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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of M/s Hero Brick Field Vs. Joydeep Mukherjee & Ors dated 01/07/2015 regarding illegal operation of the brick field, West Bengal.
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has issued a show-cause notice to Parli thermal power plant in Beed district for allegedly violating pollution control norms and releasing pollutants outside its premises. The board also said the plant was handling and transporting fly ash without tarpaulin packing to Parli city and …
AURANGABAD: In the case involving discharging of untreated chemical waste in farms, wells and open spaces, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday sent notices to the state government, additional chief secretary of the department of environment, pollution control board, executive directors of Radico NV Distilleries, district …
Proposal sent to seek approval from Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Dyeing units in Tirupur apparel cluster are all set to sign agreements with three cement manufacturing companies in an effort to dispose of the entire sludge generated during the effluent treatment process. “The sludge coming out during the dyeing …
A new study has found high levels of toxic mercury in vegetation and sediment collected from the vicinity of a thermometer factory which was shut 14 years ago in the hill station of Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu, an NGO claimed today. "Lichen samples contained 53 mg/kg of mercury, a moss …
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has decided to form a committee comprising an expert, representatives of Mangalore Refinary and Petrochemicals Ltd. and the residents of Jokkatte to look into the problems caused by the pet coke and sulphur storage yard in MRPL phase III. A decision to this effect …
It was revealed that the PCMC had asked the NEERI to submit a document about buffer zone at the Punawale site. Strange as it might sound, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) plans to take steps to reduce the buffer zone of the Punawale landfill site even before it is commissioned. …
Agra: In contravention of Supreme Court's orders and ignoring repeated pleas by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), the Taj Trapezium Zone Authority (TTZA) has not only regularized the production of several glass manufacturing units affecting the Taj Mahal, but looked the other way as production capacity went up …
A special monitoring team completed the collection of effluent treatment data for three months from the Common Effluent Treatment Plants on Saturday to ascertain whether the ‘zero liquid discharge’ norms were followed at the plant. The data obtaining, carried out in two phases, was necessitated after one of the member …
DMG and GSPCB directed to ensure that iron ore rejects are not dumped outside the lease area as it is ‘illegal’ PANJIM: Even as uncertainty continues to loom over resumption of iron ore mining activities in the coming season in October, the state Environment Department has warned of cancel environment …
GURGAON: The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has fined six developers amounts between Rs 1.5 lakh and Rs 2.5 lakh each during the past month, after they were found violating the Union ministry of environment and forest's (MoEF) 2010 construction guidelines. The move followed the National Green Tribunal directive …
Mathura: Local activists here accused small factories involved in silver-plating and manufacturing silver anklets of discharging untreated waste containing highly toxic chemicals, adding that the local administration's failure to counter this problem has imperiled the lives of people in the surrounding areas as the waste flows directly into Gokul barrage, …
Divisional commissioner S Chokalingam on Thursday asked the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to ask the sugar factories in the region to comply with environment-related norms. The factories are shut since the last one month as the sugarcane crushing season ended in May. Chokalingam asked the environmental watchdog to track …
In a bid to ensure compliance of mandatory online monitoring of pollution norms by June 30 from 17 categories of hazardous waste-emitting industries, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has sought a status report from the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) about this compliance. Sources in the board revealed that …
Issuing a notification to ban stubble burning seems to be a paper exercise for the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) and Department of Science, Technology and Environment in the state. Even while the large-scale burning of wheat and paddy stubble by farmers makes life difficult after every harvest, in the …
July 10 meeting to decide on whether to grant or deny consent to leases PANJIM: Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) on Wednesday completed inspections of 44 mining leases before deciding on grant of consent to operate under the Water and Air pollution Acts. The Board members will meet on …
Along with environmental pollution all around, noise pollution is increasing alarmingly in Silchar town. A decade back, Pollution Control Board (PCB) used to regularly monitor the pollution level at different traffic islands and congested areas, particularly around hospitals and nursing homes. The survey reports were submitted to the Deputy Commissioner …
Ludhiana, the industrial hub of the state, has the unenviable distinction of being among the 10 most polluted cities of the world, according to a WHO report. Today, we have a close look at the air, water and noise pollution levels in the city: Air pollution The Punjab Pollution Control …
Mapusa: Captain of ports (CoP) has still not issued permission to dredge the Tiracol river near its mouth. Locals, under the banner of Keri Tiracol Gram Bachao Samiti, still continue to oppose the Aronda jetty project. The group is seeking the support of the people from Aronda in Maharashtra to …
Polluted water bodies in Malwa and Doaba regions continue to pose a challenge to the government, The Tribune reports Buddha Nullah, the toxic vein of Ludhiana, was once a stream of sparkling water. This seasonal water channel is now a dirty drain that reeks of putrid smell. As the nullah …
