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 …
The serene spread of the city lakes are turning into an eyesore. Thanks to the callous attitude of the municipal authorities, the inflow of untreated sewage, rubbish, feeding weeds are choking the precarious water bodies and its aquatic life of oxygen. Unauthorized constructions, algae, dirt, weeds and unkempt surroundings welcome …
NEW DELHI: If you are wondering what happened to the ban on plastic bags in the city, here is a clue. The municipal corporations of Delhi probably never took any action to implement the plastic waste rules of 2011 which regulate the use, collection, segregation and disposal of plastic bags. …
AHMEDABAD: Vapi and the industrial estate in its vicinity have once again made it to the list of the most polluted place in the country. The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Tuesday re-imposed the ban on any permission to any new or expansion of project that is …
These include Ghaziabad, Singrauli, Panipat, Vapi, Indore, Ludhiana The environment ministry has decided to impose a moratorium on clearances for all projects in eight industrial clusters, including the Singrauli coalfields, as environmental pollution in these areas exceeds norms. These clusters under moratorium are Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, Panipat in Haryana, …
New Delhi : The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has banned industrial expansion in eight industrial clusters after a latest survey showed alarmingly high pollution levels. The ministry, in a notification on Tuesday, imposed the moratorium on environmental clearance for new industrial projects in Ghaziabad (UP), Panipat (Haryana), …
Though more than a year has passed since the E-waste (Management and Handling) Rules came into effect in May 2012, their implementation is still in a nascent stage, at least in Varanasi, one of the major cities of Uttar Pradesh. In fact, the state ranks fourth among the 10 largest …
Now Chennaiites can dial the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to bring a mobile air sampler to measure the quality of air. The city's air pollution status was based on samples collected from a four or five places in Chennai. But with mobile monitors, all neighbourhoods can know their …
Concerned over water pollution during Ganesha festivals, the forest department and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) have urged people to use earthen Ganesha idol. Both the government departments have also come out with guidelines to help prevent water pollution. According to the guidelines, people have been advised to not use …
Hyderabad: With the city’s Ganesh associations targeting one lakh pandals this year, Hyderabad’s lakes are in grave danger. Last year 48,333 idols were immersed only in Hussainsagar, of which 29,391 (more than 60 per cent) had chemicals and metallic colours, while just 18,942 idols had natural and vegetable colours. To …
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued notices under Section 5 of the Environment Act to the Shimla Municipal Commissioner (SMC) to shut down the bio-medical waste treatment plant at Shimla and start the new treatment plant at Solan. It has also directed private operators to manage bio-medical waste …
The ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) is gearing up to lift the moratorium on industrial expansion in 17 remaining clusters that are coming under the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) critically polluted area by December. It was in January 2009, that MoEF had introduced the Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index …
The National Green Tribunal today sought response of Rajasthan government on a plea seeking to involve it as a party in a case dealing with non-forest activity like mining in the Aravalli range. A bench headed by Tribunal Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to the Central Pollution Control Board …
Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) is an upcoming 3,960 MW pit-head coal-based power plant inMadhya Pradesh. The project is the first domestic coal-based UMPP awarded inthe country by the Government of India. In order to meet the growing gap between demand and supply of power, the government has come …
Water at 75 locations of major rivers, such as Ganga, Yamuna, Chambal, Sone and Wainaganga are not fit for drinking, the Government said in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The Central Water Commission (CWC) under the Water Resources Ministry, which monitors water quality at 396 stations located in all the …
Five promiment hospitals in the city have been found to be flouting the parametres prescribed under the bio-medical waste management rules, said the environment and forest minister Jayanthi Natarajan. The five hospitals are Max Super Speciality Hospital at Indraprastha Extension, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre Limited at Okhla, …
Study finds presence of unacceptable concentration of bacteria after festivities in Sorimuthu Ayyanar Temple. A study by a team of experts in the Tamirabharani upstream before and after ‘Aadi amaavaasai’ festival held at Sorimuthu Ayyanar Temple in the Kalakkad–Mundanthuri Tiger Reserve (KMTR) in the Western Ghats has revealed that uncontrolled …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Haat Supreme Wastech Pvt. Ltd. & Others Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 23/08/2013 regarding hospitals which are violating the Bio Medical Rules.
The National Green Tribunal on Monday asked the UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to produce an exhaustive list of polluting industries in Noida so that liabilities can be fixed on them for damaging the environment. A period of two weeks has been granted to the pollution board to prepare and …
Raw sewage and industrial waste rendered water in more than half of India’s 445 rivers unfit for drinking, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. The report compared pollution levels from 1995 to 2011 including the rivers as well as 154 lakes and 78 ponds in the second-most populous nation. …
Gjarat govt has assured Centre that these areas have compiled with environmental guidelines The ministry of chemical and fertiliser proposes to recommend lifting of environmental ban on chemical industrial areas of Ankleswar and Vatva in the state of Gujarat. This follows recommendation of the Gujarat government which has assured the …
