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 …
NEW DELHI: An engineer on Monday moved the National Green Tribunal against alleged adulteration of petrol and diesel at fuel stations prompting the green panel to direct inspection of petrol pumps across Delhi-NCR and seek a response from the Centre on the issue. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice …
GURGAON: The ban on registration of new diesel vehicles is being seen as a temporary measure in the fight against pollution, but environmental experts say air pollution could be reduced by almost 30% if the number of diesel vehicles on roads could be brought down significantly. According to a Haryana …
New Delhi: Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has turned to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to endorse Delhi government's plan to reduce air pollution in the city. In a letter written to the PM on Monday, Kejriwal has requested Modi to ask his officials and friends to car pool from January 1 …
China's northern port city of Tianjin issued its first ever red alert for air pollution, the most serious level, on Monday night, as it joins neighboring Beijing in fighting the lingering winter smog. China's northern port city of Tianjin issued its first ever red alert for air pollution, the most …
Beijing has ordered 2,100 factories to suspend or reduce production as part of its “red alert” measures to deal with smog, the government has said, as the city remained shrouded under a toxic haze for the third consecutive day on Monday. The Chinese capital imposed the highest tier of a …
HYDERABAD: Despite being a Sunday , the pollution levels in the city peaked at 121 suspended particulate matter (SPM). While it is usually considered that vehicular movement is comparatively less than a weekday , the surge in the pollution levels has forced the green brigade to proclaim that the city …
Pollution alarm bell might be ringing aloud in Delhi, but several other cities are also facing similar grim situation due to rising air pollution and its impact on the health of the citizens. Recent data available from the Government shows that number of people suffering from respiratory diseases believed to …
Staggered timings for industries, weekly holidays to help curb pollution in Noida; Gurgaon is looking at car rationing he Delhi government’s anti-pollution measures seem to have woken up administrations around the National Capital Region (NCR), with Noida announcing staggered timings for industries and Gurgaon too looking at car rationing. The …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Contribution of diesel vehicles to air pollution of Delhi, 21/12/2015. Air pollution depends on prevailing meteorological conditions including wind direction, wind speed, mixing height, temperature variation, etc. The high level of air pollution in Delhi is mainly because of particulate matter (PM), while sulphur …
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has moved National Green Tribunal seeking a hike in the amount of fine being imposed on vehicles flouting the pollution under control (PUC) norm. The environment department has sought directions to impose a penalty of Rs 5,000 under section 15 of the NGT Act, which …
KOLKATA: The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the landmark judgment from the Chief Justice bench of the Supreme Court of India banning registration of luxury diesel cars and SUVs with engine size of 2,000 cc in the entire national capital region of Delhi till March, next year. …
High risk of heart diseases, it says; sulphur dioxide levels under check The research confirms that 50 per cent of PM10 is a result of paved road and soil dust and 19 per cent due to vehicles. Vehicular pollution, on the other hand, contributes to 50 per cent of PM2.5, …
Diesel car owners have been warned they could face charges for driving in city centres after campaigners vowed to bring a legal challenge to make the Government do more to tackle air pollution. Ministers on Thursday unveiled plans for ‘clean air zones’ in five city centres, where polluting old diesel …
India's carmakers and dealers on Thursday called for a clear, nationwide policy to combat air pollution, after a crackdown on diesel cars and trucks in New Delhi, which campaigners have vowed to extend to other cities. A Supreme Court decision on Wednesday to alleviate the smog-choked capital has unsettled India's …
Britain will submit its final plan for improving air quality to the European Commission on Thursday after levels of the pollutant nitrogen dioxide, mostly from diesel vehicles, were found to have breached EU limits. The UK Supreme Court earlier this year ordered the government to submit the new plans for …
China warned residents across a large part of northern China on Friday to prepare for a wave of choking smog arriving over the weekend, the worst of which is expected to over capital Beijing, prompting the city to issue its second ever "red alert". The National Meteorological Centre said the …
Dozens of UK cities including London, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Cardiff and Edinburgh will still be in breach of EU limits on air pollution for at least the next five years, despite an air quality action plan issued by the government on Thursday. The plan is a response to a supreme …
Volkswagen of America said on Thursday it is creating an independent claims program for the owners of nearly 600,000 diesel vehicles that emit up to 40 times legally allowable emissions. The German automaker (VOWG_p.DE) said it was naming compensation expert Ken Feinberg, who administered compensation funds for the Sept. 11, …
The Government of Gujarat recognises that road accidents have now become a major public health issue, and the victims are mainly the poor and vulnerable road users. The Government of Gujarat further recognises that as road accidents involve roads, motor vehicles and the human beings, road safety needs to be …
A Chinese environmental group said it has sued Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) over its use of software to rig emissions tests, in what state-owned media calls the first public interest lawsuit over the scandal in the German company's biggest global market. The Volkswagen emission cheating scandal that affects up to 11 …
