<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs Govt of West Bengal & Others dated 28/08/2015 regarding the validity of consent to operate from
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) seems to have gone overboard when it comes to implementing the National Green Tribunal’s order of not allowing industrial units to operate without an effluent
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Saloni Singh & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 06/10/2015 regarding cleanliness of railway tracks.</p> <p>NGT has directed the
Electricity wholesaler Japan Atomic Power said on Monday that gas containing a minute amount of radiation had leaked from its Tsuruga nuclear plant in western Japan the previous day, but that the amount was well below the legal limit and there was no impact on the environment. The amount of radiation was estimated at about one-four hundred thousandth of the annual legal limit, and there were no
Adityapur industrial area: Slow progress Jamshedpur, March 15: The ambitious project of developing the state
On the basis of the action taken report submitted by the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB), the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has lifted the moratorium on new projects in Faridabad and Panipat towns. Capt Ajay Singh Yadav, Finance, Forest and Environment Minister, said the government had formulated a policy for shifting potentially polluting textile or dyeing units from
In an attempt to promote the use of bio-degradable wastes, the Delhi State Industrial Development Corporation (DSIDC) plans to use plastic wastes to construct roads in the Capital through a joint
PUNE: The new Development Control (DC) rules currently being drafted for Pune will make it mandatory for all development works to comply with green construction norms proposed by the central government.
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today sought the personal intervention of his Haryana and Himachal Pradesh counterparts Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Virbhadra Singh to stop the reckless discharge of untreated domestic waste water and industrial effluents into the Ghaggar in Punjab’s territory. Presiding over a meeting of senior officers of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), Badal underscored the need to resolve this inter-state environmental issue.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajiv Narayan Vs Union of India & Ors regarding industry's management of water and related issues dated 02/07/2013.
<p>Acid mine drainage (AMD) is formed when water and air come in contact with pyrite (FeS2) present in coal and exposed rocks, to form sulphuric acid. The process of pyrite oxidation further leads to the
The lumbering, polluting trucks that have collected garbage from French streets for years will soon become a noisy memory once a new generation of super quiet, all-electric vehicles starts making the rounds next week. The zero-emission, made-in France trucks are still large and bulky, but they promise to pack as much punch as their cousins with a vastly reduced impact on the environment and a r
<p>An important way to address global food security is to make better use of the food already produced. Since at least one third of global food is wasted before consumption, there are enormous incentives
<p>The ministry of environment and forests, for the first time has chalked out comprehensive effluent standard norms for the rubber industry across all product categories. According to official sources this measure will check the pollution problem arising from rubber parks coming up in the country.
British waste management company Waste Recycling Group is expected to sell a high-yield bond worth 250 million pounds before the end of the year, a market source said. Equity sponsor Terra Firma is
A farmers' organisation in Erode held a demonstration using a tractor and a motor cycle powered by biogas at a city college. Around 200 farmers attended the demonstration and some even tried their hand
The government has imposed a ban on manufacturing on import, sale and use of non-degradable plastic bags and other products in federal capital but lack of legislation at provincial level creating hindrances
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The Czech Republic is ready to offer technological expertise in the areas of bio-waste management, solid waste management and sewage
If an interim report filed by the Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) is anything to go by, pollution levels have gone from bad to worse in Hussainsagar after the 11-day Ganesha Chaturthi celebrations.
