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Panel to look into Bantala problems

KOLKATA, November 27: Eager to sort out problems plaguing the Calcutta Leather Complex at Bantala, the government has now formed a committee comprising officials from departments of industries and finance as well as the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB). Read More

Water bodies in Bangalore to be revived

Bangalore, November 27: That Bangalore is known as the Garden City is common knowledge. But, did you know that it was also once called the City of Lakes? However, this tag was lost over time as the water bodies started getting polluted. Perhaps the Lake Policy 2011 might help the city regain its former glory-and the tag, too. Read More

Environmentalists vow to oppose new industries

Vishakhapatnam, November 26: Environmentalists and intellectuals reject industrial expansion in the district. Victims of pollution backed by civil society organisations are up in arms against the Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) and its proposals for expansion of berths in the city. Read More

MC finally agrees to maintain nullah

LUDHIANA, November 25: One more barrier that lay in the way of cleaning the infamous Buddha Nullah has been lifted with the municipal corporation (MC) authorities committing to maintain the drain after it's water is treated once. Read More

Goa mining leases being tweaked to favour mafia?

Goa, November 25: In a letter sent to Goa’s Department of Mining and Geology, the Mines Ministry has brought to the State Government’s notice that in the last four years the actual aggregate production in 114 iron-ore mining leases there, “has exceeded by 15 per cent of the targeted run-of-mines (ROM) production in the approved Mining Plan (which excludes production from dumps reported by Goa Government)”. Read More

Green ministry to clean up its act

Mumbai, November 22: Under attack for delays in environment clearances and dilly-dallying over issues like the no-go area for mining, the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has planned various changes. Read More

NGT issues environment damage notice for MV Rak

New Delhi, November 22: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notice to the Central Government, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board and Delta Shipping Marine Services of Qatar for sinking of Panama flagged cargo ship MV Rak off the coast of Mumbai in August. Read More

KSPCB to entrust e-waste Data collection to NGOs

KOZHIKODE, November 21:The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) will hand over the data collection process of Electronic Waste(E-Waste) to non-governmental organisations in the coming month as the board does not have enough manpower to handle the process. Read More

Execute Buddha Nullah project: Tewari to Centre

Ludhiana, November 21: Ludhiana MP and national spokesperson of the Congress, Manish Tewari, urged the union environment ministry to appoint Central Pollution Control Board as the executing agency for implementing the bio-remediation project for cleaning the Buddha Nullah as the state government has proved to be quite non-cooperative. Read More

Experts fear pharma unit

Vishakhapatnam, November 20: Environmental experts expressed their concern over the proposed greenfield project in Srikakulam district. They allege that the regulatory system is licensing irreversible destruction of environment, defeating the very purpose for which it is put in place.