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 …
Exposure to traffic-related air pollutants is an important public health issue. Here, the researchers present a systematic review and meta-analysis of research examining the relationship of measures of nitrogen oxides and of various measures of traffic related air pollution exposure with lung cancer.
With the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) promising to stop entry of all commercial vehicles in Delhi after the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) ban on all diesel vehicles older than 10 years old from operating in Delhi/NCR, Delhi Transport minister Gopal Rai said the government would request the NGT …
That long wait at the Silk Board junction for the signal is not only delaying you but also slowly killing you, adding pollutants to your lungs. For, the air pollution at the junction on Hosur Road is 146% higher than the national permissible limit. The Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM), …
Experts say move will ease traffic but won’t check pollution Mukesh (name changed) is a hawker who sells hosiery items in Lajpat Nagar. Due to the recent orders passed by the National Green Tribunal, he and others like him are being removed from the busy market area which sees high …
For every day that the opening of Chennai metro rail is de layed, the city is paying a price - a huge price in terms of public health. While the original deadline to open the initial 10km stretch between Koyambedu and Alandur was December 2013, a year and half have …
Considering request of the Delhi government, NGT has stayed for two weeks its order to impound old diesel vehicles plying in the capital city for more than 10 years. The green tribunal also sought suggestions from the state government on providing incentives to those transferring/scrapping old, polluting diesel vehicles and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 10/04/2015 regarding air pollution in NCT, Delhi. The Tribunal noted that if the stake holders carry out the development activity in fragrent violation as to the principal …
A day after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed various stakeholders, including the Delhi Government, to crack the whip on diesel-run vehicles plying in the Capital, a concrete enforcement plan is yet to take shape mainly due to paucity of adequate resources. This, despite a high-level meeting chaired by Delhi …
A day after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned plying of diesel vehicles older than 10 years in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), authorities in Gurgaon have sprung into action. “We are aware of the order and action will be taken. But first, we will have to see …
India's auto industry has called for comprehensive measures to deal with the sensitive issue of excessively polluting vehicles, after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered a ban on all diesel-powered vehicles that are older than 10 years in the national capital to improve the city's air quality . The order …
The Indian Foundation of Transport Research and Training (IFTRT) has pointed out that a gazette notification of 2012 by the ministry of road transport and highways made it mandatory for any vehicle coming into Delhi NCR to follow BS-IV emission norms. This is observed more in breach. “For years, we …
Set aside any romantic notions of Paris in the spring. Visitors to the French capital are facing the choice of using an umbrella or wearing a mask. Paris is suffering under a seasonal pollution crisis that may drive the concentration of particles called PM10 and PM2.5 in some areas to …
Forget humans, the dirty air in the Capital is now taking a toll on even the iconic structures here. The architectural blossoming of the lotus at the Baha’i House of Worship in Kalkaji could be withering away under the expanding effects of pollution. A petition filed in the National Green …
NEW DELHI: The decision to ban diesel vehicles that are over 10 years old from Delhi has been welcomed by environmentalists though they have voiced their concern about how the order will be implemented and its fallout. Former Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) member-secretary Dr B Sengupta pointed out, supply …
Also cracks the whip on rampant unchecked construction in Noida Extension and Gurgaon, tells dust adds to pollution The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday banned all diesel vehicles over ten years old from plying in Delhi and the National Capital Region and also cracked the whip on rampant construction activity …
NGT bans 10-yr-old diesel and 15-yr-old petrol vehicles All 10-year-old diesel vehicles and 15-year-old petrol ones will be taken off the roads in the National Capital Region, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered on Tuesday. Experts, however, warned that part of the public health benefit that would arise from the …
Government-led action against vehicular emission and its injurious effect on the residents of the Capital is precisely three decades old. Delhi’s first tryst with the very concept came in 1985 when a writ petition filed by M.C. Mehta was admitted in the Supreme Court. It tool 13 years to force …
Beijing will ban gasoline-powered vehicles that fail to meet the National Emission Standard II from the road starting Jan. 1 of next year to cut pollution, the local environmental authority said. The vehicles will be banned from entering the city's Sixth Ring Road, according to the municipal environmental protection bureau, …
China’s efforts to combat pollution are gaining momentum after President Xi Jinping pledged in March at the annual session of the National People’s Congress to punish violators of the nation’s environmental laws with an “iron hand.” Here’s what’s happening and what to expect. 1. Environmental Protection Laws Tightening Amendments to …
City Fails On Debut; 3 Of 5 Monitoring Stations Record Very High Pollution The air quality index launched by Ministry of Environment and Forests on Monday confirmed that piecemeal measures will not curb air pollution. Of the five stations monitored in Delhi, three recorded `poor' air quality while data from …
