Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Digvijay Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 22/12/2015 regarding extension of time to comply with the order of the Tribunal in relation to construction of R.O plants of 2.5 MLD and 6 MLD capacity at Balotra and Jasol …
Bangladesh has far more factories engaged in the global garment business than stated by its industry and millions of people working in them are exposed to unsafe conditions, a U.S.-based study said on Thursday. Bangladesh's $25 billion (17 billion pounds) garment industry has been in the throes of a safety …
Increasing the durability and expanding the lifespan of items of clothing by nine extra months could reduce carbon, waste and water footprints by 20-30% each and cut resource costs by £5bn, a new report from WRAP has found. The organisation's Sustainable Clothing report, developed with the help of companies signed …
The National Green Tribunal on Monday directed the Uttarakhand government and National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) to give details about the financing of schemes for the ‘Clean Ganga’ project. “We direct the Uttarakhand and National Ganga River Basin Authority to answer the query what is your financing scheme for …
KVIC, others develop new spinning wheel to increase output The spinning wheel for making khadi is receiving a makeover. It can now run on solar power. Charkhas spun by hand have a limit on production. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission(KVIC) and other khadi-promoting institutions have developed wheels with more …
A new initiative launched has been launched by WRAP to reduce the carbon, water and waste footprints of the textiles industries across 11 European countries. In partnership with the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB), WRAP's European Clothing Action Plan (ECAP) has received a €3.6m fund from the European Union’s …
Order of the Rajasthan High Court in the matter of Balotra Water Pollution Control & Research Foundation Trust (BWPCRT) Versus State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 08/10/2015 regarding pollution by textile processing units situated in the town of Balotra and the surrounding areas.
NGT refused to allow Balotara Textile Hand Processers Associations to operate and asked RIICO and Rajasthan Pollution Control Board to respond. Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Digvijay Singh & Others Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 14/09/2015 regarding pollution caused …
Nature has created excellent technologies around us, and as such, it is the chief mentor to humans on creativity and technology development. Nature uses fibre as a building block – natural structures like wood, bamboo, bone, muscle, etc. all have fibrous structure. Fibre spinning and weaving technologies are available in …
KOLHAPUR: The state government has decided to take a final call on the proposed textile policy after September 11. The policy is expected to attract investments worth Rs 80,000 crore. The investment will come in the form of new machines, setting up of clusters and infrastructure provision. Suresh Halwankar, BJP …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. Magaarani Dyeings,Tiruppur.Vs. The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Rep. by its Member Secretary, Chennai & Others dated 03/09/2015. This application is field by the applicant, a dyeing unit, for a direction against the respondents viz., the State Pollution Control …
Hennes & Mauritz, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, is launching a new effort to promote recycling as it seeks to cut its environmental impact, boost its ethical credentials and address looming shortages of raw materials. The move comes as critics point out the damage being caused by a throwaway culture …
Hennes & Mauritz, the world’s second-biggest fashion retailer, is launching an effort to promote recycling as it seeks to cut its environmental impact, boost its ethical credentials and address looming shortages of raw materials. The move comes as critics point out the damage being caused by a throwaway culture fuelled …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Digvijay Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 07/08/2015 regarding pollution caused by textile units of Balotra, Bithuja and Jasol of Barmer District, Rajasthan. The Tribunal also wanted to know whether all members of the …
KOLHAPUR: Ichalkaranji-based textile units producing grey cloth are facing a major problem as its client units in Rajasthan have shut down since May for allegedly violating pollution norms. At least 30-40% cloth produced in Ichalkaranji is supplied to Rajasthan-based Balotra area where it is processed in a particular way. As …
EU member states have agreed to ban a toxic substance widely found in clothing because it poses an “unacceptable risk” to the environment. Countries unanimously voted in favour of extending existing restrictions on nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE) to imports of clothing and other textile products. The measure is intended to protect …
Whereas, among others, under Section 17 of the Water (Prevention and control of Pollution) Act, 1974, one of the functions of the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)/Pollution control Committee (PCC), constituted under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 is to plan comprehensive programmes for prevention, control of …
Industrial units in three critically polluting sectors — petrochemicals, oil refining and thermal power — have been given time till September, to install 24x7 real time pollution monitoring devices at their effluent and emission discharge points. “Nearly half of the 2,800 units that had got directions from the Ministry to …
Data From 1,320 Units To Be Scanned 247 Taking a significant step forward in its efforts to deal with pollution by monitoring effluents and emissions from polluting industries, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has started getting roundthe-clock online data on the compliance status of 1,320 out of 2,800 industrial …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Digvijay Singh Vs. The State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 01/07/2015 regarding closure of polluting textile units in Balotra, Bithuja, Jasol and Baetu of Barmer District, Rajasthan. Counsel appearing for the applicant’s trust respondent nos. 8 …
