric Environment. Areas of major pollution include Scarborough Town Centre, Highway 427 where it …
If a ban on polluting diesel vehicles is to be implemented, the transport department wants it to be based on fitness and not age. While this could be a sensible proposition, most experts who attended the department's meeting on Tuesday are worried that lax pollution-under-control certification standards and manipulation of …
AGRA: Regional transport office (RTO) has levied fines on owners of more than 11,000 vehicles, in their bid to tighten noose on vehicles flouting norms laid down to minimize pollution levels in the city. Besides, the RTO has also seized 7,288 for not having the mandated pollution clearance certificate and …
He said transport rules will be tightened in the next two years to combat alarming levels of pollution Lobbying by automobile companies will not stop transport rules from being tightened in two years to combat the alarming air pollution levels in New Delhi, said Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday. …
