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Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment of 960.32 acres of lake land in Bengaluru Urban district, Karnataka, 15/09/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re : News item titled appearing in The Hindu dated 29.08.2023. “960 acres of lake encroachments yet to be cleared in Bengaluru” dated 15/09/2023.

Judgement Date: 
15/09/2023
Tags:
Lakes, Land Encroachments, Bangalore, Karnataka, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Lake Pollution
Transport

Bengaluru 2030: impact of EVs on vehicular emissions

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are a direct cause of human-induced climate change. India accounted for 2.9 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2019. The transportation sector accounts for roughly 10% or 290 million tonnes of CO2 emissions per year.

Publication Date: 
23/05/2023
Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP)
Tags:
Electric Vehicles, Vehicular Pollution, Bangalore
Air Pollution

Mapping air pollution in Bengaluru using low-cost sensors and mobile monitoring data

To effectively manage air pollution, need to measure it accurately and at high spatial resolution. However, maintaining a dense network of regulatory instruments is financially and technically burdensome for low- and middle-income countries.

Publication Date: 
28/03/2023
CSTEP
Tags:
Air Pollution, Urban Air Quality, Bangalore, PM 2.5
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Chandrapura lake pollution, Karnataka, 10/10/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re : News item published on 21.11.2021 in the Indian Express titled “Lakes of Bengaluru : Industrial effluents, raw sewage; stinky tale of Chandrapura lake” dated 10/10/2022.

Judgement Date: 
10/10/2022
Tags:
Lake Pollution, Bangalore, Karnataka, Compensation, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Disposal, Industrial Pollution, Ecosystem Services
Solid Waste

BBMP report to the NGT on Chikkanagamangala Municipal Waste Processing Plant

Brief noted by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in Original Application No. 608 of 2022  (In re News item published in Bangalore Mirror dated 18.08.2022 titled Nightmare sewage plant chokes nearby residents).

Judgement Date: 
20/09/2022
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Bangalore, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Management, Landfill, Municipal Corporations, Karnataka
Air Pollution

Flexicity: a comparative study of air quality and mobility before, during and after the COVID-19 lockdowns in Bengaluru and their correlation with hybrid work systems in the city

The pandemic-induced lockdown provided a temporary respite to the citizens by reducing vehicular traffic, thereby significantly improving air quality, even dropping Air Quality Index (AQI) to well within National Ambient Air Quality limits.

Publication Date: 
11/08/2022
Greenpeace India
Tags:
Urban Air Quality, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Bangalore
Water Pollution

Action plan on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner, Bangalore Urban District on pollution of Chandrapura lake, 01/08/2022

Action plan on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner, Bangalore Urban District on pollution of Chandrapura lake.

Judgement Date: 
01/08/2022
Tags:
Lake Pollution, Waste Disposal, Sewage Pollution, Bangalore, Karnataka, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Transport

Bustling through Bengaluru: asserting the need for sustainable public transport

In recent years, Bengaluru has witnessed a massive surge of investment going towards private transport infrastructure. This has only worsened the traffic congestion crisis in the city while adding to the already high levels of Greenhouse gas emissions.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2022
Greenpeace India
Tags:
Urban Transport, Public Transport, Bangalore, Congestion, Buses
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Chandrapura lake pollution, Bangalore, Karnataka, 29/03/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: News item published on 21.11.2021 in the Indian Express titled “Lakes of Bengaluru : Industrial effluents, raw sewage; stinky tale of Chandrapura lake” dated March 29, 2022. The matter related to damage to the Chandrapura lake and failure of statutory regulators to take remedial action. The media report mentions that the buffer zone of the lake has been encroached upon and waste is being dumped into the lake. It is choked by encroachments and affected by effluents and waste.

Judgement Date: 
29/03/2022
Tags:
Lake Pollution, Bangalore, Industrial Pollution, Waste Disposal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Water Quality, Karnataka, Drug Industry, Urban Encroachments
Air Pollution

Satellite-based mapping and the quantification of PM2.5 in India

Regulatory air pollution monitoring in India is mostly limited to urban areas. Without a dense network of monitors, it is difficult to capture the fine spatial variations of PM2.5, one of the major pollutants with severe implications for human health.

Publication Date: 
28/02/2022
Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP)
Tags:
Air Pollution, PM 2.5, Remote Sensing, India, Delhi, Kanpur, Bangalore

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