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 …
Nearly two lakh Americans die early due to air pollution, a new MIT study has claimed. Scientists said that a person who dies from an air pollution-related cause typically dies about a decade earlier than he or she otherwise might have. Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)'s Laboratory for …
The radiative effects of black carbon (BC) aerosols over New Delhi, the capital city of India, for the period August 2010–July 2011, have been investigated using Santa Barbara DISTORT Atmospheric Radiative Transfer (SBDART) model in the present paper. The monthly mean BC concentrations in Delhi, an urban location, vary in …
Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding decongesting traffic on Pantha Chowk dated 30/08/2013 in the matter Tata Sumo Tempo Travel Operator Union & Others Vs Commissioner Transport Department Srinagar & Others.
Campaigners accuse Defra of covering up pollution figures as it plans to close up to 600 stations in England to save money Up to 600 stations for monitoring air pollution across England could be shut down under new government plans to save money by cutting regulations. Ministers want to remove …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Centre for Environment Protection, Research & Development Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 23/08/2013 regarding air pollution in Indore City.
Dependence on rashly-driven and overloaded tempos is set to reduce significantly with the state government deciding to deploy 300 city buses in Kanpur to strengthen the public transport in the city. The transport authority will simultaneously convert tempo permits into auto permits after the sanction of buses. Regional transport officer …
Plan to deny fuel to vehicles sans emission test gathers dust The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has sent a proposal to the State government to stop fuel supply to those vehicles which do not undergo regular emission tests. The KSPCB, in May, 2013, had sent a proposal to …
Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles, part of the business conglomerate Mahindra Group, has launched Mahindra e2o, a zero-emission and fully automatic electric car, in Nepal. Speaking at the launch programme, MREV Chairman Pawan Goenka said electrical vehicles have been emerging as an alternative to fossil fuel-driven vehicles. "With the Mahindra e2o, …
In a move to regulate traffic and bring down the rising air pollution levels, the traffic police on Monday launched a drive against vehicles emitting poisonous carbon mono-oxide beyond the stipulated limits. Traffic inspector Indrapal Singh told TOI that four teams equipped with smoke meters and gas analysers have been …
IGI Airport, Mandir Marg, Civil Lines Affected; IIT-Kanpur To Study Trend Benzene levels in air are alarmingly high in some parts of Delhi. A potent carcinogen, benzene levels were 2 to 12 times more than the prescribed limit at Civil Lines and IGI airport on Sunday evening and through the …
For most Puneites, traffic and transport pose the worst kind of problems. The clamour for a metro and a more effective Bus Rapid Transit System is growing, but urban planners and experts have warned that investments in both modes would be wasted if access to these public transport systems is …
Toyota Motor Corp. and China’s prestigious Tsinghua University are conducting joint research on air pollution, officials involved in the project revealed Saturday. The research focusing on PM2.5, dangerous particulates with a diameter of less than 2.5 microns that are causing serious air pollution and health problems in China, is a …
Autorickshaw drivers using adulterated petrol have only five days to take corrective steps or else they run the risk of having their vehicles impounded and their registration cancelled. In a meeting held on Monday, the district supply officials and the city traffic police have decided to launch a special drive …
High levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), a group of toxic carcinogens, have been detected in the air in various parts of the city. A study conducted in Ambattur, Kolathur, Saidapet and Egmore by the department of environmental management, Bharatidasan University, Tiruchy, showed the average concentration of particle-associated PAHs ranged …
FRANCE has banned imports of some Mercedes cars, claiming they fail to meet European technical standards for emissions of global-warming gases. It looks like an arcane technical dispute, but it is an early skirmish in what could become a trade war within Europe’s single market. The casus belli is ever-tighter …
The much awaited ‘Agenda for Air Pollution Control’, which seeks to meet the ambient air quality standards in Delhi by 2017, came up before the cabinet chaired by chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday but was sent back to the drawing board. While Dikshit has allegedly asked for a sharper …
Delhi government today deferred its decision on finalising an ambitious plan which include some "tough measures" to cut air pollution in the city, apparently because of the upcoming assembly polls. A meeting of the Delhi Cabinet, presided over by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, deliberated upon the proposal of the Environment …
The Supreme Court Monday refused to cap the number of cars a person could own, saying such an order would be inconsistent with democratic values. Taxing a person’s second car as Singapore does, a bench of Justices H L Dattu and M Y Eqbal said, might not be feasible in …
The International Association of Cryospheric Sciences (IACS) proposes to set up a working group to study the impact of dust and black carbon from forest fires on the accelerated melting of snow and glaciers on the Himalayas. The decision was taken at a recent meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Cryosphere collectively …
So beloved are Hong Kong’s red taxis that they’ve inspired t-shirts, art installations, and even recycled watches. But along with minibuses, the city’s taxis are responsible for up to 40% of certain kinds of roadside air pollution, says the government. That makes the city’s fleet of 18,000 liquefied petroleum gas-powered …
