<p>Interim compliance report by the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board in Original Application No 81-2022 (Central Zone Bench) in the matter of Bhoma Ram Mali Vs State of Rajasthan & Others.</p>
PANJIM: The Supreme Court appointed Centrally Empowered Committee (CEC) during its meeting with Chief Secretary B Vijayan on Monday sought to know the action taken by the state government to check illegal mining activities, prevailing in the State over last five years from 2006 to 2011. Even though the Principal Secretary (Mines) R K Verma presented a detailed action taken report (ATR) adopted by Manohar Parrikar-led government to curb illegal mining, the CEC was interested in knowing the scene before Parrikar took over the reigns of government.
PANJIM: Construction of the state’s sole hazardous waste treatment plant that would have taken care of total 3.30 lakh metric tones of waste at Dharbandora now seems to be a distant dream, with hardly
JAMMU: J&K State Pollution Control Board (JKSPCB) today organised a public hearing at Phase II, IGC Samba near the project site in village Madhera in connection with setting up of an integrated common hazardous waste treatment, storage, disposal and recycling facility. Regional Director, SPCB, Shoket Choudhary while speaking, highlighted the utility of the project and stressed upon the urgent need for treatment, storage, disposal and recycling of industrial hazardous waste, bio-medical and e-waste on scientific lines in accordance with Hazardous Waste Rules, 2008 under the provisions of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
Central project was in limbo for two years A Union government project to make Thiruvananthapuram a ‘Solar City’ is showing signs of revival. The project lay dormant for two years, until the last Corporation Council meeting. The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy had decided to make Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi ‘Solar Cities’ under the 11th Five Year Plan.
HC directs DMs to implement polythene ban in J&K. In a significant direction aimed to restore pristine glory of world famous Dal Lake, the High Court today asked Houser Boat Owners to shift from their
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has issued a prosecution notice to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for violating solid waste rules and flouting environmental norms at its dumping
Sulphur oxide level and suspended particles in air beyond acceptable limits For residents of Bashanagar, Bharathi Colony, Mirza Ismail Nagar and Azad Nagar in the city, life hardly carries the same luster as before. The skies above the neighbourhoods carry dark clouds of smoke — emitted by more than 850 puffed rice mills nearby which seemingly work around the clock, from dawn till dusk.
DIMAPUR: Even as maintenance of cleanliness and hygiene by both government-run hospitals and health centres as well as the mushrooming private hospitals and clinics in Nagaland has been under public scrutiny,
KSPCB approved operationalisation of dumping yard for only three months The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has allowed the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to dump garbage at Mavallipura for three more months. Vaman Acharya, chairperson of the KSPCB told Deccan Herald on Thursday that the unprecedented garbage crisis in the City compelled the Board to reconsider its decision on closing the Mavallipura dumping yard.
PANJIM: The Goa State Biodiversity Board, in its first substantial meeting in many years and first since the board was reconstituted, has taken a strong stand that no project in Goa will go ahead without the consent of the Board. According to sources present at the Board meeting, the members of the board were of the unanimous view that no project should be granted permission and neither can any other environment regulatory bodies such as the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority or the Goa State Pollution Control Board issue their respective permissions without the permission of the biodiversity board.
