-PTI Only one out of 39 locations through which the Ganga flows had clean water in the post-monsoon period this year, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has said in its latest study. As many as 37 of the 41 locations through which the river flows reported moderate to severe water Pollution in the pre-monsoon period, according to the ‘Biological Water Quality Assessment of the River Ganga (2017-18)’ report that was recently...
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Delhi: Severe air quality sparks emergency meet
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality remained ‘severe’ on Tuesday with the overall air quality index (AQI) rising further by the evening due to low wind speed, forcing agencies like the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) taskforce to carry out an emergency meeting. Delhi’s overall AQI which was classified at 403 (severe) on Monday, had risen to 413 on Tuesday and CPCB has issued directions to corporations and...
More »India alarmingly filthy even by the standards of poor countries: The Economist
-The Economic Times 'Bharat' is not going to be 'swachh' anytime soon despite the ambitious programme launched by the Narendra Modi government to clean the country. Next year India will send its second rocket to the Moon but when it comes to Pollution, India is alarmingly filthy even by the standards of poor countries, writes The Economist magazine. India's air and water are heavily polluted causing not only a large number of...
More »'Air Pollution cause of 1 in 8 deaths'
-The Hindu Study says 26% of global premature death and disease burden by air Pollution occurs in India India, with 18% of the world’s population, has a disproportionately high 26% of the global premature deaths and disease burden due to air Pollution. Moreover, one in eight deaths in India was attributable to air Pollution in India in 2017, making it a leading risk factor for death. This is according to the first comprehensive...
More »Delhi govt fined Rs 25cr for failing to curb Pollution
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday fined the Delhi government 25 crore for failing to take action to curb Pollution in the capital, despite clear directions from the tribunal to do so. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel slapped the fine after learning that the government had not complied with its directions to control the practice of open burning in industrial...
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