Tag: pollution

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to revisit the guidelines for classifying poultry farms as Green category industry...

The National Green Tribunal Friday formed a committee to submit a report on a plea alleging discharge of chemicals by Aditya Birla Group's flagship...

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, keeping the pollution from commercial automobiles in mind proposed certain steps including the scrappage policy which will revive the automobile sector. These steps aim at increasing production levels and capacity utilization at factories. The Scrappage policy is believed to revive the ailing commercial vehicle industry by promoting the replacement of old vehicles by replacing them with new modern ones.

The hidden side of fast fashion The clothing industry is, according to a survey, the second biggest polluter after oil. 

Delhi got wrapped in thick smog due to calm winds on Wednesday. This led AQI at 328 which indicates the ‘very poor’ category of pollution. If the condition remains the same till Friday afternoon will push back the capital into’ sever’ Zone, Scientists at the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. 

Private weather agency Skymet has released a list of the 10 most polluted cities in the world. According to this, the country's capital Delhi is the most polluted. Apart from Delhi, Kolkata ranks fifth and Mumbai is ninth in the list.

Delhi is choking again and with the drastic spikes in the pollution levels, the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority [EPCA] has directed to shut down the schools in Delhi-NCR till November 15. The directive came in on Wednesday in response to the alarming levels of environmental distress.

It is known that to control the constantly deteriorating air quality, the government had ordered to implement an even-odd scheme in the capital through November 4-15. Meanwhile, people were exempted from this keeping in view of Sunday and Guru Parva for the last three days.

The Supreme Court said - people are dying, because the people responsible are only interested in Gimmick Supreme Court directive - One lakh rupees fine on those who violate the ban on construction work. Immediate ban on burning stubble The court said - do not cut power in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, so that diesel generators cannot be used. The Supreme Court asked the Delhi government - the ban on diesel vehicles is understandable, but what is the logic behind Odd-Even, what are you getting from it?

India’s Air act of 1981 does not prioritize reducing the impact of pollution on people’s health. The national capital has entered the public health emergency...