Air Pollution

Pollution impact on monuments slow but long lasting: Experts

While human life has perennially been under threat of pollution, monuments haven't been spared either and are being adversely impacted by contaminated air, experts say.

Publication Date: 
18/04/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Monuments, Taj Mahal, Nitrogen Dioxide, Carbon Dioxide, Vehicular Pollution
Environment

JJ super-specialty dept project get green nod

The state government's ambitious project to build a 10-storey super-specialty department in the JJ hospital campus is set to get a shot in the arm.

Publication Date: 
12/04/2016
Santosh Andhale
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Environment Clearance (EC), Building, Monuments, Environment
Climate Change

Repeated glacial lake outburst flood threatening the oldest Buddhist monastery in north-western Nepal

Since 2004, Halji village, home of the oldest Buddhist Monastery in north-western Nepal, has suffered from recurrent glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). A sudden englacial drainage of a supraglacial lake, located at a distance of 6.5 km from the village, was identified as the source of the flood. The topography of the lake basin was mapped by combining differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) measurements with a structure-from-motion (SFM) approach using terrestrial photographs.

Publication Date: 
26/10/2015
J. Kropácek, N. Neckel, B. Tyrna & et al
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
15
2425–2437
Tags:
Glacial Melt, Nepal, South Asia, Climate Change, Himalaya, Monuments, Floods, Natural Disasters, Remote Sensing
Climate Change

Question raised in Lok Sabha on impact of climate change on monuments, 04/08/2015

Question raised in Lok Sabha on impact of climate change on monuments, 04/08/2015. Taj Mahal in Agra has been identified as a monument, which needs to be protected from air pollution. No nationwide exercise has been undertaken to identify specific monuments which are vulnerable to climatic change and air pollution.

Publication Date: 
04/08/2015
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Monuments, Air Pollution, Taj Mahal, Agra (D), India, Parliament
Environment

Effects of pollution on Taj

Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests present this Two Hundred and Sixty-second Report on 'Effects of Pollution on Taj'.

Publication Date: 
21/07/2015
Rajya Sabha Secretariat
Tags:
Pollution, Air Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, River Pollution, Agra (D), Monuments, Environment Management, Solid Waste, Waste Treatment, Uttar Pradesh
Environment

Order of the High Court of Rajasthan regarding lease agreement for the development of 100 acres of land adjacent to Mansagar Lake, Jaipur, 07/07/2015

Order of the High Court of Rajasthan in the matter of M/s. Jal Mahal Resorts Private Limited Vs The State of Rajasthan & Others dated 07/07/2015 regarding lease agreement dated 22/11/2005 between the petitioner and the Government of Rajasthan for development of 100 acres of land adjacent to Mansagar Lake.

Original Source

Judgement Date: 
07/07/2015
Tags:
Lakes, Monuments, High Court, Jaipur (T), Rajasthan
Air Pollution

Time-bound plan to protect Taj from pollution

For the first time perhaps, a time-bound plan has been set to address the challenge of maintaining the pristine beauty of the world famous historic monument — the Taj Mahal — a symbol of India’s na

Publication Date: 
14/05/2015
Vibha Sharma
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Agra (T), Taj Mahal, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Monuments, Archaeological Survey Of India (ASI), Fossil Fuels, Biomass, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT)
Air Pollution

Taj Mahal Turning Yellow: Long-Term Strategy Needed, Says Parliamentary Panel

Amidst reports pointing at the discolouration of Taj Mahal, a parliamentary panel has recommended that a "multi-pronged" strategy be adopted to preserve the "pristine beauty" of the monument and as

Publication Date: 
11/05/2015
Huffington Post
Tags:
Air Pollution, Taj Mahal, India, Uttar Pradesh, Agra (T), CSE, Monuments, Vehicular Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)
Air Pollution

Discoloration of the Taj Mahal: What to blame?

Agra: Even as measures -- some of them knee-jerk -- are being taken to stop the majestic Taj Mahal from turning yellow, the exact causes for the monument's discoloration are yet to be ascertained,

Publication Date: 
08/05/2015
Zee News
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Agra (T), Monuments, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Yamuna, River Pollution, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Sunita Narain, Carbon Dioxide, Archaeological Survey Of India (ASI), Taj Mahal
Air Pollution

Reasons of decolouration of Taj Mahal yet to be established: CSE

A think tank on environment issues in India today said that the "exact" causes for discolouration of Taj Mahal have not been established yet and emphasised on the need to ascertain the key reasons

Publication Date: 
08/05/2015
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Agra (T), Monuments, Air Pollution, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Vehicular Pollution, Carbon Dioxide

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