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 government has consulted states in the National Capital Region and prepared an action plan to check worsening of air quality in Delhi and around, which includes installation of ambient air quality monitoring stations and conversion of coal-based industrial estates into green-based units. "The government has consulted the state governments …
NEW DELHI: A Greenpeace East Asia analysis of air pollution levels in 360 Chinese cities has revealed that air quality in the coastal cities and Beijing has considerably improved in the last one year. The analysis is based on government data for the first quarter of 2015. However, China's central …
The Delhi government transport department on Tuesday called a meeting with different experts to frame its reply to NGT before the tribunal’s two-week stay on its orders to ban diesel vehicles of over 10 years ends on May 1. Proposals discussed in the meeting included the correlation between the age …
Muddy roads and vehicular smoke has made the city's air poisonous. Air quality in the city has deteriorated to hazardous level with level of particulate matter increasing to three times of its permissible limit. Doctors say such a poor air quality has triggered respiratory problems among the people with low …
Technological advancements in the automotive industry and the switchover from two-stroke engines to four-stroke ones may have been touted as vehicles 'going green', but new challenges have now emerged in the battle against ever-increasing air pollution. It has been found that fuel-efficient vehicles, which may be performing better on dated …
High air pollution levels in Delhi have been generally associated with winters, when atmospheric inversion traps pollutants close to the ground and causes smog. It's time to revise that view. Of late, the air quality continues to be poor even when temperatures are high, indicating that bad air in the …
International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), which analyses environmental performance and energy efficiency of all modes of transportation to better public health, has recommended a colour-coding system of vehicles to effectively implement the NGT ban on diesel vehicles more than 10 years old. "Enforcing such a ban continuously will be …
Let us assist the NGT and not discourage it, says CJI-led Bench The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition challenging an order passed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in November banning vehicles over 15 years old from plying on Delhi roads. The Court was hearing a …
Air pollution which is known to cause poor lung and heart health may also cause a stroke, new research suggests. The findings of the research, which has been published in the British Medical Journal, are based on an analysis of 103 studies, involving 6.2 million hospitalizations and deaths because of …
Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Shri g. M. Siddeshwara informed the Parliament that a scheme, namely ‘Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India – FAME India’ has been launched by the Department of Heavy Industry for the initial period …
In Its Action Plan, CSE Suggests State Govt Need Not Wait For Centre To Act Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has recently prepared an action plan to counter high air pollution levels, and an implementation strategy for the new government with special emphasis on clean fuel and scaling up …
Srinagar admn to come up with traffic management plan in 2 days The Departments of Public Works, Traffic, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) and the Town Planning Organisation, Kashmir, have been directed to come out with a traffic management plan within two days by Public Works Minister …
CHENNAI: The recent order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) banning diesel vehicles over 10 years old from Delhi roads was widely criticized as being a case of impractical overreach. A review of recent verdicts and cases at the southern bench of NGT shows that the bench in Chennai is …
Commending the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for its efforts to reduce air pollution and bring relief to the citizens, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the tribunal’s order to ban in Delhi vehicles that are more than 15 year old. A bench led by Chief Justice H …
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said that steps will be taken at the earliest to see that vehicles of VIPs, including that of the ministers, do not violate sound pollution norms. He said this while flagging off the all-Kerala cycle rally organised by Indian Medical Association, Kerala chapter, against sound …
Coming down hard on BBMP and the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) for their failure in enforcing laws to curb pollution in Bengaluru, the Karnataka high court on Thursday asked BBMP counsel to submit the name and designation of its officers vested with the duty of carrying out KSPCB's …
Stating that it is now time to prosecute officials of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for failing to take steps to check air pollution, the High Court of Karnataka on Thursday asked BBMP counsel to submit names of the officials who were supposed to implement directions of the Karnataka …
Where would you like to live, in Atlanta or Barcelona? While they have similar levels of wealth and population, Atlanta is about 26 times larger and has many more traffic deaths and higher air pollution. Madhav Pai, director of WRI Ross Centre for Sustainable Cities, summed up the essence of …
Air pollution in Kaushambi is alarmingly high, according to a study by the UP Pollution Control Board's (UPPCB). The level of suspended particulate matter (SPM), released by local factories, is higher than permissible limits, while oxides of sulphur and nitrogen - byproducts of burning fossil fuels and vehicular emissions - …
Haryana seems to have misled the Centre over registration of the BS-IV compliant vehicles in 11 districts of the states falling in the NCR during the recent meeting of the environment ministers in New Delhi. This assertion was made by the Indian Foundation of Transport Research and Training in a …
