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 …
Ahmedabad: Plastic objects, from the everyday bag to large containers, are infamous for their immortality. They can survive for hundreds — even thousands — of years and are often the cause for indestructible mounds of waste around cities. But two academic institutes from Gujarat have come up with a solution …
In connection with a public interest litigation (PIL) that has alleged violation of environmental laws by a large number of units of ceramic industry in Morbi-Wankaner region of Saurashtra, the Gujarat High Court (HC) on Tuesday joined Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC), Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited (PGVCL) and a …
JAIPUR: Untreated industrial and domestic effluent has turned rivers in Rajasthan into chemical-laden toxic 'nullahs' that are adversely affecting the ground water and health of people living around the 'once natural rivers.' The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in a report on 'Polluted River Stretches in India' has identified five …
Recent Case Of Panchsheel Park Highlights Worrying Trend New Delhi: While smog and air pollution worry Delhiites, a rather loud aspect of pollution is being overlooked. A recent case in the National Green Tribunal shows that noise exceeds the safety standard in most parts of the capital. Roadside noise levels …
AHMEDABAD: Seventy-seven ceramic industrial units in Morbi and Wankaner have closed their coal gasifiers, while the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has issued closure notice to 126 other units that are run on coal gas furnace. The GPCB took action after Gujarat high court directed it to act against polluting …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Subhash C Pandey Vs. State of M.P. & Others dated 12/11/2013 regarding festival of Moharram and immersion of Tajiyas. The applicant has pointed out that the District Administration Jhabua, keeping in view the directions issued by the Central Zonal …
It takes into account the letter of the CPC Board officials on the issue National Green Tribunal has intervened and stayed operations of stone quarries of a private company, which were allegedly causing much environmental pollution in Kidigam panchayat under Kashinagar Police Station limits in Gajapati district. It may be …
With a thick blanket of smog engulfing the Capital, the Central Pollution Control Board on Wednesday said rain and high-speed wind can clear the pollutants in the air and increase visibility. The Meteorological Department has forecast rain and thundershowers over the next couple of days. The reason behind the thick …
Growing awareness about harmful crackers leads to decrease in RSPM. With growing awareness among people about the harmful implications of burning crackers and self-discipline, Indore saw 50% reduction in air and noise pollution levels this Diwali as compared to the last year’s figures. The data generated by the MPPCB has …
Delhi on Diwali is about as happy a city as any other metro but it is certainly the noisiest and smokiest. Noise pollution was the highest in Delhi this Diwali compared to Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata, and particulate matter in the air hit an all-time high. Noise levels, which …
Ranchi’s Lalpur wore the Diwali decibel crown of shame this year, smashing sound barriers to touch 96.6dB between 8pm and 10pm on Sunday, bursting to smithereens Central Pollution Control Board benchmarks that the state is supposed to obey. Awareness drives died with a whimper as residents celebrated one of the …
Noise pollution in Delhi witnessed an upward trend this Diwali compared with other metros like Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, and Kolkata. However, air pollution was found to be on the lower side this year vis-à-vis previous year’s Diwali, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) noise and air pollution data …
Experts Blame It On Type Of Crackers, Say Situation Critical New Delhi: Many Delhiites felt that decibels levels on Diwali night were a shade lower than previous years, but the dense haze of near-choking pollution told a different story. Now the verdict is out. The PM 10 (coarse particles) levels …
The Central Pollution Control Board has conducted Ambient Air quality and Noise monitoring at various locations in Delhi on the occasion of Deepawali festival, 2013 to see the impact of bursting of crackers on environment.
Delhi at Diwali is about as happy a city as any other metro - but it is also the noisiest and smokiest. Noise pollution was the highest in Delhi this Diwali compared to Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata, and particulate matter in the air hit an all-time high. Noise levels, …
Pollution Threat More Serious Now: Experts New Delhi: The Delhi government’s sustained campaign against firecrackers has raised awareness, particularly among schoolchildren, about the harm crackers do to the environment, but it has failed to lower air pollution on Diwali. TOI assessed Central Pollution Control Board’s Diwali air quality data of …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the pollution control boards (PCBs) of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan to test the ambient air quality and noise level status pre, during and post Diwali. The panel will be required to submit the report before the bench on November 15. On Thursday, the …
Emission Trading using Particulate Matter as marker pollutant from industrial point sources has been taken up first time in the country. The activity involves use of Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) for real time assessment of emission concentration vis-à-vis emission load. This initiation would help to gather real time information …
To evaluate and suggest all aspects of handling and transportation of flyash like, in plant handling/storage, transportation to the user’s/disposal site, road and rail tankers, transfer by boats, barges for export, closed tankers etc, a Committee under the chairmanship of Sh. T.K. Dhar, Former Executive Director (Environment and R&R;), NTPC …
New Delhi : Irked by the status report submitted by the three municipal corporations and NDMC on the issue of public toilets in the city, the Delhi High Court bench of Justice B D Ahmad and Justice Vibhu Bakhru on Wednesday rejected the corporations’ reports and summoned the superintending engineer, …
