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 …
With Raipur being listed as the seventh most polluted city in the world in a World Health Organisation report, the Chhattisgarh government has drafted an action plan to arrest rising pollution in the city over the next two years. "Government has chalked out a strong action plan which will help …
South Korea said it would punish Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) with a fine and a recall of its Qashqai diesel sport utility vehicles after accusing it of manipulating emissions, an allegation that the Japanese automaker denied. The finding is an embarrassment for Nissan, which blew the whistle on Mitsubishi Motors …
MEXICO CITY — Mexico City authorities have lifted a smog alert one day after ozone levels rose above 150 percent of acceptable limits. A statement from the metropolitan area's environmental commission said favorable weather conditions Sunday morning and rains in the afternoon led to a reduction. The alert had banned …
Around 11 million vehicles globally have been fitted with the so called "defeat devices" Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, plans legal action against Volkswagen over the firm's emissions scandal. It said had been advised by its lawyers that the company's conduct "gives rise to legal claims under German …
Government agencies on Thursday heaved a sigh of relief with WHO's latest urban air quality data showing a slight improvement in Delhi's ranking among the "most polluted" city's of the world. Civil society organisations, however, took it as an opportunity to discuss how much more needed to be done in …
Lucknow: The urban air quality database released by World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday placed Lucknow at the 18th position among 20-most polluted cities in the world. The concentration of PM2.5 in the city's air is alarmingly 113 micrograms per cubic metre, much higher than the permissible 60 micrograms per …
Delhi ranks 9th; Iran’s Zabol, plagued by dust storms, worst on WHO list India is home to four of the five cities in the world with the worst air pollution, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday. But while WHO experts acknowledge India faces a “huge challenge”, many countries are …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday came down heavily on the “laxity” shown by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in providing the final report on the ambient air quality recorded during the recently-concluded second phase of the odd-even scheme. The bench demanded that the Delhi government submit the report …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has questioned the rationale behind the odd-even scheme for vehicles on Delhi roads. This, after receiving a report that indicated no significant improvement in the capital's air-quality as a result of the initiative. In a suggestion, the tribunal asked the Delhi government, "Wouldn't it be …
The Delhi government had constituted a six-member panel on April 23 during odd-even phase- II when it came under flak for increased road congestion reported between April 15 and April 30. The AAP government Wednesday said schools in session were the main reason behind a surge in the number of …
New Delhi: The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday that air quality had improved in the first week of the odd-even phase 2 but then deteriorated possibly due to meteorological factors, crop fires in the neighbouring states and landfill fires in the city. …
The apex court allowed existing All India Tourist Permit (AITP) diesel taxis to operate in the national capital till the expiry of their permit, which is issued for a period of five years, and said no renewal of the same would be done. The Supreme Court Tuesday relaxed its ban …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday relaxed its ban and allowed about 64,000 diesel taxis, running on all-India tourist permits, to ply in the national capital region on point to point basis within Delhi and the NCR till the expiry of their permits, ranging from one to five years. A three-judge …
Dispelling certain myths about factors contributing to the extremely high air pollution levels in Delhi, an IIT Kanpur professor said on Monday that biomass burning and vehicles were the most important sources of PM 2.5 emissions in winter. Professor Mukesh Sharma, the author of IIT Kanpur's source apportionment study on …
Agra: In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Union ministry of environment and forest informed that neither it nor the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has initiated any nation-wide study to assess the impact of pollutants on monuments. Questions were asked about the government's endeavours to understand the impact …
Supreme Court bans fresh registration of all diesel taxis in Delhi Supreme Court bans fresh registration of all diesel taxis in Delhi In a major relief to over 64,532 cab operators, the Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed diesel taxis holding all-India tourist permits (AITP) to operate in the national capital …
New Delhi: It will be business as usual for 64,000-odd all-India tourist permit (AITP) diesel taxis in the National Capital Region, as the Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted its 10-day ban on these cabs, providing a huge relief to call centres which use the vehicles to ferry their 2.5 lakh …
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central and Delhi governments, car manufacturers and taxi operators, which are clamouring for the easing of a complete ban on diesel cabs in the Delhi and the National Capital Region, to submit a long-term action plan on curbing environmental pollution. "What have you …
You are in the ‘business of pollution’, Bench tells car makers Telling leading car manufacturers that they are in the “business of pollution,” the Supreme Court on Monday appealed to thousands of BPO employees to co-operate with its ban on diesel cabs, saying they breathe the same polluted air as …
Dispelling certain myths about factors contributing to the extremely high air pollution levels in Delhi, an IIT Kanpur professor said on Monday that biomass burning and vehicles were the most important sources of PM 2.5 emissions in winter. Professor Mukesh Sharma, the author of IIT Kanpur's source apportionment study on …
