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 …
PANJIM: The Goa State Pollution Control Board has declined to issue consent to operate under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 to two mining firms since the case in pending before the Supreme Court. The Boards order …
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 64 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (Central Act No.6 of 1974), the State Government, after consultation with the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Rajasthan Water (Prevention and Control …
The Comptroller and Auditor General has slammed the railways for the long delay and cost escalation in the strategically important Kashmir rail link. The original cost of the 29km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla line, aimed at providing a rail link to Kashmir, was estimated at Rs 3,077 crore in 1999-2000 and has now …
PANJIM: Except for the public sector Sanjivani Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana, which has asked for financial support from State government, all other 15 companies, which were issued show cause notices by Goa State Pollution Control Board, have agreed to install online stack emission, effluent and ambient air quality monitoring system. They …
The ban orders issued by the Sirsa district authorities against the burning of paddy straw appear to have disappeared in smoke as farmers have been burning paddy straw in their fields with impunity. The Tribune team noticed harvested fields set on fire on the Sirsa-Fatehabad portion of National Highway 10 …
State fails to implement laws to stop stubble burning, tillers say they don’t have option Chandigarh: As Nasa satellite images over the past few days show, Punjab is literally on fire. In the images, the state is pockmarked with red dots which correspond to blazes deliberately lit by farmers to …
PANJIM: Goa’s 16 major private and public sector companies in the field of power generation, steel production, liquor, fertilizers and pharmaceuticals were issued show cause notices on Thursday by Goa State Pollution Control Board for failing to install online stack emission, effluent and ambient air quality monitoring system. GSPCB Member …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal on Girdhars International Private Limited Vs Delhi Pollution Control Committee Department of Environment dated 20/09/2012.
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has asked Graphite India Ltd to close its Bangalore plant till further orders, citing environmental pollution. In a statement to BSE, the company said the board ordered closure of industrial operations in the company's plant in Bangalore till further orders, alleging non-compliance with …
Gujarat High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Union government on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging notification giving Pune bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) jurisdiction for cases from the state of Gujarat. A division bench of acting chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala also …
PANJIM: National Green Tribunal Wednesday issued notices to six states, including Goa and Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), in response to the petition filed by five non-government organisations (NGOs) vis-à-vis Gadgil panel report on the Western Ghats. The NGOs in their petition filed before the tribunal had pleaded …
Crop residue burning is one among the many sources of air pollution. It is essential to mitigate impacts due to the burning of agricultural waste in the open fields and its consequent effects on soil, ambient air and living organisms.
India has the worst air pollution in the entire world, beating China, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh, according to a study released during this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos. Of 132 countries whose environments were surveyed, India ranks dead last in the ‘Air (effects on human health)’ ranking. The annual …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, while permitting Sterlite Industries at Tuticorin to continue the operations at its copper plant, directed the company to file a fresh application before the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) for grant of consent to run the plant. A Bench of Justice R.M. Lodha and …
Rajasthan is rich in non-metallic and industrial minerals. The minerals found in the state include limestone, dolomite, lignite, barytes, calcite, clay, emerald, feldspar, fluorite, garnet, gypsum, potash, rock-phosphate, silica sand, siliceous earth, soapstone, wollastonite, marble, granite, sand stone and slates. The process of the mineral grinding industry involves generation of …
GAIL, RIL pipelines will pass through about 50 villages in DK district Residents of Kariyangala and Ammunje villages of Kariyangala Gram Panchayat limits in Bantwal taluk are living under constant fear as two major gas pipeline projects namely project of the Gas Authority India Limited (GAIL) and the Relogistics Infrastructure …
As many as 14 industries in Mandi Gobindgarh have been found violating air pollution norms. According to information, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) officials raided 20 industries in Mandi Gobindgarh yesterday, out of which 14 were found flouting the pollution norms. Notably, the industrial town of Mandi Gobindgarh is …
Under the provisions of the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the CPCB has notified fourth version of National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) in 2009. This revised national standard aims to provide uniform air quality for all, irrespective of land use pattern, across the country. There are …
