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Five years of the National Clean Air Programme

The five-year analysis of the programme presents a nuanced picture of the strides and persistent challenges in improving air quality.

Publication Date: 
10/01/2024
Climate Trends
Tags:
Urban Air Quality, Air Pollution, PM2.5, RSPM (PM 10), India
Air Pollution

Tracing the hazy air 2024: progress report on National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)

The National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) was launched in India in 2019 and aimed to significantly enhance the air quality in India by 2024 by reducing PM concentration by 20-30 per cent, which in 2022 has been extended to 2026, aiming to have a 40% reduction in pollution levels compared to 2017.

Publication Date: 
10/01/2024
Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA)
Tags:
Urban Air Quality, Air Quality Monitoring, India, RSPM (PM 10), PM 2.5
Air Pollution

Report by the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas 02/01/2024

Report by the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas dated 02/01/2024.

The NGT vide its order dated December 16, 2023 observed that action plan dated December 5, 2023 was lacking in respect of minor sectors under major sub heads with specific action plan, timeline, implementing agency and allocation of funds which require focus for control of pollution in Delhi and neighboring areas and directed the CAQM to file fresh action plan.

The present report was filed in compliance with the NGT order dated December 6, 2023.

Judgement Date: 
02/01/2024
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Industrial Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Air Pollution

Action taken report by MoEF&CC on steps taken to prevent, control and abate air pollution in Delhi NCR, 02/01/2024

Action taken report by MoEF&CC in OA No 663 of 2023 "In re News item published in Indian Express dated 07.10.2023 titled GRAP Stage 1 kicks in as air quality dips to poor, condition likely to prevail till Sunday" dated 02/01/2024.

Judgement Date: 
02/01/2024
Tags:
Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Industrial Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Waste Management, Farm Residues, Urban Air Quality
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal operation of brick kilns, Ajmatpur Bindki, Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, 21/12/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Piyush Kumar Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 21/12/2023.

Judgement Date: 
21/12/2023
Tags:
Bricks, Fatehpur (D), Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Air Pollution, Industrial Pollution
Environment

Greening the blue report 2023

The annual Greening the Blue Report – The UN system’s environmental footprint and efforts to reduce it shows the progress both at the UN system-wide level and entity level of implementing the Strategy for Sustainability Management in the United Nations System 2020-2030, Phase I: Environmental Sustainability in the Area of Management (Sustainabil

Publication Date: 
21/12/2023
UNEP
Tags:
Environment, Environment Management, Air Pollution, Green House Gases, Water Management, Wastewater, Renewable Energy
Industry

Report of the Joint Committee regarding pollution caused due to transportation of coal and fly ash in Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh , 19/12/2023

Report of the Joint Committee in compliance of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated October 11, 2023 in Original Application 862 0f 2022 Pankaj Kumar Mishra Vs Union of India with respect to Singrauli (Madhya Pradesh).

Judgement Date: 
19/12/2023
Tags:
Fly Ash, Coal, Singrauli (D), Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Industrial Pollution
Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding steps taken to control air pollution, 19/12/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: News item appearing in Times of India dated 10.10.2023 titled “Feeling anxious? Toxic air could be to blame” with In re: News item appearing in Times of India dated 10.10.2023 titled “Delhi, Chennai studies hint at pollution link to diabetes” dated 19/12/2023.

Judgement Date: 
19/12/2023
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Ghaziabad (D), Roads, Municipal Corporations, Uttar Pradesh, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Finance
Air Pollution

Report by the Central Pollution Control Board regarding news report talking about air pollution's link to diabetes, 14/12/2023

Report by the Central Pollution Control Board in the matter of In re: News item appearing in Times of India dated 10.10.2023 titled “Delhi, Chennai studies hint at pollution link to diabetes” dated 14/12/2023.

Judgement Date: 
14/12/2023
Tags:
Air Pollution, Health Effects, Diabetes, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Chennai (T), India
Air Pollution

Emission watch: tracking the implementation of emission standard notification for coal-based power plants in India

Marking the eighth anniversary since the announcement of the first ever emission standards regulating SO2 (sulphur dioxide), NOx (nitrogen oxides), Hg (mercury), and water consumption in coal-based power generation units across India, the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) conducted a comprehensive analysis.

Publication Date: 
07/12/2023
Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA)
Tags:
Coal, Emission Standards, Thermal Power Plants, India, Delhi, National Theral Power Corporation (NTPC), Air Pollution

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