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Increase in concentration of pollutants during odd-even scheme

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 27, 2016

A recent assessment by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) indicates that there was increase in concentration of pollutants at most of the monitoring locations during the second phase of...

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NGT slaps Rs 10 lakh fine on NBCC

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 27, 2016

The National Green Tribunal today cracked the whip on state-run National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) for causing air pollution and environmental degradation while carrying out...

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IMC to set up construction waste plant at Devguradia, in Madhya Pradesh

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 5, 2016

In a first, Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) is setting up a construction and demolition debris waste processing facility at Devguradia. The plant with an estimated cost of Rs 5 crore will be...

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Prakash Javadekar slams pollution report on Delhi, ministry later withdraws remark

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 8, 2016

In an unusual turn of events, the ministry of environment and forests "withdrew" a statement by minister Prakash Javadekar that had slammed as "not correct" a study released by the Indian...

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Subject Tags: air pollution , report

NGT’s diesel vehicle ban may extend to more cities like Kolkata, Mumbai, Bengaluru

By : sustainabilityo..., May 31, 2016

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) is set to consider, on Monday, whether to impose a ban on the sale of large diesel-powered vehicles in 11 more cities, worrying auto makers who say such a move...

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India Will Now Release Its Own Data on Air Pollution

By : sustainabilityo..., May 26, 2016

The latest WHO report on pollution, which listed 30 Indian cities among the world’s 100 most polluted cities, is “misleading”, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday....

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Subject Tags: air pollution , WHO

NGT seeks data from CPCB on air pollution levels in major cities

By : sustainabilityo..., May 25, 2016

Noting that the air quality in metropolises was in violation to the prescribed standards, the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday directed the apex pollution monitoring body to file comprehensive...

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Unreliable car emissions tests harming fight against air pollution, expert says

By : sustainabilityo..., May 25, 2016

The growing gulf between laboratory tests and real world air pollution from cars is hampering efforts to cut the toxic air that kills millions of people a year worldwide, a leading expert has...

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Subject Tags: air pollution , Emissions

NGT bans 10-year-plus diesel vehicles in Kerala

By : sustainabilityo..., May 24, 2016

In an order that has shocked vehicle owners in Kerala, the National Green Tribunal’s circuit bench at Kochi has banned plying of diesel vehicles older than 10 years.

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AAP govt admits pollution levels remained high in Delhi during Odd-Even phase II

By : sustainabilityo..., May 19, 2016

The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government on Monday told National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the pollution level remained high in the national capital during the second phase of odd-even car...

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