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. …
CHITTAGONG: Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ccci) proposed setting up industrial zones and installing effluent treatment plants (ETP) in every industrial units to check pollution of the Karnaphuli river. CCCI President Mahbubul Alam placed the proposals at a roundtable held with the slogan, ‘We won’t let the Karnaphuli turn …
In a bid to prevent water wastage, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday directed state administration to launch campaigns for ensuring its conservation by installing rain water harvesting systems in all new residential houses constructed in the state. No new electricity and water supply connections for houses of …
PANJIM: In last one year, the Goa State Pollution Control Board has shut down 101 industrial units and hotels for flouting environmental rules and granted consent to establish to nearly 230 new units. The Board during the financial year 2013-14 issued closure directions to 101 units for operating in violation …
The government is going to impose eco tax in the form of surcharge from the coming fiscal year of 2014-15 on industries responsible for polluting environment in a bid to control pollution and encourage establishment of green industries, officials of the National Board of Revenue said. The finance minister, Abul …
The relocation will be made in several phases and will take time before all the tanneries are shifted The leather sector people said they will start shifting tanneries in the capital’s Hazaribagh to Savar from the first quarter of next year. They said it at a press conference yesterday, which …
The prime minister asked them to prepare development plans putting the environment issues on priority agenda Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the authorities concerned to ensure that central effluent treatment plants (CETP) are set up in industrial areas to prevent river water from being contaminated by chemical-mixed waste and …
The Orissa High Court on Wednesday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to conduct a study for ascertaining the level of pollution in mineral-rich Sukinda region of Jajpur district due to indiscriminate mining and industrial activities. A division bench of Justice I Mohanty and Justice SC Parija has also …
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged all concerned to take joint initiatives in saving the Buriganga river from pollution. The river is in a very bad shape as all kinds of sewage are being dumped into it through the drainage system at 135 points, she said. To save the river, …
Not satisfied with response of State Pollution Control Board Dissatisfied with the State government’s approach to handle pollution challenges in chromite mining belt of Sukinda and River Brahmani, the Orissa High Court on Wednesday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to conduct an independent study to ascertain the level …
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 12/05/2014 regarding the functioning of the Effluent Treatment Plant. The Tribunal has permitted the appellant to operate its ETP with full capacity for …
Taking serious note of the violation of environmental regulations, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has issued a closure notice to 112 stainless steel pickling units in the Wazirpur Industrial area. "These industrial units were allegedly discharging untreated waste water into the sewers, roads and storm water drains, and this …
Effluent discharged into River Cauvery by dyeing units in Pallipalayam is polluting the water released from Mettur Dam to meet drinking water needs in Erode city. There is no doubt that Cauvery water contaminated by the effluent would cause skin problems and other serious ailments, acknowledge Pollution Control Board officials. …
There is little that the Rajasthan Pollution Control Board (RPCB) can do to check pollution. Under the board's watchful eyes, for years the Bandi River and Nehra dam in Pali have been turning into reservoirs of chemical effluents released without treatment from the textile units in Pali. Ironically, even when …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of M/s Leela Tex. Exports & Others Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 01/05/2014 regarding pollution caused by industries particularly textile industries operating in the Heavy Industrial Area of Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of U.R. Beniwal V/s State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 01/05/2014 regarding waste water/trade effluent being directly discharged into the river Jojri by industries. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/448-2013(THC)(OA)_1May2014.pdf
Environmental issues have largely been ignored in the Lok Sabha election campaign in Punjab at a time when the adverse impact of water pollution on people’s health manifests in the significant increase in cancer deaths and incidences of water-borne diseases. None of the mainstream political parties have so far touched …
The proposed common effluent treatment plant (CETP) at the Ambad industrial estate is getting delayed for the past five months as the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) is yet to allot the plot to the industries. The MIDC had identified a two-acre plot in October last year for the purpose, …
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 …
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 …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Tarun Patel Vs Chairman Gujarat Pollution Control Board & Others dated 01/04/2014 regarding the decision of Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) for the prescribed COD standards of 1000 mg/lt for the Small Scale Industries (SSI), which …
