Delhi second-most polluted city in India; air quality 'severe'Delhi's air quality reached a 'severe' level with an AQI of 441, making it the second most polluted city in India. The hazardous air qualit...
17 Nov, 2024, 06.23 PM IST
CPCB writes to Delhi govt seeking action to curb menace of air pollutionThe apex pollution watchdog has asked the Delhi government to take early action on dumping of mixed municipal solid waste in the three dump...
07 Oct, 2020, 05.59 PM IST
4 NCR states asked to monitor their pollution hot spots, take steps to curb maladyAt a review meeting on Friday, the 10-member CPCB task force on the GRAP, which lists measures to be followed according to air pollution le...
28 Sep, 2019, 06.51 PM IST
- Mumbai and Bengaluru among 10 polluted cities yet to submit air action plan, Centre asked to modify NCAP target21 Aug, 2019, 11.36 AM IST
20 more cities added to CPCB's 'polluted' list18 Aug, 2019, 11.07 AM IST
CPCB is directed to expand the list of cities for clean air action plans19 Mar, 2019, 04.45 PM IST
Discharge of sewage into Ganga: NGT slams municipalities in Uttar PradeshA bench headed by acting NGT Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim refused to agree with the submission that 'nagar palikas' were facing financia...
12 Jun, 2018, 06.28 PM IST
The 14 most polluted cities in the world are all in IndiaKanpur is the most polluted; Delhi has dropped to sixth place, despite having the highest pollution levels since 2010.
02 May, 2018, 02.14 PM IST
Lucknow is now country’s second-most polluted cityThe capital of Uttar Pradesh was the second-most polluted in the country, while Ghaziabad topped the list with the Air Quality Index (AQI) ...
16 Nov, 2017, 11.18 AM IST
Odd-even had no impact; NGT asks AAP govt to hold meet on itThe direction to hold such a meeting soon was given by a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar to the Delhi Chief Secreta...
18 Oct, 2016, 05.51 PM IST
Sewage in Ganga: NGT show cause notice to five municipal bodiesA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar slammed the municipal bodies of Mirzapur, Chunar, Bhadohi, Fatehpur and Hastinapu...
20 May, 2016, 09.43 PM IST
Second odd-even rule: NGT asks CPCB to monitor pollution levelA bench, headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar, also asked CPCB to record and analyse the data of before and after the fortnight-long s...
19 Apr, 2016, 03.38 PM IST
Central Pollution Control Board uploads list of units polluting Ganga on its website"A list of 972 polluting industries has been uploaded on the CPCB website," Minister of State for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar...
24 Jul, 2014, 04.11 PM IST
- National Green Tribunal wants rules to stop pollution from straw burning
The National Green Tribunal has directed the agriculture ministry to hold a meeting with Punjab, Haryana, UP and Delhi to prepare "composit...
14 Feb, 2014, 03.19 AM IST
- National Green Tribunal forms committee to find causes of pollution
The National Green Tribunal constituted an expert body on Tuesday to determine the 'causes' and 'extent' of environmental pollution in Noid...
16 Jan, 2013, 01.08 AM IST
85% of industrial zones in country severely pollutedJust days after the world climate meet, a govt report says that more than 85% of the industrial zones in the country, 75 out of 88 are seve...
25 Dec, 2009, 11.27 AM IST
- Pollution in 10 industrial hubs alarming: Study
With India aiming to emulate China in taking aggressive domestic measures to control emissions, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) ...
25 Dec, 2009, 05.46 AM IST