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: The Delhi government has roped in technology major IBM to study and collect data on the effect of vehicular traffic on the quality of air in a bid to tackle rising air pollution levels in the national capital. IBM will join hands with Delhi Dialogue Commission (DDC), a …
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday directed the Delhi government and police to inspect Panchsheel Park in south Delhi and find ways to avoid massive traffic congestion in the area. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar pulled up the Delhi government and the civic bodies, …
NEW DELHI: It's not just the heart and lungs that air pollution knocks out of shape. Doctors in the city are reporting an increase in eye-related complaints arising from pollution. A recent survey conducted at AIIMS has revealed that 10-15% of people suffer from chronic irritation and dry eyes-conditions that …
Although it is the first time a red alert has been issued, pollution has previously reached far worse levels in the city Schools in Beijing are closed and outdoor construction halted as the Chinese capital's first ever pollution "red alert" came into effect. The alert, the highest possible warning level, …
BEIJING - Beijing is getting tough with those who violate traffic restrictions and production suspension after the first-ever red alert for smog was issued on Monday. As of 6 p.m. on Tuesday, the traffic police had found 3,690 breaches of car use restrictions. More than 1,000 cases involving cement trucks …
GURGAON: Taking the cue from its Delhi counterpart, the Haryana State Pollution Control Board has called for a strict fitness regime for autos and shared autos plying in the city to bring down air pollution. On Monday, the pollution control board issued a letter to the road and transport authority …
Cement plants cause maximum green house emissions in the state with more than half of the carbon dioxide being emitted by the industry alone. Carbon dioxide is a major green house gas (GHG) with methane, nitrous oxide and ozone being the other gases leading to global warming. Usage of energy, …
Pollutant levels in Delhi's air rose to five times the prescribed limit at various times during the day as the city continues to debate the state government’s measure cut down traffic on roads by half. Although the IMD attributed the sudden increase of pollutants in the air to calm winds …
JAIPUR: Any vehicle, even with a public representative or a bureaucrat in it, entering the transport offices including the regional transport office (RTO) or district transport office (DTO) across the state, without a 'pollution under control' certificate won't be given an entry. This is the latest order issued by the …
Beijing: Authorities in Beijing have issued an air-pollution "red alert", the first time warning levels have been raised to the highest level since an emergency response system was introduced in late 2013. The alert will see temporary restrictions put in place from 7am on Tuesday to noon on Thursday: half …
South Korea plans to boost annual production of environment-friendly cars by more than ten-fold by 2020 to cut carbon emissions and tap into a new export market, the country's trade ministry said on Tuesday. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said in a statement it aims to boost annual …
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has taken a stern stance against private concessionaire SMYR Consortium, which collects toll tax, by encashing its bank guarantee as the firm has failed to pay the monthly signed amount to the civic body. “We have encashed the bank guarantee for two months and we …
Motor vehicle, air pollution, Bharat Stage Delhi’s unbreathable air, with particulate matter levels more than four times permissible levels in 22 of November’s 30 days, certainly calls for emergency measures. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s odd-even scheme, whereby odd-numbered cars can only be used on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, has …
The Arvind Kejriwal Government may exempt two-wheelers from the even-odd number vehicle scheme that will be implemented across the national Capital from January 1, 2016 to reduce air pollution, despite the fact that two-wheelers account for 31 per cent and cars are responsible for 20 per cent of vehicular pollution …
NEW DELHI: Restraining explosive growth of vehicles on Delhi's roads and rationing their movement were identified as key actions for improving the capital's air quality months before Kejriwal government announced its decision to allow cars with odd and even numbers on alternate days from January 1. In the rounds of …
Thakur supported the Delhi's government's decision to allow even and odd number cars to ply in Delhi on alternative days from January 1 in a bid to curb rising air pollution. Chief Justice of India T S Thakur on Sunday supported the Delhi government’s decision to allow odd and even …
New Delhi: In a bid to to combat rising air pollution, the Centre is contemplating issuing directions to the state governments in NCR under section 18 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act. This makes it legally binding for the states to follow the Centre's orders. According to …
A report by WHO last year had stated that Delhi was the most polluted city in the world when it came to air quality. Amid rising concerns over pollution level in the Capital and other cities in India, the government plans to ban trucks and buses older than 15 years …
NEW DELHI: With no let up in the air pollution levels in the capital and particulate matter 2.5 still extremely high, the Centre is keeping a close watch on Delhi's air quality and preparing to undertake a round of measures in Delhi and its vicinity immediately. Top sources have told …
Government to ban commercial vehicles that are older than 15 years from April 1 Nearly 2.7 million trucks could go off the road from April next year as the government, in a bid to check pollution, plans to make 15 years the end of life for vehicles carrying goods. “We …
