Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)

NGT refuses to review order on action plan for pollution

The NGT had divided air pollution into four categories — Category I (Average), II (Severe), III (Critical) and IV (Environmental Eme-rgency).

Publication Date:

25/09/2018

Source: Asian Age (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Air Pollution, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)

Air Pollution

Announced in 2016, Gurugram yet to get second air quality monitoring machine

GURUGRAM: The city has been waiting for its second air quality monitoring machine for the past two years.
The second machine has been proposed to be installed near IMT Manesar.

Publication Date:

17/09/2018

Source: Times Of India (Gurgaon)

Tags:

Haryana, Gurgaon (T), Air Quality Monitoring, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), PM 2.5, Air Pollution

Air Pollution

Gurugram to toe Delhi’s line, action plan on cards to fight pollution in winter

GURUGRAM: The city is gearing up to implement anti-pollution measures in winter when air pollution increases to hazardous levels.

Publication Date:

11/09/2018

Source: Times Of India (Gurgaon)

Tags:

Haryana, Gurgaon (T), Air Pollution, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Supreme Court

Air Pollution

Delhi may soon have green fuel even cleaner than CNG

NEW DELHI: Almost two decades after the Capital shifted to compressed natural gas (CNG) as a 'clean' alternative fuel, Delhi could soon have an even cleaner variant with testing to begin on H-CNG (

Publication Date:

06/09/2018

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Vehicular Pollution, CNG, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Air Pollution

Air Pollution

Sensors to spot polluting vehicles

NEW DELHI: With Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) likely to be implemented by next month on the capital’s borders, the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Aut

Publication Date:

06/09/2018

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Air Pollution, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Sunita Narain, Vehicular Pollution, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Air Pollution

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding a comprehensive action plan for air pollution control, 13/08/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/08/2018 regarding a comprehensive action plan for air pollution control with timelines. The matter deals with stickers for vehicles to indicate the nature of fuel being used.

Judgement Date:

13/08/2018

Tags:

Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Delhi, Supreme Court, Sunita Narain, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Electric Vehicles, Hybrid Electric, CNG

Air Pollution

CNG to hydrogen-CNG: why switch, and how

Nearly 16 years after Delhi’s entire bus fleet started to run on CNG to reduce air pollution, authorities are now pitching for an even cleaner alternative, hydrogen-CNG (H-CNG).

Publication Date:

27/07/2018

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

CNG, Air Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Air Pollution, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Air Pollution

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding ban on import of pet coke, 26/07/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/07/2018 regarding ban on import of pet coke. The Court on going through the affidavit of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change finds that a consensus decision has been taken that the use of imported pet coke all over the country may be permitted only in the following industries : cement, lime kiln, calcium carbide and gasification.

Judgement Date:

26/07/2018

Tags:

Fossil Fuels, Imports, Air Pollution, India, Supreme Court, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Industry, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Air Pollution

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding use of alternate fuels by National Thermal Power Corpoation Ltd. , 25/07/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/07/2018. The prayer in this application is to allow the National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. to use alternate fuels such as Low Sulphur Heavy Stock (LSHS) along with Light Diesel Oil (LDO) in consonance with the order dated 13.12.2017 in substitution of furnace oil. Amicus Sunita Narain has no objection to the application being allowed.

Judgement Date:

25/07/2018

Tags:

Thermal Power Plants, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Supreme Court, Sunita Narain, India, Alternative Fuels, Air Pollution Control, Fossil Fuels, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)

Air Pollution

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding implementation of standards for thermal power plants, 25/07/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/07/2018 regarding implementation of the December 2015 standards for thermal power plants which were to be implemented by December, 2017.

Judgement Date:

25/07/2018

Tags:

Thermal Power Plants, Government Of India (GOI), Sunita Narain, Supreme Court, Air Pollution Control, Health Effects, Fossil Fuels, Coal, Ministry of Power, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)