Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
Derabassi has turned into a hub of factories -- chemical, plywood, and pharmaceuticals -- spewing out toxic fumes that travel miles towards residential areas, causing serious health problems. Derabassi residents, living in areas like Gulmohar Society and its extension -- besides at least 10 other residential colonies, societies, enclaves, and …
The State Government has submitted before the Kerala High Court that instructions had been issued by the State Pollution Control Board to the plywood manufacturing units to take measures to minimise pollution. It also stated that steps had been initiated for preparing a comprehensive environment management plan for the Vengola …
Polluters big and small, from individuals burning leaves to massive construction sites producing dust, have become the targets of an ongoing crackdown by the Delhi Government and municipal corporations. Four construction sites of the Public Works Department were fined Rs.50,000 each earlier this week by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation …
KOCHI: Naas Plywood Industries, functioning at Allapra near Perumbavoor, has set an example for plywood manufacturers in the area by winning the award instituted by State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) for ‘best practices in managing and disposing waste’. This is the second time Naas Plywood has won the PCB award, …
Following protests from forest rights activists and environmentalists, the Naveen Patnaik government has changed a controversial circular issued in November last year that sought to undermine a landmark SC order defining forest. In November last year, additional chief secretary of revenue and disaster management department Dr Taradatt in a circular …
Hundreds of people affected by pollution from wood-based units in the district took out a march to the district Collectorate on Tuesday. P.C.Cyriac, former civil servant and president of Anti-Corruption People’s Movement, inaugurated the march. The march was organized by the Action Council for Environmental Protection, as part of a …
The venue of the ongoing struggle against polluting plywood manufacturing units in Perumbavoor will be shifted from Kuruppampady to Kakkanad next week. The agitation will be launched in front of the collectorate, according to activists of the Action Council for Environmental Protection, which is spearheading the stir. People affected by …
Three plywood manufacturing units in Perumbavoor which approached the Supreme Court seeking permission to regularise their operations have been asked to wait for the order in a case pending before it on the pollution caused by plywood units. The original case, filed by a resident of Vengola panchayat, is to …
Kerala government has been given one month time to submit a reply to the Supreme Court in a case pertaining to pollution caused by plywood manufacturing units in Vengola panchayat in Ernakulam district. The case was taken up by the apex court two days ago after it received a report …
The supreme court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) started inspecting the wood-based industries including plywood factories and neighbouring localities in Kuttipadam division in Vengola panchayat on Wednesday. The different stakeholders in the industry are considering the visit of the high power committee as a very “significant step”. The committee is headed …
Decrying indiscriminate use of natural resources and deforestation in the name of growth, Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan today said that industries and corporates should focus on protecting the environment and ensure balanced and sustained development. "...There are some industries, which feel that we should indiscriminately use natural resources, cut …
People affected by pollution from small-scale plywood industries in Perumbavoor have declared a war of sorts. After petitions and rallies failed to evoke the desired result the residents formed a samithi and started a satyagraha in the true Gandhian way, about two months ago. At present, one of their representatives …
The Indian plywood industry has estimated annual revenues of Rs 25,000-30,000 cr, and is dominated by unorganised players The plywood industry has been hit by the slump in the real estate industry, which is a significant source of demand for plywood. The industry is also having a hard time holding …
The Pollution Control Board is making arrangements to install gadgets to assess environmental pollution in Vengola panchayat in Ernakulam district. The initiative is being taken in accordance with a Supreme Court directive to assess the pollution levels in the area. T. K. Kurien, a resident of the area, had approached …
PERUMBAVOOR: Offering a ray of hope for the residents of Perumbavoor, the plywood manufacturers in the region have announced the formation of a new committee to keep a tab on the pollution caused by the companies. The committee will study the cleanliness and hygiene amongst the plywood manufacturing units, said …
KOCHI: As the call against the industrial pollution caused by plywood factories strengthens, hundreds of people took part in a protest march to the District Collectorate on Monday. The protest march, led by the Action Council for Environmental Protection, sought the cancellation of licences of the plywood manufacturing units in …
KOCHI: Rising levels of pollution caused by plywood manufacturing units in Kuttippadam village in Perumbavoor is slowly forcing the residents of the area to abandon their homes in search of a healthier place to live. The once-serene and peaceful neighbourhood of Kuttippadam, a village at Vengola Panchayat of Perumbavoor, is …
A significant provision for forests in this year's Union budget may turn out to be a case of missing the forest for the trees. Motivated by a desire to "protect the environment and to save wood," Singh cut the excise duty on plywood from 34.5 per cent to 20 per …
THE BRITISH blamed the improvidence of the Indian peasantry for the destruction of India's forest wealth. Even with Independence, the bureaucracy continued to toe this line and with such effect that in the 1950s, the new forest policy asserted local people should not enjoy special rights over forests in their …
