Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal operation of a rice mill, District Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand, 24/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gram Sabha, Danpur Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 24/01/2019 regarding prohibition of polluting activity by M/s Bansal Industries, in District Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand, by operating a rice mill without arrangement for disposal of industrial waste and the requisite consent of the Uttarakhand State Pollution Control Board (State PCB).

Judgement Date: 
23/01/2019
Tags:
Small Scale Industry, Rice, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Health

Doon resident dies of swine flu, death toll mounts to 10

Dehradun: A 36-year-old woman, resident of Dehradun’s Shahdra road, died of swine flu on Tuesday at Sant Mahant Indresh (SMI) hospital, and five more persons tested positive for the contagious dise

Publication Date: 
23/01/2019
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Swine Flu, Infectious Diseases, Influenza, Health Effects, Health
Environment

NGT directs state government to pay environmental compensation if found guilty in SEAC report

Dehradun: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday directed imposition of environmental compensation on Uttarakhand government for initiating construction of a new legislative assembly buildin

Publication Date: 
18/01/2019
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Chamoli, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Compensation, Air Act 1981, Water Act 1974, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment
Forests

Forest Fire Alert System 3.0 launched

Dehradun: A two-day pre-fire season workshop on forest fires conducted by Forest Survey of India (FSI) started here on Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
17/01/2019
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Forest Fires, Forests
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal construction within 100 mtrs. of Chandrabhaga river at Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 15/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sunil Rawat Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 15/01/2019 regarding illegal construction within 100 mtrs. of Chandrabhaga river at Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.

Judgement Date: 
15/01/2019
Tags:
Chandrabhaga, Rivers, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, Almora, Uttarakhand, 07/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jitender Yadav Vs Union of India & Others dated 07/01/2019 regarding compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 at Almora, State of Uttarakhand.

Judgement Date: 
07/01/2019
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste Rules, Almora (T), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Court, Waste Management
Natural Disasters

Heavy snowfall likely in parts of Uttarakhand

The Meteorological Department (Met) Sunday predicted heavy snowfall in the hills of Uttarakhand over the next 24 hours, prompting the state government to ask all district magistrates to make necess

Publication Date: 
07/01/2019
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Rainfall, Cold Waves, Natural Disasters
Climate Change

Himalayas warmer than thought at in upper reaches, finds study

DEHRADUN: Conditions in high Himalayas are likely to be warmer than estimated, scientists at G B Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development in Almora have found.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2019
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Climate Change, Global Warming, Himalaya
Natural Disasters

3 dead in Uttarakhand as cold wave worsens

Three persons have died allegedly due to severe cold wave conditions in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun district, officials said on Sunday.

Publication Date: 
31/12/2018
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Cold Waves, Dehradun (D), Natural Disasters
Water Pollution

Residents, seers protest over sewage flowing into Ganga

Haridwar: After seers and local residents in Haridwar expressed outrage over sewage from as many as five drains flowing directly into the river Ganga, the authorities of Jal Sansthan and other agen

Publication Date: 
31/12/2018
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Haridwar (D), Ganga, River Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Water Pollution

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