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Water Pollution

Polluted River Stretches

The stretch of Musi river from Bapughat to Rudravelly and Kasaniguda to Valigonda in Telangana was identified as ‘Priority-I’ stretch by the Central Pollution Control Board in November 2022, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union minister for Jal Shakti (water resources)

Publication Date: 
20/07/2023
Lok Sabha
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Telangana, River Pollution, Musi, Central Pollutin Control Board (CPCB)
Envionment

Revised Guidelines for Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems

Various technologies are available for monitoring the particulate matter and gaseous emission from the stack of industries and common treatment facilities in terms of the parameters specified in the directions issued by

Publication Date: 
01/06/2018
CPCB
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Industry, India, Central Pollutin Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Water Supply

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dangerous level of ammonia and pollution of drinking water source to Wazirabad reservoir, 16/02/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/02/2018. The Application have been moved by Delhi Jal Board seeking direction of this Tribunal to the Government of Haryana to urgently take steps to check and reduce alleged dangerous level of Ammonia and consequent pollution effective on the drinking water source from upstream into river Yamuna and supply water to Wazirabad reservoir.

Judgement Date: 
16/02/2018
Tags:
Yamuna, River Pollution, Haryana, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Drinking Water, Drinking Water Standards, Central Pollutin Control Board (CPCB), Urban Water Supply, Delhi
Air Pollution

Pollution falls, for now, largely due to weather in Delhi

Whether due to odd-even rule or not, air pollution levels in the city have begun to fall.

Publication Date: 
11/01/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Delhi, PM 2.5, Central Pollutin Control Board (CPCB), Health Effects, WHO, Air Pollution Control
Hazardous Waste

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on unsafe disposal of CFL, 30/04/2015

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Prakash Javadekar informed Rajya Sabha that the issue of mercury releases from Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) is a concern for the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

Publication Date: 
30/04/2015
Rajya Sabha
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CFL, Hazardous Waste, Mercury, Parliament, India, Central Pollutin Control Board (CPCB)
Air Pollution

Air pollution level in Delhi exceeds WHO limits

NEW DELHI: The level of air pollution in Delhi exceeds the limits prescribed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), government said in Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

Publication Date: 
20/03/2015
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, WHO, Air Quality Monitoring, Central Pollutin Control Board (CPCB), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Air Pollution

Real-time air data okay, with rider

NEW DELHI: Under attack from experts and civil society organizations for its alleged bid to "validate" the city's air quality stats, the Centre has indicated that it will allow Delhi Pollution Cont

Publication Date: 
20/03/2015
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Urban Air Quality, Delhi Pollution Control Committee, Central Pollutin Control Board (CPCB), Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Air Pollution, Air Quality Index (AQI)
Air Pollution

Real-time air data okay, with rider

Under attack from experts and civil society organizations for its alleged bid to “validate“ the city's air quality stats, the Centre has indicated that it will allow Delhi Pollution Control Committ

Publication Date: 
20/03/2015
Jayashree Nandi
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, Urban Air Quality, Delhi Pollution Control Committee, Central Pollutin Control Board (CPCB)
Air Pollution

Green Panel Raps Delhi Govt for Not Acting to Check Air Pollution

The National Green Tribunal has hit out at the Delhi government for failing to take steps to implement the measures the tribunal had set out to improve the capital's poor air quality.

Publication Date: 
18/03/2015
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Urban Air Quality, Vehicular Pollution, Central Pollutin Control Board (CPCB), Delhi Pollution Control Committee, Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC)
Air Pollution

NGT seeks report on proposal to ban vehicles older than 10 yrs

The National Green Tribunal today directed the Delhi government to submit a report on the proposal to ban all diesel vehicles, which are more than 10 years old, in the national capital.

Publication Date: 
17/03/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Diesel, Diesel Buses, Urban Air Quality, Vehicular Pollution, Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), Central Pollutin Control Board (CPCB), Delhi Pollution Control Committee

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