Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of M/s Supreme Tex Mart Ltd. Vs. Punjab P.C.B. Ors. dated 24/11/2014 regarding pollution caused by textile company Supreme Tex Mart Ltd., Punjab.
This report highlights serious labour rights and human rights violations faced by girls and young women employed in the Tamil Nadu spinning industry in South India, which is a major hub in the global knitwear sector, supplying some of the big name clothing brands including C&A;, HanesBrands, Mothercare and Primark. …
The National Board of Revenue is set to exclude hundreds of brick fields from the list of polluting industries for surcharge imposition due to contradiction in the definition of industry and establishment specified in the law and rules, officials said. Hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres may also be excluded from …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. Sri Murugan Dyeing Vs Disrict Environmental Engineer, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 15/10/2014 regarding seeking consent to operate (CFO) from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (Board), Tiruppur the dyeing unit of the Applicant at S.F. …
The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) is putting sustainable fashion in the spotlight with the announcement of a new award which celebrates designers that can reduce the environmental impact of clothes. The 'SCAP ELC' Award, which has been backed by Defra and the British Fashion Council, will challenge final-year …
The Department of Environment (DoE) on Sunday fined seven dyeing and garment factories Tk 1.24 crore for polluting the environment, reports UNB. A DoE team, led by its Dhaka headquarters director (Monitoring & Enforcement) M Alamgir of inspected different factories on September 10. During the visit, the DoE team found …
The main objective of the present study was to evaluate the status of pollution in Pali caused by textile industries, as Pali is an important industrial area of Rajasthan where a number of textile industries are active.
Pali (Rajasthan), September 18, 2014: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a leading environmental think tank based in New Delhi, released its second study on the pollution from dyeing and textile mills in Pali, Rajasthan. Pali was classified as a critically polluted industrial cluster by the Central Pollution Control Board’s …
Clothing giant H&M; has launched a new range of denim made from more sustainable material that has been graded to assess its environmental impact. The brand's new 'Conscious Denim' collection is put through stringent criteria set by Spanish denim consultants Jeanologia, which examines the denim washing processes, including water and …
Climate change is threatening to damage the cotton crops we need to make jeans, T-shirts, sweaters and other comfy clothing. So the world’s apparel companies are finding alternatives to the fluffy fiber, in part to insulate themselves from the effects of rising temperatures, prolonged droughts, heavier rainfall and other impacts, …
JAIPUR: The Union ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) has no plans for rejuvenating the Bandi river and Nehda dam in Pali district though it has agreed in principle that Bandi fall under the polluted rivers in the county. On a question raised by the local MP P P Chaudhary, …
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has set up a mechanism under its environmental surveillance squad programme to carry out surprise inspections and assessment of pollution levels of industrial units, the Lok Sabha was informed today. Environment minister Prakash Javadekar told the Lok Sabha in a written reply that based …
On Tuesday, Delhi-based NGO Toxics Link released a study identifying 16 pollution ‘hotspots’ in the city, where pollution — through illegal waste disposal, segregation, severe soil, water and air contamination — is proving to be fatal for residents. In a first-of-its-kind study, the NGO covered 51 industrial clusters and identified …
Many international companies don't give adequate attention to pollution caused by their supply chains in China, although they have contributed a lot to China's pollution, a new report says. The report, jointly released by the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Natural Resources Defense Council, covered 147 brands …
The greenhouse gas emissions of textiles can now be scrutinised with the development of a new Publicly Available Specification (PAS) from the British Standards Institution (BSI). PAS 2395, launched in collaboration with the Korean National Cleaner Production Center (KNCPC), deals with the entire lifecycle of any products manufactured substantially from …
A textile printing company in Shangyu district of Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, was fined 20 million yuan ($3.2 million) on Monday for illegally discharging pollutants into nearby rivers. The fine was the highest in the province for environmental pollution. A total of 11 people involved in the case were sentenced to …
DHAKA: Bangladesh imposed a radical new "green tax" on Thursday to force polluting factories to pay extra levies as it looks to clean up the country's increasingly dirty rivers and air. The environmental tax was announced as part of a $32 billion budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year, which also …
A group of textile units in Tirupur and Coimbatore districts have joined hands to establish a 20-MW solar project in the State. The project was commissioned recently in two phases. M. Ramasamy, Managing Director of Alpine Knits India, and D. Prabhu, secretary of Texpreneurs Forum, told The Hindu on Wednesday …
Textured Jersey Lanka PLC was recognized with the Gold Award for the Textile Category at the National Green Awards Ceremony held at the BMICH recently. The award was presented by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who graced the occasion, at which the country's highest Environmental Awards are presented. The ceremony was organized …
CHITTAGONG: Pollution in the River Karnaphuli, the lifeline for thousands of needy families in Chittagong, is going on unabated, posing a serious threat to the aquatic life and environment. Absence of Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP), inoperative ETPs, sewerage and treatment plant, and dumping of household solid and liquid waste into …
