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 …
The reconstituted leather developed in the last five to six months at CLRI Leather waste can now be put to use for making chappal upper, children's footwear and light leather consumer products such as wallets and key chains. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - Central Leather Research …
“Beyond this, pollution will not be accepted,” Collector Ajay Yadav told leather industries on referring to the environment pollution and adverse pollution of ground water table in Vellore district. While recognising the steps being taken by the leather industry to prevent environment pollution, he said, “I would like to be …
Reverse osmosis (RO) with polyamide membrane of spiral wound and precipitation with commercial sodium carbonate were studied to remove hazardous substances [chromium(III), sulfate, chloride and sodium] contained in a tanning wastewater. RO removed chromium(III) very efficiently (99.83%) and with lower but appreciable yields the other three constituents of liquid effluent. …
Calcutta, Nov. 17: The Centre has extended till next March a little-known moratorium on setting up “potentially polluting” units in Haldia and Asansol, making it all the more difficult to attract investments in sectors closely identified with the two industrial towns. The sectors that fall under the ban include oil …
New Delhi: Reacting to a TOI report on the conflict of interest of Central Pollution Control Board chairman, environment and forests minister Jayanthi Natarajan has said she will inquire into the facts. On Thursday, TOI had reported the attempt by CPCB chairman S P Gautum to cash in on a …
New Delhi: Chairman of the Central Pollution Control Board S P Gautam sold a patent he held privately on a technology to the apex authority on a revenue sharing basis and then passed a directive in his official capacity asking the leather industry to buy the expensive and untested know-how. …
The Supreme Court has set aside the Uttar Pradesh government’s notifications for acquiring land in Ghaziabad for leather industry. The court said in the light of the facts of the case, the State was not justified in invoking the urgency provision under the Land Acquisition Act. The court acted on …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed Uttar Pradesh government’s notification for land acquisition of three villages of Ghaziabad after the villagers approached court against setting up of a ‘leather city’ on the acquired land by Hapur Pilkhuwa Development Authority (HPDA). The court has quashed the notification of acquisition of 28.804 …
Urgency Clause Invoked To Develop Leather City New Delhi: After quashing acquisition of land in Noida Extension, the Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside acquisition of 71 acres by UP government in Ghaziabad's Hapur area for setting up Leather City to relocate all bone mills and allied industries there. Governments …
Despite having a low exposure to the toxic assets involved in the sub-prime crisis and a gradualist approach towards liberalization of the financial sector, certain parts of the Indian financial sector were significantly affected by the global financial crisis. Though Indian policymakers reacted in a proactive manner and introduced a …
Chairman, Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) (SZ), Aziz Ahmed has urged the government to revamp livestock policy in consultation with leather and leather garments exporters. He pleaded that either livestock exports should be banned totally or imposed 20 percent cess on their exports in order to save export-oriented sectors, especially leather …
Mandated to create industrial opportunities in the state, the MIDC or Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation has been doing quite the opposite of late—winding up its own plans to set up Special Economic Zones (SEZs) that promised thousands of jobs and crores of export earnings. In May, it applied to withdraw …
It continues to function without town panchayat's approval ERODE: A private weekly leather market has been functioning unauthorisedly at BP Agraharam here, causing huge damage to the environment, residents complain. The BP Agraharam town panchayat did not give any approval for the market, and the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board …
Tanneries, which have mushroomed in and around Sialkot over last decade, major factor in environmental degradation. At present there are more than 248 tanneries are functioning of which nine large, 79 medium and 169 small tanneries, which have been set up without planning and without proper system of waste disposal. …
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh government, on Saturday, approved the closure of 5 out of 21 blacklisted tanneries that have been polluting the Ganga in the state. Closure notices, UP Pollution Control Board officials confirmed, were served to the errant tanneries after informing them about the need to set up primary treatment …
CHENNAI: The leather industry needs to move from zero liquid waste discharge to the relatively more challenging environmental goal of zero solid waste discharge as it seeks to increase its share of world trade, experts said on Sunday. Participating in the celebration of Foundation Day of the Central Leather Research …
Shri Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State for Environment and Forests launched the Real time Ambient Noise Monitoring Network here today. In its first phase, it will cover 35 stations in Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai. MoEF has also received Rs 200 crores under bioremediation for the first time …
Kanpur: The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board has sought permission from the State Government for the closure of 11 tanneries in the city. According to the Board, despite repeated warnings, these tanneries have failed to install primary treatment plants in their units and have continued to discharge polluted water in …
Nellore, Dec. 13: Though it is six-years since the foundation stone was laid for the much publicised International Leather Park (ILP) near Krishnapatnam port, it has remained a non-starter even as a host of other projects launched a few years ago are getting ready for inauguration. This park was jointly …
