ONGC requests for public hearing on exploration in KG-basin
HYDERABAD, October 30: ONGC has requested the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board to organise a public hearing in the first week of November on exploration of its 24 blocks in the
HYDERABAD, October 30: ONGC has requested the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board to organise a public hearing in the first week of November on exploration of its 24 blocks in the
KOLKATA, October 30: Air quality across the city has been deteriorating since Diwali, according to readings taken by West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) to measure air quality. Read More
JAIPUR, October 29: The pollution due to firecrackers during the Diwali festivities has creat
Kerala, October 29: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data reveals that the Puzhakkal river is one of the 150 most polluted rivers in the country. The board prepared the latest report on polluted river stretches in India, after monitoring water quality under the board's National Water Quality Monitoring Programme (NWMP). Read More
India consumes a few hundred million energy-efficient compact fluorescent lamps every year and the volumes are growing. This is welcome news not just for the lighting industry, which places the number of pieces manufactured in 2010 at around 304 million, but also for climate change mitigation efforts. Yet this also presents a waste management challenge. Read More
New Delhi, Oct 27: Air pollution declined in the capital this Diwali as compared to last year but noise level rose marginally due to bursting of more loud crackers. Data released by Delhi Government and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) board showed that air pollution, particularly levels of pollutants in the air, was much lower this Diwali compared to that last year. Read More
PATNA, October 27: The state capital witnessed a mixed scene this Diwali as far as pollution is concerned. While air pollution saw a rise, noise pollution was lower compared to previous years. Read More
BHUBANESWAR, October 28: The Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has once again directed the aluminium major, National Aluminium Company Ltd[Nalco] to show cause why restricti
Vishakhapatnam, October 26: State pollution control board authorities are monitoring ambient air quality and noise pollution at select places on the eve of the Diwali festival in both East and West Godavari districts. Read More
NEW DELHI, October 26: The Delhi government's 'anti-cracker' campaign seems to have worked well over the years but an increase in the number of imported crackers has paled the move a bit. Read More
Kochi, October 25: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has been charged with direct involvement in the Rs 121-crore corruption related to an “impractical” pollution control project at State-owned Travancore Titanium Ltd in Thiruvananthapuram, as per documents published by the media on Monday. The affair is billed as Kerala’s biggest industrial corruption of the new millennium. Read More
NEW DELHI, October 25: The industry ministry is likely to seek union cabinet's nod on Tuesday for its manufacturing policy, having secured the consent of the environment and labour ministries that had stalled it the last time. Read More
Bhubaneswar, Oct. 24: Diwali will not be an ear-splitting affair this year as the city police have advised citizens not to raise the sound level above 125 decibels. Read More
Kolkata/Bhubhaneshwar, October 24: With recurring incidents of ash pond slippage of National Aluminium Company (Nalco) sparking resentment among the locals and also triggering fears of environmental damage, the state environment department has taken a tough stand on the matter. Read More
PATIALA, October 23: The Pollution Control Board of Punjab today said that crackdown on doctors and the Bio-medical treatment facilities in the state has increased the collection of Biomedical Waste at all the four Biomedical Waste treatment facilities operational in the state. Read More
Mumbai, October 23: The din on Diwali might not lessen this year after all. There seems to be no one to curb the sale and manufacture of firecrackers with dangerous noise levels, with the Department of Explosives (DOE), a central government agency, and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) starting a blame game over the issue. Read More