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 …
SURAT: The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has issued closure notices to 18 industrial units in the city for causing severe air an water pollution. Of the 18, 11 dyeing units in Sachin, Palsana and Pandesara have been asked to shut down. Other units that include four waterjet loom units …
Levis Strauss CEO Chip Bergh has revealed plans by the denim maker to explore whether its customers will pay a premium for more sustainable jeans, calling his brand the 'ultimate in slow fashion'. Speaking yesterday at Fortune Magazine's Brainstorm Green conference in California, Bergh said the company built its clothing …
There is little that the Rajasthan Pollution Control Board (RPCB) can do to check pollution. Under the board's watchful eyes, for years the Bandi River and Nehra dam in Pali have been turning into reservoirs of chemical effluents released without treatment from the textile units in Pali. Ironically, even when …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of M/s Leela Tex. Exports & Others Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 01/05/2014 regarding pollution caused by industries particularly textile industries operating in the Heavy Industrial Area of Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
Viyellatex Group, one of the leading garment exporters, reduced carbon emissions by more than 25 percent over the five years since 2009, Systain, a Germany-based environmental consulting firm, said in a report. “Viyellatex is highly committed to sustainable textile production. The management has put major focus on improving energy efficiency …
THANE: Pharmaceutical and manufacturing companies in MIDC industrial area of Kalyan-Dombivili have protested Maharashtra Pollution Control Board's (MPCB) closure notice in connection to contamination of Ulhas River in Thane. Aggrieved by the order, Astec Lifesciences, a BSE-listed pharma company, along with 21 other chemical industries and companies, have moved the …
H&M; and Zara/Inditex, two of the world's largest clothing companies, today pledged to eliminate old-growth forest destruction from their products. The commitment lends support to a new front on efforts to cut deforestation from supply chains of global brands. Until now, most of the focus of campaigners has been on …
The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) Jodhpur bench has ordered to suspend the functioning of all those textile (dyeing and printing) units in Pali district, which are operating without Consent to Operate from the Rajasthan Pollution Control Board (RPCB). The court has also sought the compliance report of the order on …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of M/s Maruti Mills Pvt. Ltd. Vs Balotra Water Pollution Control Board Ors. dated 07/03/2014 regarding pollution caused by textile industries in Balotra, Rajasthan’s Barmer district. This matter has been received upon transfer from the High Court …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi - Circuit Bench, Jodhpur) in the matter of Kishan Paryavaran Sangaharsh Samiti, Jaipur Vs State of Rajasthan Ors. dated 05/03/2014) regarding pollution caused by industries which are operating and are carrying on business of dying and printing in the industrial …
Residents of Cuddalore town have protested a proposal of the textile and the knitwear industries to set up a common effluent treatment plant (CETP) in the coastal area . The Federation of All Residents’Associations, Cuddalore, at a meeting held here under the presidentship of P. Venkatesan recently adopted a resolution …
Environmental campaign group Greenpeace has found traces of chemicals that can pollute waterways in children's clothing and shoes made by luxury brands, challenging the sector's reputation for higher standards than those of mass fashion. In a report issued on Monday just before Milan Fashion Week, Greenpeace said it found the …
A new investigation by Greenpeace International has found a broad range of hazardous chemicals in children's clothing and footwear produced by eight luxury fashion brands. Twenty-seven products were sent to independent accredited laboratories, and investigated for the presence of nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs), and certain products were also analysed for phthalates, …
Greenpeace has recently published a number of investigations showing that a wide range of textile products, manufactured and sold in many countries around the world, can contain residues of hazardous substances, including hormone-disrupting alkylphenols and their ethoxylates, reprotoxic phthalates, highly persistent per- and polyfluorinated chemicals, and – in some cases …
Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) sector has stepped into making factories eco-friendly as demand for green products has been on the rise from the global buyers. Three manufacturers - ABA Group, Viyellatex and Envoy Textile – have so far introduced green factories reducing harmful emissions, improving energy efficiency, recycling byproducts and …
Potentially toxic chemicals are ubiquitous in the textile industry and children may be most at risk. Greenpeace wants action No parent would want toxic materials in their children's clothing. Yet according to a new Greenpeace study a range of hazardous chemicals is being used in the production of kids' wear …
The first thematic park on block printing in the country at Jaipur created a new benchmark on Wednesday for the textile industry setting up a common effluent treatment plant ( CEPT) that would achieve zero discharge, and recycle and reuse around 90% of waste water. Inaugurating the five-lakh litre capacity …
Pollution control board told to shut down units polluting Ulhas river The stench of noxious chemical fumes almost leaves you dizzy the moment you enter the industrial belt of Dombivali. Broken pipelines and open drains releasing untreated effluents towards the Ulhas River are a common sight. Residents say they can …
Jawadia/Pali: Villagers in the quaint village Jawadia, barely three kms away from Pali, are silent spectators to the political drama. For years the legislators have been promising the villagers a solution to their problem but so far their problems pertaining to water, remain status quo. Over the years their problems …
Even as the state government is planning to make Amritsar a world-class city, it has miserably failed in the primary task of providing safe drinking water to its residents. With no sewage treatment plant, the residents are forced to consume unsafe water and endure the foul smell emanating from the …
