Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Urban India's dismal garbage management record The Municipal Solid Waste Rules were notified in 2000 under the Environment (Protection) Act. These put the responsibility of garbage management
This report presents the environmental profiles of metropolitan cities and problem areas identified by CPCB and their groundwater quality status. The groundwater quality data obtained during survey were evaluated against drinking water quality requirements [BIS 10500, (1991) & WHO (1996) Standards]. Salinity, nitrate, Coliform & Fluoride are the main water …
despite petrol's benzene content being lowered from 3 per cent to 1 per cent in 2000-2001, there has been no significant effect on the current ambient levels of this carcinogenic chemical. Benzene levels in air continue to be high according to two recent studies: Central Pollution Control Board's (cpcb's) Highlights …
Whether it is the quality of water or air, pollution levels in Maharashtra have crossed the danger mark and the state Government has done precious little to clean up its act------- Next time you are seated in an aircraft, don't miss the glow on Mumbai's surface. The corona, recognisable from …
Strengthening enforcement and compliance systems has become a subject of particular interest in the context of designing policies that can stimulate sustainable development and economic growth. Recent discussions have shown the need to promote better understanding of the incentive structures facing firms and the need to provide governments with approaches …
Shielding herself from the fierce afternoon sun with a bright dupatta, Urmila lowers her bucket deep into the heart of the well. As she draws out bucket after bucket of water, Urmila talks about how the water level has never been this low. "The colour and quality of the water …
the Union finance minister's (fm's) announcement to restore a five per cent custom duty on the import of steel scrap for melting has given some hope to shipbreakers. The announcement has come at a time when the ailing shipbreaking industry in Alang was striving to get over the setback of …
Soft drinks are in a pollution tangle again. Eight of the 16 soft drink plants surveyed by the Central Pollution Control Board (cpcb) had a cadmium concentration more than 50 mg/kg of sludge
Within the framework of the Environmental Protection Act, 1986, that consolidated the provisions of the Water Act of 1974 and the Air Act of 1981, India established pollution control boards to prevent, control and abate environmental pollution. This paper examines the functioning of PCBs, in particular the Central Pollution Control …
The first case asking the Supreme Court to intervene in making the Yamuna in Delhi a cleaner river was filed by environmental activist M C Mehta in 1985. Subsequently: 1992: Sureshwar D Sinha, chairperson of a Delhi-based non-governmental organisation called Paani Morcha, filed a writ petition pleading for enforcement of …
function impct() { var popurl="image/20050430/27-pdf.pdf" winpops=window.open(popurl,"","width=550,height=350,scrollbars=yes") } The government's favourite strategy is to construct sewage treatment plants (stps). The rush began in 1995. First, there was a plan to build and make operational 14 stps by 1997. In 1998, another two were contemplated. By 2000, 8 were under different stages …
Colours are inescapably embedded in everyday life. So it’s critical to know, and to regulate, the way they operate. Having said that, it’s not easy to recognise the problems associated with their use. Adulteration in food colours, or allergic reactions to elements in fabric apart, consumers are unaware of problems …
the Central Pollution Control Board (cpcb), India's apex pollution monitoring body, has decided to initiate monitoring particles less than 2.5 micron in size (pm2.5) in the ambient air of ten critically polluted cities from 2005. It has also proposed to bring ten more cities under this scanner every year after …
From 2005, mohfw (Union ministry of health and family welfare) plans to introduce auto-disable (ad) syringes under its Universal Immunisation Programme (uip). ad syringes are supposed to better reduce the risk of disease transmission than glass or disposable syringes (currently in use), because they lock up after the shot is …
cleanup campaigns notwithstanding, why does Yamuna river remain brimful with pollutants? According to the Central Pollution Control Board (cpcb), this is because only 45 per cent of the total sewage generated in Delhi gets treated. The board recently submitted a status report on sewage treatment plants (stps) to the Supreme …
rapped for laxity: The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has received a sharp reprimand from the Delhi High Court (HC) for failing to ensure the closure of polluting units in the capital. The rebuke came when a division bench, comprising Chief Justice B C Patel and Justice B D Ahmed, …
in a crackdown of unprecedented proportions, the Central Pollution Control Board (cpcb) has directed Birla Power Solutions (bps) to recall all two-stroke generator sets that it manufactured from June 2001 onwards. The company faces this stringent punitive measure because despite making claims to the contrary, it has been allegedly selling …
function opensmog1(){ var popurl="html/20030831_smog1.htm" winpops=window.open(popurl,"","width=500,height=500,scrollbars=yes") } The recent release from the Central Pollution Control Board (cpcb), Parivesh, January 2003, presents deadly facts about air pollution levels in Indian cities. According to the report, Ahmedabad's air is the most noxious. Kanpur, Solapur and Lucknow follow closely, with small particulate levels (pm10) …
