Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding 604 non-compliant brick kilns, Odisha, 21/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bishnu Prasad Mishro Vs State of Odisha & Other dated 21/05/2019 regarding action taken in respect of 604 non-compliant brick kilns apart from the 640 which have been already identified. The matter has come before the Tribunal after 24.11.2017. The State PCB had sought time then to file file affidavit containing the information in this regard. But the Court finds the affidavits filed by the State PCB inadequate.

Judgement Date: 
21/05/2019
Tags:
Bricks, Air Pollution, Orissa (Odisha), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Industrial Pollution
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding introduction of Zig Zag technology for brick kilns in West Bengal, 14/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anurup Panda Vs WBPCB & Others dated 14/05/2019 regarding Zig Zag technology for brick kilns in West Bengal. The West Bengal Pollution Control Board and State of West Bengal were required to submit a report on the matter in the order dated 19/02/2019 and mo

Judgement Date: 
14/05/2019
Tags:
Bricks, Air Pollution, Appropriate Technology, West Bengal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Industrial Pollution
Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding import of cheap waste paper for firing brick kilns, 30/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amit Jain Vs Union of India dated 30/04/2019 regarding import of cheap waste paper and road sweep waste for firing of brick kilns. The applicant states that 900,000 tons of waste is imported which is hazardous.

Judgement Date: 
30/04/2019
Tags:
Plastics, Waste Conversion, Air Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Bricks
Environment

No bricks in the wall

The recent draft notification on utilisation of fly ash for making bricks is poorly designed and, if implemented, will shut down the construction industry.

Publication Date: 
24/04/2019
Chandra Bhushan
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Bricks, Fly Ash Bricks, Industrial Pollution, Regulations, Green House Gases, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Environment
Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding brick kilns operating in Punjab with FCBTK technology, 11/03/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Punjab Brick Klin Owners Association Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 11/03/2019 regarding pollution caused by brick kilns in Punjab. The applications have been filed for recall of order dated 24.10.2018 passed by NGT.

Judgement Date: 
11/03/2019
Tags:
Bricks, Appropriate Technology, Punjab, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Air Pollution
Environment

Action plan to shift brick kilns to non-polluting tech cleared

The brick kilns in process of conversion or yet to start are required to pay environmental compensation on the basis of `polluter pays principle’ to the PPCB with effect from February 1, 2019, till

Publication Date: 
07/03/2019
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Bricks, Industrial Pollution, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Compensation, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Environment
Wildlife

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding brick kilns operating in Tansa Valley in Thane and Palgarh District of Maharashtra, 27/02/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others dated 27/02/2019 regarding brick kilns operating in Tansa Valley in Thane and Palgarh District of Maharashtra without any Environmental Clearance.

Judgement Date: 
27/02/2019
Tags:
Bricks, Tansa SA, Maharashtra, Thane (D), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Mining, Stone Industry, Eco-Sensitive Zone
Environment

Draft amendment to fly ash notification 1999

Notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (erstwhile Ministry of Environment & Forests) S.O.

Publication Date: 
25/02/2019
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Tags:
Fly Ash, Building Materials, Bricks, India, Construction Industry
Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding extending the time limit for adoption of Zig Zag technology for brick kilns, Haryana, 21/02/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dinesh Chahal & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/02/2019. The question for consideration is validity of order dated 07.12.2018 issued by the Director of Food, Civil supplies and Consumers Affairs, Government of Haryana, Chandigarh, ext

Judgement Date: 
22/02/2019
Tags:
Bricks, Haryana, Air Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Air Pollution Control
Air Pollution

Killing people for making money': NGT raps Haryana over delay in adopting brick kiln tech

The National Green Tribunal Thursday rapped the Haryana government for extending time limit for adoption of Zig Zag technology for running of the brick kilns in the state, saying it was killing peo

Publication Date: 
22/02/2019
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
National Green Trbunal (NGT), Haryana, Bricks, Air Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)

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