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 …
Hazardous Waste generated by the industries can cause environmental pollution and adverse health effects if not handled and managed properly. In order to manage hazardous waste (HW) mainly solids, semisolids, solvents and other industrial wastes not covered by the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air …
New Delhi: Delhi High Court passed the order in 2006 but of the 13 enclosures that were supposed to be made specially for immersions so that the Yamuna can be spared from a religious and cultural onslaught, only one is ready. With Dussehra and Durga Puja only a week away, …
New Delhi: Environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Thursday revealed the blueprint for a new authority to regulate all environmental norms and regulations just like the US
Recognising that the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and state pollution control boards are not working to their optimum level, a draft proposal for creating an Environment Protection Authority (EPA) by the Environment and Forests Ministry was made public on Thursday. The national EPA, as reported earlier by The Indian …
The proposal on creation of an autonomous National Environment Protection Authority (NEPA) by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. NEPA is envisaged to take over the job of giving environmental clearances from the ministry. The proposal on creation of an autonomous National Environment Protection Authority (NEPA) by the Ministry of …
Belatedly though, the state pollution control board has taken an initiative to ensure cost-effective use of plastic waste for road surfacing to help find a lasting and workable solution to the problem of non-biodegradable waste disposal. It will not only bring down the cost of tarring but also enhance the …
Common Effluent Treatment Plant Not Complying With Pollution Norms Harish Joshi | TNN Bharuch: Tough time lies ahead for chemical industries located at critically polluted industrial estates of Ankleshwar, Panoli and Vapi. Ministry of Environment and Forests, vide its circular dated August 25, has directed Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) …
Upset about the flouting of pollution norms by industries, the Centre has asked the Gujarat government to temporarily ban the setting up of new industries and expansion of the existing ones at Ankleshwar, Panoli and Vapi industrial estates. In a letter, dated August 25, the Union Ministry of Environment and …
Modern houses are suffused with harmful chemicals. One of them is lead, present in paints. It is banned in several countries but not in India. The Centre for Science and Environment tested popular paints in India for lead content. It found 72 per cent of the samples had lead much …
In a heartening follow-up to the release of Rs 50 crore each by the Centre and the state government for the cleaning of the Buddha Nullah, a team of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) today visited the city for a ground-level assessment of the problem before recommending a unified …
THE Centre on Monday warned of strict action against polluting industries and asked states to identify critically polluted clusters in order to prepare an action plan for initiating corrective steps.
Valsad: Two days after Gujarat pollution Control Board (GPCB) officially declared that the crude oil lumps found across the South Gujarat coastline was crude oil, Vapi waste and effluent management company limited started removing them on Wednesday. An official from the company said that they are doing this work on …
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) would undertake an inspection of all 17 large-scale dyeing industrial units in Ludhiana by September 15 to ascertain the extent of compliance of pollution norms prescribed by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB). A decision to this effect was taken by the Chairman, CPCB, …
Residents of Pirna and Nadora in Bardez taluka on Sunday strongly protested against the proposed mining activities in the area. The meeting of the villagers was convened at Nadora on Sunday, where about 500 villagers strongly opposed the decision of Central Pollution Board to give clean chit to one mining …
This latest CSE report highlights constraints and challenges faced by State Pollution Control Boards in the form of staff shortage, finances, skilled human resources, etc. It recognises these constraints and outlines training needs of SPCBs in view of the present environmental scenario. The present study aims to identify the gaps …
NEW DELHI, July 22: According to a report submitted by the State Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh in the Rajya Sabha recently, about 10 rivers in Asom are heavily polluted. According to a PIB release, the polluted rivers are Bharalu and Deepar Bill at Guwahati and Burhi Dihing …
