Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
Mountains northeast of Tokyo have become blighted by tons of toxic waste and industrial rubble dumped by unscrupulous contractors, including some hired to clear debris from areas hit by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. By the summer, more than 100 truckloads had been dumped on upland …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Biswanath Maji & Others Vs. Pollution Control Board, West Bengal & Others dated 26/11/2014 regarding waste water pollution by Steel Authority of India Limited in Namapura area, West Bengal. It is alleged by the villagers of …
The member-secretary (MS), Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), and its chief environment officer (CEO) are under the scanner after a City-based industrialist filed a complaint with the Lokayukta against them for allegedly colluding with a ‘polluting’ industry in Peenya Industrial area. Surya Hard Chrome Industry (SHCI), the complainant Thrinetra …
Unit started work without obtaining proper clearance’ Protesters who have been campaigning against the functioning of a ship-breaking unit under the control of Steel Industries Kerala Ltd. (SILK) at Beypore got a temporary relief on Friday when the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (PCB) through an order stopped all dismantling …
Haze is not uncommon in this city, particularly in winter. But, this year's smog is worsened by the burning of industrial and bio-degradable wastes from fields, which environmentalists say have been causing large-scale air pollution. In fact, smog has affected the visibility on NH-24 also. At times, the green activists …
Come Friday and Industries operating across the state will be able to access their pollution reports, no-objection certificates, waste water generation details and environment audit reports among others from Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) on their smart phones. GPCB has prepared a mobile app for its already existing software known …
Observing that pollution of Ganga is a matter of serious concern for the judiciary, the National Green Tribunal has constituted three committees to prevent and control indiscriminate discharge of industrial effluents into the river and its tributaries. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar constituted the three committees-- …
Investigators say it’s still not clear what caused a toxic chemical to leak from a valve at a suburban Houston plant, killing four workers and injuring a fifth. DuPont spokesman Aaron Woods said on Sunday night the company is investigating the cause of the leak of methyl mercaptan at a …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board to list on its website the criteria for classifying industries discharging effluents into the Ganga as “seriously polluting” and “not seriously polluting” and for categorising them into red, green and orange. The order comes two weeks after a penalty …
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has made it mandatory to all the industrial units in Jharkhand and other parts of the country to install mechanism for continuous online monitoring system to deal with effluents generated and discharged ill-treated into water bodies by them. The Central pollution watch dog has …
In the forest on both sides of Tughlaqabad Fort’s southern outer wall, a lake has slowly materialised over the past two years. Leafless tree-trunks jut out at odd angles from the poisonous water. Sludge and plastic bags gather at its banks. A team from the Ministry of Environment and Forest …
Simbhaoli mills and distillery direct source of polluting the river Ganga Maintaining that it is the corporate social responsibility of the industries to ensure there is no environmental pollution as a result of their activities, the National Green Tribunal on Thursday imposed a penalty of Rs.5 crore on the Simbhaoli …
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday imposed penalties of Rs 5 crore on a sugar manufacturing unit and Rs 25 lakh on a dairy products manufacturing unit on charges of polluting the Ganga by releasing untreated effluents into it at Garhmukteswar, near Ghaziabad. The penalties were imposed under the 'polluter …
After inspecting stainless steel pickling industries in Wazirpur Industrial area, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has rejected permission granted to 11 units operating in the area for non-compliance with green norms. It informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) of the same during a hearing. After a plea filed by …
The Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) will conduct an impact assessment study in Paradip area to ascertain whether gypsum, which is primarily used to produce fertilizers, is causing water pollution in the area. According to OSPCB regional officer (Paradip) Prashant Kumar Kar, two fertilizer plants - Paradeep Phosphates Limited …
The mission to clean River Ganga got its first priority fixed on Wednesday when the Supreme Court decided to get cracking on grossly polluting industries discharging chemical waste into the river. The court asked the Centre and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to suggest by October 29 what action …
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 …
As a part of the ambitious Namami Ganga project for rejuvenation of River Ganga, at least half-a-dozen Union Ministers, along with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), will on Wednesday hold consultations with representatives of gross polluting industries from the five States along the river. As per the estimates of …
With the waste released by Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) along river Ganga being a major source of pollution in the water body, the Union government has called a meeting of these industries and experts involved in the sector to find ways to abate the pollution generated by them. The meeting …
To fulfil the demands of a few industrialists, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) submitted misleading information about Nag River while proposing to change its origin to Ambazari lake. MPCB even contradicted it's own statements in the proposal. Even while relaxing the River Regulations Zone (RRZ) policy for MIDC industries, …
