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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deteriorating ambient air quality index in Delhi NCR, 08/11/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vikrant Kumar Tongad Vs. Environment Pollution (Prevention Control) Authority & Others dated 08/11/2017 regarding the deteriorating ambient air quality index in Delhi NCR.

The directions passed by the Court include the following:

Judgement Date: 
08/11/2017
Tags:
Air Pollution, Delhi, Urban Air Quality, Crop Residues, Biomass Burning, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Air Pollution

Get details of firms that can use crop residue, NGT tells states

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday asked for names and details of all power houses in NCR — conventional, biomass-based, or any other — which can use crop residue for energy generation to

Publication Date: 
17/10/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Delhi, Biomass Burning, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Air Pollution Control

Atmospheric observations show accurate reporting and little growth in India’s methane emissions

Changes in tropical wetland, ruminant or rice emissions are thought to have played a role in recent variations in atmospheric methane (CH4) concentrations. India has the world’s largest ruminant population and produces ~ 20% of the world’s rice. Therefore, changes in these sources could have significant implications for global warming. Here, we infer India’s CH4 emissions for the period 2010–2015 using a combination of satellite, surface and aircraft data.

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Publication Date: 
10/10/2017
Anita L. Ganesan, Matt Rigby, Mark F. Lunt & et al
Nature Communications
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Methane, Atmosphere, India, Green House Gases, Rice, Indo-Gangetic Plains, North East, Remote Sensing, Biomass Burning, Climate Change, Livestock
Air Pollution

Broken promises: the failure of the Highveld priority area

The release of the report, entitled Broken Promises: the Failure of the Highveld Priority Area, coincided with a peaceful protest at the Department of Environmental Affairs annual Air Quality Lekgotla in Woodmead by people who live and work in areas most effected.

Publication Date: 
02/10/2017
Centre for Environmental Rights
Tags:
Air Pollution, Coal Industry, Petrochemical Industry, Health Effects, South Africa, Biomass Burning
Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding crop residue burning, 01/09/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vikrant Kumar Tongad Vs. Environment Pollution (Prevention Control) Authority & Others dated 01/09/2017 regarding crop residue burning. The states of Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana assured the Tribunal that within three weeks they would bring at least 10 cases of preferably marginal farmers to provide due incentive, help and means to them, so that they do not follow traditional methodology of crop residue burning in the field itself.

Judgement Date: 
01/09/2017
Tags:
Crop Residues, Biomass Burning, Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Farmers, Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control
Energy

The power of light: socio-economic and environmental implications of a rural electrification program in Brazil

Universal access to electricity is deemed critical for improving living standards and indispensable for eradicating poverty and achieving sustainable development. In 2003, the 'Luz para Todos' (LpT—Light for All) program was launched aiming to universalize access to electricity in Brazil. The program focused on rural and isolated areas, also targeting to bring development to those regions along with electrification. This paper evaluates the results of the LpT program in improving socio-economic development in the poorest regions of Brazil.

Publication Date: 
23/08/2017
Paula Borges da Silveira Bezerra, Camila Ludovique Callegari, Aline Ribas & et al
Environmental Research Letters
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9
1-15
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Rural Electrification, Brazil, Poverty, Statistics, South America, Energy Policy, Firewood, Animal Dung, Fossil Fuels, Crop Residues, Biomass Burning, Household Energy
Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution resulting from crop residue burning, 04/08/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vikrant Kumar Tongad Vs. Environment Pollution (Prevention Control) Authority & Others dated 04/08/2017 regarding air pollution resulting from crop residue burning.

Judgement Date: 
04/08/2017
Tags:
Air Pollution, Biomass Burning, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Air Pollution Control
Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution caused due to crop residue burning, 03/05/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vikrant Kumar Tongad Vs. Environment Pollution (Prevention Control) Authority & Others dated 03/05/2017 regarding air pollution caused due to crop residue burning. Joint Director, Agriculture shall submit an affidavit on the number of Happy Seeders (Happy Seeder is a tractor-mounted machine that cuts and lifts rice straw, sows wheat into the bare soil, and deposits the straw over the sown area as mulch.) purchased.

Judgement Date: 
03/05/2017
Tags:
Crop Residues, Biomass Burning, Air Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Punjab, India, Air Pollution Control, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana
Air Pollution

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Air and noise pollution in Delhi and NCR, 10/04/2017

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Air and noise pollution in Delhi and NCR, 10/04/2017. The ambient air quality for Delhi and NCR is monitored under the National Air Quality Monitoring Programme comprising of 680 monitoring stations in 300 cities/towns in India including 21 stations in Delhi and NCR.

Publication Date: 
10/04/2017
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Urban Air Quality, Biomass Burning, Industrial Pollution, Air Pollution Control
Air Pollution

Final Comprehensive Action Plan for air pollution control with the objective to meet ambient air quality standards in the National Capital Territory of Delhi and National Capital Region, including states of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh

Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has drafted a comprehensive action plan for Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) in consultation with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) of the Delhi government.

Publication Date: 
05/04/2017
Environment Pollution(Prevention and Control) Authority for NCR (EPCA)
Tags:
Air Pollution Control, Air Pollution, Air Quality Standards, Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Air Quality Monitoring, Vehicular Pollution, Congestion, Parking Policy, Industry, Thermal Power Plants, Biomass Burning

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