Mumbai: Diwali in the maximum city, Mumbai, will be greener this year, thanks to the efforts of Sumaira Abdulali, an activist with NGO Aawaz Foundation, who for the last ten years has been working tirelessly to make this happen. Maximum city has been recording relatively noise-free Diwalis for the past two years and 2012, too, looks promising. We had asked people to complain to the police or us or on...
08:39 AM, Nov 13, 2012
New Delhi: The air pollution in the national capital has reached alarming levels. The grey-white 'haze' that has been covering the city since October 28, say experts, is actually smog that is linked to the rapid rise in particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide levels. A high level meeting of three states Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh that was chaired by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in NCR has come up...
09:39 PM, Nov 12, 2012
New Delhi: A thick layer of smog continues to envelope Delhi amid rising concerns. The Supreme Court has expressed concern, but the Delhi government unsure as to what has caused smog said that it's because of neighbouring states Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said, "We are not responsible, neighboring states are polluting." But activists say that Delhi's pollution level is at an all time high. According...
10:30 AM, Nov 09, 2012
Delhi: A thick layer of smog continues to envelope the national capital on Thursday. The Supreme Court has expressed concern, but the Delhi government, unsure as to what has caused the smog, says it's because of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Delhi Chief Minsiter Sheila Dikshit says, "We are not responsible, neighboring states polluting." But activists say that Delhi's pollution level is at an all time high. According to a CSE...
07:57 PM, Nov 08, 2012
New Delhi: Smog has choked the capital ahead of Diwali with visibility in the city dipping to 700 meters, that is half the normal range at this time of the year, due to high pollution levels. The Met department said that the visibility has reduced by more than half to 700 metres. The met department also said that if visibility drops to 500 metres, then there will be cause for...
01:23 PM, Nov 08, 2012
New Delhi: It's the first week of November and a thick blanket of smog has pervaded the Delhi skyline, indicating a sharp rise in pollution levels. The level of pollution in Delhi is higher than what it was last Diwali. It's taking a toll on asthma patients in the city. The grey-white 'haze' over the national capital for the past week has set alarm bells ringing. And there seems to...
07:06 AM, Nov 05, 2012
On Face the Nation, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose asks a panel of experts - should festivals be exempted from noise pollution rules? Here is the full transcript of the show: Sagarika Ghose: Hi there, yes today is Maha Navami, the Navratri festival ends today and it is a day of festivity and celebration. But for many the loudspeakers, the music, the drums are nothing but torture and a health...
11:37 AM, Oct 24, 2012
There are in fact strict rules on noise pollution in India and there are legally prescribed decibel levels for residential areas. But these rules are usually ignored at festival time. ...
11:58 PM, Oct 23, 2012
More than 100 million people will die and the global economy will miss out on as much as 3.2 per cent of its potential output annually by 2030 if the world fails to tackle climate change, a report commissioned by 20 governments said on Wednesday. As global average temperatures rise due to greenhouse gas emissions, the effects on the planet, such as melting ice caps, extreme weather, drought and rising...
11:11 PM, Sep 27, 2012
Mumbai: The air, noise and water pollution is at an all time high in Mumbai, according to a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) report. The major culprits for the worsening condition are the construction activities and vehicular traffic in the city. The civic body's annual environmental report indicates that the air Mumbaikars breathe, the water they consume and the noise they are subjected to are all higher than prescribed limits. Highlights...
11:42 AM, Sep 23, 2012
Hyderabad: The highly polluted Durgam Cheruvu located near Hitech city, Madhapur is going to be restored to its pristine glory soon. The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) proposes to take the construction of the Interception and Diversion (I&Ds) lines at Madhapur, formation of ring bund and laying ring main at Durgam Cheruvu under Phase-I for diversion of sewerage entering into the lake at an estimated cost of...
02:45 PM, Sep 19, 2012
Hyderabad: Immersion of Ganesh idols has long been a source of pollution for Hussain Sagar lake, the pride of the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Of late, it is being claimed that the content of harmful chemicals getting into the lake during the Ganesh idol immersion has come down due to increased awareness among the people, who now prefer idols made of clay and painted with natural dyes than...
03:40 PM, Sep 10, 2012
Hyderabad: The High Court on Monday sought suggestions from the advocates and their clients concerned on protecting Hussainsagar lake from pollution caused by immersion of idols in the lake. A division bench comprising acting chief justice PC Ghose and justice Vilas V Afzulpurkar was dealing with a batch of petitions seeking ban on immersion of idols in water bodies and steps to protect the environment. Mamidi Venu Madhav, an advocate...
02:40 PM, Sep 04, 2012
New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu pollution control board on Wednesday issued a fresh order of clearance for effluent discharge from the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. The board has now fixed a maximum of 7 degrees above ambient temperature as compared to 45 degrees earlier. On Friday, the Madras High Court will also decide on a PIL seeking a stay on the installation of two 1,000 Megawatt Russian reactors at the...
12:19 PM, Aug 29, 2012
Hyderabad: Flash mobs are slowly but surely becoming the norm for all promotional events in the city. Now, if private players can stage these dances, why not government departments? Sensing that flash mobs can attract attention of one and all, the Pollution Control Board (PCB) has trained more than 100 college students for the upcoming bio-diversity conference in October. The PCB in association with the National Green Corps has trained...
04:20 PM, Aug 08, 2012
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, by a notification dated July 23 this year, has granted its consent to the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP), the Board submitted before a division bench comprising Justices P Jyothimani and M Duraiswamy on Wednesday. It had granted consent both under Sec 25 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act and under Sec 21 of the Air (Prevention and Control of...
12:49 PM, Aug 02, 2012
Economic growth might be teetering across the world, but the amount of garbage generated by global cities is only going up. Together, urban centres generate 1.3 billion tonnes of solid waste a year and it is set to grow to 2.2 billion tonnes by 2025, according to projections by the World Bank. Most of the waste is sent to landfills, or worse, to open dumps, raising concerns about air pollution,...
07:10 PM, Jun 27, 2012
Economic growth might be teetering across the world, but the amount of garbage generated by global cities is only going up. Together, urban centres generate 1.3 billion tonnes of solid waste a year and it is set to grow to 2.2 billion tonnes by 2025, according to projections by the World Bank. Most of the waste is sent to landfills, or worse, to open dumps, raising concerns about air pollution,...
10:40 AM, Jun 27, 2012
Washington: IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Tuesday said pollution from coal generation plants causes about 70,000 premature deaths every year in India. Without giving any further details about deaths due to pollution in India, Lagarde noted that environmental problems doesn't just end with climate change. The IMF Managing Director said she believes the world is facing economic, environmental and social crises. The remarks are part of a prepared speech to...
03:18 AM, Jun 13, 2012
On World Environment Day, CNN IBN's month long campaign culminates, focusing on how dams and pollution threaten the Ganga's future. ...
11:20 PM, Jun 05, 2012
