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 …
Incidentally, the DPCC report claimed that “trends” showed that levels of PM10 and PM2.5 in the city were “decreasing”. A senior scientist with the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) told the Delhi High Court Thursday that pollution levels in the city will never come down to “safe limits” because of …
To ensure testing centres follow emission norms The Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) is gearing up to bring down air pollution from teeming vehicles plying in the road network and tighten the grip over the pollution under control (PUC) testing centres functioning in the State to ensure that the emission norms …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 05/2/2016 regarding vintage car rally in Delhi. Counsel appearing for Madan Mohan submits that the preparations for the event have been made and nearly 10 vehicles from abroad and other vehicles …
New Delhi: The SUV may be a bad word in the pollution-hit, and now occasionally odd-even, capital, but guzzlers were the flavour of the season at the country's biggest auto extravaganza that kicked off on Wednesday. From Maruti and Hyundai to BMW and Mercedes-Benz, all car-makers unveiled off-roaders, with Jeep …
GREATER NOIDA: Mercedes-Benz India Ltd's winning streak in the luxury race has been threatened by the Supreme Court-imposed curb on sale of diesel vehicles with higher engine capacity in the National Capital Region. With diesel accounting for 80% of its sales in India and Delhi accounting for one in every …
Delhi is the country's pollution capital but Calcuttans are breathing in more toxic air because of higher exposure, a study has shown. Conducted by the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), the survey reveals that the pollution level has leapt by over 60 per cent between 2010 and 2013. …
European lawmakers on Wednesday backed a compromise deal to reduce car emissions that will still allow vehicles to exceed official pollution limits, defying calls for more radical reform following Volkswagen's emissions-test cheating scandal. The vote, which narrowly rejected a proposal to block the compromise, had been scheduled for January, but …
The California Air Resources Board and Environmental Protection Agency said late on Tuesday that Volkswagen AG submitted a plan to fix 80,000 recalled 3.0 liter diesel SUVs and cars that emit up to nine times legally allowable pollution. After more than four months of lengthy talks and making little apparent …
Today if you dare to walk down Ahmedabad's busy IIM-Keshavbaugh or Mani nagar road stretches during peak hours you will be exposed to a level of pollution that is almost 10 to 12 times more toxic than what is acceptable under the current central pollution control board standards. What is …
THANE: A study undertaken by the Thane Municipal Corporation's pollution control board has revealed that the lake city residents inhale highly toxic air mixed with construction debris and fuel emission for major part of the year. The city apparently remained polluted for ten out of 12 months last fiscal. The …
Gurgaon: More than a month after the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) ordered a stop on the registration of new diesel autos and renewal of fitness certificates for old ones with immediate effect, there seems to be no change at the ground level as new certificates are still …
Kolkata's chaotic, grinding traffic can not only be taxing on your blood pressure but also pinch your wallet. Research by Calcutta University's Centre for Urban Economic Studies (CUES) has found that commuters cumulatively lose over Rs 74,000 in just two hours of traffic jams in the city -and Rs 2.7 …
A loophole-filled European plan to test cars’ smog-causing pollution under real driving conditions may survive a veto threat this week, signaling that the Volkswagen AG cheating scandal has done little to diminish the auto industry’s political clout. The European Parliament will vote Wednesday on whether to let real-world emissions of …
Ghaziabad: A middle path has been found to a running problem between residents of 12 societies in Indirapuram's Ahimsa Khand 2 and villagers from neighbouring Kanawani over a plan to install a height barrier. The Ahimsa Khand 2 residents and the villagers could not see eye to eye on the …
The draft Automotive Mission Plan (AMP) for 2016-2026 prepared by the heavy industries ministry and the automobile industry has raised serious questions on some policy decisions relating to vehicular emissions, which it says have been taken in response to pressure groups or public opinion. Advocating the need for a scientific …
The AAP government has clarified that a commercial vehicle which is completely empty and has no goods whatsoever will be charged the environment compensation charge, or green cess, as stipulated by the Supreme Court. The CNG-fuelled vehicles, however, have now been given an exemption from the cess. A notification to …
Symptoms of pollution-related disorders include smaller-than-average heads and relatively low weight, in addition to the high rates of cancer identified in previous studies, Channel 2 News reported Sunday. The Haifa Bay is home to oil refineries, power plants, manufacturers of chemicals and metals and a major port, all of which …
Keep cars healthy, or face up to 30 days in jail, the City of Cape Town has warned. The City of Cape Town's Health Directorate said in a statement on Sunday that cars were the biggest source of air pollution in Cape Town, and appealed to the public to report …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of K. Manoharan Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 29/01/2016 regarding growing air pollution in NCT of Delhi caused by vehicles. NGT directs the CPCB, DPCC and Department of Transport of NCT of Delhi to conduct surveys in Delhi on …
Delhi government has announced that it will impose a stiff penalty on polluting trucks entering the capital. It will also strictly monitor construction projects and fine those not adhering to dust control measures. These decisions were taken in a review meeting on air pollution control measures by Satyendar Jain, coordinating …
