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 …
New Delhi: Since 2000, the levels of two key pollutants have risen sharply in Delhi’s air — respirable particulate matter (PM10) has gone up by 47% and nitrogen oxides (NOx) by 57%. Both are higher than safe levels and pose a danger to public health. They’re linked to respiratory diseases …
New Delhi: Is diesel really dirty? Is slapping a green tax on vehicles that run on the fuel the right way to control air pollution and smog in and around the national capital? It’s true pollution and smog levels are on the rise. But the solution to these problems don’t …
From the sky, the Garden City of Bangalore now looks more smoggy compared to other mega cities in the subcontinent, thanks to rising levels of tiny soot particles in the atmosphere from vehicle and industrial pollution. American and European mega cities appear cleaner over the past decade, while cities in …
To compensate the damage caused by diesel cars to Delhi’s atmosphere, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre for a response to levy an additional “environment compensation charge” on purchase of every private diesel car in the city. The forest bench of the Supreme Court issued a notice to …
The Supreme Court today issued a notice to the Centre on a petition seeking 25 per cent ' environment compensation charge' on new private diesel vehicles. Dealers would charge this on the value of the vehicle. The court bench, headed by Aftab Alam, told the government to reply to the …
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre’s reply to a plea for levying “environment compensation charge” on all existing private vehicles and new diesel cars to control pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR). A three-judge bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam issued the notice to the Centre on …
NCR People should be allowed to breathe, says forest bench. Observing that people in the National Capital Region (NCR) “should be allowed to breathe,” the Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre’s response on a plea demanding additional levy of an “environment compensation charge” on all privately-owned diesel and petrol …
For those who are planning to buy a diesel car it's time to rethink because the purchase is likely to make a hole into your pocket. The Supreme Court is considering a proposal to impose prohibitive costs on those purchasing diesel cars to undo the damage caused to the environment. …
Punjab and Haryana may have given themselves a clean chit over allegations of being directly responsible for the hazardous smog that engulfed the Delhi region, but the Centre today clearly held the two states accountable for the 12-day “extreme pollution episode” on the basis of “scientific analysis” conducted by it. …
Jharkhand High Court on Monday directed the School Bus Owners Association in the capital to inform about the number of buses ferrying students, providing details of buses owned by respective schools and those taken on hire. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Tatia and Justice Jaya Roy was hearing …
German car manufacturers are seeking to widen a loophole in EU regulations that would allow them to produce more cars with carbon emissions above a 2020 EU target. EU car manufacturers are divided over how a 2020 EU target to cut carbon emissions to an average of 95 grams per …
CSE has welcomed the SC proposal to tax diesel cars in Delhi. The proposal mooted in the court by amicus curae Harish Salve is based on report from Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed a proposal to tax diesel cars. The proposal …
New Delhi: The recent covering of smog over Delhi has brought the two delayed peripheral expressways around the capital back on the table. Chairman of the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Protection and Control Authority (EPCA) Bhure Lal has sought highways minister C P Joshi’s intervention to expedite the twin projects. Lal …
NEW DELHI: The city's thirst for owning vehicles looks nowhere near quenched even though Delhi's roads are groaning rather loudly under their weight. Vehicles are in fact known to be the largest contributor to the capital's fast deteriorating air quality. Despite this, the city added over five lakh vehicles to …
New Delhi: The transport department as part of the crackdown on polluting vehicles has levied fines in the range of Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000 to over 930 vehicle owners plying on Delhi’s streets in the last 10 days. The drive launched following the smog cover that choked the Capital …
Motorists without valid pollution check certificates will be fined Rs 1,000-Rs 2,000 The Delhi government has launched a drive to penalise motorists not carrying valid pollution under control (PUC) certificates for their vehicles. This is part of the government’s initiative to check air pollution in the city, which has led …
The UN has chosen Ahmedabad's Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) as a showcase project to highlight that addressing climate change is not a burden, but an opportunity to improve the lives of people. Ahmedabad's BRTS: Some interesting facts----------- The 51-km BRTS will be highlighted as a 'lighthouse project' as part …
NEW DELHI: Along with your tablet, smartphone and car keys, get ready to pack a gas mask. And if you thought the recent smog in Delhi and the more-than-usual pollution levels (20% higher) in the last fortnight were due to the burning of residual crop in Punjab and Haryana, you …