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 …
Imposition of ‘odd-even’ car-rationing scheme in Delhi is a “consequence” of unsustainable urban development practices followed over the years. This was stated by Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today while asking all stakeholders to draw lessons from it. He said haphazard urban expansion over the years led to distortions like …
The week leading up to round two of the odd-even scheme will see Delhiites breathe slightly cleaner air, with particulate matter expected to remain in the moderate range. The Capital sees PM levels of “severe”, “very poor”, and “poor” for the majority of the year, as per the Union Ministry …
The Delhi government doesn’t plan on studying the ultrafine and ultra dangerous PM1 particles as part of its air quality monitoring programme for round two of odd-even. The government had announced that it would be collecting samples of particulate matter that are below 1 microns in diameter during the first …
A study by IIT Delhi reveals that vehicle speeds had increased 11am onwards during the first phase of the odd-even scheme. The maximum increase recorded was 9%. However, the average speed of vehicles reduced marginally between 6am and 11am at some locations when the road-rationing exercise was undertaken from January …
The National Green Tribunal today took exception over the Centre's delay in filing reply on a plea alleging that cement companies were violating its orders on overloading of trucks and causing air pollution. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar which had issued notice to the Centre and …
A week before phase two of the odd-even scheme kicks in, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Delhi government to create awareness about the ill-effects of vehicular emission and burning of municipal solid waste by issuing advertisements on the lines of the vehicle-rationing scheme. The NGT said the …
Green, clean, peaceful and pollution-free — expressions that once described the beauty of Haridwar have today become mere words. You can only imagine them now, thanks to the rising level of pollution in the holy city. The pollution caused by increasing factories, vehicles and litter is increasing at an alarming …
NEW DELHI: It was a statement that no lecture on sustainable mobility could have matched for sheer impact. When the ConnectKaro conference got under way in Delhi on Tuesday, an autorickshaw trundled up to the venue. Alighting from it was no other than Melba Pria, the ambassador of Mexico to …
Hussain reviews readiness of Environment Department and DPCC A three-tier air quality monitoring will be put in place by the Delhi Government during the second phase of the odd-even scheme with a special focus on the border areas of the national Capital where particulate matters are recorded on the higher …
Gurgaon: Could the state be lowering pollution norms to appear more business-friendly? The recent move by Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB), to inspect only 20% of all local industries every year based on a draw of lots for pollution under control (PUC) clearance, instead of inspecting each and every …
The study found that average speeds decreased by 5 per cent in arterial road segments, 4 per cent in ring road segments, 3 per cent in commercial roads and by 1 per cent in inter-city roads during the first phase of the scheme between January 1 and 15. Average speeds …
The van run by Nevco Engineering Private Limited will start at 8 am from Lajpat Nagar and monitor air quality till 8 pm from the same spots. Delhi government will hire a mobile air quality monitoring van to operate in at least 15 areas on the ring road from April …
MEXICO CITY — Mexico City authorities have declared a pollution alert after smog rose to 1½ times acceptable limits on the eve of an unpopular new program to reduce the number of cars on the road in hopes of improving the capital’s dirty air. A rule that will be in …
The menace of toxic emissions at petrol pumps in the national capital has come under the lens of the National Green Tribunal which has asked the Centre to respond to a plea alleging lack of air quality norms at fuel stations. A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar …
As of now, real time air quality is monitored from six permanent stations under DPCC — Anand Vihar, Mandir Marg, Punjabi Bagh, Civil Lines, RK Puram, and IGI airport. The odd-even scheme and monitoring of air pollution levels found mention in the budget presented by finance minister Manish Sisodia last …
Mumbai unlikely to do what Delhi did. Despite the odd-even formula being a success in Delhi, Mumbai is unlikely to replicate it here owing to political compulsions. The ruling BJP government fears that its implementation will bring accolades to AAP government something it surely doesn't want particularly ahead of BMC …
In February, apart from particulate matter, gaseous pollutant ozone emerged dominant. Experts say ozone levels go up with the rise in temperature. As Delhi prepares for Phase II of the odd-even scheme this month, along with particulates, the government plans to monitor ozone levels to assess the impact of the …
NEW DELHI: Automobile giants like Mercedes, Toyota, Mahindra and General Motors on Thursday failed to get any relief from the Supreme Court, which extended till April 30 the bar on registration of diesel-run SUVs and high-end cars with engine capacity of 2000 CC and above in the National Capital Region. …
New Delhi: There has been a drastic fall in the number of trucks entering the city after the imposition of the green tax, the Supreme Court was informed on Thursday. According to documents submitted by the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) to the apex court, around 9,000 vehicles enter Delhi …
Gurgaon: Government agencies in Gurgaon are struggling to meet their deadlines to bring down air pollution in the city, even as the Delhi government is preparing to roll out the second phase of its odd-even formula. In the end of January this year, Centre Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had urged …
