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 …
Tata Motors on Friday said it would launch a CNG version of the Nano in India and seek to enter foreign markets in South East Asia and the subcontinent with the small car within the year. The car maker is also seeking to enter the European market. “Nano CNG is …
Exposure to nitrogen oxides in air causes increased risk of type 2 diabetes and hypertension in African-American women, a new study has revealed. Researchers from the Slone Epidemiology Centre (SEC) at Boston University assessed the risks of incident hypertension and diabetes associated with exposure to nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate …
More than a million people in the Los Angeles region are exposed to undisclosed, unhealthy levels of air pollution every day, according to a lawsuit filed today by Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and Communities for a Better Environment. Pollution produced by the region's …
The ongoing anti-pollution drive of Chandigarh Police has started to yield results as a large number of individuals, who were issued notices, have got their Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates for their vehicles. The Traffic Police have no intention of letting up on the campaign and vehicles owners will continue …
CHENNAI: As work on the grade separator project at the Anna Arch junction on E V R Salai (Poonamalee High Road) kicks off, close to 10 trees opposite the Aringnar Anna Government hospital of Indian Medicine were pulled down in the last few days. Six fully grown trees were chopped …
The massive rise in air pollution levels in 2011 was a major worry for the government. Attempts to bring down pollution levels will be its priority in the coming year, say senior government officials. To begin with, air pollution monitoring and forecasting systems will be set up across the city …
Animal and cross-sectional epidemiological studies suggest a link between air pollution and diabetes, whereas the limited prospective data show mixed results. We studied the association between long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and incidence of diabetes.
One of the vital activities in an urban area is transport. However it also contributes to air pollution, noise pollution and road traffic accidents. Congestion, vibration, community severance and visual intrusion are other transport related problems. Air quality on the city of Kolkata (a metro city of India) seems to …
This study under the SIM-air program was initiated with support from the Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation (New Delhi, India) to better understand the sources of air pollution in the Pune city and to support an integrated dialogue between local pollution management and climate policy in a co-benefits framework. The main …
This report focuses on air pollution and traffic accidents as the major adverse impacts on urban transport. It attempts to show the current impact and issues of these two problems. Further it looks into recent challenges by pointing out some common and successful practices adopted in Asian megacities. Finally, in …
NEW DELHI: Environment-friendly Euro-IV quality petrol and diesel will be sold in seven more cities by March 31, government and industry officials said. The seven cities where fuel of Euro-III specifications will be phased out are: Puducherry, Mathura, Vapi, Jamnagar, Ankaleshwar, Hissar and Bharatpur. The oil ministry has also directed …
LUCKNOW: How does an idea of a compressed air-powered motorcycle engine sound? Incredible! But B R Singh, an engineer who was awarded a PhD degree at the GBTU convocation, has made it true. Singh has come out with an air engine that can run a motorcycle. Singh's work has been …
Environmentalists have come out in strong support of minister for petroleum and natural gas S. Jaipal Reddy’s proposal to impose a 15 per cent duty on all diesel-run passenger vehicles. The proposal has been sent to the ministry of finance for finalisation. The Kirit Parikh committee had earlier recommended a …
With temperatures dropping in the city, the level of suspended air particles has shot up. The Maharashtra pollution control board (MPCB) says the quantity of respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) crossed the 200 microgram per meter cube this month. On December 7, the city recorded an RSPM level of 210 …
As the “Metro Man”, the Managing Director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Dr. E. Sreedharan, prepares to hang up his boots at the end of this year, he says he is reasonably satisfied with his experience of giving Delhi a world class public transport system, and over how the Delhi …
New Delhi: Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises minister Praful Patel has written to finance minister Pranab Mukherjee urging him not to impose higher excise duty on diesel cars. While seeking to dispel concerns raised regarding the environmental impact of diesel vehicles, Patel also sought removal of the additional duty of …
China will introduce stricter air pollution standards from next year to monitor tiny floating pollution particles in Beijing and other big cities but may not start releasing the results to the public until 2016, state media said on Thursday. Swathes of urban China from the capital in the north to …
New Delhi The attraction of a diesel-fired car could come down soon as the government is considering a plan to cut duty on petrol and at the same time impose an additional tax on diesel-powered cars. The petroleum ministry has finalised the proposal that will now be sent to the …
ISLAMABAD: The dwellers of capital are exposed to health hazards, as city remains shrouded by worse air pollution for the last many days because of mist on the horizon created by the suspended particulate matter. In the evening residents come across a thick layer of polluted air hovering over their …
A decade ago, plans for a metro and clean-fuel buses were hailed as New Delhi’s answer to pollution. But air in the Indian capital is as dirty as ever — partly because breakneck development has brought skyrocketing use of cars. Citywide pollution sensors routinely register levels of small airborne particles …
