Environment

25 lakhs workers jobless due to furnace oil ban in NCR: ASSOCHAM

MANGALURU: ASSOCHAM has advocated giving adequate time to the industrial consumers to migrate from the furnace oil and pet coke to gas-base to save the livelihood of over 25 lakh workers in the nat

Publication Date: 
07/11/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Oil Pollution, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Supreme Court, Unemployment, RSPM (PM 10), PM 2.5, Environmental Security, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Environment
Air Pollution

With AQI of 368, even the best cyclists left gasping for air

New Delhi: On a day citizens cycled for a cleaner air, the capital recorded an AQI of 368, which falls in the "very poor" category.

Publication Date: 
06/11/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, Air Quality Index (AQI), PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10), Health Effects
Air Pollution

Delhi air quality remains 'very poor'

Falling wind speed and drop in temperature have ensured that toxic air continues to remain

Publication Date: 
02/11/2017
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, PM 2.5, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), RSPM (PM 10)
Air Pollution

Assessment of ambient air quality of Lucknow city during post-monsoon, 2017

This study was carried out during the month of September-October, 2017 (Diwali period not considered) to investigate the status of air quality by monitoring and assessment of some selected air pollutants namely Respirable Particulate Matter (RSPM or PM10), Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5), Sulphur dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and noise l

Publication Date: 
01/11/2017
CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research
Tags:
Urban Air Quality, Air Pollution, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10), Health Effects
Air Pollution

Four new monitors in DLF areas to check air pollution

GURUGRAM: The city has got four new ambient air quality monitoring stations.

Publication Date: 
31/10/2017
Times Of India (Gurgaon)
Tags:
Haryana, Gurgaon (T), Air Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10)
Air Pollution

Diwali watch: It wasn’t so noisy or polluted this year

Mangaluru: It was a Diwali that wasn't so noisy nor polluted this year.

Publication Date: 
30/10/2017
Times Of India (Mangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Air Pollution, Diwali, Festival, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Air Quality Standards, RSPM (PM 10)
Air Pollution

Report on monitoring of ambient air quality & noise levels at Bhopal during Diwali Festival 2017

Regional Directorate (Central), Central Pollution Control Board, Bhopal has Conducted Ambient Air & Noise level monitoring in Bhopal city during celebration of Diwali festival in the year 2017 (pre-Diwali on 12.10.2017, on Diwali on 19.10.2017 & post Diwali on 22.10.2017) to record the impact of bursting of crackers on environment.

Publication Date: 
23/10/2017
Central Pollution Control Board
Tags:
Urban Air Quality, Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Bhopal, Festival, Diwali, India, RSPM (PM 10), PM 2.5
Transport

Assessment of urban transport systems

This study report presents the process of development a tool for assessment and evaluation of sustainable urban transport systems in cities in the Asia-Pacific region. The report explains and illustrates how the Sustainable Urban Transport Index (SUTI) was developed.

Publication Date: 
23/10/2017
UNESCAP
Tags:
Urban Transport, Asia, India, Sustainable Development, Public Transport, Urban Air Quality, RSPM (PM 10), Green House Gases, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS)
Air Pollution

Status and action to be taken Status and action to be taken under Graded Response Action Plan in Delhi NCR: EPCA Press Conference

As the festival of Diwali and winter season draw near, Delhi-NCR is gearing up to meet the severe air quality challenge that it faces every year around this time. A Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) has been notified and is already in place – and October 17, 2017 is the day from when Very Poor and Severe categories of GRAP will be imposed till March 15, 2018. This was announced in a press conference by the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA), the committee constituted by the Central government following orders passed by the Supreme Court of India in 1998.

Sunita Narain
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Delhi, Urban Air Quality, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Health Effects, Respiratory Diseases, RSPM (PM 10), PM 2.5, Thermal Power Plants, Vehicular Pollution, Congestion, Industrial Pollution
Air Pollution

Status and action to be taken Status and action to be taken under Graded Response Action Plan in Delhi NCR: EPCA Press Conference

As the festival of Diwali and winter season draw near, Delhi-NCR is gearing up to meet the severe air quality challenge that it faces every year around this time. A Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) has been notified and is already in place – and October 17, 2017 is the day from when Very Poor and Severe categories of GRAP will be imposed till March 15, 2018. This was announced in a press conference by the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA), the committee constituted by the Central government following orders passed by the Supreme Court of India in 1998.

Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Delhi, Urban Air Quality, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Health Effects, Respiratory Diseases, RSPM (PM 10), PM 2.5, Thermal Power Plants, Vehicular Pollution, Congestion, Industrial Pollution

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