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 …
Parking charges exemption and removing yellow and red line restrictions will improve take-up, thinktank says Electric car owners should be allowed to park on yellow and red lines, and park for free, a leading thinktank said on Thursday. On one of the busiest days of the year for road traffic …
BEUC argues greater efficiency would shield consumers from impact of soaring oil prices European consumer groups are pushing for even more stringent emissions targets for cars to keep driving as affordable as possible. The European parliament will hold another committee vote on Tuesday as it continues to thrash out targets …
The Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) in collaboration with the transport department will launch a drive from the next month to keep a strict vigil on commercial and private vehicles plying in the state to tackle the rising level of pollution. Polluting vehicles will be impounded during the drive. …
The state government should give its viewon theuse of compressed natural gas (CNG) in vehicles used for public transportation in the city, including autorickshaws, the Kerala High Court directed on Thursday. A division bench, comprising chief justice Manjula Chellur and justice K Vinod Chandran, issued notice to the state government …
Bangalore is one of the fastest growing cities in Asia with a population of over 8 million and growing rapidly in all directions. With accelerated economic development and coupled with uncontrolled urbanization, the number of vehicles on the road has increased exponentially over the last ten years. The cities vehicular …
National Green Tribunal Hauls Up Industries For Not Having Proper Pollution Control Systems Noida: A six-member expert committee constituted by National Green Tribunal to determine ‘sources’ and ‘extent’ of pollution in Noida has taken cognizance of diesel generators operating in large numbers, due to lack of adequate power, for causing …
Money spent per student three times the national average More affordable houses needed for the poor. The 2012-2013 economic survey of Delhi which was tabled in the Assembly on Tuesday threw up some interesting facts with regard to the transport, housing, environment and education sectors in the state. Despite government's …
EU politicians backed a compromise on Tuesday that would give carmakers limited leeway in the race to cut CO2 emissions in line with targets while rejecting German calls for more lenient rules. The issue of how strictly to enforce European Union (EU) efficiency rules to reduce fuel use, curb reliance …
Greener cars that use alternative fuels could help the United States slash its greenhouse gas emissions from everyday driving a full 80 per cent by 2050, according to a scientific study out today. That could lead to a more than 10 per cent cut in overall US pollution into the …
Drivers will save £3,300 (€3,800) over the lifetime of their cars if the EU imposes strict new standards on manufacturers, a report claims. It says if CO2 emissions from the average car were limited to 95g per km, fuel use would be cut by a quarter. The innovations to the …
Fewer European countries could face fines for breaching air pollution limits after recession slowed industrial activity and limits on sulfur emissions kicked in. Eight EU states, including France and Germany, are likely to have failed to meet EU emission standards in 2011, down from 12 countries in 2010, according to …
Greener cars that use alternative fuels could help the United States slash its greenhouse gas emissions from everyday driving a full 80 per cent by 2050, according to a scientific study out today. That could lead to a more than 10 per cent cut in overall US pollution into the …
Current policies on containing air pollution, particularly in cities, are regressive Our health is not on anybody's agenda. Or we just don't seem to make the connections between the growing burden of disease and the deteriorating condition of our environment. We don't really believe science, which tells us each passing …
The main reasons of air pollution in the country are vehicular exhaust emissions, re-suspension of roadside dust, industries, thermal power plants, cement plants, operation of gensets, construction activities, household activities, agricultural practices apart from shipping, aviation and natural sources. The Central Pollution Control Board and State Pollution Control Board / …
Shift All Public Transport Vehicles To CNG, Says HC Lucknow: The high court on Friday asked the central and state governments to consider converting all public transport vehicles in Lucknow, Kanpur and Agra into CNG-operated ones to control the ever-increasing levels of air pollution. The state capital is rated fifth …
The city has joined the list of the country's most polluted cities, with high level of particulate matter being detected in downtown Pune. A sure shot indication of how polluted its air is evident in the latest data of the System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) that shows …
Beijing on Friday introduced stricter vehicle emissions regulations, which the environmental authority expects will reduce auto pollution by 40 percent. The fifth phrase of emissions standards for automobiles, designed to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons, will improve air quality in the capital, the Beijing Environmental Protection …
There are many forms of air pollution. There is no doubt that air pollution is not healthy. The uncertainty is at what level is it an acceptable risk. The one of concern in this study is the finest of particulate matter. The largest study yet to investigate the links between …
In an effort to prove that pollution affects the rich and the powerful as much as the common man and the homeless, a court-appointed body is working to put up an air monitoring device on Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's house. The monitor would specifically detect levels of ground-level ozone, which …
Hundreds of heavy trucks, entering and leaving the industrial area everyday, are causing air and noise pollution in the federal capital and disturbance among the sector’s residents. Resident of the industrial areas told APP that the number of noise, dust and smoke complaints from the area were steadily increasing with …
