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 …
Hyderabad: Winter is coming and worries are more. Residents who live near industrial areas are concerned the foul smell emanating from the industries in their areas which lasts for a few minutes to even hours, will become more intense. Since decades, successive generations of residents are complaining of foul smell …
The notification was issued on October 28, days after the Cabinet decided to ban all types of plastic. The Forest, Ecology and Environment Department has issued a draft notification prohibiting the production, transportation, sale and usage of plastic carrybags, buntings, plates, plastic cups and plastic sheets, irrespective of their thickness. …
The government has decided to back off from the proposed amendments to the Kerala Conservation of Paddy-land and Wetland Act, 2008, that would have given private entrepreneurs permission to fill up to 10 acres of such land for industrial purposes. On Wednesday, revenue minister Adoor Prakash informed the cabinet that …
Alleging blatant violation of environmental norms, locals and activists have demanded cancellation of Environment Clearance (EC) of the 520 MW Tapovan-Vishnugad and 444 MW Vishnugad-Pipalkoti hydro electricity projects on the Dhauliganga and Alaknanda rivers respectively. The companies implementing these two projects are dumping muck and debris in the river in …
The government has extended the validity of environment clearance (EC) from five years to seven years, a senior environment ministry official said. "We have notified the extension of the validity of EC from five years to seven years. The EC can be renewed for a maximum period of three years," …
Ahead of government's vehicle safety norms set to kick in 2017, country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) plans to introduce features like airbags and anti-lock braking system as an option in its mass market models. The company has already offered these safety features as standard across all variants of …
NAGPUR: Though the statutory bodies have standing guidelines regarding protection of environment while carrying out construction activities, the same are not being implemented at most of the construction sites in the city. Builders hardly take steps to keep the noise and air pollution under check in accordance with the environment …
Not the chirping of birds but it is the cacophony of hammering, drilling, stonecutting, loading and unloading and grinders to which residents of Ramdaspeth wake up. With a spurt in construction activities in the posh locality, it has become a routine for them for last four years, making them vulnerable …
After facing closure for not complying with the environmental norms, 31 hotels and guesthouses in Mahipalpur near the IGI Airport on Tuesday moved the National Green Tribunal (NGT) challenging the imposition of additional conditions on them for operation. The Hotels and Guest Houses Association Mahipalpur moved the tribunal against the …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The manner in which mayor K Chandrika brusquely brushed aside the request of the opposition to discuss the recent NGT order on Vilappilsala during the final council meeting heavily reflected the coldness with which corporation had fought the case at National green tribunal, eventually resulting in an embarrassing loss. …
The Delhi government, it emerged at a meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday, ‘did not have a stance’ on regulating thousands of heavy commercial vehicles, which have been polluting the air over the last 13 years. Organised in the wake of a Supreme Court directive that …
Government today said an in-house rating of NGOs receiving grants from the Environment Ministry will be done to rank them on the basis of their performance. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, while releasing the 10th edition of 'Directory of Environment NGOs' said a system will be created to assess the performance …
MUMBAI: While the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) looks to ease environment norms so that the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) continues handling coal along the city's eastern seafront, activists and environmentalists say environmental norms are non-negotiable. It is, after all the pollution regulator's job to control pollution, not promote industry. …
Veggies Account For Bulk Of Failed Tests It is well-known that vegetables sold in major cities contain pesticides, but it has now emerged that these harmful chemicals are present in alarmingly high doses in greens across India. A report by the agriculture ministry shows that there has been an almost …
Known for its pioneering environmental effort, California has agreed to help India reduce air pollution and combat climate change, state governor Jerry Brown said after his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the weekend. The global fight against climate change was the center of discussion when Brown met Modi …
Delhi transport minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday urged people to adopt “one family-one car” norm to reduce traffic on the city’s roads and also appealed to them to use public transport. Addressing a conference on “Safe Road-Safe Life” organised by Assocham, Mr Rai also said there is need to change …
Industrial units and tanneries in Ranipet estate also did not meet the stipulation A large number of government-run units in Tamil Nadu are flouting pollution control norms or operating without clearance from the Pollution Control Board, according to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. In its report for 2013-14, …
Green construction norms include 1% total energy needs to be met from renewable sources States have broadly agreed to ensure compliance with the proposed Environmental Guidelines for construction projects in urban areas stating that the stipulations are feasible for implementation. A broad consensus in this regard emerged at a four …
Even as a Parliamentary panel recommended in July that the TSR Subramanian report on revising and amending environment laws be scrapped, the ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEFCC) is pushing ahead with creation of a framework on the report's recommendations. Documents accessed by dna revealed that the MoEFCC …
Aiming to check mis-labelling of ‘health supplements’, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has come out with gazetted regulations proposing to ban the sale of such products as ‘medicines’. FSSAI has also framed regulations for products based on ayurveda, sidhha, unani and other traditional health systems. FSSAI has …
