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 …
State forest and environment department requested proceedings against BEL for constructing a power plant without prior approvals State forest and environment department has asked the Dhenkanal Collector to initiate legal action against power subsidiary of Bhushan Steel Ltd for constructing a power plant without prior approvals. “You are requested to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Shyamal Basu & Ors. Vs. West Bengal Pollution Control Board & Ors. dated 16/04/2014 regarding regarding a polluting unit of M/s Haldiram Bhujiawala Ltd.- which has been in operation from 2002 to 2010 without any inspection …
Follow Rules Or Face Closure, Warns DPCC New Delhi: Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has threatened to seal the Wazirpur industrial area if it continues to violate environmental regulations. The area with 2,000-odd industrial units is allegedly discharging untreated waste water into the sewers. The waste water doesn’t reach the …
At least seven children have been killed while 185 others hospitalised due to the recent outbreak of measles in a village near Keenjhar Lake, Thatta. Representative of various leading humanitarian organisations linked the outbreak of measles to the use of contaminated water of Keenjhar Lake. The death of seven children …
Australia's Queensland state said it has run checks on a nickel refinery owned by mining and real estate magnate Clive Palmer to determine if operating in heavy rains recently caused it to spill hazardous waste into public waterways. Queensland State Environment Minister Andrew Powell said the 35,000-tonnes-per-year refinery was experiencing …
Finally, the state environment department has woken up to rivers falling prey to pollution. It has announced a state river conservation plan (SRCP) on the lines of national river conservation plan (NRCP). Villages and towns with population of over 15,000 and situated on banks of a river will be covered …
For the Millennium city, which is located between two rivers Kathajodi and Mahanadi, rising pollution level in both rivers has been a major cause of concern. But this issue has failed to attract politicians. Elections come and go but the deteriorating condition of both rivers, which are considered the lifelines …
China has announced its first pilot projects to treat metal pollution in soil and prevent farmland from further contamination, but critics say the government's overall efforts are underfunded and inefficient. The ministry of finance will subsidise soil pollution prevention and treatment in three cities in the central province of Hunan, …
China has announced its first pilot projects to treat metal pollution in soil and prevent farmland from further contamination, but critics say the government's overall efforts are underfunded and inefficient. The Ministry of Finance will subsidize soil pollution prevention and treatment in three cities in the central province of Hunan, …
Nearly 50 per cent of the 2,063 units operating in the state are working without valid consent, thus adding to pollution in industrial areas. As per a report compiled by NGO "Him Dhara", the State Pollution Control Board has rarely issued any show-cause notices to violators and in cases where …
Hyderabad: Chirman Ramulu, a 65-year-old farmer can now be seen at temples begging for food and money. Ramulu, who has seven acres of farmland in Kazipally village, was well off years back and used to support his family of four including his wife and two daughters. He used to grow …
Residents of Boisar MIDC in the district allegedly ransacked the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) office over its “negligence” towards their complaint against the wastes and effluents released in the area by the industry. During the attack at the MPCB’s Boisar officer, the mob also allegedly threw the industrial waste …
Thane (Maha) : Residents of Boisar MIDC in the district allegedly ransacked the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) office over its “negligence” towards their complaint against the wastes and effluents released in the area by the industry. During the attack at the MPCB’s Boisar officer, the mob also allegedly threw …
Hyderabad: Residents of Kantedan and civil societies are questioning why citizens should pay for treatment of effluents being generated by industries. Currently, a five MLD sewage treatment plant functions at Noor Mohammad Kunta lake maintained by public bodies. However, the treatment plant is ineffective as the industrial effluent needs a …
Bangalore is at that stage in Solid waste management, where it is trying to come up with appropriate methods to handle waste. To make relevant decisions regarding handling and disposal of municipal solid waste, and to come up with appropriate waste heirarchy, it is important to understand the composition, properties …
Residents of Sukhdev Vihar, Okhla, have on Saturday written to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) against Delhi’s Jindal’s Timarpur-Okhla waste management incinerator stating that the plant is yet again spewing toxic ash. Earlier the group had written to the National Human Rights Commission …
About 90,000 cubic meter of untreated industrial waste is dumped into the country’s rivers each day destroying the major sources of surface water, according to a report of the Poribesh Bachao Andolon (Poba), reports UNB. The report says although it is mandatory to set up the Effluent Treatment Plants (ETPs) …
Better Ludhiana: water pollution Being an industrial hub, Ludhiana is flooded with various kinds of industries, which have provided bread and butter to lakhs of people not only from Punjab but also from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. At the same time, certain industries have proven to be the bane of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Advik Laboratories Ltd. & Anr. V/s State Govt. of Haryana & Ors. dated 12/03/2014 regarding air pollution caused by Capital Auto Rubber Products (P) Ltd. which is in the nature of soot, dust, smoke and gaseous …
The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) Jodhpur bench has ordered to suspend the functioning of all those textile (dyeing and printing) units in Pali district, which are operating without Consent to Operate from the Rajasthan Pollution Control Board (RPCB). The court has also sought the compliance report of the order on …
