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Coal-fired brick kilns cannot be allowed to operate in NCR during severe pollution: NGT

Unless there is a change to a cleaner fuel (PNG), brick kilns beyond the number specified cannot be allowed in the NCR, the green panel sai...

Air 'very poor' across Ghaziabad, Noida, Faridabad, Gurgaon for third day

According to the index, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'po...

Air quality very poor in Delhi, minimum temperature settles above normal

The air quality of Delhi was very poor with the air quality index(AQI) settling at 306 at 9 am, showed the Central Pollution Control Board ...

Air 'very poor' in Ghaziabad, Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad

The CPCB states that an AQI in the "very poor" category may cause respiratory illness to people on prolonged exposure, while AQI in "poor" ...

NGT directs UP govt to take action against unregulated solid waste dumping in Yamuna flood plains

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said despite monitoring for over five years and also taking coercive measures, ...

Environmental clearance to cement unit in Surat can't be sustained until concerns addressed: NGT

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice A K Goel said the object of Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) is to ensure that all concerns af...

NGT directs SPCBs to follow CPCB guidelines to check pollution caused due to gold testing

The tribunal's direction came while disposing of a plea filed by James Jose, Managing Director, CGR Hallmarkers Pvt. Ltd, seeking regulator...

NGT directs committee o submit report on ammonia gas leak at IFFCO plant in UP

The committee has been asked to give report on causes of the gas leak, extent of damage, steps taken for compensation to victims and restit...

Supreme Court seeks report from NGT-appointed panel on cleaning of river Yamuna

A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde took note of the submission of amicus curiae and senior advocate Meenakshi Arora that the NGT-app...

Flights, trains delayed as dense fog engulfs Delhi

Delhi airport authority stated that due to dense fog, only CAT IIIA and CATIII B compliant aircraft and pilots can operate. Passengers are ...

Naitonal Green Tribunal directs Centre to finalise EPR regime within three months, says plastic waste a serious hazard

EPR (Under Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016) puts the onus on the manufacturers for the treatment, recycling, reuse or disposal of produ...

Delhi's air quality in December best in 4 years: CPCB

The city recorded a peak AQI of 433, which is also the lowest in four years. In December 2019, the peak AQI was 446. It was 450 in 2018 and...

Yamuna pollution: Will consider moving court against Haryana govt, says DJB vice chairman Chadha

The Delhi Jal Board will consider moving court against the "apathetic" Haryana government as it is yet to stop the discharge of pollutants ...

Pollution levels higher in Delhi this Diwali compared to last year: CPCB

"Diwali was in mid-November this year which has unfavourable meteorological conditions for dispersal of pollutants as compared to 2019 when...

Ensure there is no lapse in implementation of NGT's directions on air quality: CAQM to CPCB, states

"In pursuance of the NGT order dated November 9 and considering the concerns of air quality scenario in the NCR and its adverse health impa...

CPCB expects relatively better air quality this winter

Officials said that the harvest of the kharif crop and stubble burning had started ‘earlier than normal’ this year — before Delhi’s air qua...

Meteorological conditions unfavorable in Delhi for dispersion of pollutants: CPCB

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on October 16 stated that meteorological conditions in Delhi have been “extremely unfavorable” f...