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 …
Dust levels have gone up in mixed urban pockets Bangalore: Residential and commercial areas are more polluted than industrial areas in the City, which has the highest levels of both air and noise pollution. According to a study by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), dust levels with chemical …
More Cars On City Roads May Choke You The past few years have seen more and more fourwheelers and two-wheelers zipping across the city roads. But, surprising as it may sound, this trend may affect our health in the long run. An IITR report on air quality, released on Sunday, …
With only 0.05% of the total area of the country, Delhi is home to 1.34% of India's population. This creates enormous pressure on natural and man-made resources, and generates situations in which non-health determinants may take precedence over the conventional determinants directly associated with health and health care.
Adjudicating a bunch of petitions pertaining to noise pollution in the area surrounding IGI Airport, the Delhi High Court asked the residents on Wednesday if had agreed to a clause that they would not complain against the noise at the time of getting the land allotment. A Division Bench of …
The United Kingdom (UK) environment authorities have served three show-cause notices on PIA for violating noise limits by its three flights. The Environment Services Officer issued a show-cause notice to the PIA station manager at Manchester Airport, stating that on March 10, 2011, flight PK-702, from Manchester to Islamabad, exceeded …
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. …
After acquiring land from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay for the road-widening project for the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR), the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has decided to install noise barriers along the IIT compound at Powai. MMRDA officials said after the land acquisition and road widening …
Putting an end to the noise pollution caused by electricity generators in market areas, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today ordered that no electricity generators will be allowed to function in market areas of Chandigarh, Mohali and Ludhiana till further orders. The directions were passed during the resumed hearing …
M/s Rajan Coal Washery Limited has Proposed to install Coal washery of capacity 0.96 MTPA at Village- Chote Dhoumarpali, Tehsil- Kharsia, Dist- Raigarh, State- Chhattisgarh. The report has been prepared as per the TOR (vide letter No.587 /SEACCG/ EC/CW/RIG/10 Dated. 22/01/2011). With a view to assess the potential environmental impacts …
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 …
LUCKNOW: After persistently recording higher noise levels, Lucknow has come under the direct watch of the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF). The real time ambient noise monitoring network was launched by minister of state for environment and forests, Jairam Ramesh, in New Delhi on Wednesday. Lucknow is a part …
Union minister for environment & forests, Jairam Ramesh, on Wednesday targeted the Delhi and Haryana governments for their failure to clean the Yamuna and blaming each other instead for pollution in the river. Speaking at the launch of the real-time Ambient Noise Monitoring Network (ANMN) here, the minister said,
New-Age Trains To Be Less Noisy, Will Draw Power From Rail Track Itself Come 2013 and Gurgaon may finally have its very own metro system. On Monday, Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon Ltd
JAMMU, Mar 10: Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology, Mian Altaf informed the House that a 3-member committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of Chairman, Pollution Control Board comprising its members as Magistrate and Police Officer of their respective areas to give suggestions how to control the noise pollution …
The state pollution control board has issued a set of clarifications on microphone norms the day after Metro highlighted violation at the two meetings attended by chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.
KOLKATA, 3 March: In a bid to keep the environment clean and free from pollution during the campaign of the political parties prior to the Assembly poll, the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) has decided to make an appeal to all the parties to follow a set of
After analyzing the Environmental Status of Industrial Clusters of the country, Central Pollution Control Board in consultation with the Ministry of Environment & Forests has identified 88 critically polluted industrial clusters, of which Najafgarh Drain Basin including Wazirpur, Naraina, Anand Parbat and Okhla industrial areas is one of them in …
