Air Act 1981

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deplorable condition of a water tank, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/06/2025

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 …

Marriage palaces in Punjab to limit volume of music

For lowering the din of celebrations, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) on Monday made it mandatory for the marriage palaces to limit the music volume to the precincts of its palaces. Taking into consideration the matter relating to the noise generated by the playing of DJ system and other …

Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board refuses to renew consent for Thoothukudi Sterlite plant, smelting operations shut down indefinitely

CHENNAI: At a time when Sterlite was harboring dream of expanding its operations, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has delivered a big body blow rejecting the its plea to renew Consent to Operate (CTO) for the existing smelter plant at Thoothukudi for want of more clarifications. The development has …

Red-category industries told to track emissions

NEW DELHI: The Central Pollution Control Board has issued directions to pollution control boards in NCR states to get all “red” category industries to install online stack continuous emissions monitoring systems and connect them to the CPCB server by March 31. The move has been long overdue as industries in …

UPPCB orders closure of Continental Carbon, 4 more

GHAZIABAD: The UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has ordered to shut down Continental Carbon India Ltd (CCLL) situated along NH-24 with immediate effect. The move comes after the district pollution board had recommended the immediate closure of CCLL, a leading carbon black manufacturing MNC, after it was found that the …

8% drop in environmental crimes

Designer labels and burglar proofing – Inside the Indian millennial’s home! NCRB says 424 less cases in 2016; U.P., Rajasthan record maximum violations; fewer cases of pollution The data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) recently have shown a decline of over 8% in environmental crimes across the …

Zero case under air pollution in Delhi reflects gap in green law enforcement

NEW DELHI: Delhi had seen one of the worst years in terms of air pollution last year but the city did not file a single case against anyone for violating the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, reflecting gaps in the enforcement of green laws in the country. The …

Campaign against noise pollution

The Riders for Awareness & Welfare Club started awareness campaign against noise pollution with the help of the traffic police and the Pollution Control Board, here today. President of the club Akashdeep Gautam said noise pollution caused discomfort and harm to human beings, both physically and mentally. According to a …

Red category industries to get GSPCB consent in 90 days

PANJIM: Henceforth, consent to establish or operate under the Air and Water (prevention and control of pollution) Act to red category industries would be issued within 90 days of Goa State Pollution Control Board receiving the application and will be valid for five years. The Board has decided to implement …

Pollution board to clear Sonshi leases only after NGT hearing

PANJIM: There’s fresh trouble brewing for six iron ore mining leases from Sonshi village, whose operations were suspended in April for causing pollution, as they are alleged to have been operating without valid Environment Clearances (ECs). Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB), the authority for renewing the Consent to Operate …

GSPCB directs Curlies to stop operations

PANJIM: The controversial Curlies Restaurant and Night Club at Anjuna, has been directed to stop operations with immediate effect by Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB). The Board, in its order issued on Thursday, revoked the Consent to Operate granted under The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 …

NGT directs DPCC to reconsider fee structure for granting consent

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to reconsider its entire fee structure for granting consent to operate industrial plants including hotels and restaurants. The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to reconsider its entire fee structure for granting consent …

PPCB proposes to ban pressure horns

Tightening the noose around those using pressure horns, the Punjab Pollution Control Board has presented a proposal to completely ban the use of pressure horns, which create nuisance and add to noise pollution. The proposal has been presented under the Prevention and Control of Pollution Act 1981. If it gets …

Cellular operators need permission for using generator, says National Green Tribunal

Cellular service providers need to take consent from the state pollution control boards for installing and operating generator sets, the National Green Tribunal has ruled. Cellular service providers need to take consent from the state pollution control boards for installing and operating generator sets, the National Green Tribunal has ruled. …

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal on whether cellular service providers using generator sets along with towers come under "industrial plant", 24/08/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bharti Infratel Ltd. Vs Madhya Pradesh State Pollution Control Board & Others dated 24/08/2017 on whether cellular service providers using generator sets along with towers come under "industrial plant". Case History: Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board on on 31st March, …

MPCB shuts firm whose dye turned dog blue

Unit in Taloja MIDC faces action for releasing untreated chemicals into river, residual due into air Days after a picture of a blue dog spotted in Taloja MIDC went viral on social media, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has taken action against the firm that released the dye into …

NGT directs TNPCB officer to inspect industry, to close unit if found violating norms

CUDDLORE: The National green tribunal has ordered the Tamil Nadu pollution control board's (TNPCB) environmental engineer (Cuddalore district) to inspect an industry in Sipcot industrial complex in Cuddalore district and take appropriate steps to shut it down if found that it has been operating without valid consent. "The district environmental …

Close down all brick kilns, orders CPCB

Nagpur: Bad days are ahead for brick kiln owners and workers as Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has directed closure of all kilns that do not have sanction of state pollution control boards (SPCBs). Very few kilns bother to take clearance from SPCBs and hence most of them will be …

21 thermal plants found to be non-compliant with norms: Govt

Twenty-one thermal power plants were found to be in need of upgradation of their pollution control systems, the government today said, asserting that appropriate action has been initiated against them. Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan in a written reply in Rajya Sabha said that the compliance with environmental norms in thermal …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding steel pickling units in Delhi, 25/07/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of All India Lokadhikar Sangathan Vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 25/07/2017 regarding steel pickling units in Delhi. National Green Tribunal directs Delhi Pollution Control Committee to file affidavit as to why they have not complied with the …

Tangedco given a week to remove flyash from Ennore Creek

NGT warns of closure if leakage in ash pipe is not fixed within a week The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal came down heavily on Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) for failing to comply with its orders with regard to the removal of ash from the …

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