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) …
Due to continuous removal of topsoil, which is appropriate for agricultural purposes, is being used in production of conventional fired clay bricks, which results in depletion of natural resources for agriculture. Due to rapid industrialization, enormous quantities of wastes are generated by industries. In the present research work, efforts were …
to save mangoes from pollution, the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (wbpcb) has directed brick kilns located within 1.6 kilometre radius of mango orchards to stop work for four months of a year. The order has been issued in compliance with the Supreme Court (sc) and Calcutta High Court (hc) …
kids at risk: Many Indian children who are constantly exposed to pesticides have serious disorders: severely impaired analytical and judgement abilities, motor skills, concentration and memory. This was revealed in Greenpeace India's recent study,
Every year Indian thermal power plants (TPPs) spew out 100 million tonnes of flyash, a grey outpour soon expected to reach 175 million tonnes. According to current estimates nearly one lakh hectares (ha) of land in India is taken up by ash ponds. Bad news for the environment. For, most …
nepal has finally disclosed details about the air quality of its capital city, Kathmandu. Not surprisingly, the facts are worrisome. They also have wider ramifications for Nepal, which is an important international tourist centre. The data shows that air in the valley is mainly polluted by two sources: the 1,50,000 …
the Central Pollution Control Board (cpcb) has recently directed all state pollution control boards (spcbs) to crack down on brick kilns not adhering to emission norms notified by the Union ministry of environment and forests (mef). Though the brick manufacturing units were given time till June 30, 2002, to comply …
More than 200 brick fields in Savar Upazila in Bangladesh are threatening the environment and ecosystem. It is mandatory to install an at least 45-metre-high chimney with filter in every kiln for emission of smoke. But most kilns have 12 to 15-metre-high chimneys. The use of such chimneys leads to …
Emission of hazardous gases and chemicals by brick kilns are a cause for concern in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. Their numbers have risen rapidly over the years across the valley. "But the present laws are not adequate to punish the owners of these kilns who have illegally set up …
bricks make homes, but brick kilns contribute to pollution. Though many states in India have regulations in place, the growing demand for bricks is increasing pollution. Fly ash is a byproduct of all coal-based power plants. In fact, India produces about 75-80 million tonnes of fly ash every year. A …
in 1994, the highly-polluting nature of brick kilns forced the Supreme Court of India to issue directions for kiln operators to shift to cleaner production technologies or face closure. Thus began the hunt for a cleaner option. Finally, there is a solution in sight
in yet another move to control pollution caused by fly ash in the vicinity of power plants, the Union ministry of environment and forests ( mef ) has prepared a draft notification on the disposal of fly ash to control pollution. The ministry has proposed that all brick manufacturers within …
in may 1998, the ministry of environment and forests had issued a notification for conservation of the top soil of agricultural land. The draft Gazette notification (No.DL33004/98), dated May 22, 1998, read that no person shall excavate the top soil of agricultural land within 50 km radius of a coal …
The concept paper describes the problems of the city of Agra and the anxeityy of the Hon'ble Supreme Court articulated in the various orders passed in connection with the Writ Petition (Civil) No. 13381/84-M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Others. The paper also goes on to describe the various …
The Delhi high court has asked the Union and state government departments to submit their plans on the use of fly ash bricks to the environment ministry. Fly ash bricks ensure that the pollutant is kept in check. A division bench comprising Anil Dev Singh and Mukul Mudgal was hearing …
closure of brick kilns ( bhattas ) in the north Indian states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh ( up ) by the Central Pollution Control Board ( cpcb ) due to poor environmental performance has generated a lot of unrest among kiln owners. On November 20, 1997, they held a …
according to a study sponsored by the World Wide Fund for Nature ( wwf) and conducted by the Native Medicare Charitable Trust ( nmct ), a concentration of more than 500 brick factories around the Attapady plateau in the Nilgiris biosphere reserve of Tamil Nadu have caused extensive damage to …
A FUEL-EFFICIENT and superior quality brick-making technology is now available in India. The first vertical shaft brick kiln (VSBK) was built in 1996 at Datia in Madhya Pradesh by a group of national and international NGOS (Development Alternatives, Vol 7, No 3). The VSBK is a kiln for firing construction …
tamil nadu's brick-makers who have been using flyash generated by thermal power plants in the state, will have to pay for the ash under the pretext of handling and delivery costs. Complaints regarding these payments were received by the Visakhapatnam-based Institute for Solid Waste Research and Ecological Balance, which has …
