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 …
All the dead sheep would be buried at a common place in the village after conducting autopsy } A HERD of over 170 sheep died after allegedly drinking polluted water stagnated on the roadside near a company at Ganesapuram here on Monday. The cattle owners and the public staged a …
After its campaign against the illegal mine owners recently, the Goa State Pollution Control Board turned its ire towards the hospitals for absence of proper equipment to treat medical waste. The GSPCB has issued notices to around 125 medical facilities including top government hospitals for absence of proper equipment to …
Pandurang Mhaske / DNA In what is probably the first case of its kind in Mumbai, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has issued a show-cause notice to the builder of a mega slum redevelopment project in Worli. Reason: the project, the Mahalaxmi SRA Cooperative Society, does not have the …
The Goa State Pollution Control Board is assessing replies received from some of the 74 mines that were asked to furnish requisite forest and wildlife clearances required to operate their businesses. GSPCB Chairman Simon de Souza said the officials are assessing the replies and in a day or two we …
The Goa State Pollution Control Board on Tuesday issued show-cause notices to a veterinary dispensary at Pirna, a health officer of Cortalim Primary Health Centre and Indus Medical Centre, Porvorim, for failing to dispose bio-medical waste as per the Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998. GSPCB Chairman Simon de …
Sesa Goa and the Vedanta Group has challenged the Goa State Pollution Control Board's order of suspension of closure of mines operation. The GSPCB last month had asked 13 mining leases to suspend operation as they lacked requisite environment clearances. The GSPCB chairman speaking to reporters said that the companies …
KOCHI: It seems that the direction given by the district administration to various agencies to take strict action against those polluting the Periyar has fallen on deaf ears. The Kerala State Pollution Control Board has served show cause notices to four companies for discharging effluents from their units in the …
Common Effluent Treatment Plant Not Complying With Pollution Norms Harish Joshi | TNN Bharuch: Tough time lies ahead for chemical industries located at critically polluted industrial estates of Ankleshwar, Panoli and Vapi. Ministry of Environment and Forests, vide its circular dated August 25, has directed Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) …
CHENNAI: A three-member team of senior engineers of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has said that a nearly 65-acre site at Kuthambakkam, near Poonamallee, where a Solid Waste Management Facility is proposed, is not a suitable location for establishing the facility. This is because rainwater which collects in this …
Even as the State is fighting a bitter battle with casino operators in the court, another off-shore casino vessel - Maharajah of Essel group, will soon begin its operation in the Mandovi River.
The Goa State Pollution Control Board is in the process of categorising industries based on colour codes in a bid to have better control over these and to simplify its administrative work. GSPCB Chairman Simon de Souza said industries in Goa would now be categorised into three sections namely Red, …
Acting firm on erring mines, the Goa State Pollution Control Board has asked the Forest Department to furnish information on another 74 mines whether these have obtained necessary forest and wildlife clearances as mentioned in the Forest Conservation Act. These 74 are apart from the 13 mines which have been …
National Environmental Appellate Authority, on Tuesday, has brought in a stay order on conditional permit issued by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests for the Hanakona thermal power station. The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests had issued conditional permit certificate to the Hanakona thermal power station company on …
Melvyn Thomas | TNN Surat: The city of diamonds and textile may have earned the distinction of being one of the cleanest cities in the country, but it lags behind when it comes to keeping a check on industrial pollution. Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) in a recent meeting held …
Pune In the wake of the swine flu pandemic, the issue of disposal of tonnes of waste generated daily in the city has once again come to the fore. The industrial sector often remains under fire for releasing untreated effluent. The Pune region
Pune The row over garbage disposal that had reached a crescendo three months ago has been buried, at least for the time being, with the focus shifting on swine flu that has claimed 20 lives in the city. The issue of segregation of garbage that had earlier taken centrestage remains …
