Air pollution

NGT fines IOCL Rs 17.31 cr for air, water pollution in Panipat

Representative Image PANIPAT: The NGT bench, after considering reports and recommendations of a joint committee of officials of the Central…

6 years ago

Air pollution turning Charminar black: ASI

Representative Image HYDERABAD: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) said that air pollution in the city is turning the Charminar…

6 years ago

‘Healthy Air Coalition Bengaluru’ to install 40 air quality monitoring devices across city

Representative Image BENGALURU: ‘Healthy Air Coalition Bengaluru’, was launched on April 6, 2019, to keep a check on the air…

6 years ago

84 of 86 countries use lead-free petrol: UN Environment

Representative Image PARIS: According to UN Environment’s recent press release, the Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (PCFV) held its…

6 years ago

NAAQs policies fail to improve air quality in India: study reveals

Representative Image WASHINGTON: A recent study released by the International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA) and the Council on…

6 years ago

Thermal Power Plants in India are unhealthiest worldwide: Study

Representative image GENEVA: A global study claims that power plants in India are the unhealthiest in the world. The researchers…

6 years ago

Bengaluru to see 74% rise in air pollution by 2030, says a study

Representative Image BENGALURU: A study by Urbanemissions.info along with researchers from the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy…

6 years ago

Difficult to Live in Delhi, it’s like a gas chamber: SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court expressed despair over the lack of implementation of measures to curb air pollution and traffic…

6 years ago

Air pollution more hazardous than smoking

Representative Image NEW DELHI: In India 26 per cent of global premature death and disease burden by air pollution occurs,…

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NGT fines Delhi Rs 25cr for failing to curb air pollution

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on December 3, 2018, imposed a fine of Rs 25 crore on the…

6 years ago