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 …
Taking suo motu cognizance of a TOI report over largescale pollution in Udaipur's lakes, the Rajasthan high court on Wednesday issued notice to the state and pulled up the authorities for failing to protect and improve the natural environment. At its principal seat in Jodhpur, a division bench comprising Justice …
Accusing the state government of not paying attention to the pollution caused by a private paper mill in Rupana village on the Muktsar-Malout highway, residents of 10 villages have vowed to fight a legal battle by filing a writ petition in the High Court. The affected farmers, who gathered here …
India will have to phase out mercury within six to 10 years as the country has signed a global treaty - Minamata Convention - which makes it mandatory for the signatories to ban the use of the deadly nerve toxin in a phased manner. The move will protect human health …
BHARUCH: District administration has banned discharge of effluent water on land other than sites notified by Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB). A notification was brought out by Collector Vinod Rao after recent incidents of tankers caught while discharging effluent waste into open lands in the district. The notification says that …
Plastic film mulching has played an important role in Chinese agriculture due to its soil warming and moisture conservation effects. With the help of plastic film mulch technology, grain and cash crop yields have increased by 20–35% and 20–60%, respectively. The area of plastic film coverage in China reached approximately …
A blaze at a vast rubbish dump made up of six million tonnes of putrefying trash and toxic effluent has kindled fears that poor planning and lax law enforcement are tipping Thailand towards a waste crisis. Locals had long pressed for the closure of the foul-smelling Praeksa landfill site, wedged …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Mohistikari Paribesh Jivan O Krishi Kalyan Mancha & Others Vs MoEF & Ors. dated 28/08/2014 regarding industrial pollution caused by a coal tar distillation factory, Singur, West Bengal. Previous Orders
A comprehensive environmental assessment of the Plateau of Tibet has found that the region is getting hotter, wetter and more polluted, threatening its fragile ecosystems and those who rely on them. The plateau and its surrounding mountains cover 5 million square kilometres and hold the largest stock of ice outside …
Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) has confiscated Rs 3 lakh bank guarantee furnished by Ramky Enviro Engineers who run TDSF facility in Pithampur for failing to install multi effect evaporator (which prevent local soil and ground water contamination). The same facility has been identified by government to carry of …
Close to nature: Karnataka State Pollution Control Board chairman Vaman Acharya (second from right) looks at the eco-friendly Ganesha idols being created at a workshop organised in the City on Tuesday. dh Photo With Ganesha Chaturthi round the corner, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has taken an initiative …
BEIJING: China's smog-plagued capital has announced plans to ban the use of coal by the end of 2020 as the country fights deadly levels of pollution, especially in major cities. Beijing's municipal environmental protection bureau posted the plan on its website yesterday, saying the city would instead prioritize electricity and …
Background concentrations of heavy metal ions concentration in soils are important due to their pollution potential and toxic effect of these elements on human health and the environment. These metals in soils in the vicinity of paper manufacturing industry were studied. Concentrations of these heavy metal ions (e.g., Pb, Zn, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Parminder Singh Vs Punjab PCB & Others dated 31/07/2014 regarding soil and water pollution caused by a chemical industry.
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Sukdeo Kolpe & Others Vs M/s Kopargoan Sah. Sakhar Karkhana Ltd. dated 30/07/2014 regarding land pollution caused by sugar factories as a result of discharge of untreated effluents, Taluka Kopargoan, District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.
This report released by Toxics Link reveals that that toxic elements including mercury, lead, zinc, along with acids and chemicals are released during e-waste recycling and are contaminating soil and water in Loni and Mandoli area of Delhi. There have been various reports documenting practices of recycling e-waste in the …
Recently, Delhi was touted as giving competition to Beijing as the city with the most polluted air and heaviest smog. This interactive shows the most polluted places in the world, rated as having either the worst air, water, land or soil due to various reasons—industrial, chemical, traffic, mining, waste processing …
INDORE: Good news! Indore, which was earlier declared the second most polluted city of the country by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), has now been cleared of the 'Red Zone' tag. After a year-and-a-half ban on setting up of industries, the CPCB has announced Indore as a 'sensitive free zone'. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Rajiv Suri Vs. Ministry of Urban Development & Others dated 14/07/2014 regarding construction/re-development project undertaken by the Ministry of Urban Development at East Kidwai Nagar Delhi.
The levels of heavy metals are measured at different dumpsites with different distances and directions under the jurisdiction of Greater Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad for ascertaining the soil and groundwater quality and forecasting as a part of integrated municipal solid waste (MSW) management study.
The furnace oil that spilled from the derailed wagons of Bangladesh Railways travelled to arable lands, canals and ponds of nearby areas, jeopardising the eco-system of the area, leaving a negative impact on fisheries and the fertility of the land. On Wednesday, rail communication between Chittagong and the rest of …
