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 State Board has issued detailed guidelines from time to time to facilitate the process of grant of consent to establish/ consent to operate and to suitably guide/ advise the industries for taking appropriate measures for abatement of pollution. The purpose of developing sector specific guidance manual for Mining projects …
Awaits TANGEDCO approval to supply electricity CHENNAI: The bio-methanation plant at Koyambedu, which remained dysfunctional for over two years, is all set to generate power from vegetable and fruit waste collected from the wholesale market. The plant, which is operating for the past two months, is awaiting Tamil Nadu Generation …
The ministry of environment and forests, for the first time has chalked out comprehensive effluent standard norms for the rubber industry across all product categories. According to official sources this measure will check the pollution problem arising from rubber parks coming up in the country. While one was situated only …
A delegation of All-India Tourist Taxi Association that represents about 10,000 DLY and DLZ taxi operators in Delhi would be meeting Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely on Tuesday to demand immediate rollback of the hike in the pollution-check fee and to press for removal of the private party engaged in …
New Delhi: With its earlier efforts failing to put an end to use of plastic bags in the city, the Delhi cabinet on Monday passed a bill to do away with the very root of the problem. It banned manufacturing of plastic bags. Sources said that in another two months, …
MINISTER for Water Resources N.K. Premachandran, who piloted the Plachimada Special Tribunal Bill, 2011, in the State Assembly, said the High Power Committee (HPC) had found enough evidence to prove the presence of dangerous levels of cadmium and lead in the sludge distributed by the Coca-Cola unit at Plachimada and …
After analyzing the Environmental Status of Industrial Clusters of the country, Central Pollution Control Board in consultation with the Ministry of Environment & Forests has identified 88 critically polluted industrial clusters, of which Najafgarh Drain Basin including Wazirpur, Naraina, Anand Parbat and Okhla industrial areas is one of them in …
This report focuses on the policy guidelines for management of pollution control, specifically for air quality – one of the priorities identified by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of the Government of India (GoI). The work forms part of the Technical …
The State Board has issued detailed guidelines from time to time to facilitate the process of grant of consent to establish/consent to operate and also to suitably guide/advice the stone crushing industry for taking appropriate measures for abatement of pollution.
In the light of its failure to enforce the existing ban on plastic bags, the Delhi government now plans to stop its manufacture in the Capital as easy availability of the product is blamed for its popularity among the public. Senior environment officials say they have prepared a Cabinet note …
JAMMU, Jan 27 : Environment Committee of State Legislative Council today suggested one time subsidy for purchase of pollution control devices for installation in brick kilns to reduce pollution and minimize its impact on green environs and human life. The Committee which met here under the chairmanship of Bashir Ahmad …
An expert committee will study the allegation of pollution levelled against the Nitta Gelatin India Limited (NGIL) at Kathikudam, Industries Minister Elamaram Karim has said. He was briefing the media here on Tuesday after chairing a meeting of the representatives of the company, action council, various political parties, trade unions, …
Japanese majors like Nippon Magnetic Dressing and Sony will develop Surat into an eco-town by recycling waste which is likely to be used in township construction in the city. The Japan government, a partner in the Vibrant Gujarat Summit had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat government …
The Obama administration revoked a permit on Thursday for Arch Coal Inc's proposed Spruce 1 mountaintop coal mine in West Virginia, effectively shutting one of the biggest in the United States. "The proposed Spruce No. 1 Mine would use destructive and unsustainable mining practices that jeopardize the health of Appalachian …
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 …
In the past two decades, the green-chemistry movement has helped industry become much cleaner. But mindsets change slowly, and the revolution still has a long way to go.
The sectoral vision in the forestry and environment sector till 2015 has been framed. The underlying theme of forestry would be the scientific management of forests for biodiversity conservation and for the benefit of Sikkimese people. The sectoral visions for different sectors are: flagship participatory greening programmes of Sikkim, wildlife …
