State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deplorable condition of a water tank, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/06/2025

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 …

Patto pestilence

When the Corporation of the City of Panjim (CCP) has so many composting stations built with taxpayers

GSPCB objects to CCPs waste disposal methods

HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 22 The Goa State Pollution Control Board has slammed one more notice on the Corporation of the City of Panaji to immediately stop the treatment, disposal and storage of municipal solid waste at EDC Patto Plaza. The directions come after an inspection conducted yesterday by the …

EC order missing on MoEF website

Visakhapatnam, Oct. 22: Though Anrak Aluminium Ltd issued a public notice on Tuesday stating that the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) had accorded environmental clearance (EC) to their alumina refinery, smel-ter plant and captive power plant proposed at Makavarapalem, the clearance letter was not found on the website of …

Pollution Control Board invisible, toothless

SHILLONG: State Pollution Control Board had conducted an extensive study on the impact of mining and the report was submitted in 1997. An expert committee had suggested at that time that a State Mining Policy was imperative. State Government never shared the report and did nothing with it. This information …

GPCB excavates Margao ring road to ascertain waste used for land filling

In an unprecedented action, Goa Pollution Control Board on Friday excavated a ring road under construction to find out whether the contractor has used garbage and waste for land filling. And, a Goa Pollution Control Board official Joglekar clearly stated that the operation has found prima facie case in the …

MSEZ II phase approval difficult: KSPCB chief

DH News Service, Mangalore: State Pollution Control Board Chairman Dr H C Sharatchandra has indicated that it would be difficult to obtain approval for the second phase of Mangalore Special Economic Zone. He made this observation during an interacting with journalists on the sidelines of a seminar on

Farmers protest against pollution

ERODE: Farmers affiliated to the Tamizhaga Vivasayeegal Sangam and Kalingarayan Pasana Sabai protested in front of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board office and later locked it. A group of farmers, who entered the complex housing the office, went to the office premises and pulled down the shutter. Officials who …

Effluents continue to pollute irrigation canals, water bodies in

Erode Action please: Effluents from a yarn-dyeing factory at Vairapalayam in Erode enter Kalingarayan Canal, which irrigates thousands of acres in Erode district. ERODE: Reams of paper have been used in various forums in an attempt to solve pollution problem in Erode. Farmers have moved the court, which is hearing …

Will we ever dispose of plastics? - glaring lack of political

Nalini Ravichandran | ENS Chennai, A tough law that bans lighting up in public places has put smokers on notice. City Police Commissioner R Sekar intends to enforce the law sometime this week. Whether or not he manages to do so, at least a step has been taken in the …

Tripura University polluting water body

Agartala, Sept 29: Tripura (Central) University students have raised voice both against the varsity authorities and Tripura State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) for their alleged inaction over pollution of the water body in the campus while demanding immediate action from the State Government.The students alleged that hazardous chemicals and solid …

City hospitals find two ways to keep clean

Pune, September 24 Medical waste packed offto Satara Pune, for long struggling with its garbage, has found a solution to get rid of its hospital waste, at least. For the last couple of days, the city

Toxic water poses health hazard for Nikol residents

AHMEDABAD: A stream of toxic and corrosive chemicals spewing into water supply and onto roads is making lives of thousands of residents of Nikol gam a living hell. While most of them have been forced to install water purification systems to safeguard health, toxic water flowing on roads, in residential …

Big money for waste

Hyderabad, Sept. 22: Sidelining the concerns over the health effects of dioxin and furan emissions into the atmosphere from incinerators, four more incinerator-based common bio-medical waste treatment plants are being planned in the state. The facilities will be set up by private entrepreneurs in Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Nellore and Medak districts …

Medical waste disposal satisfactory

The regulatory body, DPCC, disclosed the status of 10 major hospitals in the city Applications for authorisation from Apollo, Ortho Nova and Hindu Rao under consideration DPCC issues public notices for proper management of bio-medical waste NEW DELHI: The Delhi Pollution Control Committee has stated that the status of medical …

Pollution and shortage of fertilizers dominate farmers grievances meeting

ERODE: Pollution once again dominated the farmers grievances meeting held here on Friday. This time it was the death of fish in large numbers at Kuranganpallam Odai at Ezhumathur and neighbouring villages. Farmers blamed a sugar factory in the vicinity and said it had a few days ago let out …

Put off bauxite hearing: NGOs

Visakhapatnam, Sept. 19: Non governmental organisations (NGOs) and those opposing the proposed bauxite mining in Vizag Agency are now demanding that the proposed environment public hearing by the AP Pollution Control Board on behalf of APMDC slated for October 3 at Chintapalli be postponed indefinitely till the government places the …

City pollution beats national average

Hyderabad Sept. 16: Air pollution levels in the city have climbed further beyond the national ambient air quality standards. Abids, Punjagutta, Paradise and Charminar zones have recorded higher levels of total suspended particulate matter (TSPM) and respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM), according to studies conducted by the AP Pollution Control …

Crackdown on medical waste plant raises a stink

Pune, September 15 Used syringes, needles, bandages, body parts pile up at city hospitals, with no place to dump the waste in It was a crackdown on a racket involved in the disposal of spray cans, but it is hospitals that are suffering

PLASTIC BAG ban carries no weight

No One Knows Who Should Check The Inflow Of Banned Bags Kumar Manish | TNN After a brief hiatus, those ubiquitous, thin plastic bags are back in circulation in the city! Despite a ban, grocers and milk, vegetable and fruit vendors are using them with impunity, often at the behest …

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