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 …
With the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta) extending support, the protest by residents of 28 villages, which are part of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) against the new site earmarked for setting up Mohali
ROURKELA: Hearing a petition filed against the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), the Supreme Court in a recent order took the management to task and snubbed the Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) for not adequately utilising its statutory powers to check environmental pollution. The indictment, among other things, ordered initiation …
Bokaro Thermal Power Station, a subsidiary of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), is under scanner for reportedly releasing hazardous ash water into the Konar river between December 10 and 12. The Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB), which is collecting water samples for tests, has decided to issue a showcause before …
Bokaro Thermal Power Station, a subsidiary of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), is under scanner for reportedly releasing hazardous ash water into the Konar river between December 10 and 12. The Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB), which is collecting water samples for tests, has decided to issue a showcause before …
The state environment department has issued a set of guidelines for construction activities to combat air pollution. The rules, to be effective from January 1, 2010, will apply to all builders, contractors and infrastructure developers, in private and public sectors. Those violating the norms will be penalised. A senior environment …
Mumbai: Armed with a Bombay High Court directive, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has ordered immediate closing down of 44 of the 53 slaughter houses in the state as they were found to be operating under unhygienic conditions and flouting norms. These slaughter houses were running without making arrangements for …
This analytical report published in Down To Earth questions the role and authority of state environment regulatory bodies formed under the 2006 Environment Impact Assessment Notification. To read the full story click on this weblink: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/full6.asp?foldername=20091130&filename;=news&sec;_id=9&sid;=33 See also Report: Turnaround: reform agenda for India
LUCKNOW: Several teams constituted by the UP Pollution Control Board inspected 44 tanneries in Kanpur district on Wednesday. The teams were constituted by the UPPCB as a follow-up to an order passed by the Allahabad High Court early in November. The bench comprising justice Ashok Bhushan and justice Arun Tandon …
Nangal: The Punjab State Human Rights Commission has taken cognizance of the incident of death of thousands of fish in the Sutlej waters at Nangal. The commission has sought report in this regard from the state government, through the Chairman, Punjab State Pollution Control Board (PPCB), Patiala, and the Principal …
Gurgaon: A district-level committee constituted for checking illegal mining in Gurgaon district has submitted a report which says that no illegal mining activities are going on in the Aravali range in the district. The fact finding report, which was submitted to the deputy commissioner Rajender Kumar Kataria on Tuesday, says …
Chandigarh: Anticipating serious implications of hazardous smoke emanating from consistent increase in the number of motor vehicles, Haryana government has decided to make use of compressed natural gas (CNG) compulsory in all towns of Haryana falling in national capital region (NCR). The order was passed at a meeting of officers …
Climate change has played a spoil-sport for a Meghalaya village, once a home of orange. And now, unemployment is one of the major problems faced by the people of Lumshnong village of Meghalaya which was once known for its richness for orange cultivation. But this
New Delhi: Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Monday advised the Gujarat government and other agencies not to allow the beaching and dismantling of the controversial Platinum II ship at Alang. An office memorandum sent from the Union ministry states,
Residential houses and commercial establishments in Calcutta are responsible for more than one-fourth of its carbon dioxide emission, an international study has found out. Industrial units and vehicles together contribute close to three-fourth of the city
A team of scientists from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is monitoring air, water and soil in the areas affected by the fire that broke out in 11 IOC tanks in Jaipur in Rajasthan.
The fire at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depot continued to burn for the sixth day even as government officials maintained that only one of the 11 containers was ablaze on Tuesday evening, which would be expended in another 24 hours. Meanwhile, the state government has relaxed roadblocks in the …
This report examines the directives set forth by the October 2003 Supreme Court order, and it reviews the current status of implementation of the directives with a specific focus on information dissemination and the creation of a Toxics Release Inventory for India. It also identifies the possible bottlenecks and reasons …
