Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Laxmi Narain Vs Municipal Corporation, Ghaziabad & Others dated 11/11/2024. The complaint of the applicant is that illegal secondary collection point has been setup near Apsara border of Ghaziabad adjoining Delhi on GT road at District Ghaziabad. The allegation in …
NAGPUR:Though Indian cities are spending millions on incentivising waste minimization, they are not aware of the quantity of waste each is generating. According to leading Indian environmentalist Sunita Narain, the country is in a “messy” state because technology to be implemented is decided before looking into the composition of the …
NEW DELHI: Being at the centre of controversy since it was proposed in 1995, the four lakh tonne capacity of smelting plant of Sterlite at Tuticorin was rejected by three states – Gujarat, Goa and Maharashtra – before it was finally allowed to be set-up in Tamil Nadu. Sharing details …
The Delhi High Court today sought response of the Centre on a PIL which has challenged the municipal solid waste rules to the extent they hold individuals and not local bodies liable for non-segregation of garbage at source. While passing the order, the court asked the petitioner society, Sach, as …
Order of the High Court of Delhi in the matter of SACH Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/05/2018 regarding municipal solid waste rules 2016. A PIL was filed in the Delhi High Court which challenged the municipal solid waste rules 2016 on the context that the rules hold …
Crop burning, dust pollution, vehicular pollution, thermal power generation, have all been around for donkeys years. They all cause air pollution but are marginal contributors . The game changer that has created the most environmental pollution is none other than the refinery crude at the bottom of the barrel called …
Centre for Science and Environment Director-General Sunita Narain, while urging society and Governments to see Patthalgarhi in the right perspective, has cautioned against painting it as an act that seconds the Naxalism or related ideologies in the country. Speaking at a function organised by ‘Down To Earth’ magazine on Monday …
Order of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Gauri Grover Vs Government of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 24/04/2018 regarding solid waste management in Delhi and public health issues associated with it. A letter dated 20th April, 2018 has been received from Sunita Narain, Director General, Centre …
The SDMC said that the Rs 120 crore project had hit a roadblock as a company, which was disqualified during the technical bid, had moved the High Court and subsequently the Supreme Court. The green cess imposed on commercial vehicles entering Delhi has failed to act as a “deterrent”, the …
“I appeal to the auto manufacturing industries to take the retrofitting route. Auto manufacturers in India are already making BS VI compatible engines and selling these cars abroad. So, major changes are not necessary for the shift," Pradhan said at the launch of BS VI grade fuel. New Delhi: Oil …
The Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) on Monday reviewed the status of the closure process of Badarpur thermal power plant and asked agencies to increase production at the Bawana gas plant from 250MW to 500MW by April 15. In a meeting with government officials and power …
There is one chemical that is igniting much fuss these days — legislators in New Zealand want it banned; South African leaders are asking why they are continuing to use it; closer to home in Sri Lanka it is being discussed in Parliament. Europe last year went through a bitter, …
A Hindu outfit, Shri Ayutchandi Mahayagna Samiti, is organising the event during which one crore offerings to fire will be made by priests, who have come from Varanasi and Vrindavan. Flames rose from 108 heart-shaped hawan-kunds at Meerut’s Bhaisali Ground on Sunday as more than 350 priests performed a mahayagna …
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday expressed concern over sporadic reports of dengue and chikungunya at the beginning of this year, wondering what will happen when the monsoon draws near. It asked the local commissioner appointed by it earlier to inspect waste disposal in various parts of the …
The Delhi High Court today asked municipal bodies and the Delhi government whether there was any policy to deal with the disposal of electronic waste (e-waste), dubbing it a "critical area" which has so far escaped attention. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar …
Order of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Gauri Grover Vs Government of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 14/03/2018 regarding solid waste management in Delhi. Delhi High Court finds that the issue of e-waste has not been addressed and directs the municipal corporations to place before the …
Adani Group to develop it at Mundra A senior Environment Ministry official said that an approval to the Adani Group to use 1,552 hectares of forest land to develop a port as part of its 8,000-hectare Special Economic Zone on the Mundra coast in Gujarat was only “preliminary”. The project …
On October 17 last year, the EPCA had imposed the measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to combat pollution in the city ahead of the winter. New Delhi: Starting today, the Badarpur power plant that has been shut for over four months can start temporary operation, ban on …
The operations of the power plant have been allowed, but with a condition that it will be permanently closed from July. New Delhi: As Delhi and its surrounding region’s air quality showed signs of improvement, the EPCA lifted the measures taken under severe category, thus allowing the opening of Badarpur …
The improvement has been attributed to the action taken on the ground to control pollution. EPCA also decided to lift the very poor to severe air quality restriction under the Graded Response Action Plan for Delhi-NCR. Delhi saw lower pollution peaks this winter as compared to the last, despite the …
Following an improvement in the Capital's air quality, the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) said that Badarpur power plant can resume operations. The SC also lifted prohibition on the use of diesel generator sets and operation of brick kilns on Wednesday. After the air quality in …
