Bhopal

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by industries at the Mandideep Industrial Area, Bhopal, 01/08/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dr. Subhash C. Pandey Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 01/08/2014 regarding pollution caused by industries at the Mandideep Industrial Area, Bhopal.

Judgement Date:

01/08/2014

Tags:

Industrial Pollution, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT)

Health

Health department has hands full, after dengue comes swine flu alert

BHOPAL: It is not just dengue epidemic, which is looming large on the city.

Publication Date:

21/07/2014

Source: Times Of India (Bhopal)

Tags:

Madhya Pradesh, Dengue, Swine Flu, Indore (T), Bhopal

Transport

BRTS safety under scanner after bus collision at Lal Ghati

BHOPAL: The first collision between two buses on the city's bus rapid transit system (BRTS), since it became operational nine months ago, has raised fresh eyebrows over its safety.

Publication Date:

21/07/2014

Source: Times Of India (Bhopal)

Tags:

Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Traffic Accidents

Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding protection of the Upper Lake, Bhopal, 01/07/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Pune) in the matter of Dr. Alankrita Mehra Vs. Union of India & Nine Others dated 01/07/2014 regarding protection of the Upper Lake, Bhopal. Counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner submits that the decision to extend ‘No Construction Zone’ within 300 mtrs. from Full Tank Level (FTL) of the upper lake has not been taken by the State and the recommendations of CEPT to extend such ‘No Construction Zone’ to 300 mtrs. have not yet been accepted by the State Government.

Judgement Date:

01/07/2014

Tags:

Lake Pollution, Bhopal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Waste Disposal, Madhya Pradesh, Water Pollution Control

Water Pollution

Wastewater treatment through root zone technology with special reference to Shahpura Lake of Bhopal

Water quality on earth is depleted due to over increasing human development activities that over exploits and affect the quality and quantity of the water resources. The rapid urbanization has resulted in pollution of fresh water bodies due to increase generation of domestic waste, sewage, industrial waste etc. This study investigated the effectiveness and feasibility for Horizontal surface flow constructed wetland/Root Zone Unit which was constructed by Environmental Planning & coordination organization (EPCO) at Ekant Park, Bhopal.

Publication Date:

01/05/2014

Author(s): Kalpana Kumari Thakur, Avinash Bajpai, Shailbala Singh Baghel

Source: International Journal of Applied Science and Engineering

Vol:

12

Issue:

3

pp:

169-175

Tags:

Lake, Lake Pollution, Wastewater, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Wetlands, Sewage Treatment Technology

Industry

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution being caused by various units in the industrial area at Govindpura in Bhopal, 29/04/2014

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the Nawab Khan & Others Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 29/04/2014 regarding pollution being caused by various units in the industrial area at Govindpura in Bhopal.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/52_2014(App)(CZ)_29Apr2014_final_order.pdf

Judgement Date:

29/04/2014

Tags:

Industrial Pollution, Bhopal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Madhya Pradesh, Air Pollution, Air Act 1981

Environment

Bhopal can make it to green list

BHOPAL: Green Cities will be the theme of World Earth Day celebrations that falls on Tuesday.

Publication Date:

22/04/2014

Source: Times Of India (Bhopal)

Tags:

Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, Solar Energy, Water Harvesting, Green Spaces, Sustainable Development

Climate Change

Low carbon society scenario - Bhopal 2035

Bhopal is leaving a huge carbon footprint on the environment due to its energy consumption pattern and continuous depletion of green cover. There is a rapid increase in energy consumption by the urban population. And with the recent depletion in city's green cover in the name of development, the city is not far from becoming an arid zone.

Publication Date:

01/04/2014

Author(s): Ashish Deshpande, Manmohan Kapshe, Sheuli Mitra, Kshama Puntambekar

Source: Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Tags:

Low Carbon Economy, Carbon Dioxide, Energy Efficiency, Emission Targets, Green House Gases, Bhopal, Climate Mitigation, Urban Transport, Urban Development, Industry, Buildings

Wildlife

Vultures to be bred at 8 more centres

The Centre is expanding its vulture conservation programme across eight centres to save the endangered species and arrest the steady decline of their population.

The move to emulate successful vulture breeding and rescue centre in Pinjore comes ahead of the ambitious plan to release these birds, bred in captivity, into the wild by 2016-17.

Publication Date:

03/03/2014

Author(s): Anubhuti Vishnoi

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

India, Assam, West Bengal, Vulture, Bhopal, Orissa, Nandakanan SA, Endangered Species, Wildlife

Hazardous Waste

Disposal of toxic waste of Union Carbide factory - Question raised in Rajya Sabha, 07/02/2014

Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha on disposal of toxic waste of Union Carbide factory, Srikant Kumar Jena, the minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers stated that the matter of providing oversight and support to all remediation actions, including disposal of toxic waste lying in around the UCIL plant site at Bhopal is being dealt with by the Oversight Committee constituted in the Ministry of Environment and Forests as per the decision of Cabinet.

Publication Date:

07/02/2014

Source: Rajya Sabha

Tags:

Union Carbide, Toxic Wastes, Parliament, Waste Disposal, Supreme Court, Waste Incineration, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)