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 …
“After January 15, when all the money is collected, we will make cycles cheaper for people to buy by providing a subsidy,” said Rai. Transport Minister Gopal Rai Monday said Rs 1.5 crore has been generated from challans issued during the odd-even in a fortnight. This money is going to …
Pune: Aditya Ranade's 10-month-old daughter finds it difficult to sleep during the day and the night, and it's got nothing to do with being fretful. The thundering of superbikes passing by Ranade's roadside home in Mayur Colony in Kothrud is the cause of her discomfort. The family is edgy, yet …
Chaos will return to the roads of Delhi from January 16 as Transport Minister Gopal Rai announced an end to road rationing experiment. What was proving to be a game changer should not have been discontinued so abruptly. Even the government, which introduced the plan on a trial basis, must …
Govt’s claim that pollution in the city has dropped over the past week is at odds with data of the daily average levels as well as peak values of PM. The Delhi government's claim that pollution in the Capital has reduced over the past week is at odds with data …
NEW DELHI: With five more days to go before the odd-even experiment in Delhi draws to a close, the jury is still divided on how much impact the much-debated vehicle rationing system has had on the capital's air. The lack of clarity is compounded due to the weather playing truant. …
A pilot project under which the administration has altered weekly holidays, working hours and timings of markets, factories, schools and corporate establishments in Noida, Greater Noida and surrounding areas to combat pollution and vehicular congestion. Amid the buzz around Delhi’s odd-even policy, neighbouring Gautam Budh Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh …
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) today claimed that there was more than 50 per cent drop in air pollution on Saturday, primarily caused by vehicular traffic. This claim was made on the basis of the latest ambient air data collected by mobile teams of the DPCC on Saturday at …
Kolkata: The extent of damage done by smoke-belching diesel vehicles remains unassessed in Kolkata. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)-the major harmful component of diesel fumes-has never been measured in the city. This, despite the fact that nearly 80% diesel-run vehicles plying in the city don't conform to emission norms. Released into …
Vehicular pollution in Delhi has grown from 64 per cent to 72 per cent from year 1990 to 2000 Air pollution caused by vehicular traffic declined by over 50 per cent in the national capital on Saturday, mainly due to strong winds and sunny conditions, the Delhi government said on …
Judgement of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Shweta Kapoor & Others Vs The Govt of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 11/01/2016. The Notification dated 28.12.2015 issued by the Transport Department, Government of NCT of Delhi prohibiting plying of non-transport four wheeled vehicles in the area of …
The Delhi government's move to allow only alternate use of cars with odd and even registration numbers from 1 January 2016 is a step in the right direction. However, even as such command and control measures will be difficult to sustain, the gains made from these measures will only wane …
The odd-even vehicle rationing scheme implemented as an emergency measure to control air pollution during winter in Delhi has reduced the pollution load from cars by 40% and the government must be permitted to continue it till January 2016, says this report prepared by the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) …
The Chinese government boasted Monday an improvement in Beijing’s air quality in 2015, but environmental experts said the progress may have more to do with weather patterns than a decline in emissions. The city issued two red smog alerts in December, which indicate the highest level of danger, prompting temporary …
Without even sparing the Centre or the Delhi government for not replacing their diesel vehicles older than five years or converting them into CNG ones, the court said, "Why should the government be a polluter?" "Do your cars emit Oxygen? A diesel car buyer must know that he is buying …
KOLKATA: Kolkata's air is as bad as Delhi's, if not worse, and calls for equally drastic measures to save the city from turning into a smoke pit. In fact, the suspended particulate matter (SPM) count is so alarming that emission experts call for rescheduling of school timings to protect children …
The cut in vehicular emission due to rolling out of the odd-even scheme has resulted “definitive decline” in levels of PM2.5 pollutants, Delhi Government said today while claiming success of the restrictions unveiled on January 1. The Government said data of pollutants collected from over 55 locations showed a clear …
The odd-even car formula in Delhi has brought to the fore the class bias that always existed in the city. Can we learn from history to build a more just and equitable environment for all to live, or will we reinforce the old walls of inequality?
More than half the European passenger fleet is diesel-powered. Although the European Union has been progressively tightening vehicle emissions for decades, new diesel cars still produce on-road nitrogen oxide emissions that far exceed the current standard. Efforts to reduce diesel emissions would likely make the cars more costly, but experts …
The City of Delhi, with a human population of over 16 million has nearly 9 million vehicles on its roads running over 100 billion kilometers every year, spewing out nearly 4 million tonnes of fuel emissions into the atmosphere every year (9900 tonnes per day). About 2 to 5% of …
