Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 15, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
सुलग रही है भोपाल की लैंडफिल साइट, कई इलाकों में फैला जहरीला धुआं
प्रदूषण का स्तर तीन गुणा अधिक बढ़ने के कारण आसपास की कॉलोनियों और गांवों में लोगों का जीना मुहाल हो गया है
We don’t know much about air pollutants that cause every eighth death in India
Researchers at Yale University find that molecular makeup of a pollutant varies despite it being from the same environment
China’s anti-pollution measures have backfired
A new study says China’s efforts to bring down PM 2.5 concentration has in turn led to a spike in Ozone pollution
Clean air is a human right: WHO
World needs to reduce number of deaths from air pollution by two-thirds by 2030, said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general, WHO in his …
Taj could have solved India’s foreign exchange problem had it been preserved: SC
The court blasts the Centre and UP government on their ‘lethargy’ to protect the monument
Investment in walking, cycling must to prevent road accidents, fight climate change
Compared to high-income countries, more people die in low-to middle-income countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America due to road accidents
About 29 million ‘dirty’ diesel cars and vans ply on Europe’s roads
Not a single diesel car complies with the Euro 6 air pollution limits when tested on the road
Claims by auto industry misleading, vehicles still major polluters: CSE
Air pollution cannot be controlled without arresting emissions from cars, claims the non-profit
Stubble burning, dust from West put an end to north India’s clean air
The region had experienced clean skies during the COVID-19 lockdown, but now, particulate matters have again increased
Pollution in news on May 2
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments on pollution
Pollution in news on April 17
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around pollution
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 20, 2023)
Global CO2 emissions from wildfires in July, August highest since 2003: Copernicus
The Mediterranean basin emerged as the wildfire hotspot that contributed to intense smoke pollution
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 17, 2019)
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अवैध खनन के खिलाफ धरने पर हैं 25 गांव के लोग
क्षेत्र में अवैध खनन, ब्लास्टिंग, ओवर लोडिंग और वायु प्रदूषण के खिलाफ ढाई माह से धरने दे रहे हैं
Court digest: Major environmental hearings of the week
The top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
In the Parliament on July 20, 2018
Here’s a round-up of today’s debates and reports on environmental and developmental issues
For the first time, study establishes link between PM 2.5 and breast cancer
A study on US women found that for every one unit increase in PM2.5, the risk factor for breast cancer increased by 4 per cent
Filthy water, toxic air don’t make Rio Games environment-friendly
Large amount of untreated sewage continues to flow into Guanabara Bay, where the Olympic sailing events will take place
Chile announces environmental emergency
Capital Santiago to close 900 industries and keep 40 per cent cars off roads to reduce PM2.5 levels
Almost entire global population breathes unhealthy air: WHO
Large variation in PM2.5 levels across global economies, NO2 concentration almost same
In Delhi, deadly air pollution is never out of season
After a deadly smog episode in winter, the city witnessed severe ozone pollution this summer, followed by a spike in PM10 level due to pre-…
Delhi govt’s proposal on e-buses does not address major concerns: EPCA
According to EPCA, the government has not done sufficient work to detail out the proposal for induction of 1,000 e-buses and their necessary …