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 …
On january 5, the Madras High Court stayed the expansion plans of Sterlite Industries for its copper smelter plant in Thoothukudi. The court stayed the project on a petition challenging the environmental clearance to the plant by the Union environment ministry, saying public hearings were not held. “Public hearings are …
On january 13, the Union environment ministry imposed restrictions on new industries in critically polluted areas. The ministry had assessed 88 industrial areas across the country and identified 43 as critically polluted. Projects to set up new industries or to expand the existing ones in these areas have been put …
The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) is going to enact a law for all the new buildings making it mandatory for them to install low carbon emitting lights. Mr SP Gon Chowdhury, managing director of West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation (WBGEDC) said that they will be meeting the …
COIMBATORE: C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre will conduct on February 12 a workshop on biomedical waste management for doctors and health care workers of South India. Initiative An initiative of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, the workshop would have doctors and paramedical officers from Government and private hospitals and members …
Pune From now on, Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) may have to be cautious while sanctioning more industries, thanks to a study by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). In a recent survey conducted by the board, Pimpri-Chinchwad figures in the list of 88 highly polluted industrial clusters in the country …
A comprehensive database on the pollution hotspots in Karnataka is being readied by the State government so that effective action can be taken to reduce pollution levels, said Secretary of the Department of Ecology and Environment, Kanwar Pal. Speaking at the all-India workshop on
Panipat, February 5 In a step to check the increasing pollution levels in this industrial city, the Haryana State Pollution Control Board has initiated a sealing drive to close down units which have failed to comply with the provisions of the Water Act of 1974. The board had recently served …
The Adityapur Industrial Area Development Authority (Aiada) will teach industrialists how to install the rainwater harvesting system at their units. Acknowledging the benefits of rainwater harvesting, Aiada has included the subject in its
Air monitoring equipment will be set up in Maninagar Ahmedabad: Soon, you will be able to get to know the air quality in city real time. Continuous real time ambient air quality monitoring (CAAQM) station, a state-ofthe-art equipment for an extensive 24-hour air monitoring to measure ground-level concentrations of pollutants …
Waste liquid material from chemical and pesticide factories in Mandhor village, close to the city, has started polluting the village handpumps. A few villagers met officials of the Haryana pollution Control Board at Panchayat Bhawan today. The chairman of the board addressed a meeting of panches and sarpanches on the …
The West Bengal Pollution Control Board has finally realized, after carrying out an elaborate survey, that drivers in Calcutta love to put car horns to good use. Together with rickety, old vehicles spewing deadly fumes, endlessly honking traffic has been unbearably real for Calcuttans for far too long. The PCB …
A.V.Ragunathan Sad sight: Dead fishes, swollen and deformed with rashes all over body, were washed ashore in Cuddalore on Tuesday. CUDDALORE: The six-km coastal stretch from Chithiraipettai to Rasapettai, near here, was found littered with dead fishes on Monday evening. Strong odour from the putrefying fishes prompted the Village Administrative …
Calcutta has honked its way to the top of the decibel charts even as stricter noise norms take effect nationwide with a reminder to drivers: no horn please, it
This new study conducted by IIM-Lucknow focuses on institutional strengthening of Central Pollution Control Board and its preparedness to undertake various measures as suggested by environmental statutes. The present study is not a typical impact evaluation study of CPCB. It has been conducted with a focus on preparing a business …
A study conducted by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has found that the industries located in Haldia and Howrah add more to air pollution levels than those in Durgapur and Asansol. The study titled ~ Comprehensive Environmental Assessment of Industrial Clusters, was placed before the Union environment minister Mr …
S. Annamalai MADURAI: Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) plans to extend the use of waste plastic in cement processing to more districts in February. At present, the
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has launched a series of short-term plans as well as long-term surveys to curb contamination in critically polluted regions of Maharashtra, including Dombivali and Navi Mumbai. This follows a study by the Central government which calculated a Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) for 88 …
