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 …
JODHPUR: Amid the unabated pollution in Bandi river and Nehra dam by the effluent discharged by the textile industries in Pali district, the divisional commissioner of Jodhpur visited the affected areas in pursuance of the directions of the National Green Tribunal. He will submit his report to the NGT during …
Nainital: Uttarakhand high court (HC) while hearing a public interest litigation alleging improper disposal of untreated chemical waste by a private industrial unit in Haridwar directed the state pollution control board to “visit and inspect each and every industry situated in Uttarakhand to ensure that industrial effluent/waste is treated properly …
Nagpur: Almost 100 industries in the state are emitting particulate matter which is almost twice as much the safe limit prescribed by the Union environment ministry. The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has warned the polluting industries to take up mitigation measures in three months. The statistics are based on …
HYDERABAD: The Telangana government has failed to implement National Green Tribunal (NGT) order to undertake a scientific study on effects of pollution on residents in and around Hyderabad pharma cluster, which produces 40% of world’s bulk drugs. Though a petition against these polluting industries was filed in the Supreme Court …
LUDHIANA: Following the directions of chief executive officer of Punjab Municipal Infrastructure Corporation (PMIDC) Ajoy Sharma, the officials of Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) have recommended action against two dyeing units which were allegedly disposing of effluents from their unit directly in Buddha Nullah. The CEO had visited the Nullah …
There needs to be a strict check on industrial units for any illegal borewells, and prevent these from being used for releasing waste water or industrial effluents directly in to the groundwater, in the absence of treatment plants. Though, the Punjab Pollution Control Board has announced a cash award for …
The National Green Tribunal has ordered closure of eight industrial units in Uttarakhand's Sitarganj area after the Central Pollution Control Board found them violating pollution norms. A bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore asked the authorities to shut down Gujarat Ambuja Exports Limited, Fleetguard Filters Pvt Ltd, Speciality Industrial …
GHAZIABAD: The district administration and the pollution control board on Thursday closed down 11 factories in Tronica City for not abiding by norms laid down by the National Green Tribunal. Officials said they would continue with the campaign until all 53 factories that have been found to pollute nearby water …
NAVI MUMBAI: After the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered closure of 350 industrial units in Taloja MIDC, MPCB has told the tribunal that it has already shut down 18 of the 350 industries that were supposed to be closed down. MPCB said it has served notices to only about 154 …
Flays AAP for ‘cheap’ politics Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday ordered a crackdown on polluting industrial units in the state, with stringent enforcement of laws and regulations governing the discharge of effluents into the rivers. His government will not allow pollution to affect the health of people at …
NAVI MUMBAI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday brought huge relief to people living along the Kasadi river and Panvel creek by ordering immediate closure of 350 polluting industries in Navi Mumbai’s Taloja MIDC area till further orders. The NGT’s principal bench in Delhi also directed the Taloja MIDC …
Rudrapur: The Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) has issued show-cause notices to 62 industrial units and ordered inspection of 24 others in Udham Singh Nagar district for not installing Effluent Treatment Plants (ETPs) on their premises. The action was taken after these industries failed to respond to …
Industrial expansion in and around Ankleshwar has come to a standstill because the local effluent treatment body has not upgraded its capacity, industrial units in Ankleshwar complained to Chief Minister Vijay Rupani recently. Investments worth Rs15,000 crore to expand capacities are lying in waste because of bottlenecks in the treatment …
Days after Kiri Afghana’s Chadha Sugar Mills entered troubled waters, the situation turned bitter for it with the Punjab Government slapping an unprecedented fine of Rs 5crores as “environmental compensation”, besides directing the company’s prosecution. This is the first-time ever that a fine of such a magnitude has been imposed …
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday directed the Punjab Pollution Control Board and the Central Pollution Control Board to test samples of waters of the Beas and Sutlej rivers and the Budda Nullah and submit report on each of them to it within six weeks. AAP MLAs, including Leader of …
Anti-Sterlite protest: Protesters at the site have cited pollution from the copper plant, including issues relating to disposal of copper waste and effluents from the operational unit, demanding its permanent closure. CONCERNS over pollution have dogged Sterlite Copper unit that has been in operation in Tuticorin since its inception over …
Ten of 12 regional offices fail to show data of industrial units flouting norms, reveals RTI petition There’s no legal record of any action taken by several regional offices of the Punjab Pollution Control Board against industrial units across Punjab, reveals an RTI query. The board has 12 regional offices …
Bathinda: Concerned over the change of colour of water in the Rajasthan canal and Sirhind feeder, which has put the ecology in danger, social activists and public representatives have joined hands in Faridkot to make efforts for making the canal toxic free. An action group has been formed with the …
Agitated Cuncolkars are now planning to come out with all force to close all polluting fish meal plants in Cuncolim Industrial Estate. Recently, an international organisation had listed Cuncolim Industrial Estate as one of the most polluted industrial estate in India. For the past thirty years, Cuncolkars have been bearing …
NGT seeks stand on plea against them over waste release. Hyderabad: The National Green Tribunal on Thursday issued notices to the Telangana Pollution Control Board, Pharma giants Aurbindo, Hetero and others and to the Centre, directing them to explain their stand on a petition seeking to register cases against them …
