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List of most polluted cities by particulate matter concentration
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This list contains the top 500 cities by PM2.5 annual mean concentration measurement whose measurement is greater than or equal to the air quality guideline (AQG) of 10[1] as documented by the World Health Organization covering the period from 2008 to 2015, with the majority of values being more recent than 2013. The 2016 version of the WHO database contains results of ambient (outdoor) air pollution monitoring from almost 3000 towns and cities in 103 countries. Air quality in the database is represented by the annual mean concentration of particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5, i.e. particles smaller than 10 or 2.5 micrometres, respectively).[2][3][4]
Position
Country
Town/City
PM2.5
PM2.5 Year
PM10
PM10 Year
1 Iran Zabol 217 2012 527 2012
2 India Gwalior 176 2012 329 2012
3 India Allahabad 170 2012 317 2012
4 Saudi Arabia Riyadh 156 2014 368 2014
5 Saudi Arabia Al Jubail 152 2014 359 2014
6 India Patna 149 2013 167 2012
7 India Raipur 144 2012 268 2012
8 Cameroon Bamenda 132 2012 141 2012
9 China Xingtai 128 2014 193 2014
10 China Baoding 126 2014 190 2014
11 India Delhi 122 2013 229 2012
12 India Ludhiana 122 2012 228 2012
13 China Shijiazhuang 121 2014 305 2013
14 Saudi Arabia Dammam 121 2014 286 2014
15 India Kanpur 115 2012 215 2012
16 India Khanna 114 2012 213 2012
17 India Firozabad 113 2012 212 2012
18 India Lucknow 113 2012 211 2012
19 China Handan 112 2014 169 2014
20 Pakistan Lahore 111 2010 540 2010
21 India Amritsar 108 2012 202 2012
22 India Gobindgarh 108 2012 201 2012
23 Pakistan Rawalpindi 107 2010 448 2010
24 China Hengshui 107 2014 161 2014
25 Bangladesh Narayangonj 106 2014 191 2014
26 Iran Bushehr 105 2010 255 2010
27 India Agra 105 2012 196 2012
28 Uganda Kampala 104 2013 170 2013
29 China Tangshan 102 2014 153 2014
30 India Jodhpur 101 2012 189 2012
31 India Dehradun 100 2012 188 2012
32 India Jaipur 100 2012 187 2012
33 India Howrah 100 2012 186 2012
34 India Ahmedabad 100 2013 83 2012
35 India Faridabad 98 2012 184 2012
36 Saudi Arabia Yanbu 97 2014 230 2014
37 China Langfang 96 2014 144 2014
38 Iran Ahvaz 95 2010 231 2010
39 India Dhanbad 95 2012 178 2012
40 Bangladesh Chittagong 95 2014 135 2014
41 India Bhopal 93 2012 173 2012
42 Qatar Doha 93 2012 168 2012
43 Nigeria Kaduna 90 2013 423 2013
44 India Khurja 90 2012 168 2012
45 Bangladesh Dhaka 90 2014 158 2014
46 Bangladesh Gazipur 89 2014 155 2014
47 Pakistan Karachi 88 2009 290 2009
48 Kuwait Al Shuwaikh 88 2014 212 2014
49 Iraq Baghdad 88 2015 208 2015
50 China Cangzhou 88 2014 133 2014
51 India Raebareli 87 2012 163 2012
52 China Tianjin 87 2014 150 2013
53 Afghanistan Kabul 86 2009 260 2009
54 China Zhengzhou 86 2014 171 2013
55 Qatar Al Wakrah 85 2012 152 2012
56 Bangladesh Barisal 85 2014 142 2014
57 China Beijing 85 2014 108 2013
58 India Kota 84 2012 156 2012
59 India Udaipur 83 2012 155 2012
60 India Alwar 81 2012 152 2012
61 Republic of Macedonia Tetovo 81 2013 140 2013
62 China Wuhan 80 2014 124 2013
63 India Chandrapur 79 2012 148 2012
64 China Anyang 79 2014 119 2014
65 China Hefei 79 2014 115 2013
66 Myanmar Pyin Oo Lwin 78 2012 140 2012
67 China Shouguang 78 2014 117 2014
68 Egypt Greater Cairo 76 2013 179 2013
69 India Indore 76 2012 143 2012
70 Myanmar Taungoo 76 2013 137 2013
71 Myanmar Kyaukphyu 76 2009 136 2009
72 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 75 2010 165 2010
73 India Jalandhar 75 2012 140 2012
74 Kuwait Ali Subah Al-Salem 74 2014 179 2014
75 Saudi Arabia Makkah 74 2014 176 2014
76 India Akola 74 2012 139 2012
77 India Varanasi 74 2012 138 2012
78 China Jingzhou 74 2014 112 2014
79 China Changsha 74 2014 94 2013
80 India Noida 73 2012 136 2012
81 China Nanjing 72 2014 137 2013
82 China Shenyang 72 2014 129 2013
83 Egypt Delta region 71 2013 167 2013
84 China Chengdu 71 2014 150 2013
85 Myanmar Namkham 71 2012 127 2012
86 China Harbin 71 2014 119 2013
87 China Xi'an 70 2014 189 2013
88 India Jalgaon 70 2012 130 2012
89 China Kaifeng 70 2014 106 2014
90 China Yichang 70 2014 106 2014
91 China Pingdingshan 70 2014 105 2014
92 China Xiangtan 70 2014 105 2014
93 China Yangquan 70 2014 105 2014
94 India Meerut 69 2012 129 2012
95 Myanmar Mawlamyaing 69 2012 124 2012
96 China Zhuzhou 69 2014 105 2014
97 Afghanistan Mazar-e Sharif 68 2009 334 2009
98 Pakistan Lahore 68 2010 198 2010
99 Kuwait Al-Mansouriya 68 2014 165 2014
100 Saudi Arabia Jeddah 68 2014 161 2014
101 China Jiaozuo 68 2014 103 2014
102 China Laiwu 68 2014 103 2014
103 China Jiangyin 68 2014 102 2014
104 China Suqian 68 2014 102 2014
105 China Weinan 68 2014 102 2014
106 China Taiyuan 67 2014 157 2013
107 Mauritius Beau Bassin/Rose Hill, Coromandel 67 2011 131 2011
108 India Raniganj 67 2012 126 2012
109 Myanmar Yenanchaung 67 2009 120 2009
110 Turkey Batman 67 2012 109 2012
111 Turkey Hakkari 67 2012 109 2012
112 Cameroon Bafoussam 67 2012 105 2012
113 China Changzhi 67 2014 101 2014
114 China Wuxi 67 2014 101 2014
115 Nigeria Onitsha 66 2009 594 2009
116 Bahrain Hamad Town 66 2012 318 2012
117 Pakistan Islamabad 66 2011 217 2011
118 Turkey Gaziantep 66 2012 108 2012
119 China Xuzhou 66 2014 100 2014
120 China Zhenjiang 66 2014 99 2014
121 Saudi Arabia Medina 65 2014 153 2014
122 Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuzla 65 2010 106 2010
123 China Changzhou 65 2014 99 2014
124 China Anshan 65 2014 98 2014
125 China Baoji 65 2014 98 2014
126 China Huai'an 65 2014 98 2014
127 China Liuzhou 65 2014 98 2014
128 China Xianyang 65 2014 98 2014
129 China Jurong 65 2014 97 2014
130 China Yangzhou 65 2014 97 2014
131 Bahrain Ma'ameer 64 2012 257 2012
132 Kuwait Al-Ahmadi 64 2014 168 2014
133 Kuwait Al-Salam 64 2014 153 2014
134 China Urumqi 64 2014 146 2013
135 China Changchun 64 2014 130 2013
136 India Navi Mumbai 64 2012 120 2012
137 India Jammu 64 2012 119 2012
138 China Shaoxing 64 2014 105 2013
139 China Suzhou 64 2014 97 2014
140 China Tongchuan 64 2014 97 2014
141 China Zigong 64 2014 97 2014
142 China Sanmenxia 64 2014 96 2014
143 Chile Coyhaique 64 2014 75 2014
144 India Bangalore 63 2012 118 2012
145 India Mumbai 63 2013 117 2012
146 China Huzhou 63 2014 111 2013
147 China Jinhua 63 2014 99 2013
148 China Liaocheng 63 2014 96 2014
149 China Xining 62 2014 163 2013
150 United Arab Emirates Al Gharbia - Bida Zayed 62 2013 146 2013
151 China Linfen 62 2014 94 2014
152 Bangladesh Sylhet 61 2014 170 2014
153 United Arab Emirates Al Gharbia - Gayathi 61 2013 145 2013
154 India Kolkata 61 2014 135 2012
155 Bangladesh Khulna 61 2014 109 2014
156 China Chongqing 61 2014 106 2013
157 China Hangzhou 61 2014 106 2013
158 Turkey Siirt 61 2012 101 2012
159 China Lianyungang 61 2014 92 2014
160 China Wuhu 61 2014 92 2014
161 China Taizhou 61 2014 82 2013
162 South Africa Hartebeespoort 60 2014 119 2014
163 Turkey Afyon 60 2012 98 2012
164 China Heze 60 2014 91 2014
165 China Qinhuangdao 60 2014 91 2014
166 China Zhangjiagang 60 2014 91 2014
167 China Fuyang 60 2014 90 2014
168 China Nantong 60 2014 90 2014
169 India Chandigarh 59 2012 110 2012
170 India Jhansi 59 2012 110 2012
171 India Kolhapur 59 2012 110 2012
172 China Dezhou 59 2014 90 2014
173 China Wafangdian 59 2014 88 2014
174 China Yiwu 59 2014 88 2014
175 China Zhuji 59 2014 88 2014
176 India Hyderabad 59 2014 79 2012
177 Bahrain Nabih Saleh 58 2012 244 2012
178 China Lanzhou 58 2014 153 2013
179 Kuwait Al-Rumaithyia 58 2014 141 2014
180 India Rishikesh 58 2012 109 2012
181 India Sibsagar 58 2012 109 2012
182 India Durgapur 58 2012 108 2012
183 China Pingdu 58 2014 88 2014
184 China Korla 58 2014 87 2014
185 China Lin'an 58 2014 87 2014
186 India Angul 57 2012 106 2012
187 China Quzhou 57 2014 94 2013
188 Turkey Karaman 57 2012 93 2012
189 China Maanshan 57 2014 87 2014
190 China Nanchong 57 2014 86 2014
191 China Yancheng 57 2014 86 2014
192 United Arab Emirates Al Gharbia - Liwa Oasis 56 2013 133 2013
193 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 56 2013 132 2013
194 China Jiaxing 56 2014 94 2013
195 China Luoyang 56 2014 85 2014
196 China Panjin 56 2014 85 2014
197 China Wujiang 56 2014 85 2014
198 China Dalian 56 2014 84 2014
199 China Huludao 56 2014 84 2014
200 China Laixi 56 2014 84 2014
201 China Laizhou 56 2014 84 2014
202 China Linyi 56 2014 84 2014
203 India Bhilai 55 2012 103 2012
204 India Nagda 55 2012 103 2012
205 India Nagpur 55 2012 103 2012
206 India Vadodara 55 2012 102 2012
207 China Zhaoqing 55 2014 85 2013
208 China Jinzhou 55 2014 84 2014
209 China Guilin 55 2014 83 2014
210 China Taian 55 2014 83 2014
211 China Taicang 55 2014 82 2014
212 China Zhaoyuan 55 2014 82 2014
213 China Zibo 55 2014 82 2014
214 Jordan Al-Zarqa 54 2015 128 2015
215 India Jamnagar 54 2012 101 2012
216 India Amravati 54 2012 100 2012
217 India Vapi 54 2012 100 2012
218 Turkey Igdir 54 2012 88 2012
219 China Benxi 54 2014 81 2014
220 China Dongying 54 2014 81 2014
221 China Jining 54 2014 81 2014
222 China Yixing 54 2014 81 2014
223 Iran Kermanshah 53 2011 130 2011
224 India Anklesvar 53 2012 100 2012
225 India Baddi 53 2012 99 2012
226 India Rajkot 53 2012 99 2012
227 China Binzhou 53 2014 80 2014
228 China Changde 53 2014 80 2014
229 China Chengde 53 2014 80 2014
230 China Fushun 53 2014 80 2014
231 China Jiaonan 53 2014 79 2014
232 China Jiaozhou 53 2014 79 2014
233 China Jinan 52 2014 199 2013
234 United Arab Emirates Al Ain 52 2013 123 2013
235 India Rourkela 52 2012 98 2012
236 India Surat 52 2012 97 2012
237 Turkey Isparta 52 2012 86 2012
238 Turkey Duzce 52 2012 85 2012
239 China Shanghai 52 2014 84 2013
240 China Liyang 52 2014 78 2014
241 China Yibin 52 2014 78 2014
242 India Nashik 51 2012 95 2012
243 Myanmar Nyaung Oo 51 2013 91 2013
244 Turkey Bitlis 51 2012 84 2012
245 China Baotou 51 2014 77 2014
246 China Haimen 51 2014 77 2014
247 China Jimo 51 2014 77 2014
248 South Africa Pretoria 51 2014 63 2014
249 Myanmar Kyauk Pa Taung 50 2013 89 2013
250 Turkey Cankiri 50 2012 83 2012
251 Turkey Muş 50 2012 83 2012
252 Turkey Osmaniye 50 2012 82 2012
253 Turkey Sakarya 50 2012 82 2012
254 China Jilin 50 2014 76 2014
255 China Luzhou 50 2014 75 2014
256 China Mudanjiang 50 2014 75 2014
257 Nigeria Aba 49 2009 373 2009
258 Kuwait Al-Jahra 49 2014 117 2014
259 China Nanchang 49 2014 116 2013
260 India Dewas 49 2012 92 2012
261 India Guwahati 49 2012 92 2012
262 India Pune 49 2012 92 2012
263 Nepal Kathmandu 49 2013 88 2013
264 China Guiyang 49 2014 85 2013
265 Turkey Bolu 49 2012 80 2012
266 Turkey Nigde 49 2012 80 2012
267 China Changshu 49 2014 74 2014
268 China Dandong 49 2014 74 2014
269 China Zunyi 49 2014 74 2014
270 China Weifang 49 2014 73 2014
271 China Yueyang 49 2014 73 2014
272 Cameroon Yaoundé 49 2012 65 2012
273 India Silchar 48 2012 91 2012
274 India Dimapur 48 2012 90 2012
275 Peru Lima 48 2013 88 2013
276 China Shaoguan 48 2014 73 2014
277 China Yan'an 48 2014 73 2014
278 China Zaozhuang 48 2014 73 2014
279 China Guangzhou 48 2014 72 2013
280 China Jintan 48 2014 72 2014
281 China Rushan 48 2014 72 2014
282 China Yinchuan 47 2014 118 2013
283 Kuwait Al-Mutla 47 2014 114 2014
284 Iran Hamadan 47 2013 114 2013
285 Iran Pakdasht 47 2013 113 2013
286 China Nanning 47 2014 90 2013
287 India Naya Nangal 47 2012 89 2012
288 Turkey Burdur 47 2012 78 2012
289 Turkey Ankara 47 2012 77 2012
290 Turkey Kayseri 47 2012 77 2012
291 Turkey Kutahya 47 2012 77 2012
292 China Zhangjiajie 47 2014 71 2014
293 China Zhangqiu 47 2014 71 2014
294 Kuwait Saad Al-Abdullah 46 2014 112 2014
295 Iran Isfahan 46 2012 111 2012
296 China Qingdao 46 2014 106 2013
297 China Wenzhou 46 2014 94 2013
298 China Kunshan 46 2014 69 2014
299 China Penglai 46 2014 69 2014
300 China Wendeng 46 2014 69 2014
301 Iran Yasuj 45 2013 109 2013
302 Iran Shiraz 45 2012 108 2012
303 China Ningbo 45 2014 86 2013
304 Turkey Edirne 45 2012 74 2012
305 Republic of Macedonia Skopje 45 2013 74 2013
306 Turkey Çorum 45 2012 73 2012
307 Turkey Denizli 45 2012 73 2012
308 China Deyang 45 2014 68 2014
309 Bahrain Ras Hayan 44 2012 250 2012
310 Nigeria Owerri 44 2009 158 2009
311 Kuwait Al-Fahaheel 44 2014 107 2014
312 Brazil Santa Gertrudes 44 2014 95 2014
313 Philippines Baguio City 44 2013 84 2013
314 China Foshan 44 2014 83 2013
315 India Solapur 44 2012 83 2012
316 India Balasore 44 2012 82 2012
317 India Kohima 44 2012 82 2012
318 Bolivia La Paz 44 2013 82 2013
319 India Nalbari 44 2012 82 2012
320 India Ramagundam 44 2012 82 2012
321 Myanmar Sintgaing 44 2009 80 2009
322 Myanmar Thaungtha 44 2009 80 2009
323 Turkey Urfa 44 2012 72 2012
324 Turkey Adiyaman 44 2012 71 2012
325 China Mianyang 44 2014 66 2014
326 India Chennai 44 2014 57 2012
327 China Hohhot 43 2014 146 2013
328 Iran Robatkarim 43 2013 105 2013
329 India Bhubaneswar 43 2012 81 2012
330 India Korba 43 2012 81 2012
331 India Aurangabad 43 2012 80 2012
332 India Berhampur 43 2012 80 2012
333 India Parwanoo 43 2012 80 2012
334 India Sangli 43 2012 80 2012
335 India Ujjain 43 2012 80 2012
336 Bhutan Thimphu 43 2012 78 2012
337 China Jiangmen 43 2014 77 2013
338 Turkey Aydin 43 2012 71 2012
339 Turkey Kahramanmaras 43 2012 71 2012
340 Turkey Mugla 43 2012 71 2012
341 Turkey Zonguldak 43 2012 71 2012
342 China Lishui 43 2014 69 2013
343 China Chaozhou 43 2014 65 2014
344 China Dongguan 43 2014 65 2013
345 Poland Pszczyna 43 2013 58 2013
346 Poland Zywiec 43 2013 58 2013
347 Iran Varamin 42 2013 102 2013
348 India Nagaon 42 2012 79 2012
349 India Nalgonda 42 2012 79 2012
350 Montenegro Pljevlja 42 2014 77 2014
351 El Salvador San Salvador 42 2014 77 2014
352 Myanmar Kathar 42 2013 76 2013
353 Turkey Diyarbakir 42 2012 69 2012
354 Turkey Gumushane 42 2012 69 2012
355 Turkey Tekirdag 42 2012 69 2012
356 Turkey Uşak 42 2012 69 2012
357 Turkey Malatya 42 2012 68 2012
358 China Datong 42 2014 63 2014
359 China Qingyuan 42 2014 63 2014
360 Bulgaria Dimitrovgad 42 2013 59 2013
361 Bahrain Hidd 41 2012 178 2012
362 Iran Sanandaj 41 2010 100 2010
363 South Africa Johannesburg 41 2011 85 2010
364 Turkey Aksaray 41 2012 68 2012
365 Turkey Kirikkale 41 2012 67 2012
366 China Shizuishan 41 2014 62 2014
367 Guatemala Guatemala 41 2013 56 2013
368 Colombia La Estrella 41 2014 47 2014
369 Nigeria Umuahia 40 2009 274 2009
370 India Davanagere 40 2012 75 2012
371 India Guntur 40 2012 75 2012
372 India Trichy 40 2012 75 2012
373 India Kurnool 40 2012 74 2012
374 Republic of Macedonia Bitola 40 2013 69 2013
375 Iran Tabriz 40 2013 68 2012
376 Turkey Van 40 2012 65 2012
377 China Yingkou 40 2014 61 2014
378 China Beihai 40 2014 60 2014
379 China Chifeng 40 2014 60 2014
380 China Heyuan 40 2014 60 2014
381 China Jieyang 40 2014 60 2014
382 China Jiujiang 40 2014 60 2014
383 Poland Rybnik 40 2013 53 2013
384 India Thane 39 2012 73 2012
385 Turkey Bayburt 39 2012 65 2012
386 Turkey Konya 39 2012 65 2012
387 Poland Opoczno 39 2013 53 2013
388 Poland Sucha Beskidzka 39 2013 53 2013
389 Poland Wodzislaw Slaski 39 2013 53 2013
390 Tunisia Tunis 38 2010 90 2010
391 India Kochi 38 2012 70 2012
392 China Zhongshan 38 2014 66 2013
393 China Rizhao 38 2014 57 2014
394 China Rongcheng 38 2014 57 2014
395 China Shantou 38 2014 57 2014
396 Bulgaria Dolny Voden 38 2013 54 2013
397 Poland Godow 38 2013 51 2013
398 Iran Shahryar 37 2013 91 2013
399 Iran Urmia 37 2011 91 2011
400 Iran Sari 37 2012 90 2012
401 Tunisia Sfax 37 2010 87 2010
402 Bangladesh Rajshahi 37 2014 64 2014
403 Turkey Ardahan 37 2012 61 2012
404 Madagascar Antananarivo 37 2008 60 2008
405 Turkey Bartin 37 2012 60 2012
406 Bulgaria Montana 37 2013 52 2013
407 Poland Krakow 37 2013 51 2013
408 Poland Skawina 37 2013 50 2013
409 Mexico Monterrey 36 2011 86 2011
410 Jordan Amman 36 2015 68 2015
411 India Coimbatore 36 2012 68 2012
412 India Cuttack 36 2012 68 2012
413 India Panaji 36 2012 67 2012
414 Sri Lanka Colombo 36 2011 64 2011
415 China Xiamen 36 2014 62 2013
416 Honduras Tegucigalpa 36 2013 59 2013
417 Turkey Kilis 36 2012 58 2012
418 China Daqing 36 2014 54 2014
419 Bulgaria Varna 36 2013 51 2013
420 Poland Knurow 36 2013 48 2013
421 Poland Niepolomice 36 2013 48 2013
422 Poland Tuchow 36 2013 48 2013
423 Poland Nowy Sacz 36 2013 45 2013
424 Oman Muscat 35 2009 82 2009
425 India Shillong 35 2012 65 2012
426 India Vishakhapatnam 35 2012 65 2012
427 Chile Padre las Casas 35 2014 64 2014
428 China Huizhou 35 2014 59 2013
429 China Zhuhai 35 2014 59 2013
430 Turkey Trabzon 35 2012 58 2012
431 Turkey Erzurum 35 2012 57 2012
432 Chile Osorno 35 2014 54 2014
433 China Qiqihar 35 2014 52 2014
434 Poland Nowa Ruda 35 2013 47 2013
435 Poland Wadowice 35 2013 47 2013
436 Poland Zabrze 35 2013 47 2013
437 Poland Gliwice 35 2013 46 2013
438 Poland Katowice 35 2013 45 2013
439 Senegal Dakar 34 2013 141 2013
440 China Kunming 34 2014 82 2013
441 Tunisia Bizerte 34 2010 80 2010
442 India Singrauli 34 2012 64 2012
443 India Kothagudem 34 2012 63 2012
444 China Shenzhen 34 2014 61 2013
445 Bulgaria Plovdiv 34 2013 59 2013
446 South Africa Vereeniging 34 2014 58 2014
447 Turkey Kocaeli 34 2012 55 2012
448 China Meizhou 34 2014 51 2014
449 China Nantou 34 2014 51 2014
450 China Zhangjiakou 34 2014 51 2014
451 Poland Brzeziny 34 2013 46 2013
452 Poland Proszowice 34 2013 46 2013
453 Italy Soresina 34 2013 42 2013
454 Poland Bielsko Biala 34 2013 41 2013
455 Mexico Toluca 33 2011 80 2011
456 Ecuador Santo Domingo 33 2012 69 2012
457 India Patiala 33 2012 63 2012
458 India Nellore 33 2012 62 2012
459 Indonesia Bandung 33 2014 59 2014
460 Myanmar Meikhtilar 33 2013 59 2013
461 Turkey Istanbul 33 2012 53 2012
462 China Karamay 33 2014 50 2014
463 Bulgaria Ruse 33 2013 47 2013
464 Bulgaria Haskovo 33 2013 46 2013
465 Bulgaria Pazardzhik 33 2013 46 2013
466 Czech Republic Cesky Tesin 33 2013 45 2013
467 Czech Republic Havirov 33 2013 45 2013
468 Poland Zdunska Wola 33 2013 45 2013
469 Czech Republic Orlová 33 2013 44 2013
470 Poland Rawa Mazowiecka 33 2013 44 2013
471 Poland Sosnowiec 33 2013 44 2013
472 Lebanon Zahle 33 2014 40 2014
473 Poland Kędzierzyn-Koźle 33 2013 39 2013
474 Italy Settimo Torinese 33 2013 39 2013
475 Iran Bojnord 32 2010 78 2010
476 Iran Mashhad 32 2011 78 2011
477 Iran Tehran 32 2014 77 2014
478 Ecuador Milagro 32 2012 66 2012
479 Philippines San Carlos City 32 2013 61 2013
480 Bolivia Cochabamba 32 2014 60 2014
481 India Salem 32 2012 60 2012
482 Thailand Nakhon Sawan 32 2014 57 2014
483 Turkey İçel 32 2012 53 2012
484 Turkey Nevsehir 32 2012 53 2012
485 Turkey Ordu 32 2012 53 2012
486 Turkey Kars 32 2012 52 2012
487 China Maoming 32 2014 49 2014
488 Taiwan Changhua 32 2014 48 2014
489 China Jinchang 32 2014 48 2014
490 China Kinmen 32 2014 48 2014
491 China Panzhihua 32 2014 48 2014
492 China Quanzhou 32 2014 48 2014
493 China Qujing 32 2014 48 2014
494 China Yangjiang 32 2014 48 2014
495 Poland Naklo 32 2013 44 2013
496 Poland Dabrowa Gornicza 32 2013 43 2013
497 Poland Jaroslaw 32 2013 43 2013
498 Czech Republic Karvina 32 2013 43 2013
499 Poland Tomaszow Mazowiecki 32 2013 43 2013
500 Poland Tychy 32 2013 43 2013
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Jump up ^ WHO – Air Quality Guideline – Page 11
Jump up ^ WHO Global Urban Ambient Air Pollution Database (update 2016)
Jump up ^ "The most polluted cities in the world, ranked". 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
Jump up ^ "The most polluted city in the world isn't Beijing or Delhi". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
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Ice Cold in Alex
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Ice Cold in Alex
British film poster
Directed by
J. Lee Thompson
Produced by
W. A. Whittaker
Written by
Christopher Landon (novel & screenplay)
T. J. Morrison
Starring
John Mills
Sylvia Syms
Anthony Quayle
Harry Andrews
Music by
Leighton Lucas
Cinematography
Gilbert Taylor
Edited by
Richard Best
Production
company
Associated British Picture Corporation
Distributed by
Associated British-Pathé (United Kingdom)
20th Century Fox
(United States)
Release date
24 June 1958 (UK)
22 March 1961 (US)
Running time
130 minutes (uncut),[1]
76 minutes (US 1961 Theatrical Version)[2]
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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Ice Cold in Alex (1958) is a British film described as a true story in the film's opening credits, based on the novel of the same name by British author Christopher Landon. Directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring John Mills, the film was a prizewinner at the 8th Berlin International Film Festival.[3] The film was not released in the United States by 20th Century Fox until 1961, in an edited version that was 54 minutes shorter[4] than the original, under the title Desert Attack.[5]
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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Awards
5 Lager
6 Music
7 Notes
8 References
9 External links
Plot[edit]
Captain Anson (John Mills) is the officer commanding a British RASC Motor Ambulance Company. During the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War when it is apparent that Tobruk is about to be besieged by the German Afrika Korps, Anson and most of his unit are ordered to evacuate to Alexandria. During the evacuation, Anson who is suffering from battle fatigue and alcoholism, MSM Tom Pugh (Harry Andrews), and two nurses, Diana Murdoch (Sylvia Syms) and Denise Norton (Diane Clare) become separated and in an Austin K2/Y ambulance, nicknamed 'Katy',[Note 1] decide to drive across the desert back to British lines.
As they depart they come across an Afrikaner South African officer, Captain van der Poel (Anthony Quayle), who carries a large pack, to which he seems very attached. After the South African shows Anson two bottles of gin in his backpack, van der Poel persuades Anson to let him join them in their drive to the safety of the British lines in Alexandria, Egypt.
Anson motivates himself by thinking of the ice cold lager he will order when they finally reach the safety of Alexandria – the 'Alex' of the title. En route, the group meets with various obstacles, including a minefield, a broken suspension spring (during its replacement, van der Poel's great strength saves the group when he supports "Katy" on his back when the jack collapses), and the dangerous terrain of the Qattara Depression.
Twice the group encounters motorised elements of the advancing Afrika Korps; in one encounter they are fired upon, and Norton is fatally wounded. Van der Poel, who claims to have learned German while working in South West Africa, is able to talk the Germans into allowing them to go on their way. The second time however, the Germans seem reluctant, until Van der Poel shows them the contents of his backpack.
This pack becomes the focus of suspicion. Pugh, already troubled by Van der Poel's lack of knowledge of the South African Army's tea-brewing technique, follows him when he heads off into the desert with his pack and a spade (supposedly to dig a latrine). Pugh thinks he sees an antenna. Later, at night, they decide to use the ambulance headlights to see what Van de Poel is really up to. He panics, blunders into some quicksand, and buries his pack, though not before Anson and Murdoch see that it contains a radio set. They drag him to safety. While he recovers, they realise he is probably a German spy but decide not to confront him about this. During the final leg of the journey Katy must be hand-cranked in reverse up a sand dune escarpment, and Van der Poel's strength is again crucial to achieving this.
Continuing their drive, the party discuss their conviction that "Van der Poel" is a spy, and decide that they do not want to see him shot. When they reach Alexandria Anson delivers everyone's papers except "Van der Poel"'s to the Military Police check point and (off-screen) reports to the MP's senior officer that "Van der Poel" is a regular German soldier that they met lost in the desert and has surrendered to them under his parole (word of honour). Anson secures the MP's agreement to allow the party to enjoy a beer with their "captive" before taking him into custody as a prisoner of war. The party then make their way to a bar and Anson orders a cold beer, which he consumes with relish. But before they have drunk their first round, a Corps of Military Police officer arrives to arrest Van der Poel. Anson orders him to wait. Having become friends with Van der Poel and indebted to him for saving the group's lives, Anson tells him that if he gives his real name, he will be treated as a prisoner of war, rather than as a spy (which would mean execution by firing squad). Van der Poel admits to being Hauptmann Otto Lutz, an engineering officer with the 21st Panzer Division. Pugh notices that Lutz is still wearing fake South African dog tags and rips them off before the police see them. Lutz, after saying his farewells and concluding that they were "all against the desert, the greater enemy", is driven away, with a new respect for the British.
Cast[edit]
John Mills as Captain Anson
Sylvia Syms as Sister Diana Murdoch
Anthony Quayle as Captain van der Poel/Hauptmann Otto Lutz
Harry Andrews as RSM Tom Pugh
Diane Clare as Sister Denise Norton
Richard Leech as Captain Crosbie
Liam Redmond as Brigadier, Deputy Director Medical Services
Allan Cuthbertson as the Brigadier's Staff Officer
David Lodge as CMP Captain (tank trap)
Michael Nightingale as CMP Captain (checkpoint)
Basil Hoskins as CMP Lieutenant (Alexandria)
Walter Gotell as 1st German Officer
Frederick Jaeger as 2nd German Officer
Richard Marner as German Guard
Peter Arne as British LRDG officer at Qara Oasis
Paul Stassino as the barman
Production[edit]
The film was based on a series of articles written for the Saturday Evening Post published in book form in 1957. The script made a number of key changes from the novel.[6]
The producers had intended to shoot the location work for Ice Cold in Alex in Egypt, but the producers had to switch to Libya because of the Suez conflict. Sylvia Syms (Sister Murdoch) said in a 2011 interview about the film that conditions during the desert shoot were so difficult it felt like they were actually in the situation the film portrays. She said: "You may find this hard to believe, but there was very little acting. It was horrible. We became those people ... we were those people". She said that today people would probably call it method acting, but added: 'We didn't know what Method Acting was, we just called it 'getting on with it'."
Syms said that during the scene where the ambulance rolls backwards down the hill narrowly avoiding her, the actors assumed there would be a hawser to stop the vehicle if anything went wrong, but there was not. The actress said she was "pretty sure" Mills, Quayle and Andrews angrily upbraided director J Lee Thompson for this risky approach. She added: "He liked to push actors a bit".
The quicksand sequence was filmed in an ice cold artificial bog in an English studio (some scenes were shot at Elstree[7]) and was "very tough" on Quayle and Mills. Syms said the producers got a good deal out of her for "£30 a week", adding: "But I made a lot more when they turned it into an advert for Carlsberg". She said there are "no false heroics in it" and that she had been told by desert war veterans it is a good picture of soldiers in that theatre of war, adding: "I am proud of it".[8]
Awards[edit]
The film won multiple awards:[9]
Winner FIPRESCI Award Berlin International Film Festival
Nominated Golden Bear Berlin International Film Festival
Lager[edit]
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The final scene, in which Mills' character finally gets his glass of lager, was reportedly filmed some weeks after the rest of the film, at Elstree. Real lager had to be used to "look right", and Mills had to drink numerous glasses full until the shots were finished, and was "a little 'heady'" by the end.
Sylvia Syms has said that the Danish beer Carlsberg was chosen because they could never have been seen to be drinking a German lager, since the United Kingdom and Germany are at war during the film. The beer referred to in the original novel is Rheingold, which, despite its German name, is American.
Scenes from the film were used in a late-1980s television advertising campaign for the German Holsten Pils lager. Each advertisement mixed original footage from a different old film (another example was The Great Escape (1963)) with new humorous material starring British comedian Griff Rhys Jones and finishing with the slogan: "A Holsten Pils Production". In retaliation, rival Carlsberg simply lifted the segment in which Mills contemplates the freshly poured lager in the clearly Carlsberg-branded glass, before downing it in one go and declaring, "Worth waiting for!" This was followed by a variation in the usual Carlsberg tagline: "Still probably the best lager in the world."
Music[edit]
In a break with previous films by Associated British Pictures, the producer and editor used a minimum of incidental music.[10] Leighton Lucas wrote a stirring military march called "The Road to Alex", which was the main theme, and a "Romance".[11]
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ These vehicles were commonly known as "Katys" or "Katies" during their wartime service.[citation needed]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ BBFC.co.uk: Running times for "Ice Cold in Alex" Retrieved 24 May 2015
Jump up ^ IMDb.com: Running times for "Ice Cold in Alex" Retrieved 24 May 2015[unreliable source?]
Jump up ^ "Awards for 'Ice Cold in Alex'". IMDb. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Running times for 'Ice Cold in Alex'". IMDb. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Release dates for 'Ice Cold in Alex'". IMDb. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
Jump up ^ British Cinema of the 1950s: The Decline of Deference By Sue Harper, Vincent Porter p 88-89
Jump up ^ Warren, Patricia (2001). British Film Studios: An Illustrated History. London: B. T. Batsford. p. 73.
Jump up ^ http://www.studiocanal.co.uk/Film/Details/dff85f52-83f0-4618-9021-9e85016ae885
Jump up ^ "Awards for 'Ice Cold in Alex'". IMDb. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
Jump up ^ Ashby, Justine & Higson, Andrew (Editors) (2000). British Cinema Past and Present. Routledge. pp. 162–3. ISBN 978-0-415-22061-3. CS1 maint: Uses authors parameter (link)
Jump up ^ Scowcroft, Philip L. "A MUSICAL ALL-ROUNDER: LEIGHTON LUCAS (1903–1982)". The Robert Farnon Society. Archived from the original on 15 October 2010.
External links[edit]
Ice Cold in Alex on IMDb
"Stills and film clips from the British Film Institute archive". ScreenOnline.org.
"Film poster showing list of stars, etc". BritishPictures.com.
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Blue Planet II
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Blue Planet II
Series title card
Genre
Nature documentary
Presented by
David Attenborough
Composer(s)
Hans Zimmer
David Fleming
Jacob Shea
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language(s)
English
No. of episodes
7
Production
Executive producer(s)
James Honeyborne & Mark Brownlow
Running time
60 minutes
Production company(s)
BBC Natural History Unit
BBC Studios
The Open University
BBC America
WDR
France Télévisions
Tencent
CCTV-9
Release
Original network
BBC One
BBC One HD
BBC Earth
Picture format
16:9 576i (SDTV)
16:9 1080i (HDTV)
16:9 2160p (4K UHD)
Audio format
Stereo (SD)
Dolby Digital (HD & 4K)
Original release
29 October (2017-10-29) – 10 December 2017 (2017-12-10)
Chronology
Preceded by
The Blue Planet
Related shows
Planet Earth II
External links
Website
Blue Planet II is a 2017 British nature documentary series on marine life produced by the BBC Natural History Unit. Like its predecessor, The Blue Planet (2001), it is narrated and presented by naturalist Sir David Attenborough,[1] while the main music score was composed by Hans Zimmer.[2]
The series was debuted on 29 October 2017 and was simulcast on BBC One, BBC One HD and BBC Earth, making it the first natural history series to premiere on the same day in the United Kingdom, Nordic regions, Europe and in Asia.
In the United States, the series premiered on Saturday, January 20, 2018, at 9 PM as part of a five-network simulcast on BBC America, AMC, IFC, Sundance, and WE tv. Subsequent episodes aired on successive Saturdays on BBC America.
Contents
[hide]
1 Background
2 Music
3 Broadcast
3.1 British television
3.2 International
4 Episodes
5 Reception
5.1 Awards and nominations
6 Merchandise
6.1 DVD and Blu-ray
6.2 Book
6.3 Open University poster
7 Soundtrack
8 References
9 External links
Background[edit]
The series was announced by the BBC in 2013 with the working title Oceans, but the title was later changed to Blue Planet II as it revealed on 19 February 2017.[3][4] Filming took place over a course of more than four years; involving 125 expeditions across 39 countries and produced more than 6,000 hours of underwater dive footage from over an estimated 4000 dives.[5]
A boxset of the Blue Planet II DVDs, with a private letter from presenter Sir David Attenborough, was presented by Theresa May to Chinese leader Xi Jinping during her visit to China on 1 February 2018, expressing the determination to end the plastic pollution with China.[6][7]
Music[edit]
Composer Hans Zimmer returned to score the series.[2] In September 2017, the BBC announced that the English rock band Radiohead had collaborated with Zimmer to record a new version of "Bloom", a song from their 2011 album The King of Limbs.[8] The new track, "(ocean) Bloom", was recorded alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra. In a press release, Radiohead singer Thom Yorke said: "'Bloom' was inspired by the original Blue Planet series so it's great to be able to come full circle with the song."[8]
Broadcast[edit]
British television[edit]
The premiere of the series took place at Bristol's Cinema de Lux on 11 October 2017, with special guest appearance by Attenborough alongside with the producers and wildlife experts. Bristol has been the global home of BBC's Natural History programme making for the past 60 years.[9][10][11] The series was first broadcast on 29 October 2017 (from 20:00 GMT to 21:00 GMT) on BBC One and BBC One HD.[12] The first six episodes included a 10-minute making-of documentary called Into the Blue.[13] The previous week's episode was repeated in an earlier time slot the following Sunday. The series was critically acclaimed[14] and gained the highest UK viewing figure for 2017, 14.1 million.[15]
International[edit]
The BBC pre-sold the series to several overseas broadcasters, which includes Canada (Blue Ant Media’s licensed channel for BBC Earth), Australia (Channel Nine) and New Zealand (TVNZ), to Europe with Denmark (DR), Netherlands (NPO), Sweden (SVT), Spain (Telefonica’s BBC Earth block), Discovery Channel for Latin America and co-production partnerships with BBC America, Germany’s WDR, France Télévisions[16], China's Tencent and CCTV-9.[17] The series was eventually sold to more than 30 countries.[16]
The series is set to broadcast internationally on BBC Earth channel, and also commercial television channels in various countries, besides.[16] The series debuted in Nordic regions and other European countries on 29 October 2017.[18][19][20][21][22] In Asia, the series began to premiere on each early Monday (from 04:05 SGT to 05:05 SGT) starting from 30 October 2017,[23][24][25] the episode was then repeated on following each Tuesday evening (from 20:00 SGT).[24][25][26] In Poland, it premiered on 16 November 2017.[27] As for South Africa, it aired from 4 February 2018.[28]
In China, the premiere took place at Shanghai's East China Normal University on 27 October 2017, with guest appearance by the producer Orla Doherty and Mike Gunton, the executive producer of Planet Earth II.[29] The series is streaming broadcast at Tencent's QQLive from 30 October 2017, with episodes updating every Monday at 18:00 CST.[30][31] It would also be broadcast on the state owned China Central Television’s documentary channel, CCTV-9, with episodes airing each Monday from 6 November 2017 at 21:00 CST.[17][32]
In the Netherlands, the series is airing on the Dutch channel NPO 1, with episodes airing each Thursday from 28 December 2017.[33] In Belgium, it will air on the Flemish channel Canvas, with episodes airing each Saturday starting from 2 January 2018.[34]
The series is airing in Canada and the United States on 20 January 2018.[35][36][37] In Canada, it will broadcast with a three-network simulcast across BBC Earth, Cottage Life and T+E channel.[35] In the United States, the series will premier the first episode - with a five-network simulcast across BBC America, AMC, IFC, WE tv and Sundance TV,[36][37] while the remaining episodes will continue to be air every Saturday on BBC America. It is also available on BBCAmerica.com and the BBCA app.[38]
As for Australia, the series will premiere on Nine Network and 9Now on 17 February 2018.[39][40] In New Zealand, it premiered on 12 November 2017 on TVNZ 1.[41][42]
Episodes[edit]
No.
Title
Produced by
Original air date
UK viewers
(millions) [43]
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"The Prequel" N/A 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27)[44][45] N/A
A 5-minute clip introduction which focus for the upcoming stories from the ocean depths.
1
"One Ocean" Jonathan Smith 29 October 2017 (2017-10-29)[46] 14.01
2
"The Deep" Orla Doherty 5 November 2017 (2017-11-05)[47] 13.97
3
"Coral Reefs" Jonathan Smith 12 November 2017 (2017-11-12)[48] 13.45
4
"Big Blue" John Ruthven 19 November 2017 (2017-11-19)[49] 13.11
5
"Green Seas" Kathryn Jeffs 26 November 2017 (2017-11-26)[50] 12.62
6
"Coasts" Miles Barton 3 December 2017 (2017-12-03)[51] 11.45
7
"Our Blue Planet" Orla Doherty, Will Ridgeon 10 December 2017 (2017-12-10)[53] 11.91
Examining the role of human anthropogenic activity on the oceans. Microplastics and pollution are an increasing problem for the world's seas, threatening the lives of marine life and ultimately affecting the ecosystem. Can humans reverse their activity to protect the seas and the wildlife that inhabit it?[52]
-
"Oceans of Wonder" N/A 1 January 2018 (2018-01-01)[54] N/A
A 90-minute compilation episode which highlights the wonders of our world's oceans as well as filming some extraordinary animal behaviours which were never seen before.
Reception[edit]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year
Award
Category
Nominee
Result
Ref.
2018 National Television Awards Impact Award Blue Planet II & David Attenborough Won [55][56][57]
British Academy Television Awards Huw Wheldon Award for Specialist Factual Blue Planet II Pending [58]
Virgin TV’s Must-See Moments "Mother Pilot Whale Grieves" Pending
British Academy Television Craft Awards Best Editing: Factual Matt Meech (for: "One Ocean") Pending [59]
Nigel Buck (for: "The Deep") Pending
Best Photography: Factual Camera Team (for: "One Ocean") Pending
Best Titles & Graphic Indentity BDH Creative Pending
Best Sound: Factual Graham Wild, Tim Owens, Kate Hopkins (for: "Coral Reefs") Pending
Merchandise[edit]
DVD and Blu-ray[edit]
The series was released as a three-disc DVD set[60] as well as a standard Blu-ray set[61] on 27 November 2017, and as a six-disc 4K UHD Blu-ray + Blu-ray set[62] on 15 January 2018. It is distributed by BBC Worldwide in the UK.
In the US and Canada, the DVD,[63][64] Blu-ray[65][66] and 4K UHD Blu Ray[67][68] sets were released on 6 March 2018 and distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas.
Book[edit]
An accompanying hardback book was written by James Honeyborne and Mark Brownlow, with foreword by David Attenborough. It was published by BBC Books (ISBN 978-1849909679). The book was released on 19 October 2017 in the UK[69][70] and on 1 January 2018 in the US.[71]
Open University poster[edit]
A free poster was made available through the Open University's OpenLearn website.[72]
Soundtrack[edit]
Blue Planet II
Soundtrack album by Hans Zimmer, David Fleming & Jacob Shea
Released
29 October 2017 (Digital)
1 December 2017 (Audio CD)
Genre
Soundtrack, Classical music
Length
1:11:29
Label
Silva Screen Records
Producer
BBC Worldwide
BBC Earth
The musical score and songs featured in the series were composed by Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea and David Fleming for Bleeding Fingers Music. A digital soundtrack was released on 29 October 2017, while a single physical disc will be available on 1 December 2017 in the UK.[73][74][75][76]
The soundtrack will be released as special edition LP for Record Store Day on 21 April 2018. [77]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Jackson, Jasper. "Sir David Attenborough to return for BBC's Blue Planet II". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b "Academy Award Winner Hans Zimmer & Bleeding Fingers Music To Create The Score For Blue Planet II". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
Jump up ^ "BBC commissions Blue Planet follow up". BBC News. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
Jump up ^ "Sir David Attenborough to present Blue Planet II for BBC One". BBC Media Centre.
Jump up ^ "Blue Planet II explores underwater realms, spotlights ocean's plight". CBC News. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
Jump up ^ Connett, David; Elgot, Jessica (31 January 2018). "Blue Planet gift from Theresa May to remind Beijing of plastic waste". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
Jump up ^ Hawkes, Steve; Dunn, Tom Newton (31 January 2018). "PM to give Chinese leader Blue Planet DVDs and letter from Sir David Attenborough demanding action on plastics". The Sun. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b Association, Press (2017-09-14). "The ultimate chill out song? Radiohead record new music for David Attenborough's Blue Planet 2". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
Jump up ^ "Blue Planet II: Preview Screening". BBC Shows & Tours.
Jump up ^ "David Attenborough coming to Bristol for Blue Planet II premiere". Bristol 24/7. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Jump up ^ "Sir David Attenborough is hosting a screening of Blue Planet II in Bristol". Bristol Post. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Jump up ^ "How Hans Zimmer and Radiohead transformed "Bloom" for Blue Planet II". Vox Media. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
Jump up ^ "Blue Planet II: 22 things to know about the new series". BBC News. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
Jump up ^ "Radio Times top 40 TV shows of 2017". Radio Times. 2017-12-29.
Jump up ^ "Blue Planet II is year's most watched British TV show". The Guardian. 2017-11-06.
^ Jump up to: a b c "BBC Worldwide makes waves with Blue Planet II sales". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b "BBC Worldwide signs Blue Planet II co-production deal with Tencent in China". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
Jump up ^ "Blue Planet II on BBC Earth Nordic" (in Finnish). Canal Digital. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
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Chief Justice of India
Emblem of the Supreme Court of India
Incumbent
Justice Dipak Misra
since 28 August 2017
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CJI
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Collegium of the Supreme Court
Appointer
President of India
Term length
till the age of 65 yrs[1]
Constituting instrument
Constitution of India (under Article 124)
Formation
1950; 68 years ago (1950)
First holder
Justice H. J. Kania (26 January 1950 – 6 November 1951)[2]
Salary
₹280,000 (US$4,300) (per month)[3]
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The Chief Justice of India (CJI) is the head of the judiciary of India[4] and the Supreme Court of India. The CJI also heads their administrative functions.
As head of the supreme court, the chief justice is responsible for the allocation of cases and appointment of constitutional benches which deal with important matters of law.[5] In accordance with Article 145 of the Constitution of India and the Supreme Court Rules of Procedure of 1966, the Chief Justice allocates all work to the other judges who are bound to refer the matter back to him or her (for re-allocation) in any case where they require it to be looked into by a larger bench of more judges.
On the administrative side, the Chief Justice carries out the following functions: maintenance of the roster; appointment of court officials and general and miscellaneous matters relating to the supervision and functioning of the Supreme Court.
It has been an unbroken convention for decades now, to appoint the senior-most judge of the supreme court as the CJI.[6]
The present CJI is Justice Dipak Misra and is the 45th CJI since January 1950, the year the Constitution came into effect and the supreme court came into being. He succeeded Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar on 28 August 2017 and will remain in office till 2 October 2018, the day he retires on turning 65 years in age.
Contents
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1 Appointment
2 Removal
3 Acting President
4 List of Chief Justices of India
5 Remuneration
6 References
7 External links
Appointment[edit]
Article 124 of the Constitution of India provides for the manner of appointing judges to the Supreme Court. Though no specific provision exists in the Constitution for appointing the Chief Justice, who, as a result, is appointed like the other judges[7] conventionally, the outgoing CJI recommends the name of the senior-most judge (i.e. by date of appointment to the Supreme Court) for appointment by the President of India, as his successor.[8][9]
Removal[edit]
Article 124(4) of Constitution of India lays down the procedure for removal of a Judge of Supreme Court which is applicable to Chief Justice as well. Once appointed, the Chief Justice remains in the office until the age of 65 years. He can be removed only through a process of impeachment by Parliament as follows:
A Judge of the Supreme Court shall not be removed from his office except by an order of the President passed after an address by each House of Parliament supported by a majority of the total membership of that House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of that House present and voting has been presented to the President in the same session for such removal on the ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity.
—  Article 124(4), Constitution of India, [7]
Acting President[edit]
The President (Discharge of Functions) Act, 1969 of India provides that the Chief Justice of India (CJI) shall act as the President of India in the event of the offices of both the President and the Vice President being vacant. When President Zakir Hussain died in office, the Vice President V. V. Giri, acted as the President. Later, Mr. Giri resigned as the Vice President. The CJI, Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah then became the acting President of India. The senior-most judge of the Supreme Court became the acting CJI. When the newly elected President took office a month later, Justice Hidayatullah reverted as the Chief Justice of India.
List of Chief Justices of India[edit]
Main article: List of Chief Justices of India
Remuneration[edit]
The Constitution of India gives the power of deciding remuneration as well as other conditions of service of the Chief Justice to the Parliament of India. Accordingly, such provisions have been laid down in The Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1958.[10][11] This remuneration was revised in 2006-2008, after the sixth central pay commission's recommendation.[12]
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Jump up ^ Saxena, Namit (23 December 2016). "New Captain Of The Ship, Change In Sailing Rules Soon?". Live Law. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
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Jump up ^ "Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act 1958" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
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