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 …
New cars sold in 2014 have hit the carbon emissions target for 2015 two years early, emitting a full 7 grammes of carbon dioxide per kilometre (CO2/km) less than the 130g target. According to provisional data from the European Environment Agency (EEA), new cars sold in 2014 emit on average …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 17/04/2015 regarding rising air pollution in Delhi. The Tribunal also directed the DPCC and CPCB to inspect all the major projects in Delhi i.e., Indraprasthra, Badarpur and …
Residents Welfare Associations have demanded that the Delhi Government attempt to solve problems of pollution, traffic jam, women’s security and waste management. In a letter to the government after the latter asked for suggestions about the Delhi Budget, which is scheduled to be presented in June, the East Delhi RWAs …
The local commissioners, appointed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in the pollution case, inspected the Bahai temple in Southeast Delhi on Wednesday after reports that vehicular pollution from illegal parking around the temple has resulted in corrosion and discolouring of the temple structure built in 1986. A petition was …
The Delhi High Court has asked the Office of the Registrar General of the court to file a report on the air quality and the condition of the air-handling systems on the High Court premises while hearing a plea regarding air pollution in the capital. The directions to the registrar …
While transport and truckers’ associations that met Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday rued the ten year cap imposed on diesel vehicles by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Rai on Wednesday said the government will conduct a “simple reality test” on diesel vehicles to determine their fitness at the …
NGT Finds Alarming Congestion, Emissions Two court commissioners appointed by the National Green Tribunal found alarming congestion and traffic chaos in front of the Lotus Temple. They visited the temple on Wednesday as per NGT's orders to a petition that claimed that vehicular emissions are causing the white marble monument …
Over one lakh trees were cut during 2006-2014 to make way for Delhi Metro and PWD projects, bringing down the city's green cover to 10% from the minimum desired level of 33%, a Delhi high court appointed amicus informed the court on Wednesday . Stunned by the “magnitude“ of trees …
New cars sold in 2014 have hit the carbon emissions target for 2015 two years early, emitting a full 7 grammes of carbon dioxide per kilometre (CO2/km) less than the 130g target. According to provisional data from the European Environment Agency (EEA), new cars sold in 2014 emit on average …
Average carbon dioxide emissions of new cars sold in the European Union fell 2.6 percent last year, beating goals set for 2015 as part of efforts to slow climate change, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said on Wednesday. Average emissions slipped to 123.4 grammes of carbon dioxide per kilometre, below …
Two years ago, when Thomas Talhelm was a Fulbright scholar in Beijing, he built his own air purifier after growing concerned about the city’s notorious pollution. To test his handiwork, he spent about $260 for a portable device that counts tiny particles in the air. “I always had the intuition …
An erstwhile green and peaceful Juhu locality has turned all dull and dusty, for over a month now. What's responsible for that is only a small trench on one of its prominent roads. Located bang opposite actor Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Jalsa on the VL Mehta road, the six feet long …
The Centre's three-month action plan to curb air pollution in Delhi has nothing new, experts said. They, however, welcomed it because for the first time, the action plan considered NCR, and not only Delhi, for interventions. On Monday, the Centre in coordination with Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, came …
The Centre's three-month action plan to curb air pollution in Delhi has nothing new, experts said. They , however, welcomed it because for the first time, the action plan considered NCR, and not only Delhi, for interventions. On Monday , the Centre in coordination with Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and …
To check the deteriorating air quality in the capital, the Delhi government has set a target of planting about 14 lakh saplings across the city during 2015-16 and has also decided to conduct random inspections of two categories of diesel-run vehicles — those older than 10 years and 5 years …
Nearly 5,000 trucks passing through one checkpoint in just five hours, state transport buses without any papers, no coordination among government departments, lack of staff, and no machines to check pollution levels or the weight of vehicles. If the National Green Tribunal (NGT) is looking for a roadmap to clean …
Measures including strict action against visibly polluting vehicles and automatic identification of overloaded vehicles at the borders, are part of a three-month action plan devised today to deal with increasing air pollution in Delhi and NCR. In the meeting attended by environment ministers and officials of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh …
Banning old diesel vehicles may not be enough to address severe air pollution in Delhi. Other countries have been imposing higher taxes, excise duties and registration costs to discourage people from buying diesel vehicles. They have also introduced low-sulphur diesel to clean up vehicle emissions. Experts say National Green Tribunal's …
LUCKNOW: Your lung is an easier prey to pollution now. Thanks to the presence of nano pollutant called PM1 in city's air which has worried health experts as well. Chest experts, who gathered in the city for a sector update meeting here on Sunday, predict an increment of about 10 …
NEW DELHI: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has put on hold its order of April 7 banning more than 10-year-old diesel vehicles in the capital. The bench, headed by chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, on Monday considered Delhi government's contention that the order posed practical difficulties and may impact essential services, such …
