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 …
NEW DELHI: A breath of fresh, clean air remains a dream for most Mundka residents, thanks to toxic industrial units burning their waste in the open. A day after the National Green Tribunal slapped a fine of Rs 25 crore on the Delhi government for doing precious little to address …
Resource recovery and reuse (RRR) of domestic and agro-industrial waste has the potential to contribute to a number of financial, socioeconomic and environmental benefits. However, despite these benefits and an increasing political will, there remain significant barriers to build the required up-front capital which is discouraging private sector engagement. A …
Taking cognisance of effluents being released by dyeing industry units of New Focal Point, Mehta road, into an open drain, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has instituted a probe to verify it and explore possibility of setting up a common effluent treatment plant (CETP). The PPCB regional office, Amritsar, …
The UNFCCC Secretariat has published a technical paper, which compiles and shares information on the mitigation benefits and co-benefits of policies, practices and actions relating to circular economy activities with a focus on waste to energy, supply chain redesign and industrial waste reuse.
NGT also directed the government to shut these units with immediate effect as they fall under the prohibited list of industrial activity. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Tuesday imposed Rs 50 crore fine on the Delhi government for not taking action against polluting steel pickling units in residential areas of …
The institute has been told to comply within six weeks Noting that the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS) does not have an “operational sewage treatment plant”, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the institute to comply with the recommendations put forth by a joint inspection committee. …
Chairman J&K; State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), B Siddhartha took a stock of the overall assessment of the pollution in and around the Samba Industrial area. Besides Industrialists, Member Secretary SPCB, B M Sharma, Regional Director Shally Ranjan, Environment Engineer JN Sharma and District Office Samba Angrez Singh were also …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gaurav Jain Vs. State of Haryana & Others dated 12/09/2018 regarding discharge of untreated trade effluents in the ground water through borewells by various industries at Faridabad, Haryana. The industries are discharging chemicals which are affecting the drinking water. NGT …
Tirupur: The Tamil Nadu pollution control board (TNPCB) has directed common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) and individual effluent treatment plants (IETPs) in the district to install special salt evaporator to avoid soil pollution. As part of implementing the zero-liquid discharge (ZLD) norms, textile dyeing units have established CETPs and IETPs …
Chemicals are being released into rivers and fields affecting yield and the lives of people living in the area Valpoi: Four companies from Pissurlem IDC are releasing waste chemicals in local rivers and agriculture fields in the night for several years. During the monsoons they are releasing chemicals in the …
The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday ordered closure and registration of cases against 124 industrial units which are polluting the Kali, Krishna and Hindon rivers in six districts of western Uttar Pradesh. Observing that people have a fundamental right to clean air and water, a bench headed by NGT Chairperson …
Dr T V Ramachandra, lead scientist at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), who had warned the government in 2015 of the dangers of supplying poorly treated water, to Kolar insists that it is politicians who are to blame for the KC Valley project mess. The annoying part, he says, …
KERI: The Arvalem waterfalls, known for its cascading beauty during the monsoon, has been affected due to polluted water released by chemical industries. Speaker of the legislative assembly and Sakhali MLA Pramod Sawant on Sunday visited the site of the waterfalls along with officials of Goa state pollution control board. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shiv Prasad Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/08/2018. The question raised in this Application is whether the industry in question Josodhapur Industrial Area, Kotdwar, Pauri Garhwal requires environmental clearance and whether such clearance has been given. Further question …
Decides to take similar action against three stone crushers The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has recommended the closure of three tyre pyrolysis oil manufacturing units in Gangutana village and Narnaul in the district. The board has also decided to take similar action against three stone crushers being operated …
A total of 154 unauthorised industrial units that do not have Consent To Operate from Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) at Pallipalayam in Namakkal district are polluting the Cauvery. CHENNAI: A total of 154 unauthorised industrial units that do not have Consent To Operate from Tamil Nadu Pollution Control …
Directs UHBVN to disconnect power supplies to industries The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has ordered the closure of eight industrial units in the district for violating norms. The CPCB directed the UHBVN to disconnect power connections of these units. Sources said that teams of the CPCB had raided various …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to make a categoric statement about foundry industries operating without environment clearance in Jasodharpur Industrial Area (JIA) in Uttarakhand's Kotdwar area. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim asked the MoEF to inform the tribunal within a …
The Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) collects amounts in the name of environmental protection and pollution control from industries but spends this money on tasks other than environmental protection and pollution control. The newly elected head of the Kumaon Garhwal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI) Ashok …
Paradip: The Odisha State Pollution Control Board has directed two fertiliser plants here to make their effluent management system foolproof to plug possible discharge of waste materials from gypsum mounds to the peripheral water bodies. The pollution watchdog's directives came in the wake of complaint lodged by green activists expressing …
