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 …
GHAZIABAD: An association of industrialists met the district magistrate on Tuesday and appealed to her that notices issued by the pollution control board against many of them be withdrawn. Members of the Industrial Area Manufacturer’s Association (IAMA) claimed that the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) report, following which the notices …
Chhattisgarh's five river stretches have been put under “Priority Class V” of pollution parameters of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The polluted stretches are in Hasdeo, Kelo, Kharun, Mahanadi and Sheonath rivers, informed Union Minister for Water Resources Nitin Gadkari in a written reply to MP Chhaya Verma in the …
Various technologies are available for monitoring the particulate matter and gaseous emission from the stacks of industries and effluent discharge from industries and facilities for the parameters specified in the directions issued by CPCB/SPCB or notified under E(P) Act, 1986. However, this guideline document aimed to help industries and regulatory …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to constitute a two-member committee to deal with people who had defaulted in paying the environmental compensation. The counsel appearing for the East Delhi Municipal Corporation informed NGT that a list of defaulters, who had been …
Greenpeace India said instead of being euphoric about few improved air quality days, the authorities must ensure the source of pollution is tackled Noting that air quality in the national capital has improved due to meteorological factors and not by addressing the "source of pollution", an environment conservation non-profit group …
HYDERABAD: Stating that they have to equip themselves with black belts if they were to protect green belts from further destruction, a two-judge bench of the Hyderabad high court on Thursday gave 24 hours to the union ministry of environment, forests and climate change to explain to the court the …
Directs UHBVN to disconnect power supplies to industries The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has ordered the closure of eight industrial units in the district for violating norms. The CPCB directed the UHBVN to disconnect power connections of these units. Sources said that teams of the CPCB had raided various …
CHENNAI: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued an ultimatum to Tangedco: Retrofit five thermal units in Tuticorin on or before December 31, 2020, or be prepared to shut them down permanently. The CPCB has sent a copy of the letter to Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board chairman as …
Meerut: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to seal all the hand pumps and bore wells which are drawing water contaminated with mercury in six districts of west UP. The green panel’s direction came days after a special committee found that hundreds of hand pumps …
Urges other ministries to follow suit The Secretary for Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) CK Mishra was taken aback to find several 250-ml plastic mineral water bottles on delegate tables during a meeting. Mishra picked up one bottle and said the use of small plastic bottles should …
HYDERABAD: Maps released recently by Europe’s Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite identified polluted air around thermal plants in Telangana with substantial sulphur dioxide. Other areas with thermal plants such as Chandrapur, Koradi and Tiroda in Maharashtra, Vindyachal in MP, Korba, Bhilai and Raigarh in Chhattisgarh and Jharasguda (Vedanta) and Talcher in Odisha …
NEW DELHI: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has recently directed the implementation of the entire ‘Comprehensive Action Plan (CAP) for Air Pollution Control in Delhi and NCR’ under Section 5 of the environment protection act. This plan mandates, among other things, closure of the Badarpur thermal power plant by mid-2018, …
The bench noted that Karnataka, Manipur have not furnished information on roads in different areas of these states where trees have been felled and areas identified for compensatory afforestation. The National Green Tribunal has slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 each on Karnataka and Manipur for not filing statements on …
NEW DELHI: Not a single tree would be cut and status quo be maintained on tree felling till further orders in seven South Delhi colonies by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the National Buildings Construction Corporation, the National Green Tribunal directed on Monday. A bench headed by …
Nagpur: Almost 100 industries in the state are emitting particulate matter which is almost twice as much the safe limit prescribed by the Union environment ministry. The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has warned the polluting industries to take up mitigation measures in three months. The statistics are based on …
The National Green Tribunal today directed the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to submit analysis reports of water and soil samples near three industries in Kanpur. A vacation bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra Rathore also directed CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research in Lucknow to place on record the …
Met Department forecasts rain in coming days, could improve quality more The city’s air quality was recorded at ‘moderate’ level on Monday after remaining in the ‘severe’ category for nearly a week, said monitoring agencies. The presence of moisture in the air improved the air quality, said SAFAR. The Meteorological …
The city’s air quality, after remaining for six consecutive days in the “severe” category, has improved to the “moderate” category on Monday. New Delhi: The city’s air quality, after remaining for six consecutive days in the “severe” category, has improved to the “moderate” category on Monday. The concentration of harmful …
Air quality in national Capital improved on Sunday due to dispersion of pollutants and rapidly decreased the pollution level to 'moderate to poor' category from the 'severe plus' for the first time in six days, monitoring agencies said. According to the data by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the PM10 …
Delhi's air quality improved today due to dispersion of pollutants and rapidly decreased the pollution level to 'moderate to poor' category from the 'severe plus' for the first time in six days, monitoring agencies said. According to the data by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the PM10 level (presence of …
