Page 6 - Pollution

Environment body asks SC to direct Haryana, UP against burning of waste

In a special report submitted to the court, the EPCA said it found massive quantities of plastic, industrial and other waste dumped and burnt in vacant areas across pollution hotspots in NCR

Blue skies and clear lungs: Have we bent the pollution curve in Delhi?

Local enforcement is the weakest link in the anti-pollution fight

The pollution challenge

India needs to build state capacity at multiple levels

'Existential issue': India Inc seeks clarity on PM Modi's plastics ban

CII seek exemptions, but environmentalists say govt's move will help battle plastics pollution.

Tanneries return to work, reviving Kanpur's Rs 12,000 cr leather industry

Kanpur's tanneries shut down last year for Kumbh and were not allowed to reopen because of environmental concerns.

Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik wins People's Choice Award in US

He won the People's Choice Award for his sand sculpture 'Stop Plastic Pollution, Save Our Ocean'

How technology can help curb pollution

Using satellites, all units that emit fumes can be imaged at different wavelengths. Algorithms can analyse the data and red-flag potentially polluting entities

Fine on polluting industries should go up with subsequent defaults: NGT

NGT said the "polluter pays principle" applies also against officials who fail to take action to curb pollution

Publish reports since 2010 on ill-effect of pollution on health: SC to CPCB

The court directed CPCB to publish these reports on its website within two weeks

Even low levels of traffic pollution can lead to heart damage: Report

To assess exposure to traffic fumes, researchers examined data on average annual air pollution levels at participants' home addresses at the start of the study

Study reveals only one in 1,000 Indians lives in area with clean air

In 2015, about 75% of deaths attributable to PM 2.5 exposure were in rural India, the study found

Underground metro exposes commuters to cancer-causing agents, study finds

Polluted air was responsible for about 6.5 million deaths worldwide in 2015. Particulate matter is considered to be one of the most toxic forms of air pollution

Some factories get NGT relief but industrial activity hit

Coca-Cola and Perfetti Van Melle officials said it was risky to produce food and beverages in a polluting atmosphere

Focus on execution

Govt does not need to tweak laws to reduce pollution

Pollution from India, China reaches stratosphere, speeds up global warming

Rising warm air, in turn, sucks in cooler air from Indian Ocean, causing an earlier onset of monsoon

When US firms move production overseas, they also offshore their pollution

In last decade, developing countries have adopted loose environmental standards to lure foreign cos

Maharashtra's factories making its rivers filthy, Pune worst offender

Pune attracted 45% of the notices (2,392 of 5,276) issued to polluting factories between 2011-2016

NGT orders Jubilant Agri & other units to stop operations in Gajraula

National Green Tribunal was hearing a case relating to the pollution of the river Ganga

Letters: Pollution check a must

The ministry should make it compulsory for centres to have pollution checking permissions

Polluted environment kills 1.7 million children each year: WHO

The causes include unsafe water, lack of sanitation, poor hygiene practices as well as injuries