Delhi

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding air pollution caused by stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, 24/01/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/01/2018 regarding rising air pollution in Delhi NCR caused by stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh. Apex Court has been informed that the report of the Sub-Committee of the High Level Task Force on prevention of stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh was submitted on 18th December, 2017. Supreme Court asks EPCA to look into the Report of the Sub Committee and inform us of any suggestions or recommendations.

Judgement Date:

24/01/2018

Tags:

Air Pollution, Crop Residues, Supreme Court, Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Punjab, Air Pollution Control, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

Solid Waste

Give timeline for use of Ghazipur waste to build roads: Parliament panel

NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel on Monday directed the housing urban affairs ministry to talk to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on how soon the mount of garbage piled up at Ghazipur c

Publication Date:

23/01/2018

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Ghazipur (D), Waste Disposal, Waste Recycling, Roads, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Solid Waste

Water Pollution

Delhi: Water supply to be hit as ammonia level spikes

According to Delhi Jal Board officials, the production of drinking water had to be curtailed at all water treatment plants fed from the Yamuna after ammonia levels shot up to 1.6 parts per million

Publication Date:

23/01/2018

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Water Pollution, Water Supply, Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Yamuna, Drinking Water

Environment

Pollution panel had pulled up civic bodies for issuing licences recklessly

The massive fire in Outer Delhi’s Bawana industrial area that killed 17 workers and left several injured has brought the spotlight back on the functioning of municipal bodies which have been granti

Publication Date:

22/01/2018

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Occupational Health, Industrial Pollution, Occupational Accidents, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Environment

Air Pollution

Centre bans import of pet coke for trading purpose in Delhi and NCR states

NEW DELHI: As part of measures to control air pollution, the Union environment ministry has banned import of pet coke for purpose of trading in Delhi and its neighbouring states and notified do's a

Publication Date:

22/01/2018

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Air Pollution, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Diesel, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

Environment

Bawana factory was operating without license, says MCD

The North Delhi Municipal Corporation under which the firecracker factory in Bawana caught fire on Saturday, killing 17 workers trapped inside it, did not have a "working license", a senior officer

Publication Date:

22/01/2018

Source: Daily News Analysis (Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Occupational Accidents, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Industrial Pollution, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Municipal Corporation, Environment

Air Pollution

Centre bans import of pet coke for trading purpose in Delhi and NCR states

NEW DELHI: As part of measures to control air pollution, the Union environment ministry has banned import of pet coke for purpose of trading in Delhi and its neighbouring states and notified do’s a

Publication Date:

21/01/2018

Source: Economic Times (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Air Pollution, Supreme Court, Furnaces

Air Pollution

Traffic screens to show air quality

NEW DELHI: LED and electronic panels installed at major traffic intersections across the capital, which usually display road safety tips, will now also show real-time air quality data and health ad

Publication Date:

19/01/2018

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Air Quality Standards, Delhi, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Air Quality Monitoring, Air Pollution

Hazardous Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding biomedical waste management by the Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences, Delhi, 18/01/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Balbir Singh Vs. The Chairman, IHBAS & Others dated 18/01/2018 regarding biomedical waste management by the Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences, Delhi.

NGT directs the Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences, Delhi to communicate to the Central Pollution Control Board all particulars of the microwave waste treatment unit to be installed within a week and seek its advice of the said treatment unit and install and commission the unit within next one month.

Judgement Date:

18/01/2018

Tags:

Hospital Waste, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Management, Water Demand, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA)

Solid Waste