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 environment is set to issue a notification that will provide police more power to crack down on manufacturers and users of katatel. The notification will ban fuel production without the state pollution control board
JAYANTA BASU The chief minister at the pollution control board programme. Picture by Sanjoy Chattopadhyaya Environment minister Sailen Sarkar on Tuesday denied colleague Subhas Chakraborty's allegation that the notification on the withdrawal of 15-year-old commercial vehicles was issued keeping the transport department in the dark. "We decided to issue the …
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chairman, Mr Rajendra K Pachauri, will be visiting the city in the first week of August this year to discuss issues relating to global climate change, chief minister Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said today. Speaking at a function organised by the West Bengal Pollution Control …
The chairman of the state pollution control board (PCB), Mr AN Basu today complained to the chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, about state government-run hospitals not following norms required for the discharge and disposal of medical wastes. Speaking at a programme organised by the PCB to celebrate the World Environment …
Hyderabad, July 18: Majority of city hospitals are generating biomedical waste exceeding the limits prescribed by the Bureau of Indian Standards. A study by the AP Pollution Control Board found that Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences was generating the biggest amount of biomedical waste followed by Gandhi and Osmania General …
Varanasi: Groundwater in Varanasi and adjoining areas is contaminated with uranium, according to a study by a group of scientists. The study conducted by G.C. Chowdhary, former Professor at the Geology Department of Banaras Hindu University, and S.K. Agarwal, also a professor of Geology, has shown that the drinking water …
Aiming to monitor the ambient air quality situation of the State, the Pollution Control Board, Assam has submitted a proposal to the Central Pollution Control Board for installation of 24 new stations, under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme, (NAMP) covering all the district head quarters, including four locations of Special …
By S Lalitha,Bangalore: After a five-year battle, relief from air and noise pollution might finally be at hand for the residents of Accountant General's Office (AGS) Layout at Arehalli in Uttarahalli Hobli. That is, provided the management of StoveKraft Industries Pvt Ltd, a concern that manufactures aluminium pressure cookers in …
Chennai The Madras High Court has directed the Pollution Control Board (PCB) to issue notice to the stone crusher units in the cluster areas in Tirusoolam and Pallavaram near Chennai asking why their units should not be closed down if operated without the consent of the PCB and without complying …
The popular "Jalavihar" on the banks of Hussainsagar lake adjoining the Necklace road has come under the scrutiny. The state government has constituted a three member committee for periodical inspection of the "Jalavihar Project" to avoid possible ecological imbalances due to illegal construction by company in violation of the approved …
Mumbai, June 29 With the city topping the list in generating the highest amount of electronic waste in the country, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) along with the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) will soon be searching for a landfill site exclusive to treat and dump e-waste as …
Ludhiana, June 23 Industry and the Buddah nullah are not the only factors to be blamed for the fish mortality witnessed at Harike Pattan downstream. While teams from the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) and Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University have dispatched their separate teams to look …
Sanjeev Ramachandran The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), which had kicked off measures to encourage manufacturing and service organisations to make sustained efforts to protect environment and control all types of pollution, recently picked the Palakkad plant of United Breweries (UB) Ltd for its State Pollution Control Award for …
Residents of Maina, Cavrem, Pirla and adjoining villages of Quepem taluka on Saturday vehemently opposed the public hearing of two proposed mines and managed to get the public hearing of one proposed mine cancelled on technical grounds. The Goa Pollution Control Board (GPCB) had fixed three public hearings at the …
Residents from Maina, Pirla, Cavrem, Colomba and adjoining areas are gearing to oppose Goa Pollution Control Board's public hearing for renewal of mining leases. According to sources, Goa Pollution Control board has fixed three pubic hearings of three mines at Chandreshwar Temple, Cotto, Amona-Quepem on June 21. Villagers alleged that …
With no let-up in pollution by ash let loose after burning rice husk by industrial boilers the State Pollution Control Board has served notices on 15 units in the Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh industrial area to switch over to alternative fuels like furnace oil, diesel or petrol for all boiler operations within a …
Favouring the removal of mobile phone towers from residential areas due to emission of radiation, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit today said that it was the responsibility of the municipality to remove them. Speaking on the sidelines of a function here, she said, "We are aware that mobile phone towers …
While municipal councils have foiled several attempts of the High Court to get them to attend to the garbage problem in their respective jurisdictions in the last two years, the High Court on Wednesday contemplated imposing fine on defaulting civic bodies would work as deterrent. A Division Bench of Justice …
