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 …
As the Delhi government prepares the final draft of its policy statement for staggering four-wheeler traffic to bring down air pollution levels in the Capital, the most significant question being asked by critics is the most basic one: do we really need to do this? One of the better persons …
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine the plea for banning diesel cars from plying on Delhi's road to tackle growing menace of pollution in the national capital. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur will decide on next Tuesday whether there should be a complete ban …
The Delhi government may have zeroed in on the legislation under which it will penalise those who violate its odd-even number scheme, which will come into effect on January 1. The traffic police has told the Delhi government that no law has to be amended to penalise violators as it …
The Delhi government may be targeting private vehicles to check rising air pollution levels, but a study by IIT-Kanpur shows that cars and jeeps contribute less than 10% of particulate matter while trucks are bigger culprits. A big contributor to Delhi's air pollution is road dust that accounts for about …
The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Centre and the Delhi Government for failing to devise any short-term or long-term solutions to rid Delhi of its “most polluted city in the world” tag. “It is a very serious issue that Delhi is getting a bad name internationally as one …
Honda Cars India on Thursday announced a recall of 90,210 units of its sedan City and multi-purpose vehicle Mobilio manufactured between December 2013 and July 2015 to replace the fuel return pipe. The recall will affect only the diesel variants of the two models. “There is a possibility that in …
The Supreme Court on Thursday threw its weight behind efforts to clean up Delhi's air, agreeing to explore various options including banning diesel cars from the Capital's roads and stopping trucks from passing through the city to tackle the growing menace of pollution. A bench of Chief Justice T S …
NEW DELHI: Several studies have shown that motorcycles could be worst polluting vehicles after diesel trucks entering Delhi from other states, even more harmful to the environment than cars and heavy duty vehicles. But there is no strategy yet to control their emissions, and experts said it would be naive …
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal(NGT) on Friday ordered that no new diesel vehicles would be registered in Delhi. "As an interim measure and subject to hearing all parties in the case, we direct that diesel vehicles which are more than 10-year old and new diesel vehicles would not be …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 11/12/2015 regarding air pollution in NCT, Delhi as well as NCR. There are three prime sources of air pollution in NCT, Delhi as well as NCR: 1. The burning of Municipal …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. dated 11/12/2015 regarding plying of vehicles to go Rohtang Pass for tourism purpose. In order to keep the eco-tourism going on and also to protect the State revenue …
The AAP government is considering a proposal to exempt women drivers from the odd-even formula to control pollution in the city. But women seem to be divided over it. Some are in its favour citing safety concerns, while others say full participation is needed for the plan to succeed. It …
BENGALURU: Whitefield resident Dharani M takes her seven-year-old son to a physician thrice a month. "This is because he keeps complaining of respiratory problems. The doctor says it's due to bad air; it could well be true as my son spends six hours a day on dusty stretches from home …
Dust displaced in the air is becoming an increasing cause of breathing related problems among children and old-age persons as is evident from the rise in patients reporting at government and private hospitals with such symptoms. Doctors at Jallianwala Bagh Martyrs Memorial Civil Hospital and Guru Nanak Dev Hospital said …
The Society of Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) has welcomed Government's decision to move over to BS V emission norms by 2019 but said that BS VI in 2021/22 is unrealistic. Vinod Dasari, president of Siam said, "Upgradation to BS V norms would reduce the pollution levels from the 4-wheeler industry by …
The proposed traffic restrictions are scheduled to come into effect on January 1. The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to pass an interim order to stay the AAP government’s decision to restrict the number of private vehicles on roads on the basis of odd or even numbers on their …
The draft report states two-wheelers are responsible for more PM 10 and PM 2.5 than cars when it comes to polluting the air. Exempting two-wheelers from the odd-even formula for plying of vehicles in Delhi to combat pollution will defeat the purpose, sources said Wednesday, basing this view on a …
Varanasi: The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will have to spend time in severely polluted atmosphere full of particulate matters in the air during his visit to Varanasi. Abe along with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi is arriving here on December 12. The city's air quality index (AQI) was 404, …
NEW DELHI: While Delhi gets moving on its ambitious plan to restrict the number of passenger vehicles on its roads in a desperate bid to improve its air quality, the move has also sparked a debate on just how much of the problem is caused by the burgeoning vehicular population …
GURGAON: Measures to counter severe smog episodes are likely to have limited success until Delhi's satellite towns get serious about their air quality. Some, like Ghaziabad and Faridabad, have heavily polluting industries. The level of PM2.5 (fine, respirable pollution particles) in Noida has been 2-4 times the national safe standard …
