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 …
Heads turn when media artist Kasia Molga and her performers walk the streets of Manchester. When they near buses belching diesel fumes, their futuristic capes and masks turn a bright red. Near a park they go green. Depending on the traffic pollution levels in the northern industrial city, their clothing …
A year ago, carmakers in India were readying to go full throttle, helped by falling fuel prices, easing inflation and softening interest rates. India seemed well on the road to becoming the world's third-largest passenger car market by 2020. But the pace of growth has slowed in recent months, with …
Days after Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal spoke about the possibility of bringing back the odd-even scheme during winter, the Centre on Tuesday said ambient air quality in the Capital when the scheme was in operation was found to be worse than when such restriction was not in force. "The …
A recent assessment by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) indicates that there was increase in concentration of pollutants at most of the monitoring locations during the second phase of vehicle rationing scheme period in Delhi, government said on Tuesday. "The assessment of CPCB indicated that there was increase in concentration …
Four professionals from different fields have come together to study the impact of air pollution on the health of traffic police personnel in Bengaluru. The Anti- Pollution Drive Foundation (APDF) will undertake a detailed study in August. The group conducted a similar study in Mangaluru in May and found that …
THANE: Most Thaneites prefer purchasing a petrol or diesel-fuelled automobile, as only a handful from the city opt for the environment friendly CNG vehicle. Experts say high maintenance, inadequate filling stations and lack of lucrative sops for those opting for CNG-powered automobiles could be luring buyers to opt for the …
By 2026, the global adoption of a low-carbon economy will have taken huge strides, with smart city revenues and energy storage deployment skyrocketing, and the number of low-carbon heavy-duty vehicles on the roads also increasing at impressive rates. That's according to a flurry of new reports from clean technology market …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollutants in Air, 26/07/2016. The total Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) in ambient air is comprised of PM10 (particulate matter less than 10 micron), PM2.5 (particulate matter less than 2.5 micron) and PM1 (particulate matter less than 1 micron). The least visible particulate matter i.e. …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollutants in Air, 26/07/2016. The total Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) in ambient air is comprised of PM10 (particulate matter less than 10 micron), PM2.5 (particulate matter less than 2.5 micron) and PM1 (particulate matter less than 1 micron). The least visible particulate matter i.e. …
In 2010, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy proposed a 20% subsidy for electric vehicles through a scheme called the Alternate Fuels for Surface Transportation Programme. This resulted in a big leap in sales of electric vehicles, mostly in the e-bikes segment. However, this initial spurt in sales was …
Ajmer: Judges and advocates of district and sessions courts in Ajmer have promised to do their bit to save the environment. Every Wednesday, they will cycle to work in order to cut down on pollution. Justice Mahesh Chand Sharma of Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur, who was in Ajmer on Saturday …
New Delhi: A study by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-Pal) on the city's odd-even driving scheme in January and April has found that two-third of car owners did not drive their cars on the restricted day. The study also noted …
Air pollution would cause the deaths of at least 2500 people across Sydney and Melbourne in the year 2030 even if the federal government swiftly clamped down on poisonous car fuels, a government-commissioned report has found. The alarming figures increase pressure on the Turnbull government to introduce cleaner fuel standards …
GHAZIABAD: The National Green Tribunal has stayed work on elevated road in the area falling within 'bird sanctuary' land. The green panel in its order dated 18 July said that project of such a magnitude needs clearance under Environmental Clearance Regulations 2006 and till then work at Khasra number 1450 …
Isn't there a need to incentivise less polluted places to remain so instead of asking them to degrade the air quality there? This is not a rhetorical question but the anguished response of environmental experts to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordering diesel vehicles older than 10 years to move …
BENGALURU: With the National Green Tribunal asking the Delhi government to scrap 15-year-old vehicles as a pollution control measure, Karnataka's transport department will face a similar challenge soon. For, it's not just Delhi, every state will have to fall in line with the central government policy on pollution control sooner …
To reduce vehicular pollution across the country, the Government has taken proactive steps to promote environment friendly vehicles which are innovative, ushering in proactive use of natural resources. Bharat Stage IV Fuel Norms have been applicable since the year 2010 in Delhi and NCR and certain cities. The set norms …
CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government announced on Thursday that the it has decided to ban diesel vehicles that are over 10 years old and petrol vehicles over 15 years old in the areas of National Capital Region (NCR) falling in the state. Haryana transport minister Krishan Lal Panwar told media here …
Operating without licence, many illegal centres thrive on city’s roadsides in worn-out vans The recent arrest of three youths have brought the focus back to the illegal air pollution check centres thriving in the city. While the District Transport Department seemed to be incapable of keeping a close watch on …
A large number of policy initiatives are being taken at the European level, across the United Kingdom and in London to improve air quality and reduce population exposure to harmful pollutants from traffic emissions. Trends in roadside increments of nitrogen oxides (NOX), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), particulate matter (PM), black carbon …
