Pollution
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PM2.5 in your lungs: Pollutants in Delhi air twice the permitted level, been so for two decades
Recently, a study by WHO also pointed out that Delhi has the worst air quality among cities in India. This report also highlighted the increasing number of Indian cities, which are slowly reaching the levels of Delhi in terms of pollution. WHO collected data from more than 4300 cities and 108 countries.
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150 hospitalised after drinking polluted water
Around 150 people, including children, from Khadavli village in the district were admitted to various hospitals after they reportedly drank contaminated water from a river.
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The bright side: global ‘light pollution’ obscures starry nights
When Vincent van Gogh peered out the window of the Saint-Paul asylum at the nighttime sky in Saint-Rémy in 1889, he saw the brilliant light of innumerable stars over southern France that inspired his evocative painting “The Starry Night.”
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India rejects US study on pollution in India
The central government on Wednesday rejected a study on pollution published in the Geophysical Research Letters Journal of the American Geophysical Union.
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China to adopt world’s strictest vehicle emission standards
Chinese capital Beijing will implement the world’s new strictest vehicle emission standards by next year to reduce hazardous hydrocarbon emissions by five per cent, authorities said today.
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Maharashtra government to make Bhima river pollution-free
“There are no permanent and sufficient facilities of toilets and devotees practice open defecation during their yatra. We have to stop this. It needs awareness as well as a need to construct basic amenities and facilities like sewage treatment plant to stop the Bhima river from getting polluted,” Mungantiwar said.
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Real test for odd-even, heavy rush in morning, Delhi CM Kejriwal joins carpool
The rules, whose violation attracts a penalty of Rs 2,000 under provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, are applicable between 8 AM and 8 PM
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Beijing issues second smog ‘red alert’
Beijing has issued the second ever ‘red alert’ for pollution, as the government pledged to crack down on the hazardous levels of smog.
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SIES to organise national conference on environmental monitoring, assessment and pollution
The conference will aim to bring researchers, engineers, academicians, scholars and industry professionals of matching interests on a common platform South Indian Education Society’s (SIES) Indian Institute of Environment Management will organise a national conference on environmental monitoring, assessment and pollution control at SIES Educational Complex on December 10 and 11, 2015. The conference aims […]
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Salting the Earth: Drilling boom means more harmful waste spills
Carl Johnson and son Justin, who have complained for years about spills of oilfield wastewater where they raise cattle in the high plains of New Mexico, stroll across a 1 1/2-acre patch of sandy soil – lifeless, save for a scattering of stunted weeds.
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Over 90 pct seabirds have consumed plastic; by 2050, 99 pct: Study
Majority of the world seabird species have plastic in their gut and 99 per cent will have gobbled down plastic by 2050, according to a new study.
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Supreme Court upholds NGT order imposing ban on 15-year old vehicles in Delhi
The tribunal noted that diesel is prime source of air pollution in Delhi and the the situation is so alarming that people have been even advised to leave Delhi due to adverse effects on health.
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NGT diesel vehicle ban: Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP govt has ‘no rights’ to impound 10-yr old vehicles
In order to implement the NGT order banning more than 10-year old diesel-run vehicles, CM Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)…
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NGT diesel vehicle ban: Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP govt has ‘no rights’ to impound 10-yr old vehicles
In order to implement the NGT order banning more than 10-year old diesel-run vehicles, CM Arvind Kejriwalu0027s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)…
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Less than a third of ethanol blending target may be met
Over a decade after the government first proposed the blending of ethanol with petrol at 5:95 ratio and even made it mandatory later…
