62,666
edits
Changes
no edit summary
| 1980s || As in the 1970s, a great number of environmental laws are passed. Government initiatives increasingly focus on the pollution of the {{w|Ganges}}.<ref name="Environment and Pollution in"/> In 1984 the {{w|Bhopal disaster}} occurs.
|-
| 1990s || Reforms on environmental laws are introduced. Since then, for the first time in Indian history, major air pollutant concentrations would drop in every 5 year period.<ref name="History of pollution in India"/> {{w|Sulfur dioxide}} levels in Indian cities start declining due to a fuel shift from biomass-based fuels to {{w|liquefied petroleum gas}}, and from {{w|coal}} to {{w|kerosene}}.<ref name="So, how polluted is India’s air, really?"/>
|-
|}
| 1995 || || {{w|Water pollution}} || Research || Report claims that 114 Indian cities dump untreated {{w|sewage}} and partially cremated bodies directly into the {{w|Ganges River}}.<ref>National Geographic Society. 1995. Water: A Story of Hope. Washington (DC): National Geographic Society</ref>
|-
| 1995–2010 || || General || Recognition || During this period, India is recognized as having made some of the fastest progress in addressing its environmental issues and improving its environmental quality in the world.<ref>{{citation |title=The Little Green Data Book |publisher=The World Bank |year=2010 |url=http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTSDNET/0,,contentMDK:22666492~menuPK:64885113~pagePK:7278667~piPK:64911824~theSitePK:5929282,00.html }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Environment Assessment, Country Data: India |publisher=The World Bank |year=2011 |url=http://data.worldbank.org/country/india }}</ref>|-| 1996–2010 || || {{w|Air pollution}} || Study || According to study, oxides of nitrogen emissions from Indian thermal power plants increased at least 70% over this period.<ref name="So, how polluted is India’s air, really?"/>
|-
| 1996 || || {{w|Water pollution}} || Policy || The Pollution Control Board issues orders to the textile units to remove colour from the effluents before discharging it into the rivers.<ref name="Green innovation saves the textile industry in India"/>
|-
| 1999 || || {{w|Noise pollution}} || Policy || A draft of Noise Pollution (Control and Regulation) Rules is published under the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forests.<ref name="Implementation of Noise Rules">{{cite web |title=Implementation of Noise Rules |url=http://cpcb.nic.in/noise-pollution-rules/ |website=cpcb.nic.in |accessdate=10 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 1999 || || {{w|Air pollution}} || Policy || The Indian Government introduces the first-ever fuel specifications based on environmental considerations, the push for higher emission standards.<ref name="In India, Can the World’s Cleanest Fuel Clear the Air?">{{cite web |last1=Srivastava |first1=Deepali |title=In India, Can the World’s Cleanest Fuel Clear the Air? |url=https://nextcity.org/features/view/in-delhi-can-the-worlds-cleanest-fuel-clear-the-air |website=nextcity.org |accessdate=12 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2000 || || {{w|Noise pollution}} || Policy || The Government of India enacts a set of Noise Pollution (Regulation & Control) Rules.<ref name="History of pollution in India"/>
|-
| 2004 || || {{w|Water pollution}} || Policy || The Pollution Control Board begins to ask factories to implement zero liquid discharge.<ref name="Green innovation saves the textile industry in India"/>
|-
| 2005–2014 || || {{w|Air pollution}} || Research || Data from Nasa’s [[w:Aura (satellite)|Aura]] satellite shows that total {{w|sulfur dioxide}} emissions over India have nearly doubled in the period.<ref name="So, how polluted is India’s air, really?">{{cite web |last1=Bhuyan |first1=Ragini |title=So, how polluted is India’s air, really? |url=https://www.livemint.com/ |website=livemint.com |accessdate=12 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2006–2008 || || {{w|Water polution}} || || In 2006, 47 percent of water quality monitoring reports coliform concentration above 500 MPN/100 ml. By 2008, 33 percent of all water quality monitoring stations would report a total coliform level exceeding those levels, suggesting efforts to add pollution control infrastructure and upgrade treatment plants in India, which may be reversing the water pollution trend.<ref name=cpcb2008>{{cite web|title=Central Pollution Control Board, India, Annual Report 2008–2009|year=2009|publisher=Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt of India|url=http://cpcb.nic.in/upload/AnnualReports/AnnualReport_37_ANNUAL_REPORT-08-09.pdf}}</ref>
|-
| 2010 || || {{w|Air pollution}} || Statistics || The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) finds that in the year, particulate matter in the air of 180 Indian cities was six times higher than World Health Organization standards.<ref name="India Announces National Air Quality Index to Increase Public Awareness"/>
|-
| 2010 || || General || Organization || The Indian Government establishes dedicated green courts in the form of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to rapidly resolve environmental cases.<ref name="In India, Can the World’s Cleanest Fuel Clear the Air?"/>
|-
| 2011 || || {{w|Air pollution}} || Policy || The Indian Government sets up its National Mission for Electric Mobility, which aims to promote {{w|electric vehicle}} (EV) and hybrid manufacturing.<ref name="The Carbon Brief Profile: India"/>
|-
| 2015 || || {{w|Air pollution}} || Policy || India launches its FAME scheme to subsidise electric and hybrid cars, mopeds, rickshaws and buses.
|-
| 2015 || || General || Statistics || Study reports that of 6.5 million people killed by air pollution worldwide during the year, the largest number, about 1.8 million, lived in India.<ref name="In India, Can the World’s Cleanest Fuel Clear the Air?"/>
|-
| 2016 || || General || Statistics || The {{w|Environmental Performance Index}} ranks India 141 out of 180 countries.<ref name="economictimes.indiatimes.comv"/>
|-
| 2019 || || {{w|Air pollution}} || Program || India launches 'The National Clean Air Programme' with tentative national target of 20%-30% reduction in {{w|PM}}2.5 and {{w|PM}}10 concentrations by 2024, considering 2017 as the base year for comparison. It would be rolled out in 102 cities that are considered to have air quality worse than the {{w|National Ambient Air Quality Standards}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/460562/national-clean-air-programme-ncap/ |title=National Clean Air Programme|year=2019| accessdate =18 January 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2019 || March || General || Statistics || According to {{w|Greenpeace}}, 22 of world's 30 most polluted cities are in India.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Van Mead |first1=Nick |title=22 of world's 30 most polluted cities are in India, Greenpeace says |url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/mar/05/india-home-to-22-of-worlds-30-most-polluted-cities-greenpeace-says |website=theguardian.com |accessdate=12 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2019 || June || {{w|Air pollution}} || Research || The Centre for Science and Environment, an environment {{w|think tank}}, reports that {{w|life expectancy}} in India has gone down by 2.6 years due to deadly diseases caused by air pollution. The report reveals that outdoor and household air pollution together are causing deadly diseases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Life expectancy in India down by 2.6 yrs due to air pollution |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/life-expectancy-in-india-down-by-2-6-yrs-due-to-air-pollution-study/articleshow/69744180.cms |website=economictimes.indiatimes.com |accessdate=12 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2019 || June || {{w|Air pollution}} || Research || Study reports on air pollution killing more than 100,000 children under five every year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Air pollution kills 100,000 Indian children every year, study says |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/india-air-pollution-kills-100000-children-every-year-environment-study-says/ |website=cbsnews.com |accessdate=12 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2020 || || {{w|Air pollution}} || Program || India is expected to advance the date for stricter fuel and emission norms by this time, so new vehicles sold after it would be far cleaner.<ref name="Dirty air: how India became the most polluted country on earth"/>
