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 …
Over-arching Authority To Be Final Arbiter Of Resources Whatever your views on Jairam Ramesh, there is no denying that the environment minister has given his job an elevated profile and a knuckle-duster punch that was lacking in times past. Is our existing institutional architecture capable of addressing tomorrow
A sarpanch from village Tikaria in Jabalpur has lodged a complaint with various authorities, regarding erratic mining by a private company at village Jhiti in the Sihora area of the district. The village head also accused the private miner of hampering the environment by indiscriminate felling of trees. Sarpanch Sushila …
PARADIP: The House panel on environment expressed dissatisfaction over inability of Paradip Port Trust, IOCL, Paradeep Phosphates Ltd in controlling industrial pollution in the area. Speaking to mediapersons today, panel Chairman Amar Prasad Sathpathy said he had directed the State Pollution Control Board to take action against the industries for …
The Gujarat high court on Monday issued notices to the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), the state industries and mining department, AMC and the State Human Rights Commission in connection with high-level of industrial pollution in Vatva and Narol areas of the city. Taking suo motu cognizance of a letter …
BHUBANESWAR: A crack in a pipeline of the Indian Oil Corporation has caused the death of hundreds of fishes in nearby water bodies, about 1.5 km from company's storage point at Paradip. A two-member team of the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) rushed to the spot and assessed the damage …
Talwara (Hoshiarpur): Industrial units in Himachal Pradesh continue to discharge toxic industrial waste into the tributaries of Beas and Sutlej rivers. Samples recently collected by a team of Punjab Pradesh Pollution Control Board (PPCB) from Hoshiarpur prove that contamination of the river waters continues due to discharge of effluents. The …
Industries alone are not to be blamed for water pollution in Orissa. A large dose of contribution comes from agriculture and domestic sectors too. Runoffs from agriculture fields, contaminated with pesticides as well as insecticidal chemicals, have been identified as a major pollutant of water in the State. Though the …
If you think Union Carbide is the only hub of hazardous wastes in Madhya Pradesh, you are in for a shock. There are seven other sites where tonnes of hazardous wastes have been posing a threat to people
CHIEF minister of Kerala V S Achuthanandan on November 23 announced a relief package for the victims of endosulfan in Kasaragod district. The package includes free ration, pension, a loan waiver, housing and drinking water supply, rehabilitation, training and employment for the 2,210 victims of endosulfan exposure. At a high-level …
A fresh round of war-of-words has broken out between the coal and environment ministries on bailing out coal-bearing areas from the Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI), even as both are already locked in a bitter war over the issue of
Ambala: Union Tourism Minister and Ambala MP Kumari Selja has taken up the matter of the solid waste management project near Ambala City, that has not been working properly, with Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. The project was set up at Patwi in 2008 with a cost of Rs 12.5 …
SAMBALPUR: A public hearing was held by regional office of State Pollution Control Board at Rengali tehsil office to elicit views on the proposed expansion of coal mining by Hirakud complex of Hindalco. The company aims at enhancing production from the present 1.5 million tonne (MT) to 3 MT at …
The State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Regional Directorate, Kashmir, in association with the Indian Youth Climate Network, observed National Pollution Prevention Day here today by organising an awareness rally on polythene bags. Students of eco-clubs of different schools were involved in the programme. During the drive at Lal Chowk, Dalgate, …
TAMLUK, 29 NOV: The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (PCB) has slapped a fine of Rs 10 lakh on the Kolaghat Thermal Power Plant (KTPP) for flouting its instructions. In its order, the PCB has clearly stated that if the KTPP authorities fail to act according to its instruction, it …
Noida: To keep pollution under check, all the industries in GB Nagar district will soon start using CNG as per instructions from the Union environment ministry. This will substantially reduce the volume of smoke and pollution being produced in the district. The Pollution Control Board is understood to be working …
Tamluk/Gadiara, Nov. 23: Two container vessels today collided, apparently after one of them went adrift because of a snag, in a narrow stretch of the Hooghly where tide travails compound the space problem. The 33 sailors of the two ships are safe but both vessels were damaged and started spilling …
Patiala: It seems that awareness drives, campaigns and other programmes initiated by the government agencies and the NGOs for celebrating Divali without busting crackers, which pollute the environment have brought some fruitful results. The figures of pollution level (air and noise) recorded during Divali days by the Punjab Pollution Control …
