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 …
Traffic congestion in the capital and smoke from brick kilns are the main reasons for air pollution in Dhaka city, according to the World Bank and the Bangladesh government. The Ministry of Environment and Forests says that vehicles in Dhaka move 14kmph on an average, which is very slow and …
China’s painstaking development of a low-cost, efficient energy solution for its commuters holds a lesson for India. Disruptive technologies are game changers that herald a new era, toppling established market leaders within a short span. The battery-operated electric two-wheelers is one such technology. In a little over a decade, it …
China's heavily polluted capital, Beijing, plans to reduce air pollution levels by 15 percent by 2015 and 30 percent by 2020 through phasing out old cars, relocating factories and planting new forests, state media said on Thursday. The level of air pollution in the capital varies, depending on winds. But …
Doing so has major implications for public health but moving to a market-linked fuel pricing policy makes more sense. Anumita Roychowdhuryanumita Roychowdhury Executive Director, Research and Advocacy, Centre for Science and Environment* “The additional taxes on diesel cars can generate resources to produce clean diesel for all segments to meet …
India has the worst air pollution in the entire world, beating China, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh, according to a study released during this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos. Of 132 countries whose environments were surveyed, India ranks dead last in the ‘Air (effects on human health)’ ranking. The annual …
This study presents emissions of different pollutants from transport sector in Delhi. Results show that emissions of pollutants have increased during 2001-2009 as follows: CO2, 4395-6423; CH4, 1.03-3.32; N2O, 0.04-0.05; CO, 238-329; NOx, 44-64; and NMVOC, 44-60 Gg. However, CO2 emissions per unit of vehicle types for gasoline driven vehicles …
Measuring the oxidative potential of airborne particulate matter (PM) may provide a more health-based exposure measure by integrating various biologically relevant properties of PM into a single predictor of biological activity. The authors aimed to assess the contrast in oxidative potential of PM collected at major urban streets and background …
There are currently around 90 cities that India's Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) identified as critically polluted. Particulate matter (PM), especially fine particulate matter (PM2.5), dominates the concern. Other air pollutants such as NO2, ozone (O3), and air toxics are also problematic. The health problems caused by these pollutants are …
California approved aggressive new rules on Friday to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring automakers to put many more electric and hybrid vehicles on the Golden State's roads by 2025. The regulations were approved unanimously by nine members of the state's powerful air-quality regulator, the California Air Resources Board, at …
California regulators are considering approval of far-reaching anti-smog regulations that would require automakers to ensure that 15 per cent of all vehicles sold in the State by 2025 are zero emission vehicles, while remaining cars will be required to show dramatically improved fuel efficiency. The California Clean Air Board had …
The latest data put together by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) trashes the automobile industry contention that personal cars account for only 0.6 per cent of India’s diesel consumption. Estimates recently released by the Society for Indian Automobile Manufactures (SIAM) and the 12th Planning Working Group on Petroleum …
LAHORE: The provincial capital, once called the “city of gardens”, has now turned into the “city of smoke” as excessive poisonous gases have overshadowed the beauty and efficacy of gardens in the city. Noisy and smoke-emitting vehicles have outnumbered the sweet-scented flowers and air-filtering trees in the gardens across the …
There is no slowdown in dieselisation, finds the latest analysis by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). How then, asks CSE, can the automobile industry claim that diesel cars use negligible amount of the fuel? In 2011-12, diesel cars will account for over 40 per cent of the total car …
Buses spew clouds of black exhaust fumes in Mexico City while, in India, wood burnt in rudimentary stoves fills houses with sooty smoke. Methane leaks from gas pipelines in Russia and rice paddies in China, eventually breaking down in sunlight and contributing to the production of smog and ozone. In …
Alan Roger Mulally is the CEO of Ford Motors and the man credited with turning around the fortunes of the iconic US car-maker. Last week, Mulally and a few other big gun car manufacturers were in attendance at the Auto Expo in New Delhi. As huge crowds thronged the show …
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon) is an island in the Indian Ocean about 28 kilometers (18 mi.) off the southeastern coast of India, in a strategic location near major Indian Ocean sea lanes. Over one-third of Sri Lanka’s population – 8.7 million people – …
The ongoing Auto Expo is not just about glamorous cars and superbikes being unveiled but also about caring for the future with the focus on the environment. With petrol prices shooting up and environment pollution becoming a major concern, hybrid cars and those powered by electric engines have come into …
In an about turn from his previous proposal for an additional excise on diesel cars, Dr Kirit Parikh, has said that the annual road tax system should instead be brought back with a “differential tax” for diesel vehicles. This would also affect existing diesel cars on the road, which will …
Noise levels in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam are touching alarming levels with the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board ignoring the problem. While reports prepared by the Board itself say that residents of Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam are being exposed to high levels of sound, little has been done to tackle this. Authorities, …
