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 city administration is once again making serious attempts to make pollution under control (PUC) certificates mandatory for purchase of diesel and petrol in the national capital. The transport department has been directed to prepare a blueprint to link the PUC certificates with purchase of fuel and how the same …
The National Green Tribunal has hit out at the Delhi government for failing to take steps to implement the measures the tribunal had set out to improve the capital's poor air quality. The tribunal also directed the Arvind Kejriwal government to submit a report on the proposal to ban diesel …
BENGALURU: The city has earned a dubious distinction as far as pollution parameters are concerned. It has become the highest emitter of greenhouse gases in the transport sector — 44% of Bengaluru's total emissions come from its vehicles. For Delhi, the figure stands at 32%, says an IISc study. The …
The International Council on Clean Transportation has written to minister of state for petroleum and natural gas Dharmendra Pradhan, recommending India skip Euro V fuel norms and move directly to Euro VI in 2020. Supporting its proposal with white papers, ICCT has argued that moving to Euro VI is better …
The Himachal Pradesh government is doing little to implement an order to ply CNG buses on the majestic Rohtang Pass, an area that is staring at ecological destruction. In a written reply to the assembly on March 12, State Transport Minister G.S. Bali said there is no proposal to start …
The National Green Tribunal today directed the Delhi government to submit a report on the proposal to ban all diesel vehicles, which are more than 10 years old, in the national capital. A bench headed NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also directed the city government to submit the exact number …
The weekly digest of important reports, research, policy documents, regulations, studies, court cases, protests, conflicts, initiatives, photos, data, statistics, infographics, presentations on the India Environment Portal, 07 - 14 March 2015.
Owe it to the law that brought us in power to clean environment Emphasising on inter-generational equity, National Green Tribunal chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar on Thursday said the Tribunal was under obligation to clean the environment while not lending much weight to reports on High-Level Committee (HLC) on green laws …
Terming diesel as 'villain' of the air pollution, environmental experts today said technology for better fuels was available and governments were keen to act to move ahead but only automobile industry seems to be 'stalling' it and they needs to be brought on board. Addressing 'Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015', organised …
The bad news is that diesel usage in vehicles will continue to grow across the world — including India. The good news is that the technology to leapfrog to better fuels is available, and governments and refineries are keen to act on the same. However, only the automobile industry seems …
Concerned with the increasing air pollution in the capital, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia admitted that the government would be taking some “unpopular decisions” in the future. Public Works Department minister Satyendra Jain also said PWD roads would be targeted to reduce congestion and dust as a part of the …
Indian Environmentalists have ex pressed alarm over the new budget of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's govern ment, which they say heralds substantial cuts in environermental programmes and fails to address the country's worswbility ening pollution and vulnera to climate change. The budget for the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate …
NEW DELHI: Environmental and transportation experts on Wednesday discussed ways and means to mitigate black carbon (BC) emissions that can help reduce health impacts from air pollution as well as to address the climate change issue. Diesel vehicles are the major contributors to BC. Transportation experts said moving to superior …
New Delhi: Over 627,000 people die prematurely and 18 million healthy life years are lost every year due to particulate air pollution -- the microscopic solid and liquid matter suspended in the Earth`s atmosphere, an environmentalist said here on Wednesday. The experts said the situation was of a great concern …
Lorries in Europe could be getting more aerodynamic and fuel-efficient under new rules approved by the European Parliament on Tuesday. Existing laws passed in 1996 established weight and length limits, but these can now be exceeded if new designs improve a lorry's overall environmental impact and safety. Possible design upgrades …
The Government has demonstrated its commitment to ultra-low emission vehicles by announcing £65m of funding through two schemes. The Go Ultra Low city scheme will reward four cities which demonstrate the most potential to become centres for excellence for low emission vehicles (ULEV) with a share of £35m. The second …
Presentation by Sunita Narain Director General of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.
Presentation by Dr. Mukesh Sharma & Umed Paliwal of Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.
Presentation by Ellen Baum, Climate and Health Research Network & Tami Bond, University of Illinois at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.
Presentation by Anumita Roychowdhury, Executive Director, Research and Advocacy, Centre for Science and Environment at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.
