Wind profile to trace roots of Taj pollution
The Central Pollution Control Board simply refuses to give up. After failed attempts to check pollution in the vicinity of Taj Mahal, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will now chart a "wind
The Central Pollution Control Board simply refuses to give up. After failed attempts to check pollution in the vicinity of Taj Mahal, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will now chart a "wind
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Wassan Singh Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 08/05/2013 regarding the factory in question operating without consent to operate and also the inaction
Describing plastic bags as highly economical and popular among residents, a government panel has said it is not possible to put a blanket ban on its use in the Capital. The panel consisting of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) officials, which recently submitted its report to the Delhi High Court, has also put a question mark on Delhi Government's decision to promote degradable plastic bags.
Ganga, the holiest river that has been washing people's sins and granting 'moksha' since time immemorial, today itself needs attention of those who call it 'mother'. Though a number of projects and
Based on the success of roads laid with plastic waste, the Tamil Nadu government has planned to relay 1,100 km roads in rural and urban areas by mixing plastic waste with bitumen, chief minister J Jayalalithaa
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued instructions to Haryana government to submit the details of hospitals adhering to the prescribed standards for the management of biomedical waste. The Delhi
Charging your scrap dealer to take away old CDs and bargaining for a good deal on a computer could well be a thing of the past, if a government e-waste management policy comes into effect. With the recent recommendations of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on having effective disposal of e-waste, Companies might just start charging you for taking back electronic and electrical equipment.
The National Green Tribunal, which had directed for the closure of 34 packaged water plants in Noida and Greater Noida, has now directed for the formulation of methods by which the industries can operate
Already facing flak from cross sections of the society for shoddy works and mismanagement, IndoreBRTS is in dock yet again for purchasing diesel buses thereby violating the environmental norms for public
The regional office of ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), Bangalore, has completed the inspection reports of 40 mines of which 10 reports have been submitted to the MoEF's expert appraisal committee
RAJESH RANGARAJAN & The India Pollution Map, a website project at the Centre for Development Finance (CDF), has tracked the government pollution monitoring regime and has mapped aspects of air and water quality through an online mapping tool.
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on a public interest petition seeking the replacement of the existing system of burning
Govt committee to suggest guidelines and prepare new 2025 standards With the aim to fix automotive emission standards till 2025, a government-appointed committee has been tasked with recommending a
Plastic waste generation is no longer a problem confined to metro cities. Even tier two cities like Indore and Bhopal are generating mounds of plastic in industrial, residential and even slum areas. This
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today assured the resident welfare associations of Okhla that there would be no health hazard due to the waste-to-energy plant being built in the area because only domestic waste would be used to generate power.
Spikes in air pollution over Calcutta seem to increase the count of lightning flashes in the sky and ozone levels near the ground during the thunderstorm season from April to May, a study suggests. Scientists
Minister of environment Jairam Ramesh met a group of protesters living in colonies located around the controversial Timarpur-Okhla waste to energy project, owned by Jindal Ecopolis, at Paryavaran Bhawan on Friday. They demanded that the minister take immediate steps to stop these waste to energy projects coming up in Okhla, Timarpur, Ghazipur and Narela-Bawana.
Forty-six per cent of sewage generated in Delhi is flowing into the Yamuna untreated through storm water drains, said a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India that was tabled in the
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 10/04/2017 regarding municipal solid waste handled by public buildings (Hospitals,
Duo told to ensure untreated effluents are not released into river Delhi and Haryana on Sunday agreed to keep their end of the bargain by deciding to take remedial measures for curtailing pollution in the Yamuna.