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 Environment Ministry today lifted moratorium imposed on eight industrial clusters located in critically polluted areas in different parts of the country for considering projects for environmental clearance. The Ministry, in view of the recommendations of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), lifted moratorium on the clusters Angul Talchar (Orissa), …
Consideration of projects for environmental clearance based on Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI)- Extension of Moratorium up to 30-09-2011.
Duo told to ensure untreated effluents are not released into river Delhi and Haryana on Sunday agreed to keep their end of the bargain by deciding to take remedial measures for curtailing pollution in the Yamuna. At a meeting presided over by Union Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh, Chief …
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 …
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,
A recent study by the Central Pollution Control Board has exonerated vehicles of being the worst polluters in Delhi and Mumbai. Instead, it has pinned down liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as the biggest source of fine pollutants. Experts have contested the study, saying the findings are unsubstantiated and scientifically untenable. …
A Central Pollution Control Board survey has revealed that there has been a substantial increase in the presence of Total Dissolved Solids, chloride, alkalinity and few other substances in ground water in the State, Vivek Trivedi reports The growing urbanisation and industrialisation is taking its toll on the environment mostly …
Claims Study By Pollution Board New Delhi: A study by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)has statedthattheonly solution tocontrolthehigh pollution levels in Delhi
Ludhiana industry set to grow With the Central Pollution Control Board lifting a moratorium on new industries in Ludhiana, the industry in the city is set to flourish while giving a boost to the already existing units. The Punjab Pollution Control Board has started giving "No-Objection Certificates" from March and …
Chandrawal and Wazirabad WTPs resume operations after pollution levels in Yamuna receded on Tuesday night; CPCB to submit report. Operations at the Capital
New Delhi: In a span of just 15 days, Delhi was again forced to curtail water production at the Wazirabad and Chandrawal water treatment plants after level of ammonia in raw water went up substantially on Tuesday due to high levels of pollutants. Union minister for environment Jairam Ramesh asked …
Jal Board blames Haryana industrial waste being pumped into the Yamuna For a second time in less than a month, two of the city's water treatment plants were forced to scale down production on account of high levels of ammonia in the Yamuna waters. On Tuesday the levels of ammonia …
The Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 notified by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, should be viewed by State governments and municipal authorities as a good blueprint for a much-needed civic clean-up. The Central Pollution Control Board estimates the consumption of plastic products in India to be of …
NEW DELHI: Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday spelt out the do's and don'ts for both Delhi and Haryana by asking them to ensure strict compliance of the prescribed norms against polluting the Yamuna. From suggestions to assistance, the Minister has offered both States a chance to clean up …
New Delhi: Minister of environment and forests Jairam Ramesh is expected to write to the chief ministers of Delhi and Haryana, asking them to take immediate action against those found polluting the Yamuna. The minister had earlier written to Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda in December last year, threatening …
Piloting an ETS will enable the Ministry of Environment & Forests to cap total pollution emissions in select areas and increase regulatory transparency and accountability. The pilot emissions trading scheme will be rolled out as a randomized-controlled trial to enable rigorous evaluation. Such an evaluation will provide gold-standard evidence on …
The Environment Ministry has lifted its January-2010 moratorium on environmental clearance for new projects and expansion in eight critically polluted areas, including Ludhiana in Punjab. Based on recommendations received from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the moratorium has been lifted in Ludhiana (Punjab), Varanasi-Mirzapur (UP), Agra (UP), Bhavnagar (Gujarat), …
Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh will chair a meeting with the Delhi and Haryana Chief Ministers next week to discuss outstanding issues between the two States over the Yamuna and related squabbles over who is guilty of polluting its waters. The Minister has also sought a status report from the …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF),currently under attack for being allegedly too rigid in providing clearances to projects, has lifted an earlier moratorium in this regard on eight more critically polluted areas. However, the MoEF has indicated that the respective state governments and pollution control boards need to adhere …
