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. …
Based on the information that about 150 CETPs had been established in the country, Planning Commission expressed to MoEF in March 2010 that of about 900 industrial clusters, only 1/6 of the effluent generated is treated. The observation appeared to have been made on the assumption that CETPs are required …
From ancient times rivers have been a source of pure drinking water and the civilizations flourished around these water bodies. However, with the state government scrapping away the River Regulation Zone (RRZ) policy, it seems these rivers will soon wither away. This has got the environmentalists up in arms who …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to install CCTV cameras along stretches of Ulhas river and asked for checkposts manned by appropriate agency or an NGO outside each industrial area to check for trucks carrying effluent. The NGT has asked the Central Pollution …
Noting that the 700 tanneries in Kanpur on the banks of Ganga were “one of the highest sources of pollution” in the river, the National Green Tribunal Tuesday (NGT) warned that it will be “compelled” to order the closure of each one of these units if all concerned do not …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Krishan Kant Singh & Others Vs. M/s. Hindustan Cocacola Beverages Pvt. Ltd., Mehdiganj, Rajatalab, Varanasi dated 20/01/2015 regarding Ganga pollution caused by industries. The Court observed that "It is unquestionable that 700 tannery industries in Kanpur which are located on …
The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has issued fresh guidelines for chemical industries and common effluent treatment plants (CETPs). The new guidelines have made it mandatory for industries and CETPs to get an environment audit done by none else but members of an audit team approved by the GPCB. Under …
The National Green Tribunal today directed Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to conduct a joint inspection of Wave Industries Ltd (Sugar Unit) in Uttar Pradesh for discharging untreated effluents into the Ganges. A bench, headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, directed the …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has decided to set up a committee to plan on cleaning up River Yamuna and ordered that people who throw religious items into the Yamuna will have to pay a fine of Rs 5000 Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of M/s. Laxmi Suiting Vs Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board-Jaipur & Others dated 13/01/2015 regarding pollution caused by industrial units operating in and around Heavy Industrial Area, Jodhpur.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Meera Shukla Vs. Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur & Ors. dated 22/12/2014 regarding discharge of sewage in the Ramgarh Lake and Rapti River, Gorakhpur. The Tribunal noted that the ratio of discharge of sewage in the Ramgarh Lake …
UNB, Dhaka :The Department of Environment (DoE) on Sunday fined four institutions in Gazipur and Comilla Tk 86 lakh for violating environment laws.After a hearing at the DoE's Dhaka headquarters, RL Yearn Dyeing Ltd and Rahmat Knit Dyeing & Finishing Mills Ltd of Gazipur were fined Tk 75 lakh for …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Krishan Kant Singh Vs. M/s. Hindustan Cocacola Beverages Pvt. Ltd., Mehdiganj, Rajatalab, Varanasi & Others dated 17/11/2014 regarding pollution of river Ganga.
Taking serious view of various complaints regarding pollution caused by different Industrial Units, Deputy Commissioner, Samba Mubarak Singh has constituted a committee comprising of members from District Industries Centre (DIC) and District Pollution Control Board to monitor on day to day basis the functioning of Air Pollution Control Devices and …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. Sri Murugan Dyeing Vs Disrict Environmental Engineer, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 15/10/2014 regarding seeking consent to operate (CFO) from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (Board), Tiruppur the dyeing unit of the Applicant at S.F. …
Gazipur Correspondent :The Department of Environment (DoE) on Monday fined the authorities of four dying and washing factories Tk37lakh for polluting environment in Kaliakoir upazila of the city.Assistant director Mohammad Hafizur Rahman of the department said a team of DoE led by Md Alamgir, director (Monitoring and Enforcement) of its …
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) officials have issued written directives to the Park Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) in the city to immediately upgrade the pollution control measures after some lacunae were noticed in the plant’s operations during an inspection conducted following public complaints. “We have found that steps …
The state said it would create new solid waste management systems at a cost of Rs 829.66 cr The Uttarakhand government on Wednesday submitted its Rs 9,478-crore action plan to the Centre to clean the Ganga from Gaumukh to Haridwar in the state. Government officials said in its plan submitted …
Pali (Rajasthan), September 18, 2014: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a leading environmental think tank based in New Delhi, released its second study on the pollution from dyeing and textile mills in Pali, Rajasthan. Pali was classified as a critically polluted industrial cluster by the Central Pollution Control Board’s …
