Forests

Surat Municipal Corporation to plant over 15L trees in one day

Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will undertake a mega tree plantation exercise to create a new record in the state.

Publication Date: 
28/08/2013
Times Of India (Surat)
Tags:
Surat (D), Forests, Gujarat, Afforestation, Trees
Environment

GPCB not giving in on closure norm

Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) is not ready to reduce the time of mandatory closure of an industrial unit found causing pollution.

Publication Date: 
07/08/2013
Times Of India (Surat)
Tags:
Gujarat, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Industrial Pollution, Environment
Environment

GPCB gets tough on units violating pollution norms

BHARUCH: In a move to effectively implement comprehensive environment pollution index (CEPI) action plan of 2010, Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has asked 80 industries of Ankleshwar to dis

Publication Date: 
26/07/2013
Times Of India (Surat)
Tags:
Gujarat, Industrial Pollution, Waste Disposal, Effluent Disposal Standards, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Air Pollution

Gujarat Pollution Control Board warns industries using unauthorized fuel

Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has warned that strict action including closure of industrial units will be taken against those using unauthorized fuel and adding to air pollution.

Publication Date: 
05/07/2013
Times Of India (Surat)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Gujarat, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Industrial Pollution
Air Pollution

Strict measures to check air pollution

Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) is set to introduce strict measures to bring air pollution in Surat city under control.

Publication Date: 
07/06/2013
Times Of India (Surat)
Tags:
Gujarat, Surat (D), Air Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Industrial Pollution, Vehicular Pollution
Climate Change

In a first, Surat to run emission trading scheme

Industrial units of textile city Surat will become the first in India to run an emission trading scheme (ECS) locally.

Publication Date: 
06/06/2013
Times Of India (Surat)
Tags:
Climate Change, Emissions Trading, Surat (D), Gujarat, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Air Pollution, Textile Industry
Water Pollution

Sewage fouls Tapi's purity

River Tapi stinks because of release of untreated sewage water into it by many government and other offices.

Publication Date: 
04/05/2013
Times Of India (Surat)
Tags:
Tapi, Gujarat, Sewage, Waste Disposal, Water Pollution, River Pollution, Water Resources, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)

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