The diesel engines are energy efficient, but their particulate (soot) emissions are responsible of severe environmentaland health problems. This review provides a survey on published information regarding dieselsoot emission, its adverse effects on the human health, environment, vegetations, climate, etc. The legislationsto limit diesel emissions and ways to minimize soot emission are also summarized. Soot particles aresuspected to the development of cancer; cardiovascular and respiratory health effects; pollution of air, water,and soil; impact agriculture productivity, soiling of buildings; reductions in visibility; and global climatechange. The review covers important recent developments on technologies for control of particulate matter(PM); diesel particulate filters (DPFs), summarizing new filter and catalyst materials and DPM measurement.DPF technology is in a state of optimization and cost reduction. New DPF regeneration strategies(active, passive and plasma-assisted regenerations) as well as the new learning on the fundamentals ofsoot/catalyst interaction are described. Recent developments in diesel oxidation catalysts (DOC) are alsosummarized showing potential issues with advanced combustion strategies, important interactions on NO2formation, and new formulations for durability. Finally, systematic compilation of the concerned newer literatureon catalytic oxidation of soot in a well conceivable tabular form is given. A total of 156 referencesare cited. ©2010 BCREC UNDIP. All rights reserved(Received: 2nd June 2010, Revised: 17th June 2010; Accepted: 24th June 2010)[How to Cite: R. Prasad, V.R. Bella. (2010). Review on Diesel Soot Emission, its Effect and Control. Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering and Catalysis, 5(2): 69-86. doi:10.9767/bcrec.5.2.794.69-86