New Koradi power unit boiler fired
NAGPUR: The first under construction unit of Koradi thermal power station (KTPS) expansion project achieved a milestone on Thursday when the boiler of 660 MW Unit 8 was lit up in the morning. This is the
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Permits to pvt transporters only in public interest cases: HC
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday allowed the Haryana government to issue permits to private operators where larger "public interest" was involved. The stay on issuance of fresh
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The six minds that will look afresh at environment laws
The government has handpicked three civil servants, a judge and a lawyer for a six-member committee that will review and draft amendments to the five key laws that protect India’s environment, forest,
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NGT stays change of land use in Mangar
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has issued a stay order on three real estate companies' attempts to change the land use pattern in parts of Mangar Bani, a sacred grove off the Gurgaon-Faridabad
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GSPCB team visits GMC, finds nothing amiss
Panaji: A team from the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) on Thursday inspected the premises of Goa medical college and hospital (GMC) at Bambolim, to check whether bio-medical waste was treated
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Straw burning: NGT expresses regret for not involving MoEF
The National Green Tribunal has expressed regret for not involving the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) in finalising the national policy for controlling and preventing pollution resulting from
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12 Puri hotels face closure
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) and the district administration will down shutters of 12 hotels along Puri beach on Thursday for violating pollution control norms. The hotels
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India will be made 'generator and inverter free': Power Minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government will work to provide 24x7 power supply to the people of India during its tenure and work towards making India "generator and inverter free," Piyush Goyal, Union
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Sand mining in capital: NGT seeks Delhi govt's response
The National Green Tribunal today sought the Delhi government's response on illegal extraction of sand being carried out in the Yamuna river bed at Wazirabad and Jagatpur bund areas here. The order came
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Philips India enters air-purifier segment
Philips India has become the latest entrant in the air purifier segment, keeping in line with its strategy to grow its business by offering innovations in the personal health and well-being space. The
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Odisha Reiterates Demand for Green Tax
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has reiterated the demand for allowing the mineral-bearing States to levy green tax taking into consideration the adverse environmental impact from mining activities.
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MoEF expert team to review implementation of forest Acts
BHUBANESWAR: An expert committee from the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is scheduled to arrive here on Friday to examine implementation of central forest Acts in the state. During its three-day
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Ban on effluent discharge on open land
BHARUCH: District administration has banned discharge of effluent water on land other than sites notified by Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB). A notification was brought out by Collector Vinod Rao
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Development banks pledge to step up climate action
The world's six multilateral development banks promised on Thursday to do more to help emerging nations fight climate change as part of efforts to reinvigorate flagging work on a U.N. deal to limit temperature
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Warming up to climate change
For those concerned about the environment, the three-day Clima film festival — on till September 13 and organised by Ennovate Global and Good Relations India, in partnership with United Nations Foundation
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Green Tribunal Hearing on Sept 22
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The principal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) will hear the case pertaining to the Vizhinjam seaport project on September 22. The hearing assumes significance against the
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PMO constitutes committee to facilitate mineral utilisation
The Prime Minister's Office has constituted a committee to facilitate systemic, scientific and planned utilisation of mineral resources in Meghalaya to prevent environmental degradation, officials said
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Tree census: MANIT gives reply, seeks 1 more mnth
BHOPAL: MANIT is learned to have requested National Green Tribunal (NGT) to give another month's time to complete tree census. The green panel had asked MANIT to carry out a tree census after a petition
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UN climate envoy says summit key to reinvigorate global pact
BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As climate-changing emissions surge globally, a summit of world leaders this month should help revitalizes ambitions to tackle climate change despite the absence
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Flood-hit Vadodara limps back to normalcy
The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has taken out cleaning and sanitation drive to avoid outbreak of any diseases. "Water level in almost every residential colony receded following which we began