Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abhishek Panwar Vs Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Others dated 20/05/2025. The miscellaneous application was registered on the basis of the report of the joint committee dated July 20, 2024 filed by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) …
Stringent environmental clearance rules for mining of minor minerals are set to be relaxed for mining projects involving 'brick earth' and 'ordinary earth'. Used extensively in construction activities, brick earth has, of late, become expensive and scarce owing to tough environmental clearance conditions. It is now learnt that the Environment …
With brick kilns sprawling all over the places in Chittagong, sometimes in utter disregard to the law, there is a growing concern over its negative impact not only on the environment but also on the agricultural output in the region. In a recent investigation, it has been revealed that out …
Assam state pollution control board (PCB) assured to frame guidelines to curb illegal mushrooming of brick kiln industries, after intense protest outside its state head office here on Saturday by Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) activists and the people. They demanded action against unauthorized brick kilns that have spoilt agricultural …
The High Court yesterday directed the authorities concerned to immediately stop construction of six brick kilns in Dumuria upazila of Khulna for the next six months. It also issued a rule upon the authorities concerned and the brick kilns owners to explain in four weeks why their constructions should not …
UJJAIN: The Madhya Pradesh high court has issued a fresh direction for the removal of those brick kilns which operate within 100m from highways, canals, nullahs and public places in Ujjain. Earlier, administration has removed the kilns that were located within 50m from such places. Bakir Ali Rangwala an Ujjain-based …
With the production of bricks coming to a halt, leading to a sharp escalation in its prices, the state government has upped its efforts to convince brick kiln owners to resume production by getting the environment clearance. The Industries Department in collaboration with the Punjab Pollution Control Board is organising …
Ludhiana: Members of the Ludhiana Builders’ Association have complained to the government that the state’s building industry is in the grips of a very active mining mafia. Construction material like sand, bricks and crusher have suddenly experienced an artificial hike in prices since March 31, when the state failed to …
As India's capital, Delhi has grown across sectors - industry, transport, and housing - which contribute to an increase in air pollution. This, in turn, has increased health risks, which are refl ected in a rise in respiratory ailments. While the benefi ts of some interventions in the transport sector …
In the presence of the environment and forests minister, owners of some industries, largely responsible for vitiating environment, yesterday demanded that the government stop anti-pollution drives so that they can continue their activities without any hindrance. The industries -- steel mills, re-rolling mills, plastic factories and brickfields -- are facing …
This report by USEPA identifies and evaluates the low cost and high-impact opportunities to reduce black carbon emissions in South Asia in the industrial, transportation and residential sectors. US EPA conducted a study to identify and evaluate low cost and high-impact opportunities to reduce black carbon emissions in South Asia. …
The Department of Environment (DoE) fined two brick kilns in Narayanganj Bandar area Tk 15 lakh for harming the environment through using farmland topsoil to establish brick kilns. DoE Director (enforcement) Mohammad Munir Chowdhury, on Tuesday, fined and realised Tk 10 lakh from Bandhan Brick Field and Tk 5 lakh …
No traditional brick kiln will be allowed to operate after September this year as they cause huge environment pollution by emitting carbon, Environment and Forests Minister Hasan Mahmud told parliament yesterday. “All traditional brick kilns will have to use environment-friendly technology like "Zigzag" or "Hoffman system" which emits less carbon,” …
Dust pollution in Dhaka air remains above the danger level one-third of the year, said minister for environment Hasan Mahmud in parliament, attributing it to open-air construction works and road digging and the brick-kilns set up around the city. The minister, during the question-answer session, said during dry seasons, presence …
Several hundred acres of cultivable land in the district loses fertility every year as brick kilns are collecting huge quantities of earth from the topsoil of agricultural lands for making bricks. Consequently, the affected lands remain uncultivable and fallow for years, affecting overall crop production. The situation sees a worsening …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $ 50 million in loan to help improve the environment by financing more energy-efficient brick kilns in Bangladesh. ADB's Board of Directors approved the "Financing Brick Kiln Efficiency Improvement Project" on May 10. Under the project, the ADB will provide $50 million in …
Not even 25 per cent of the brick kilns in the Kathmandu Valley are environment-friendly, pointed out the participants in a programme in the capital on Thursday. According to RSS, the programme participants said this is because the brick kiln entrepreneurs are not environmentally conscious and they lack the environment-friendly …
The Department of Environment (DoE) has fined Tk 25 lakh to the owners of eight brickfields at Gurudaspur in Natore for burning woods illegally and damaging farmland. DoE also directed the owners of the brickfields to stop their activities and upgrade its technology within three months. Director (enforcement) of DoE …
Nothing could stop the operation of a brick kiln that has been flouting environmental laws, causing air pollution and affecting farmlands for over two years. Despite protest by locals and order of Department of Environment (DoE) to shut down 'Rehan Bricks', the owner of the brick field continued to burn …
The Department of Environment (DoE), in a drive, yesterday destroyed two illegal brick kilns with drum chimneys at Nangolkot upazila in Comilla. It bulldozed Sultana Razia Bricks and Madina Bricks and seized around 2.40 lakh pieces of bricks and other materials worth about Tk 18.5 lakh, said a press release. …
The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined the owners of five brickfields Tk 5.5 lakh in Munshiganj and removed two brickfields in Narial for violating the environmental laws and using drum chimneys. DoE officials also directed four brickfield owners of Munshiganj to shut their operation and another owner to remove …
