Mumbai, Jan 20: The proposal to bring 346 tonnes of hazardous waste from the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster site to a disposal facility in Taloja outside Mumbai has been opposed by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). Read More
TRIVANDRUM, Jan 19 - The wastes from Kerala’s capital city of Trivandrum dumped at the garbage treatment plant at Vilappilsala village have been polluting Karamana River, a major source of drinking water for the people in the city. Read More
Bangalore, Jan 18: In a rare administrative action, the state government could soon supersede the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board for repeated non-compliance of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India's observations.
Surat, Jan 17: Villagers of around 32 coastal villages surrounding the city took out a massive rally on Monday demanding permanent closure of Gujarat&nbs
Vishakhapatnam, Jan 17: The festival mood in the port city was fouled up by an intensely oppressive chemical smell that has hung in the air for last two days.
Ranchi, Jan 16: A first-ever water pollution audit carried out by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pegged Jharkhand at the bottom of the performance chart with most river conservation projects lying incomplete in the state. Read More
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 15: K Meera, the Advocate Commission appointed by the High Court, carried out an inspection at the Vilappilsala waste treatment plant on Saturday. Read More
Mumbai, Jan 14: In its bid to ensure that idol immersion during Ganeshotsav doesn't harm the marine ecosystem of the water bodies, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) office in Navi Mumbai, tested water samples which it had collected after immersion in 2011. Read More
Chennai, Jan 13: Pilots are hoping that Chennaiites would celebrate Bhogi, which is just a few days away, with minimum pollution. Cyclone Thane is said to have cleared the pollution in the air, but meteorological department officials feel the state government should sensitise people living near the airports about the difficulty in visibility due
Hyderabad, Jan 13: Finally, lakhs of families living in the colonies around Jawaharnagar dumping yard can hope to breathe fresh air as Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited (REEL) will start trial runs on segregation, composting and scientific disposal of garbage from January 18. Read More
Indore, Jan 12: Pithampur has got new incineration unit which could dispose of eight times more industrial waste than it is able to do for now. Till now with limited facilities, the industries from across the state have been sending 150 tons of waste per month for incineration to Pithampur.
Bhubhaneshwar, Jan 11: The Union ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) on Tuesday submitted the detailed report to the National Green Tribunal on the environment clearance granted to the Posco’s mega steel project in Orissa. Read More
KOCHI, Jan 10: The Kerala High Court on Monday appointed an advocate commission to inspect the operation of the waste management plant at Vilappilsala in Thiruvananth
NEW DELHI, Jan 10: Bangalore shows the way for major Indian cities, which are struggling to popularize public transport. For instance, the
Ahmedabd, Jan 9: Bhavnagar-based Central Salt Marine and Chemical Research Institute (CSMCRI) has standardised and internationally patented a novel process of converting the discharge emanating from soda ash and salt-making units into value-added products (VAP).