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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the operation of brick kilns in Hisar district of Haryana, 03/02/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jitender Singh Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/02/2023.

The matter related to the operation of 138 brick kilns in violation of environmental norms in Hisar district of Haryana. The tribunal was of the view that the operation of brick kilns needs to be regulated and the Haryana State Pollution Control Board and the District Magistrate, Hisar need to take remedial action.

Judgement Date: 
03/02/2023
Tags:
Bricks, Industrial Pollution, Air Pollution, Hisar (D), Haryana, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Air Pollution

Tracing the hazy air 2023: progress report on National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)

This report is a continuation of ‘Tracing the Hazy Air: Progress Report on National Clean Air Programme’ released by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air in January 2022.

Publication Date: 
10/01/2023
Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Quality Monitoring, RSPM (PM 10), India, PM2.5
Air Pollution

Implementation of actions under Stage-III (`Severe' air quality) of revised Graded Response Action Plan in Delhi-NCR

Based on earlier decisions of the Sub-Committee on GRAP, actions upto Stage-I and Stage-II of the GRAP are already in force vide orders dated October 5, 2022 and October 19, 2022 respectively.

Publication Date: 
06/01/2023
Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR & Adjoining Areas
Tags:
Urban Air Quality, Delhi, Air Pollution
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding milk plant in Gulawati, district Bulandshahr polluting air and water, 03/01/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manvir Tevtiya & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 03/01/2023.

Judgement Date: 
03/01/2023
Tags:
Milk, Industrial Pollution, Bulandshahar (D), Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Air Pollution, Industrial Waste, Water Pollution
Environment

Report on pollution caused due to loading and unloading of cement form a railway good shed, Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh, 03/01/2023

Joint committee inspection report in the matter of Original Application No. 89/2022 'Rahul Sharma Vs Divisional Railway Manager, Bhopal & Others.

The report was in response to the National Green Tribunal order, 21/11/2022.

The matter related to pollution caused due to the loading and unloading of cement, fertilizer and food grains which was carried out in the open at the railway good shed, Itarsi, Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
03/01/2023
Tags:
Air Pollution, Rail Transport, Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Water Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP)
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding industrial pollution affecting residents of village Darbaripur and Hasanpur, Gurugram, Haryana, 02/01/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Durgesh Boken & Others Vs State of Haryana dated 02/01/2023.

The NGT received a letter petition dated June 6, 2022 from residents of village Darbaripur and Hasanpur, Gurugram, Haryana regarding industrial pollution at Darbaripur, Hasanpur road, Khekri Daula Road, Sector-75, Gurugram. Industrial establishments like Suzuki Company, Mahindra and Mahindra and Sudhar Metals and Alloy are located there. The residents have complained that the industries are not complying with environmental norms.

Judgement Date: 
02/01/2023
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Gurgaon (D), Haryana, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Air Pollution
Forests

Urban forestry and urban greening in drylands

Rapidly expanding cities in very dry parts of the world must be turned into "green urban oases" to ensure they become both healthier places to live in and more resilient to climate change, according to this new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Publication Date: 
21/12/2022
FAO
Tags:
Forests, Trees, Drylands, Urbanisation, India, Global, Air Pollution, Carbon Sequestration
Environment

Greening the blue report 2022

Greening the Blue is a UNEP initiative to engage and support the un system in the transition towards greater environmental sustainability in the management of its facilities and operations. The 2022 edition of the Report reveals the UN system accelerated efforts on environmental governance and environmental training in 2021.

Publication Date: 
14/12/2022
UNEP
Tags:
Environment, Green House Gases, Climate Change, Air Pollution, Governance, Biodiversity
Air Pollution

Striving for clean air: air pollution and public health in South Asia

South Asia is home to 9 of the world’s 10 cities with the worst air pollution, which causes an estimated 2 million premature deaths across the region each year and incurs significant economic costs.

Publication Date: 
14/12/2022
The World Bank
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Quality Management, Health Effects, India, South Asia
Air Pollution

Revocation of actions under stage III ('severe' Air Quality) of GRAP and intensifying actions under Stage-I & Il of revised Graded Response Action Plan

The Sub-Committee for operationalization of the revised Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in its meeting held on 7th December, 2022, further reviewed the air quality scenario in the Delhi.

Publication Date: 
07/12/2022
Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR & Adjoining Areas
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Quality Index (AQI), Delhi

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