Water Pollution

1,109 industrial units along Ganga creating maximum pollution of river

DEHRADUN: Responding to a query raised by Haridwar MP and former Uttarakhand chief minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank in the Lok Sabha on Thursday regarding the steps taken by the central government

Publication Date: 
04/08/2017
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Ganga, River Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Environment Act 1986, Water Act 1974, Water Pollution
Environment

Obstructive green rules hampering development: Nitin Gadkari

NEW DELHI: Obstructive rules of the environment ministry and its notifications issued without considering ground realities have proved to be roadblocks for development in Maoist-affected areas, hig

Publication Date: 
04/08/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Highways, Environment Clearance (EC), Eco-Sensitive Zone, Uttarkashi (D), Ministry of Shipping Road Transport and Highways, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of toxic waste by the factories at the Pharma City, Dehradun into River Yamuna, 25/07/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Selaqui International School Vs. Union of India & Others dated 25/07/2017 regarding discharge of toxic waste by the factories at the Pharma City, Selaqui, Dehradun into River Yamuna.

Judgement Date: 
25/07/2017
Tags:
Drug Industry, Industrial Pollution, Dehradun (D), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Yamuna, River Pollution, Waste Disposal
Mining

Growth hit as projects await green clearance

More than 86 mining projects and other industrial projects seeking environment clearance (EC) at the state level of private and government bodies are pending for more than a year, due to the non-co

Publication Date: 
19/07/2017
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Mining, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), High Court, Sand
Health

After four deaths, state issues swine flu alert

DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand health department has sounded an alert after recording four swine flu deaths in the last eight days.

Publication Date: 
17/07/2017
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Dehradun (T), Swine Flu, Influenza, Infectious Diseases, WHO, Health
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by Khatima Fibres Ltd., Uttarakhand, 11/07/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Khatima Fibres Ltd. Vs. Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board & Others dated 11/07/2017 regarding pollution caused by Khatima Fibres Ltd., Udham Singh Nagar District, Uttarakhand.

NGT directs that Khatima Fibres Ltd. shall bring its TSS (Total Suspended Solid) value as close as possible to 30 mg/l and would also ensure that their effluent from the outlet of the ETP is recycled to the extent it is possible but in any case not more than 25% of the effluent shall be discharged into the drain.

Judgement Date: 
11/07/2017
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Udham Singh Nagar, Paper and Pulp Industry, Industrial Waste, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Mining

NGT tells state to ensure ban on ‘illegal’ sand mining

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today directed the state government to ensure there was no “illegal” sand mining being carried out on the floodplains of the Ganga in the state.

Publication Date: 
10/07/2017
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Mining, Sand, National Green Trbunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Minor Minerals
Health

Uttarakhand HC tells state health dept to explain in 3 weeks how it plans to improve state’s lone TB sanatorium

NAINITAL: Uttarakhand high court (HC) on Wednesday directed the state health department to submit a report within three weeks about what it intends to do to improve the state's lone TB sanatorium l

Publication Date: 
06/07/2017
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Tuberculosis (TB), High Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Health Effects, Health
Climate Change

9-year-old Haridwar girl who moved NGT invited for climate change conference in Paris

DEHRADUN: Nine-year-old Ridhima Pandey from Haridwar who moved the National Green Tribunal (NGT) alleging inaction by the Centre to tackle the adverse impact of climate change has been invited to p

Publication Date: 
05/07/2017
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Haridwar (D), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Climate Change, WHO
Climate Change

Experts discuss ways to tackle climate change

DEHRADUN: Experts met at the Forest Research Institute (FRI) to deliberate on ways technological intervention can boost green cover and mitigate climate change.

Publication Date: 
05/07/2017
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, COP 21 (Paris), Crops, Pest Control

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