Bio-waste disposal problem at hi-tech hospital
NOIDA, November 7: The city's first government multispecialty hospital, constructed at a massive cost of Rs 150 crore, doesn't have sufficient facilities for disposal of bio-waste or a morgue. Read More
NOIDA, November 7: The city's first government multispecialty hospital, constructed at a massive cost of Rs 150 crore, doesn't have sufficient facilities for disposal of bio-waste or a morgue. Read More
VISAKHAPATNAM, November 7: To expand green cover in the port city, the civic authorities are planning to plant more than 50 lakh saplings at a cost of Rs 5 crore in the next five years. Read More
Chandigarh, November 6: The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has invoked part of the bank guarantee submitted by an ancillary unit of Maruti Suzuki at Gurgaon for its alleged failure to control pollution of the underground water. Read More
West Godavri, November 5Villagers opposed the proposed drilling of 13 oil wells by the ONGC in West Godavari in the Krishna-Godavari basin apprehen-ding public safety hazards. Read More
Indore, November 5: Government's apathy towards saving Indore's environment may, ironically, soon bring the industrial growth in the city to a grinding halt. Despite a ban by the Union ministry on environmental clearance to industries in Indore, the state government remains non-committal towards taking any remedial measures to ameliorate city's 'critically' polluted environment. Read More
Mumbai. November 4: In 2008, Mumbai Police Commissioner submitted an affidavit in Bombay high court while hearing a Public Interest Litigation related to noise pollution. In affidavit, there was a draft on “Bombay Prohibition & regulation of Fireworks Rule 2008”; to be made a part of Bombay Police Act 1951. Read More
KOLKATA: Environment clearance for development projects is set to meet another hurdle with an MoEF panel, led by former member secretary of Central Pollution Control Board ( CPCB) B Sengupta, tightening its noose around the easy go-ah
PANAJI, November 4: Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) has decided to conduct a personal hearing next week for 48 mining lessees for alleged excess production of iron ore in their respective mines.
Mumbai, November 3: Maharashtra government will move the magistrate court at Pune 'in a day or two' against Lavasa, HCC's flagship project, for environmental violation. Read More
New Delhi, November 2: An environment ministry committee has categorised serious and non-serious environmental violations to prevent uncertainty over projects such as posh housing project of Lavasa Corporation and has recommended additional conditions for environmental clearance. Read More
BANGALORE, November 2: Six years ago, the government spent Rs 5.5 crore for the bioremedial rejuvenation of the 200-year-old Bellandur lake. Now, a move by the department of forest, ecology and environment to take up bioremedial rejuvenation of Bangalore's largest lake has agencies concerned taking divergent stands.
RELEASE TURNAROUND: REFORM AGENDA FOR ’S ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORS The Centre for Science and Environment recently published a report on the state of India’s environmental regulatory institutions and its reform agenda.
JAIPUR, November 1: The pollution level in Jaipur registered a decline this Diwali, possibly due to skyrocketing prices of firecrackers. People becoming environment conscious could be another reason. Read More
Goa, November 1: Inspections, directions, and warnings notwithstanding, Colva's nullah continues to raise a stink thanks to the raw sewage and garbagebeing dumped in it. Read More
Bengaluru,October 31: The Solid Waste Management Round Table Bengaluru (SWMRT), supported by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), BBMP and the Karnataka High Court Legal Services Committee, is pleased to announce the first ever Bengaluru Recycling Habba 2011, aligning with Recycling Week observed internationally. Read More
Kurnool, October 31: The government has allotted 1,000 acres of land in Kurnool district to Prism Cement for a plant with a capacity of 4.8 million tonnes per annum, and a township for its employees. Read More