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 …
Famed for ancient pagodas, colonial architecture and delicious pho noodle soup, Vietnam’s capital of Hanoi has another, albeit dubious, distinction: air pollution. The city of 7.7 million, where pollution last year was four times higher than the World Health Organisation (WHO) considers acceptable, is one of several Asian cities battling …
China extended monthly air quality rankings to 169 cities from 74, including in the high-pollution region of Shanxi-Shaanxi in the country’s northwest, adding pressure on local authorities as it intensifies its campaign against air pollution. Cities in the Fenwei plains area of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan provinces, the Sichuan-Chongqing region …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollution Emanated from Thermal Power Plants, 20/07/2018. The coal based thermal power plants are identified as one the 17 highly polluting industries. There are 182 coal based thermal power plants (independent power producers) of which 32 plants are located near cities. The list of …
Decides to take similar action against three stone crushers The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has recommended the closure of three tyre pyrolysis oil manufacturing units in Gangutana village and Narnaul in the district. The board has also decided to take similar action against three stone crushers being operated …
HYDERABAD: Stating that they have to equip themselves with black belts if they were to protect green belts from further destruction, a two-judge bench of the Hyderabad high court on Thursday gave 24 hours to the union ministry of environment, forests and climate change to explain to the court the …
A total of 154 unauthorised industrial units that do not have Consent To Operate from Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) at Pallipalayam in Namakkal district are polluting the Cauvery. CHENNAI: A total of 154 unauthorised industrial units that do not have Consent To Operate from Tamil Nadu Pollution Control …
New study into the cost and benefits of installing pollution control equipment in India’s thermal power plants has estimated the bill that the sector will be plastered with at ₹3.91-3.96 lakh crore till 2030. Equipment such as flue gas desulphuriser, catalytic reducer and electrostatic precipitators alone will account for ₹2.57 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Satish Kumar Vs. Union of India & Others dated 20/07/20118. The matter relates to two writ petitions filed before the High Court of Delhi which were transferred to NGT. One petition was filed by Mr. Satish Kumar resident of village …
AGRA: A week after the Supreme Court reprimanded the UP government for the damage caused to the Taj Mahal due to high levels of pollution, the Agra administration on Wednesday sealed nine furnaces and dismantled another 33. The action came 24 hours after the Taj Trapezium Zone Authority passed an …
The Tamil Nadu government had on May 28 ordered the state pollution control board to seal and "permanently" close the mining group's copper plant following violent protests over pollution concerns Mining major Vedanta, which has challenged the Tamil Nadu government's order to permanently shut down its Sterlite copper plant in …
NEW DELHI: Delaying implementation of emission norms for thermal power plants could mean massive health and air pollution costs, a new report has said. According to an earlier study by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), most thermal power plants in the national capital region (NCR) are unprepared to meet …
The government has formed a committee comprising officials of the environment ministry, experts from NEERI, IITs and various other forums to look into the issue of industrial pollution around the iconic Taj Mahal, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said today. The committee will be headed by C K Mishra, Secretary, Ministry …
The Supreme Court on Monday rapped the government over pollution crisis, which it said led to 60,000 deaths last year. The court slammed the government saying, “What's more important -- saving lives or industry?” A Bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur said 60,000 people died of pollution last year. …
Directs UHBVN to disconnect power supplies to industries The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has ordered the closure of eight industrial units in the district for violating norms. The CPCB directed the UHBVN to disconnect power connections of these units. Sources said that teams of the CPCB had raided various …
Top court questions delay in ban on import of petcoke “Let’s be clear about something, the people of this country are more important for us than anything,” the Supreme Court lashed out at the Union Ministry of Environment on Monday. The Supreme Court’s Green Bench of Justices Madan B. Lokur …
The Delhi High Court today criticised the Centre's National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) for converting the city into "one big traffic zone", instead of de-congesting it. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said that instead of building more housing space, flyovers and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs State of Punjab dated 16/07/2018 regarding contamination of drinking water by heavy metals in Punjab especially in Districts of Amritsar and Ludhiana because of polluting industries. A Report of the Punjab Pollution Control Board …
CHENNAI: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued an ultimatum to Tangedco: Retrofit five thermal units in Tuticorin on or before December 31, 2020, or be prepared to shut them down permanently. The CPCB has sent a copy of the letter to Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board chairman as …
HYDERABAD: Hundreds of people living in villages around the uranium plant at Tummalapalle in Kadapa district are suffering from a plethora of diseases caused allegedly by leachate of uranium radionuclei and alkali material used in the processing of uranium ore. Scientists for People (SFP), an environment protection body of scientists …
AGRA: A day after the Supreme Court slammed the Centre and the UP government for their apathy to preserve and restore the pristine beauty of the Taj Mahal, National Chamber of Industries and Commerce (NCIC) Agra has decided to appoint a lawyer to represent their viewpoint before the apex court. …
