Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)

Pollution no bar for city's diesel autos

Gurgaon: More than a month after the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) ordered a stop on the registration of new diesel autos and renewal of fitness certificate

Publication Date:

02/02/2016

Author(s): Shubhra Pant

Source: Times Of India (Gurgaon)

Tags:

Haryana, Gurgaon (T), Vehicular Pollution, Diesel, Three Wheelers, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Vehicle Technology and Fuel, Air Pollution

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Despite hostile weather, odd-even cut pollution: CSE

New Delhi: The Delhi government's odd-even scheme has been given a thumbs up by Centre for Science and Environment, a green think tank, which said it helped bring down air pollution levels in the c

Publication Date:

22/01/2016

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Odd-Even Scheme, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Air Pollution Control, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), PM 2.5

Air Pollution

Status of air pollution during winter of 2015-16 and the impact of odd-even car rationing scheme on air quality

This winter has witnessed extremely high level of pollution. Typical winter conditions --cold temperature, lower mixing height of air, calm and no-wind conditions trap air and pollution. As a result, pollution builds up very quickly and peaks. This is why winter months require tougher emergency action to reduce pollution.

Publication Date:

21/01/2016

Source: Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority

Tags:

Odd-Even Scheme, Cars, Air Pollution, Delhi, Supreme Court, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), CSE, PM 2.5

Air Pollution

Delhi has lost the air quality gains of odd and even scheme. Delayed winter will make pollution worse if quicker steps are not taken to sustain the gains, says CSE

CSE has analysed air quality data from real-time monitoring of Delhi Pollution Control Board for the entire winter – November 2015 to January 2016 – to assess the benefits of the odd and even scheme and the loss of air quality gains after the completion of the scheme. It has found that the odd and even scheme, although limited in scope and ambit, could still slow down the peaking of pollution even when weather was hostile – no wind, lower temperature and western disturbance in the northern region.

Tags:

Air Pollution, Delhi, Odd-Even Scheme, Vehicular Pollution, Urban Air Quality, PM 2.5, Cars, Euro VI, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), CSE

Air Pollution

Bright start that ran out of gas

New Delhi: While car owners grumpily awaited their alternate day on Delhi roads during the recent 15-day driving experiment, there was one group that grinned happily every day.

Publication Date:

20/01/2016

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Odd-Even Scheme, CNG, RSPM (PM 10), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Diesel, Carbon Dioxide, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Air Pollution Control

Air Pollution

Odd-even over, pollution levels see marginal rise

Gurgaon: Air pollution increased slightly on Saturday in the city, even though the concentration of smog was less as compared to the past three days.

Publication Date:

18/01/2016

Source: Times Of India (Gurgaon)

Tags:

Haryana, Gurgaon (T), Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Odd-Even Scheme, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Cars

Air Pollution

Odd-even effect: 60,000 more cars on CNG

Delhi government on Saturday informed the Supreme Court-mandated Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) that as many as 60,000 cars have converted to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) sin

Publication Date:

11/01/2016

Author(s): Jayashree Nandi

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Odd-Even Scheme, CNG, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Supreme Court, Ministry Of Urban Development, Public Transport, Air Pollution Control

Air Pollution

Air quality data blows away Delhi govt’s claim

Govt’s claim that pollution in the city has dropped over the past week is at odds with data of the daily average levels as well as peak values of PM.

Publication Date:

11/01/2016

Author(s): Damini Nath, Samarth Bansal

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Air Quality Monitoring, Odd-Even Scheme, Vehicular Pollution, Air Quality Index (AQI), Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Air Pollution Control

Air Pollution

Air quality benefits of odd-even vehicle rationing programme in Delhi: An analysis of week 1

The odd-even vehicle rationing scheme implemented as an emergency measure to control air pollution during winter in Delhi has reduced the pollution load from cars by 40% and the government must be permitted to continue it till January 2016, says this report prepared by the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) of National Capital Region (NCR).

Publication Date:

08/01/2016

Source: Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority for NCR

Tags:

Air Pollution, Delhi, Odd-Even Scheme, Cars, Vehicular Pollution, PM 2.5, Health Effects, Congestion, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)

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