Air Pollution

On-board diagnostic (OBD) checks for inspection and maintenance in India

Poor air quality across Indian cities threatens the health of millions, and pollution levels have remained at dangerous levels throughout the last decade. To address the urban air quality crisis, officials have targeted motor vehicles, a major source of pollution in urban areas.

Publication Date: 
07/06/2016
Sarah Chambliss, Ray Minjares, Anup Bandivadekar
International Council on Clean Transportation
Tags:
Inspection And Maintenance, Heavy Duty Vehicle, Vehicle Technology, Air Pollution, India, Urban Air Quality, Pollution Under Control Certification
Air Pollution

Diesel vehicle ban: Auto makers' apex body questions NGT's ban at Kerala high court

KOCHI: Auto makers' apex body Society of Indian Automobile Manufactures (SIAM) has approached the Kerala High Court seeking to lift the ban imposed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) on plying diesel

Publication Date: 
03/06/2016
Mahir Haneef
Times Of India (Kochi)
Tags:
Kerala, Diesel, Vehicular Pollution, National Green Trbunal (NGT), High Court, Urban Air Quality, Bharat Stage IV, Air Pollution
Air Pollution

A review of air pollution control in Beijing: 1998-2013

Since 1998, Beijing has prioritized air pollution control and moved aggressively to control emissions from all sources.

Publication Date: 
25/05/2016
UNEP
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Beijing, Urban Air Quality, Air Quality Standards, PM 2.5
Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding stoppage of commercial vehicles from entering the residential area of Sector 50, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 24/05/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Madhu Sharan & Others Vs Noida Authority & Others dated 24/05/2016 regarding stoppage of commercial vehicles from entering the residential area of Sector 50, Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The applicants are seeking exclusive use of the said lane by the local residents. NGT in its Judgement directs the lane in Block A Sector 50, Noida to be declared as ‘No Parking Zone’ as well as the area within the vicinity of 100 mts from ‘Ramagya Public School’ shall be declared as ‘silence zone’.

Judgement Date: 
24/05/2016
Tags:
Urban Housing, Urban Habitat, Noida, Vehicles, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Uttar Pradesh, Noise Pollution, Resident Welfare Associations, Urban Air Quality, Urban Roads
Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding regarding plying of diesel vehicles more than ten years old in Kerala, 23/05/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal ((Southern Zone Bench, Circuit Bench at Kochi) in the matter of Lawyers Environmental Awareness Vs State of Kerala dated 23/05/2016 regarding plying of diesel vehicles more than ten years old in Kerala. NGT directs the State of Kerala not to register any diesel vehicle with the capacity of 2000cc and above except public transport and local authority vehicle.

Judgement Date: 
23/05/2016
Tags:
Diesel, Vehicular Pollution, Kerala, Urban Air Quality, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Thiruvananathapuram (T), Kollam (T), Kochi, Thrissur (T), Kannur (T), Kozhikode (T), Air Pollution Control, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Environment

Ahmedabad traffic cops to log pollution data

Ahmedabad: Spare a thought for the traffic police personnel standing for hours in the sun, inhaling fumes, exposed to the dust and noise on Ahmedabad roads.

Publication Date: 
19/05/2016
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Noise Pollution, Ahmedabad (T), Vehicular Pollution, Urban Air Quality, Environment
Air Pollution

Nano-scale particulate matter from urban traffic rapidly induces oxidative stress and inflammation in olfactory epithelium with concomitant effects on brain

Rodent models for urban air pollution show consistent induction of inflammatory responses in major brain regions. However, the initial impact of air pollution particulate material on olfactory gateways has not been reported. The researchers evaluated the olfactory neuroepithelium (OE) and brain regional responses to a nano-sized subfraction of urban traffic ultrafine particulate matter (nPM, < 200 nm) in vivo, ex vivo and in vitro.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
17/05/2016
Hank Cheng, Arian Saffari, Constantinos Sioutas & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
1-33
Tags:
Air Pollution, Urban Air Quality, Health Effects, Neurology, Child Health, Mexico
Air Pollution

Cgarh govt makes action plan for pollution control in Raipur

With Raipur being listed as the seventh most polluted city in the world in a World Health Organisation report, the Chhattisgarh government has drafted an action plan to arrest rising pollution in t

Publication Date: 
16/05/2016
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Chhattisgarh, Air Pollution, Raipur (T), WHO, Urban Air Quality, Air Quality Monitoring, PM 2.5, Vehicular Pollution, Firewood
Air Pollution

Was air better or worse in 2015: Central, state bodies differ on pollution levels

Data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Saturday showed air pollution levels in 2015 were higher than the two previous years at most its monitoring stations.

Publication Date: 
16/05/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Nitrogen Dioxide, WHO, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), PM 2.5, Urban Air Quality
Air Pollution

Traffic cops to carry heat and pollution monitors

Ahmedabad: In a unique experiment, the Indian Institute of public health (IIPH) Gandhinagar will now measure the amount of heat as well as pollution levels our traffic police personnel standing at

Publication Date: 
16/05/2016
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Air Pollution, Ahmedabad (T), Air Quality Monitoring, Urban Air Quality

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