Haryana

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air and water pollution caused by Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Panipat Refinery, Haryana, 15/11/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Satpal Singh, Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Singhpura Sithna, Panipat Vs Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.

Judgement Date:

15/11/2018

Tags:

Oil Pollution, Air Pollution, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Panipat, Haryana, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Groundwater Pollution, Industrial Pollution

Air Pollution

Gurugram NCR’s worst city in acting against pollution

GURUGRAM: A Central Pollution Control (CPCB) report on the performance of NCR cities in taking action against specific incidents of pollution has rated Gurugram as the worst .

Publication Date:

01/11/2018

Source: Times Of India (Gurgaon)

Tags:

Haryana, Gurgaon (T), Air Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding grant of Environmental Clearance to construct high rise buildings, District Gurgaon, Haryana, 30/10/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal Sandeep Mittal Vs. Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change & Others dated 30/10/2018. Grievance in this application is against grant of Environment Clearance by the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Haryana on 12.12.2013 to construct a project in villages – Dhumaspur and Maidawas, District Gurgaon, Haryana on a plot area of 151804.3 square meters. Objection of the applicant is that the construction is on a fertile cultivable land. The project will also result in depletion of ground water level.

Judgement Date:

30/10/2018

Tags:

High Rise Building, Environment Clearance (EC), Gurgaon, Haryana, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court

Air Pollution

‘Very poor’ air days in city saw big jump this Oct, shows CPCB data

GURUGRAM: The city has witnessed a 150% increase in the number of days with ‘very poor’ air quality index (AQI) between October 1 and October 25, compared to last year.

Publication Date:

26/10/2018

Source: Times Of India (Gurgaon)

Tags:

Haryana, Air Quality Index (AQI), Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

Air Pollution

Ahead of Diwali, Gurgaon gets ready to battle air pollution

Diwali may be two weeks away, but the air quality in Gurgaon has already dropped to ‘very poor’.

Publication Date:

24/10/2018

Source: Times Of India (Gurgaon)

Tags:

Haryana, Air Pollution, Diwali, Gurgaon (T), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Vehicular Pollution, Air Quality Index (AQI)

Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal constructions in the in the Aravali hills, 23/10/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sonya Ghosh Vs. State of Haryana & Others dated 23/10/2018 regarding illegal constructions in the in the Aravali hills.

Judgement Date:

23/10/2018

Tags:

Aravalli Range, Haryana, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Forests, Court, Land Use, Environment Act 1986

Air Pollution

Graded plan goes up in smoke, CPCB finds 21 ‘most polluted’ areas in Gurgaon

Gurgaon: Monitoring teams appointed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified 21 most polluted spots in the city, where rampant violations of GRAP measures resulted in high level

Publication Date:

22/10/2018

Source: Times Of India (Gurgaon)

Tags:

Haryana, Air Pollution, Air Quality Index (AQI), Central Pollution Contrl Board (CPCB), Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)

Forests

Trees don’t need us, we need trees, says Gurugram’s green warrior

GURUGRAM: Not many who take pride in the continued existence of Mangar Bani, the last virgin forest in Delhi-NCR, are aware that the Bani survived only after Vivek Kamboj, a resident of Sushant Lok

Publication Date:

22/10/2018

Source: Times Of India (Gurgaon)

Tags:

Haryana, Trees, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Deforestation, Environmental Security, Forests

Energy

Solar panels set to power Panchkula schools

The Gurukul, a school in Sector 20, has installed a 50 KW Solar Power Plant on the rooftop and is selling extra units produced to the government.

Publication Date:

15/10/2018

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Haryana, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Panchkula (D), Energy

Air Pollution

Gurugram’s air quality ‘very poor’ for a week, pollution board clueless on causes

GURUGRAM: The city has been topping the air pollution chart in the National Capital Region (NCR), reporting the highest rate of rise in the level of PM 2.5, an ultra-fine pollutant, over the past w

Publication Date:

11/10/2018

Source: Times Of India (Gurgaon)

Tags:

Haryana, PM 2.5, Air Quality Index (AQI), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)