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 …
In a bid to curb vehicular pollution, India will go straight from Euro-IV complaint petrol and diesel to Euro-VI fuel by 2020, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Thursday. “We are not going for Bharat Stage V (or Euro—V) petrol and diesel as there is not much difference between BS—V …
LUCKNOW: Vehicles causing pollution will have to pay the fine for being on the road. Regional Transport Office (RTO), Lucknow, will begin a drive against polluting vehicles on Friday. The move comes after high air pollution level was recorded in the city. All commercial and private vehicles will be checked …
If you have a BS IV-compliant diesel car and usually ride alone, you can reduce your per capita particulate (PM) emissions per kilometre by at least 40 times by using a CNG bus instead. And if you have been driving a diesel SUV, then the benefit could be to the …
NEW DELHI: As the sun rises over the capital in the new year, people will be anxiously waiting to see how Delhi government's odd-and-even experiment for checking air pollution unfolds. It will no doubt reduce traffic density and may have some impact on pollution, but commuting will be a pain. …
For the next two weeks New Delhi resident Saurabh Sanyal will work for more than 12 hours every other day. Sanyal isn’t alone. Starting today, Manoj Sharma, chief executive of Mindpie, an event management company, will do the same. It’s not work pressure that’s prompting them to stay in office …
Naples on Thursday became the latest Italian city to ban road traffic within certain hours, in a bid to limit air pollution which is causing growing alarm about health risks. The southern port town follows in the tracks of Milan and Rome, which both imposed emergency limits last week, after …
2-wheelers are biggest pollutants, but left out Amid a raging tussle between the AAP government and the Centre, the “odd-even” formula for cars to curb air pollution in Delhi will be implemented from Friday, but the biggest pollutants, which are two-wheelers, have been exempted from the scheme. This, experts say, …
The effectiveness of the AAP government’s ambitious odd-even scheme is set to be compromised as it exempted the two-wheelers from its ambit, which due to their staggering number are major polluters in the national capital. Environmentalists and experts have raised serious concerns over the seriousness of the scheme, which was …
With a view to check rising pollution levels in the Millennium City, the local administration has directed the officials concerned to check all vehicle pollution check centres in the city in a week's time and submit a detailed report. Those centres lacking proper infrastructure will be shut down. Issuing the …
Pollution levels in the Capital will decrease by almost 50 per cent if the odd-even plan is implemented successfully, according to a report released by the Aryabhatta College on Thursday. The report, however, questioned the policy’s potential effectiveness as it may not have a uniformly distributed impact. A team from …
Remembering the 1857 uprising in Meerut, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the Rs 7,566-crore Delhi-Meerut Expressway will show a way to freedom from pollution. "Meerut is specially remembered for 1857 freedom movement. In 1857, it showed the way to freedom from slavery and today Delhi-Meerut Expressway is showing the …
The IIT Kanpur study makes it clear the entire NCR contributes to Delhi's alarming air pollution levels and even with all control measures implemented this year on, Delhi will not achieve the desired PM levels by 2023 but can halve the hazardous PM levels. The report categorically states that almost …
Delhi’s air may be more toxic than previously imagined: a study by IIT Kanpur found traces of a deadly chemical among the pollutants in the city. Called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), the toxin is a product of emissions of diesel vehicles that, even in small quantities — such as the …
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday asked the Arvind Kejriwal government why women and two-wheelers have been exempted from the odd-even traffic rule effective for 15 days starting January 1. Seeking a response from the government, the court said it will hear the matter next on January 6. …
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday urged school children to ask their parents to follow the odd-even scheme. "You should talk to and convince your parents to get a Pollution Under Control certificate... Convince your parents to follow the odd-even rule," Kejriwal told students here. "Call up your relatives …
In response to a PIL challenging the exemptions granted to two-wheelers and women drivers, the court asked for data to see whether the restrictions would “make a difference”. With three separate pleas filed on various facets of the odd-even number policy for vehicles, Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the AAP …
A meeting held on Wednesday between Italy's Environment Minister Gian Luca Galletti and local government heads agreed a three-year plan to cut high levels of smog in the country's largest cities. According to ANSA reports, the measures approved include a 12-million spending plan to revamp public transport with more, and …
Inner Sydney suburbs such as Rozelle and Earlwood have experienced spikes in air pollution during 2015, with levels soaring above new national standards. Analysis of data on pollution from the NSW Environmental Protection Authority reveals that average levels exceeded annual thresholds for PM2.5 fine particulate matter in Liverpool, Chullora, Campbelltown …
NEW DELHI: The alarming level of Delhi's air pollution created panic among the people during 2015 prompting the judiciary to act tough to give citizens the right to live in a healthy environment. The judiciary, be it the Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court, which once described that residing in …
CHENNAI: With air pollution and its health side effects top of mind not just in Delhi and national capital region but also across the country, companies like Philips are bringing out products tapping into that insecurity. The MNC consumer durable major has launched a product that will ensure fresh air …
