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Pan-India clean air programme set to roll out with Rs 300 crore initial support and a mid-termBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 26, 2018
The Centre has earmarked Rs 300 crore for implementation of the upcoming National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) for financial year 2018-19 and 2019-20. Overall cost of taking multiple air pollution... Read more.. |
Niti Aayog sets stiff targets to curb air pollution, pitches for stringent civil penaltiesBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 21, 2018
The central government’s think-tank, Niti Aayog, in its strategy paper ‘New India at 75’, has set ambitious targets to curb air pollution and recommended introduction of “stringent civil... Read more.. |
NGT slaps 25 crore fine on Delhi governmentBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 5, 2018
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday asked the Delhi government to deposit Rs 25 crore with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for their failure to curb the problem of pollution... Read more.. |
EPCA proposed ban non-CNG private vehiclesBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 15, 2018
The ‘big idea’ to solve Delhi’s pollution crisis shows that the primary custodians of the capital’s air quality have run out of ideas. The Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority, or EPCA, on Wednesday reiterated its unprecedented recommendation to... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , air quality , EPCA , private vehicle , transport emission , vehicle ban |
No blanket ban, but SC puts checks on firecrackers this DiwaliBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 24, 2018
People can burst low-emission firecrackers between 8 pm and 10 pm this Diwali, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday, ruling against a blanket ban on fireworks. But the top court ordered that the... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , air quality , Diwali , firecrackers , India , Noise Pollution , Supreme Court |
Delhi backs incentives for clean energy switch to combat pollutionBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 6, 2018
Authorities in Delhi approved measures on Tuesday to encourage businesses to use clean energy as one of the world’s worst polluted cities stepped up the fight against deadly air pollution.... Read more.. |
WHO pollution report praises PM Modi’s signature Ujjwala schemeBy : sustainabilityo..., May 2, 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s signature Ujjwala Scheme came in for rich praise in a new WHO pollution report. The report nevertheless estimated that 9 out of 10 people around the world breathe... Read more.. |
NGT directs 4 states to submit ambient air quality dataBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 25, 2018
The National Green Tribunal has directed the governments of Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Goa to submit ambient air quality analysis data and inform it about the levels of... Read more.. |
SAFAR to identify, mark 26 sources of Delhi pollutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 13, 2018
The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) on Thursday kickstarted its mission to identify and mark locations of 26 sources within the national capital which pollute... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , air quality |
96 cities not meeting air pollution norms: NEERI directorBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 9, 2018
Stating that the environment today is more challenging than it ever was, the director of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Girish Sahni has stressed on the need for a multi-... Read more.. |