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Emission Norms: Supreme Court Tells Automobile Firms Not To Delay BS-IV Roll OutBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 28, 2017
The Supreme Court has asked automobile companies not to frustrate the government's initiative to check increasing levels of pollution by selling BS-III vehicles which they are holding in stock.... Read more.. |
Delhi, Faridabad among 5 cities with worst air pollution, says governmentBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 28, 2017
Delhi and Faridabad were among the top five cities with the worst air pollution in the country between 2015 and 2016, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. “Cities can be ranked on the basis of... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , air quality index |
NGT to hear air pollution matter todayBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 22, 2017
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) will on Wednesday hear the air pollution matter. The NGT... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , NGT |
Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority drafts mega plan to fight Delhi’s pollutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 20, 2017
The Delhi-NCR belt, a pollution hotspot, needs a drastic reduction in level of pollutants, by up to 76 per cent in some areas, and several radical interventions for its air to meet safe... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , pollution prevention measures |
NGT asks Visakhapatnam Port Trust and pollution board to control coal dustBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 14, 2017
In a major blow to Visakhapatnam Port Trust, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed VPT and the Pollution Control Board (PCB) to immediately check air pollution and bring it under... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , NGT |
Must assess pollution impact: Centre to all ministriesBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 2, 2017
The union environment ministry recently expressed doubts about international reports that link air pollution with mortality and recommended exercising caution in interpreting these studies. But... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , environment |
Air pollution: Meerut poorer than Delhi; NGT notice to CentreBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 1, 2017
A petition claiming that ambient air quality in Meerut was worse than in Delhi and seeking curbs on the entry of 10-year old diesel vehicles on Tuesday prompted the NGT to seek responses from... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , NGT |
Environment Pollution Control Authority to submit action plan to Supreme Court on meeting national air quality standard in NCRBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 28, 2017
The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) is set to submit a comprehensive action plan to the Supreme Court on meeting the national air quality standard in NCR. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: action plan , air pollution |
Global studies on India’s air quality flawed: CPCBBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 28, 2017
The Central Pollution Control Board — an Environment Ministry organisation that sets guidelines for monitoring and controlling pollution — says international studies linking air quality in India... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , Central Pollution Control Board |
8 air monitoring stations to be operational across AhmedabadBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 23, 2017
In the coming few weeks eight air monitoring stations will be made operational at different locations in Ahmedabad by the ministry of earth sciences (MoES). ... Read more.. Subject Tags: action plan , air pollution |