Political parties pledge to reduce pollution in manifestos Promises to fight the world’s most toxic air have made it to the manifestos of major political parties for the first time in Indian elections. Major political parties such as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, the opposition Indian National Congress and the …
Political parties pledge to reduce pollution in manifestos Promises to fight the world’s most toxic air have made it to the manifestos of major political parties for the first time in Indian elections. Major political parties such as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, the opposition Indian National Congress and the …
The recent draft notification on utilisation of fly ash for making bricks is poorly designed and, if implemented, will shut down the construction industry. Most people working in the field of environment believe that the environmental laws of the country are good, but their implementation is poor for various reasons, …
Cabinet approved Kanpur metro rail project at an estimated cost of Rs 11,076 crore, which will be completed in five years. The Narendra Modi government on Thursday approved a number of development projects in areas like health, power, metro rail, roads and bridges. It also cleared up to Rs 25,000 …
The Bombay High Court on Thursday suggested to the state government that it lay out an interim policy to protect rivers in Maharashtra till the Centre comes up with a river regulation policy that would protect any kind of encroachment along the river bed. A division bench of Chief Justice …
GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani will inaugurate a workshop on 'Emissions Monitoring and Market Based Pollution Regulation' on 16th January, 2019. The workshop will be organised by Gujarat Pollution Control Board, in collaboration with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (JPAL), the Energy Policy Institute at the University …
Ghaziabad: The district administration on Wednesday shut down a frozen meat exporting unit in the city over alleged violation of environmental norms. The unit was shut down on the basis of an order issued by the NGT on September 18. The tribunal has also directed the owners of Al Nafees …
GURUGRAM: Nearly an acre of land has been stripped of its green cover while work is on to flatten the plot that falls in the ecologically sensitive Aravalis off the Southern Peripheral Road (SPR), merely 3km from Vatika Chowk. Local residents said they saw a few earthmovers levelling the hills …
After targeting Russia's VTB Group-backed Numetal, ArcelorMittal has now targetted Vedanta Ltd - the third bidder in the race to acquire debt-laden Essar Steel, alleging environmental law and human rights violations by the Anil Agarwal firm. ArcelorMittal, which is competing against Numetal Ltd and Vedanta for the takeover of Essar …
In December last year, municipal corporations in the city started a sealing drive against business establishments and sealed thousands of small shops for non-payment of conversion charges, encroachment and illegal constructions on the instructions of the Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee. However, the missionary zeal of the civic agencies went kaput …
The Centre has suggested a slew of relaxations in the new draft of coastal norms proposed for India's islands, including those involving eco-tourism, road construction using reclamation, and storage of petroleum, chemicals and mining for the construction sector. The draft Island Coastal Regulation Zone (ICRZ) notification has been made public …
Paynesville – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has embarked on a two-day workshop for packaged water producers. It is aimed at creating awareness on the EPA’s regulations on safe drinking water. Report by Gerald C. Koinyeneh, gerald.koinyeneh@frontpageafricaonline.com Speaking at the start of the training in Paynesville on Monday, August 13, …
With the country's health supplement and nutraceutical industry poised to grow to USD 10 billion by 2025, food regulator FSSAI has said it is gearing to strengthen the regulatory ecosystem through cross-border collaboration and learning from global best practices. "India's health supplement and nutraceutical industry is rapidly growing and is …
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel expressed concern over air and noise pollution caused by schools and other such institutions in contravention to green laws and asked the ministry to look into it. Taking note of violation of environmental norms by educational institutions across the country, …
FSSAI has taken steps to push companies and restaurants for lower levels of fat, sugar and salt in packaged foods. It has also roped in Bollywood actor RajKummar Rao as ambassador. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recently launched the Eat Right Movement in a bid to …
India’s food safety regulator the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is launching a campaign to persuade firms to reduce the use of salt, sugar and eliminate trans-fat in their products. With its “Eat Right Movement” being launched on Tuesday, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India …
Patna: The state pollution control board on Thursday issued "proposed closure direction" notices to 141 hospitals in 20 districts for not following environmental norms. The notices were sent to 13 hospitals in Bhagalpur, 12 in Sitamarhi, nine each in Darbhanga, Gaya and Purnea, eight each in Begusarai, Munger and West …
Pollution caused nine million deaths in 2015 - three times more than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined - scientists said on Thursday, calling for governments in poor countries to act. India fared worst, with 2.5 million people dying early because of pollution, followed by China with 1.8 million deaths, according …
FSSAI in talks with industry to convert used-cooking oil into bio-diesel With the new regulations for monitoring “used cooking oils” coming into force from July 1, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Monday said the implementation of these regulations will require focus on consumer education, enforcement …
Ministry says the PSU did not have green clearance for expansion. HYDERABAD: The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of Ministry of Environment and Forests(MoEF) has directed the Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) to take action against Singareni Collieries in five cases for violating environmental norms. All five cases are pertaining …
In a testimony of Government’s absolute non-seriousness towards environment degradation, Environment Policy draft is gathering dust in the official files during the past nearly one year due to lack of coordination between the concerned departments. Moreover, fresh State of Environment Report has not been prepared since 2015 in blatant violation …
