Madhya Pradesh moves SC over Union Carbide waste incineration
Bhopal, April 28: The Madhya Pradesh government has filed a petition in the Supreme Court to “pre-empt the trial run for burning the Union Carbide’s waste at Pithampur”.
Bhopal, April 28: The Madhya Pradesh government has filed a petition in the Supreme Court to “pre-empt the trial run for burning the Union Carbide’s waste at Pithampur”.
CHANDIGARH, April 27: In a bid for the 100% completion of Rs. 2332 crore ongoing prestigious Rivers Cleaning Project by the end of December 2013, the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal asked the concerned senior officers of the state government to accelerate the pace of work.
Hyderabad, April 26: Multi-storied green infrastructure projects in the city could soon get a 20% concession on city-level impact fee.
New Delhi, April 26: While they are a step in the right direction, the new e-waste regulations contain no specific guidelines on many crucial issues and risk falling flat, say experts. Read More
Ranchi, April 25: Reclaimed from Maoists, the natural reserves of Saranda are up against unscrupulous adversaries. Read More
CHANDRAPUR, April 24: Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has sprung yet another shocker for industrialists eyeing Chandrapur for investment.
Nashik, April 23: On April 18, we issued notices to four companies to close down for defying pollution control norms. These companies have not got an approval letter from MPCB, have not installed machinery to control water pollution. Read More
New Delhi, April 23: A government inspection team says OPG Power, already facing environmental objections to its 300 Mw thermal power plant in Gujarat, is carrying on construction work at the project site without requisite approvals. Read More
Mumbai, April 22: At a time when the State has agreed to set up an authority to monitor its fast-depleting groundwater, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has noted that the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board’s (MPCB) completely failed in controlling water pollution and found the number of deaths from water pollution had gone up from 64 in 2006-07 to 135 in 2010-11, while the number of water-borne diseases had gone up from 3.14 lakh to 21.24 lakh in the same period.
INDORE, April 21: Come May, Indoreans will have a designated place to dispose e-waste (electronic waste).
Bengaluru, April 20: Work on the Namma Metro project could be delayed further with the high court on Thursday ordering that all further development works on a ready mix concrete (RMC) plant for the project, be stopped till further orders.
PANAJI, April 20: The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has directed Srithik Ispat Pvt Ltd, located at the Sanguem industrial estate, to immediately shut operations until further orders. The company's officials have also been directed to remain present before the chairman of the board on April 24. Srithik Ispat Pvt Ltd manufactures sponge iron and bricks.
Mumbai, April 19: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has slammed the Maharashtra Poll-ution Control Board (MPCB) for failing to control pollution of water bodies across the state. The neglect, the CAG report states, has led to a steep rise in cases of waterborne diseases in recent years. Read More
LUCKNOW, April 19: The order of the green tribunal barrring environmental clearances for any new industry or expansion of the existing ones in Noida will hit the region as a major investment destination. Read More
CHENNAI, April 18: Tests conducted on air samples taken from a residential area close to the much-reviled Kodungaiyur dumpyard have revealed the presence of 19 toxic chemicals that affect every part of the human body, people fighting for the closure of the dumpyard have said. Read More
Chennai, April 18: For over four years I have been a regular visitor to the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board on Anna Salai for news. Read More