Kochi, Dec 25: The setback suffered by the ambitious garbage processing plant of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation at Vilappilsala can give some hard lessons to the Kochi Corporation authorities who are planning to set up a new centralised plant in Brahmapuram.
BANGALORE, Dec 25: The Pollution Control Board (PCB) has permitted granite industries in and around Ilkal town in Bagalkot district to use coolants which are said to harm the environment, despite notices from the High Court and the State Human Rights Commission. Read More
NEW DELHI, Dec 24: The UPA government launched another salvo at BSP supremo
BOKARO, Dec 23: The district administration has decided to ask coal steel and power companies to control environmental pollution. Read More
MUMBAI, Dec 23: Vaitarna, which provides drinking water to Mumbai, is among the most
AHMEDABAD, Dec 22: In a major crackdown, the vigilance team of Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) unearthed illegal discharge of hazardous effluents into Sabarmati and a nearby lake by certain textile processing firms in Narol-Piplaj industrial area. Read More
Kochi, Dec 21: Eight local bodies in Ernakualm district, including the Kochi Corporation and seven municipalities, have failed to renew the authorisation under the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2000 for collection, segregation, transportation and suitable disposal of municipal waste. Read More
Delhi, Dec 20: The Delhi Jal Board is preparing for the rehabilitation of trunk sewers to ensure that only effluent is dischared into the river Yamuna in its Delhi stretch, located in India. Read More
Jabalpur, Dec 20: In the wake of Nagpur-based DRDO lab refusing to conduct tests on samples of toxic waste lying at the defunct Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday directed the Centre to get it tested in any lab in the country and submit report to the court in three weeks.
NAVI MUMBAI, Dec 19: Alarmed at the recent dumping of solid waste on a wetland at Kopri in Thane, NGO Vanashakti has urged the Thane collectorate and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board to inquire into the matter. Read More
BHUBANESWAR, Dec 19: The Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project (ICZMP) of Odisha is set to embrace low carbon strategies through its project components in the State. Read More
VISAKHAPATNAM, Dec 17: The AP State Pollution Control Board (PCB) has imposed a 30% cut in the production of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) on account of its failure to adher to emission norms. Member-secretary M Dana Kishore issued the orders to the refinery to restrict crude processing to 70% of permitted capacity and process only low sulphur crudes having sulphur content of less than 0.5% during winter season.
New Delhi, Dec 16: In a damning report against the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) and the State Governments, the CAG on Friday observed that 90 per cent of freshwater in India is still untreated and contains sewerage and industrial waste which are reaching our homes. Read More
Tirunelveli, Dec 16: The People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE), which is spearheading the ongoing anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project struggle has demanded Central Experts Team to provide the copies of following documents. Read More
VISAKHAPATNAM, Dec 16: The AP State Pollution Control Board (PCB) has imposed a 30% cut in the production of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) on account of its failure to adher to emission norms. Read More
Pune, Dec 15: Issues of severe traffic congestion, lack of security, gram panchayat tax, road widening, fire fighting systems and the likes were addressed by the collector . “It was an effort to reach out to the industries to find out their problems.