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 …
Though Delhi faces the same challenge in cleaning up its air as Beijing, the Indian Capital lacks the aggressive approach needed to protect public health, according to a study by the Centre for Science and Environment. After comparing air quality data from the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau, the Delhi Pollution …
The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers is set to launch an initiative to reduce air pollution at the Lumbini World Heritage Site. A high-level meeting held under Bhola Prasad Siwakoti, acting secretary of the OPMCM, has submitted a five-point strategy to tackle air pollution in the …
Delhi is fast replacing Beijing in notoriety as the iconic face of the Asian growth story and its pollution aftermath. A Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) assessment of the available air quality data for Delhi and Beijing and the review of air pollution control measures in the two capital …
Beijing's mayor pledged on Thursday to cut coal use by 2.6 million tonnes and set aside 15 billion yuan ($2.4 billion) to improve air quality this year as part of the city's "all-out effort" to tackle air pollution, state news agency Xinhua said. The announcement by Wang Anshun came as …
PUNE: The amount of black carbon or soot, a potential cancer-causing substance, has been gradually increasing over Pune city since 2005, shows a study conducted by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM). Soot is a human carcinogenic which is considered second only to carbon dioxide in causing climate change …
Fog Hours Have More Than Doubled New Delhi: Days are becoming colder in the month of January in the capital in recent decades and pollution could be playing a role in forcing the trend, warn experts. In terms of day temperatures, January this year is in line to be the …
India has the world's highest death rate because of chronic respiratory diseases, and it has more deaths from asthma than any other nation, according to WHO In mid-January, air pollution in Beijing was so bad that the government issued urgent health warnings and closed four major highways, prompting the panicked …
Authorities at the Department of Motor Traffic in Sri Lanka plan to conduct vehicle emission tests on motor vehicles twice year from the current once a year schedule. Motor Traffic Commissioner S.H. Harishchandra told the media that the new system will come into effect from March this year under a …
It is a no-brainer that the city's traffic is notorious for its blatant disregard for rules. So, there was no surprise there when the traffic police saw a surge in vehicles violating norms, such as wrong parking, zigzag driving, wrong side driving and drunk driving between January 1 and 10. …
China’s capital city and the nation’s financial hub are stepping up measures to curb pollution as high levels of smog shifted south along the coast. In Beijing, companies, construction sites, street vendors and vehicle owners who exceed stipulated emission limits will face fines and other penalties, according to a draft …
Contradictory Noise Standards In India Add To The Clamour Walking on the roads or driving a car in Mumbai can expose residents to noise levels that are well above the standards set by the World Health Organization (WHO) for occupational noise that workers should be subject to. And the law …
Bad Enough To Harm The Weak As Well As Healthy People New Delhi: Over January 14-16, air pollution levels in Delhi reached a level that’s linked to “emergency conditions” for health. Air quality in Delhi reached a “critical” level—i.e. on January 14, 15 and 16 the air was extremely polluted …
Beijing's mayor pledged on Thursday to cut coal use by 2.6 million tonnes and set aside 15 billion yuan ($2.4 billion) to improve air quality this year as part of the city's "all-out effort" to tackle air pollution, state news agency Xinhua said. The announcement by Wang Anshun came as …
An immediate, uniform implementation of Bharat Stage (BS) IV norms and of BS V norms by 2020 across the country can improve air quality and health of city dwellers, a recent The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) study says. The study compares a business as usual (BAU) scenario with three …
An immediate, uniform implementation of Bharat Stage (BS) IV norms and of BS V norms by 2020 across the country can improve air quality and health of city dwellers, a recent The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) study says. The study compares a business as usual (BAU) scenario with three …
A study by the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) has found air quality ‘very unhealthy’ in parts of Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Raigad and Chandrapur districts. The study analysed ambient air quality data from 2008 to 2011 to reach at its conclusion. The study found that the ambient air quality …
Director of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) Sunita Narain emphasized the need for promoting bicycle as a means of transport in cities in a big way to tackle the problem of air pollution, at in the cities. "If we don't have the right to breath and walk freely then …
Excessive Use Of Private Vehicles Creating Havoc In City, Says IISc Mobility Survey Lucknow: Lucknow urgently needs a robust public transport system to tackle the increasing urban roadways congestion, noise, air pollution, and traffic accidents, says a mobility survey conducted across five Indian cities. The survey was conducted in New …
The deteriorating air quality of Kathmandu Valley has started manifesting in public health. Health officials say cases of pulmonary diseases has shot up in the recent time, and air pollution is one of the main factors to blame. “Prolonged exposure to air pollutants has increased the cases of respiratory and …
The combustion and exhaust in cars and trucks along with the reactions that occur while cooking on grills both can contribute to air pollution and can produce carcinogens. However, Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered that the chemical reactions that occur from these processes produce novel compounds that were …
