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 …
BENGALURU: For Sarmila Karmakar, wearing a dupatta is not just a style statement; it comes handy as a protective gear whenever she steps out. The threat of inhaling dust prompts her to create a balaclava (a form of cloth headgear) out of her cotton dupatta, especially when she rides a …
NAVI MUMBAI: City based activists have urged CM Devendra Fadnavis to consider implementing odd-even traffic formula of Delhi in Navi Mumbai, Thane and Mumbai, to curb the rising air pollution. "I recently wrote to the CM on behalf of various activists and citizens to have the odd-even formula in our …
Need to control both PM and NOx emission while leapfrogging Car makers will have to race against time by tweaking their product plans to meet the 2020 deadline for the highest emission norm of Bharat Stage VI (BS-VI). Manufacturers are required to control particulate matter emission and reduce nitrogen oxide …
Wants details of ambient air quality analysis, action taken The KSPCB is currently collecting, compiling and analysing data on pollution. In the wake of the increasing pollution levels in the City, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, has written to the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), seeking …
The Delhi high court has given a verdict that parking cars in common areas of a residential society amounts to encroachment. Unless permitted, a flat owner can only park one vehicle in the designated parking allotted under the rules by a housing society, the court added, clarifying the legal position …
The European Union sought sweeping powers over national car regulations on Wednesday, aiming to prevent a repeat of Volkswagen's emissions test cheating scandal and sparking a tough debate as governments and industry resist change. Under the proposed new rules, Brussels would be able to demand spot checks on vehicles, order …
Mandir Marg, R K Puram, Anand Vihar, Punjabi Bagh all recorded PM 2.5 levels between 400 and 500 micrograms per cubic metre (\µg/m³). Air quality levels dipped from early morning on Republic Day, with particulate matter levels shooting up across air quality monitoring stations. At least four AQI stations recorded …
Gurgaon: Huda has decided to crack down on illegal parking on roadsides, and directed police to slap offenders with a stiff fine of Rs 5,000. Illegal parking has been a major issue on Gurgaon-Sohna Road, Golf Course Road, near Subhash Chowk and Hero Honda Chowk. Implementation of the order will …
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s decision to seek public opinion before implementing the next instalment of the odd-even scheme. Citizens can now forward suggestions — ranging from when to launch the scheme, how long to enforce it and, most significantly, whether or …
Road transport is an important source of both greenhouse gases and air pollutants. Despite improvements in vehicle efficiencies over past decades, today the sector is responsible for almost one fifth of Europe's greenhouse gas emissions. Emissions from vehicles also lead to high concentrations of air pollutants above EU standards in …
Following in the footsteps of the AAP-led Delhi government, the BJP-ruled South Delhi Municipal Corporation is planning to start a cycle sharing project to curb rising levels of pollution and reduce congestion on the roads. The corporation has roped in a private agency, Greenolution, which is already carrying out a …
The government is set to tighten emission norms for two-wheelers, the highest selling motor vehicle category which collectively contributes significantly to air pollution. The stricter standards are likely to be announced this week. At least 80% of all types of vehicles sold annually in India are two-wheelers, which emit nearly …
The board has also called for a "comprehensive" set of actions and an "integrated" approach to make substantial improvement in air quality. Lack of any clear trend and wide fluctuations in concentration of pollutants during the odd-even experiment suggests that no single action can substantially reduce air pollution levels in …
Once the board exams are over, the odd even scheme will be brought back, so that students appearing for the exams are not inconvenienced, the official said, adding that adequate preparations will be made before that. The odd even formula for cars in the capital is likely to be brought …
New Delhi: The Delhi government's odd-even scheme has been given a thumbs up by Centre for Science and Environment, a green think tank, which said it helped bring down air pollution levels in the city and reduce traffic congestion. In its note submitted to the Supreme Court, Environment Pollution (Prevention …
NEW DELHI: In a significant step that would drastically reduce pollution caused by vehicles, the Union government on Thursday announced it would enforce BS-VI emission norms for automobiles and auto-fuel by 2020. Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar informed a bench of Chief Justice TS Thakur and Justice R Banumathi that the …
NEW DELHI: A day after it observed that conservation of tigers could not be at the cost of development, the Supreme Court on Thursday said it would do its best to reduce pollution, but not by playing havoc with the economy. The remark from a bench of CJI TS Thakur …
The number of premature deaths attributed to particulate pollution has risen, government figures show. According to Public Health England, the percentage of premature deaths attributable to minute particles known as PM2.5s rose to 5.3% in 2013 in England from 5.1% in 2012. The death rate in London rose to 6.7% …
Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States may not top one million until 2020, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Thursday, showing purchases have fallen well below President Barack Obama's goal of reaching that number by 2015. In an interview on the sidelines of the Washington auto show, Moniz …
The Government of NCT of Delhi had implemented odd-even scheme from 1st to 15th January, 2016 with the objective of reducing air pollution in Delhi. The odd-even scheme applied to four wheeler Passenger/Private Cars. The public transport buses, two wheelers, trucks, CNG operated passenger/private cars, three wheeler were exempted from …
