Air Pollution

Clean air is everyone’s business

Air pollution is a complex and multifaceted issue. Cleaning up our air can be a secret weapon in addressing some of society’s biggest challenges together, from public health to climate change, children’s development and sustainable economic growth.

Publication Date: 
13/06/2022
Clean Air Fund
Tags:
Air Pollution, Climate Change, Health Effects, Child Health, Urbanisation, India, Global
Climate Change

Summers like none other: heatwave trends in 10 capital Indian cities

Greenpeace India’s latest report follows the heatwave trends in 10 Indian capital cities: New Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow, Shimla, Bhopal, Patna, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Chennai. India ranks 5th in terms of people exposed to heatwaves.

Publication Date: 
10/06/2022
Greenpeace India
Tags:
Heat Waves, India, Health Effects, Urbanisation
Air Pollution

Systematic review and meta-analysis of selected health effects of long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution

A comprehensive new scientific review released by the Health Effects Institute (HEI) finds growing confidence in the links between several adverse health effects and traffic-related air pollution (TRAP).

Publication Date: 
01/06/2022
Health Effects Institute
Tags:
Vehicular Pollution, Air Pollution, Health Effects, India, Global
Climate Change

Heat wave action plan 2022-23

As per NDMA guideline Heat Wave action plan 2022-23 aims to facilitate the stakeholders in preparing a Heave Wave Management plan by providing insight into the heat related illness and the necessary mitigative and response action to be undertaken.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2022
Vadodara Municipal Corporation
Tags:
Heat Waves, Health Effects, India
Air Pollution

The health & economic impacts of ambient air quality in Malaysia

Air pollution in Malaysia is caused by emissions from a growing number of sources from industrial manufacturing, power generation, vehicles, and open burning activities.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2022
Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Quality Standards, PM 2.5, Health Effects, Malaysia, GDP
Industry

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding grant of EC to NLC India for the second expansion of the 2 x 660 MW lignite based plant, Virudhachalam taluk, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, 31/05/2022

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of P. Sundaravathanam Vs Union of India & Others dated 31/05/2022.

The matter related to grant of Environmental Clearance (EC) in favour of M/s. NLC India Limited for their second expansion of the thermal power plant having a capacity of 2 x 660 MW Super Critical Lignite-based Plant by the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC). The appellant has alleged that there was no proper environmental impact assessment conducted as well as no cumulative impact assessment was conducted for this project.

Judgement Date: 
31/05/2022
Tags:
Thermal Power Plants, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Air Pollution Control, Health Effects, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Industry

CPCB report on chromium contaminated area at Ranipet, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 28/05/2022

Report of the CPCB in compliance of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) order, May 17, 2022 in OA No. 186/2020.

Judgement Date: 
28/05/2022
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Industrial Waste, Vellore (D), Hazardous Waste, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Bio-Remediation, Land Pollution, Groundwater Pollution, Health Effects, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Tamil Nadu
Health

Innocenti Report Card 17- Places and Spaces: Environments and children's well-being

UNICEF Innocenti's Report Card 17 explores how 43 OECD/EU countries are faring in providing healthy environments for children. Beyond children’s immediate environments, over-consumption in some of the world’s richest countries is destroying children’s environments globally. This threatens both children worldwide and future generations.

Publication Date: 
24/05/2022
UNICEF
Tags:
Child Health, Children, Lead, Air Pollution, Health Effects, UNICEF, Pesticides, Global, European Union (EU), Poland, Belgium, Netherlands, Israel, Colombia, Mexico
Habitat And Urbanisation

Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board report to the NGT on the establishment of a petrol bunk, Sethanagaram Grama Panchayath, East Godavari district, 20/05/2022

Report of the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board as per the directions of the National Green Tribunal, Southern Zone, Chennai vide order, March 15, 2022 in the Original Application No. 28 of 2022 in the matter of Chidipi Nakula Suresh & Others. The complaint is against the establishment of petrol bunk at Sy No. 81/34a, Sethanagaram Grama Panchayath, East Godavari district.

Judgement Date: 
20/05/2022
Tags:
Petrol, Habitat, Air Pollution, Health Effects, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Industry

Joint Committee report on the alleged pollution caused by a cement plant, village Durgawati, district Kaimur, Bihar, 18/05/2022

Factual and action taken report on behalf of the Joint Committee constituted vide the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order, January 28, 2022.

The matter related to health hazards being faced by the residents living near M/S N.U. Vista Ltd., village Durgawati, district Kaimur, Bihar. The unit is discharging its polluted water in the nearby agricultural land; the cement water slurry is released into the agricultural fields making them infertile and ultimately polluting the nearby rivers and also affects aquatic life, the application to the NGT said.

Judgement Date: 
18/05/2022
Tags:
Cement Industry, Industrial Pollution, Kaimur, Bihar, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Health Effects, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

Pages