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 …
At AstraZeneca we are proactively addressing the problem of pharmaceuticals entering the environment as a result of our manufacturing discharges (Nature 476, 265; 2011). (Correspondence)
A recent paper of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Towards an Emission Trading Scheme for Air Pollutants in India, explores the possibility of introducing a permit and trading system for air pollutants from industrial sources. The scheme operates along the lines of the cap-and-trade mechanism for greenhouse …
The cash-strapped Shimla Municipal Corporation (MC) will once again urge the government to allow it to impose green tax on all outside vehicles entering the “Queen of Hills” so that it can generate resources to improve its financial health. A special meeting of the MC House has been convened on …
State govt adopts HC guidelines to relocate them in safer zones The decision of the State government to promulgate an ordinance to regulate stone-crushing units in Karnataka is likely to hit the existing operators really hard. For, the government has changed its stand and adopted almost all the “rigid” guidelines …
The Bill aims at preventing environment pollution The State Cabinet on Thursday decided to recommend to Governor H R Bhardwaj to promulgate an ordinance for the regulation of stone-crushing in the State. Briefing reporters, Higher Education Minister V S Acharya said the High Court had directed the Government to bring …
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday claimed that the Delhi Government has achieved its target of planting one million saplings under the “Plant a million saplings” campaign which started on July 23. Ms. Dikshit made the announcement while initiating a plantation drive at Asola Wildlife Sanctuary where one lakh …
Inordinate delay in issuance and execution of the order to seal the dyeing units caught operating illegally, despite a closure order by the Madras High Court, has raised doubts on the sincerity of officials in enforcing pollution control methods in the Tirupur knitwear cluster. Sealing Sealing of 21 dyeing/ bleaching …
DEHRA DUN, 9 AUG: The state government is opposed to the proposed notification of the Union government to declare Gaumukh-Uttarakhand stretch an eco-sensitive zone. Chief minister Dr Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank conveyed this to the Union forest and environment minister calling it against the interest of the local people. Dr Nishank …
A year after the Delhi government issued a stricture to ban the use of mercury-based instruments in hospitals, as much as 90 kg of the liquid metal has been sold by over 60 hospitals. This was possible after the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) emerged with a unique plan to …
GURGAON: An interactive meeting between industrialists and officials of the environment ministry and the pollution board was organized in the city. The event, organized by the Gurgaon Industrial Association, was designed to create awareness in the industrial community about the pressing issues related to pollution control and environmental damage. The …
The Panama-flagged bulk carrier, MV Rak Carrier, was carrying 60,000 metric tonnes of coal in its holds. Experts feel that though the coal may not cause environmental problems, the fuel that the ship was carrying is a huge cause of concern. Coast Guard officials confirmed that the ship has around …
The announcement last weekend by the prime minister that an independent National Environmental Appraisal and Monitoring Agency (NEAMA) would shortly be set up has been welcomed in the media. The PM indicates that it would be staffed by professionals, will set up a new process for environmental appraisal of projects, …
Question asked by Nnarahari Mahato and Nripendra Nath Roy on Installation of pollution control equipment by sugar mills and industry. (Question asked in the Monsoon session of LS 2011)
New Delhi: If you drive on Delhi roads, better keep your pollution-under-contro (PUC) certificate handy. The transport department of Delhi government has intensified its drive against polluting vehicles, which was launched a fortnight ago. Over 8,000 vehicles have been challaned for not having a valid PUC and the department has …
Read B K Chaturvedi committee report on the tussle regarding the ‘no-go’ issue in mining. It recommends diluting environmental regulations to fasten growth of the coal sector and has been questioned. Report of the committee constituted by Group of Ministers to suggest solutions on coal and other development issues See …
No amusement park is complete without a bumper car ride. Visitors, young and old, enjoy the experience of wheeling around crazily, bumping into other cars at will. With water theme parks coming up all over the State, the concept of a bumper boat ride became relevant. The Kerala State Council …
The spat between residents of Sukhdev Vihar and the Delhi government over the proposed waste-to-energy plant witnessed another twist during the ongoing hearing in the Delhi High Court on Monday. While the counsel for the Residents
Over a year ago, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) undertook an exercise to assess pollution levels in some of the highly polluted industrial areas of India. It then released a list of 43 most polluted areas, terming them critically polluted, and imposed a moratorium on their expansion. …
An Indian 'cash-for-clunkers' scheme is an absurd idea Increased competition in the automobile market is contributing to squeezed profit margins, on the one hand, but better deals for the consumer, on the other, including the introduction of newer models by smaller players, threatening the auto biggies
