Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
The National Green Tribunal today issued notice to the Delhi government and Delhi Jal Board on an NGO's plea seeking action against stainless steel pickling industries in Wazirpur here, which are not complying with mandatory pollution standards. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi passed the order after the …
The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday stuck to its earlier order directing the Pollution Control Board to close down all polluting textile units working without a no-objection certificate (NOC) in the Sanganeer block. Effluents from these units have been polluting the Draviyawati river (Amanisha Nulla) and ground water in the …
One year may not be enough for him to show results as far as his pet Ganga cleaning project is concerned, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi is determined to demonstrate substantial progress on the issue when his government goes to the polls at the end of its term. A timeline …
Following a high court order, the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) has issued closure notices to 893 textile units in Sanganer. All these units have failed to install a common effluent treatment plant (CETP) and are discharging 17-18 million litres per day (MLD) of untreated chemical water into Dravyawati …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on directions for discharge of polluted water, 11/05/2015. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has issued a notice on 23.03.2015 (Published in leading newspapers) to the 118 municipalities / urban local bodies and 687 industries in the Ganga river basin to furnish the action plans …
After hundreds of crores going down the drain, another Rs. 3659 crore is needed for various measures towards rejuvenating Yamuna’s filthiest 22km stretch passing through Delhi. On Friday, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) placed a proposal before the National Green Tribunal that it would work in phases, which was accepted …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Pune directed the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) to inspect all illegal animal slaughter houses in the state and initiate action to curb air and water pollution. The directions were issued following a hearing on an application filed by the Animal Rescue Squad and …
Department of Environment (DoE) fined a washing factory Tk 4.4 lakh for polluting environment in Pahartali area of Chittagong city yesterday. During a drive, a team of DoE officials found Lease Washing Ltd discharging toxic chemical wastes bypassing its effluent treatment plant (ETP). Another factory in the area, Imam Button …
Waking up to the recent reports which highlighted how more than two-thirds of the sewage generated in 118 towns — located in the Ganga river basin — get discharged into the country's national river 'untreated', the Centre has asked five states to furnish their action plan to set up and …
Moving ahead with its plans to ensure compliance of the anti-pollution norms by polluting industries and municipal bodies located on the banks of Ganga by 2016, the Centre has asked municipalities and industrial units in five states through which the holy river passes to furnish action plan for sewage treatment …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Maheshtala Manufacturers Welfare Association Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. dated 19/03/2015 regarding pollution caused by bleaching, printing and dying industries, Maheshtala, West Bengal. The Tribunal directed 79 industries to remain closed and not …
Five of the country's 32 severely polluted industrial areas are in Jharkhand, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has concluded after studying air, water and soil quality across the country while formulating a comprehensive environmental assessment report. While Jamshedpur, Ramgarh, Bada Jamtara, Seraikela and West Singhbhum are the concern zones …
The Shitalakhya River, also known as Lakhya Nodi, a tributary of the Brahmaputra, flowing through the district has nearly become dead due to industrial waste and chemical. Sources at Deputy Commissioner’s Office said hundreds of factories situated near the river are dumping garment factory waste, dyeing chemicals, polythene, printing, fertilisers, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Dr. A. Kishan Rao & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 09/03/2015 regarding pollution caused by pharmaceutical industries in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has issued a show-cause notice to Omfed plant at Chandrasekharpur here for allegedly causing water pollution. Board sources said water used for processing milk should be treated in an effluent treatment plant (ETP) before it is discharged. Though the Omfed plant is having …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of M/s. Sri Guru Krupa Dyeing Unit & Others Vs Karnataka State Pollution Control Board & Others dated 05/02/2015 regarding pollution by small dyeing units engaged in silk dyeing using manual method.
Questions have been raised about the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board’s virtual clean chit to the tanneries in a report last year after 10 workers died on Friday at a tannery in Ranipet in Vellore district; documents indicate that the Board was giving a long rope to the tanneries and …
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued draft ‘Guidelines on Techno – Economic Feasibility of Implementation of Zero Liquid Discharge (Zld) for Water Polluting Industries.’ The guidelines, among other industries, deal with fertilizer sector and distilleries that undertake fertigation, apart from producing organic fertilizers. In a communication to State PCBs, …
Rapid industrialization is adversely impacting the environment globally. Pollution by inappropriate management of industrial wastewater is one of the major environmental problems in India as well, especially with burgeoning small scale industrial sector in the country. To address the pollution coming out from industries, adoption of cleaner production technologies and …
