This new report on the status of water quality in India by CPCB shows that organic pollution of aquatic resources continues to be predominant and says that discharge of untreated domestic wastewater from urban areas is the main cause for this.

This study assesses the status of environmental management in the bee- hive coke oven plants in Assam and Meghalaya. It overviews the environmental issues of bee-hive coke oven plants and also recommends various measures for better environmental management in the beehive coke oven plants.

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has established a network of monitoring stations on rivers across the country. The present network comprises of 2000 stations in 27 States and 6 Union Territories spread over the country.

Pursuant to the decisions taken in the meeting held on August 19, 2009 chaired by the Secretary, Cabinet Coordination, Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi and communication received from the Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Shri Rajiv Guaba, for conducting a detailed field investigation on the issue of Pollution of River Gh

This document “Guide Manual: Water and Wastewater Analysis” is to cater the need of evolving a simplified code of practice for the laboratories engaged in carrying out water quality assessment under Hydrology Project -II.

CPCB is monitoring the water quality in India under National Water Quality Monitoring Programme. The present monitoring network comprises of 1429 stations in 27 States and 6 Union Territories spread over the country.

Under the provisions of the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the CPCB has notified fourth version of National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) in 2009. This revised national standard aims to provide uniform air quality for all, irrespective of land use pattern, across the country.

Incineration of hazardous wastes is one of the sources of dioxin in the ambient air. There are a number of well established technologies to handle hazardous wastes in the form of solids, liquids, sludges, tar etc. and having a high degree of variability in characteristics.

In order to utilize the hazardous wastes generated in the cement industry the Central Pollution Control Board has come up with the draft guidelines dealing with the co-processing of distillery spent wash concentrate in the cement industry. Co-processing of wastes in cement kiln has emerged as an environment friendly alternative disposal method in the recent years.

This new synthesis report provides outcome of the Air Quality Monitoring, Emission Inventory and Source Apportionment Study carried out in the cities of Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kanpur, Mumbai and Pune. The primary focus of the study was on respirable particulate matter (PM10), although it also deals with other pollutants like NOx, SO2, Ozone (O3), PM2.5, etc.