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Delhi air pollution: Centre to set up pollution task forceBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 24, 2017
The Centre will soon set up an inter-ministerial task force, headed by the Prime Minister's principal secretary, Nripendra Mishra, to look into the issue of Delhi's air pollution and find ways... Read more.. |
Punjab Pollution Control Board to map sources of air pollution in industryBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 23, 2017
The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has decided to map various sources of air pollution by industrial units in the district. It will be done through satellite imagery of Punjab Remote... Read more.. |
Delhi pollution: Air quality ‘very poor’ again, after two days of reliefBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 21, 2017
The air quality of Delhi, which breathed relatively clean air over the last two days, once again turned ‘very poor’ on Monday as the impact of sporadic drizzle in flushing out pollutants ebbed... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , smog |
IIT-Kanpur to Conduct Artificial Rains in Lucknow to Reduce Air PollutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 21, 2017
Days after many cities of Uttar Pradesh were declared dangerously polluted in the country, Lucknow is gearing itself to witness first artificial rains through cloud seeding. The IIT- Kanpur... Read more.. |
NGT asks states to prepare and submit an action plan to combat air pollutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 20, 2017
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has once again cracked the whip on the governments of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. ... Read more.. |
How much crop residue can be used as fuel in power plants: NGT asks NTPCBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 17, 2017
The National Green Tribunal today directed the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to inform it how much agricultural residue, in "pellet" form, it can use as raw material along with coal... Read more.. |
EPCA lifts ‘emergency’ measures as air quality improves in Delhi-NCRBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 17, 2017
The Supreme Court-mandated EPCA today withdrew the ban on construction activities, entry of trucks and enhanced parking fees from across Delhi–NCR as air quality remained out of the ‘emergency’... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , smog |
Punjab govt to set up 400 processing plants to convert paddy straw into bio-energy to curb pollutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2017
To curb the tendency among farmers to burn paddy stubble, which is causing large-scale air pollution, the Punjab government on Wednesday said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)... Read more.. |
Delhi air pollution: NGT directs AAP govt to seize 10-year old diesel taxisBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2017
The National Green Tribunal has voiced concern over 10-year-old diesel taxis operating in the national capital and directed the AAP government to seize them without any delay as they cause air... Read more.. |
Apex court notice to Centre, states on plea to curb pollution in Delhi-NCRBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 14, 2017
The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab state governments on a plea seeking to curb rising pollution in Delhi and the national capital... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , pollution |