Mining

Illegal mining in Rampur: NGT directs CPCB to submit report on environmental damage

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to submit a report on the environmental damage caused due to illegal sand mining in Rampur district of Utta

Publication Date: 
17/04/2019
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Rampur (D), Mining, Illegal Trade, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Environmental Health
Environment

Latur industries fare poorly in MPCB's star-rating portal

AURANGABAD: Industries in Latur are significantly contributing to air pollution and are one of the major factors that have earned the city the title of being one of the most polluted cities in Maha

Publication Date: 
17/04/2019
Times Of India (Aurangabad)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Latur (D), Industrial Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Air Quality Standards, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Environment
Hazardous Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding non-compliance of the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules 2016, 12/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajiv Narayan & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/04/2019 regarding non-compliance of the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.

Judgement Date: 
12/04/2019
Tags:
Hazardous Waste, Waste Management, Hospital Waste, India, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Environment

Delhi: Acoustic cameras to keep honking in check

NEW DELHI: Acoustic cameras at busy intersections may help catch honking drivers by alerting authorities and locating the source.

Publication Date: 
11/04/2019
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Noise Pollution, Right To Information (RTI), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment
Water Pollution

HC stays NGT penalty on TN govt over polluting water bodies

The Madras High Court Tuesday granted an interim stay on the Rs 100-crore penalty imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), south zone, on the Tamil Nadu government for its failure to restore A

Publication Date: 
10/04/2019
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Adyar, Cooum, River Pollution, Tamil Nadu, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Water Pollution
Climate Change

Why environmental issues are non-existent in this election

On climate change, the Congress has used all the right words and promised an action agenda to combat global warming.

Publication Date: 
10/04/2019
Chandra Bhushan
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, Global Warming, Renewable Energy, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Political Parties
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, Maharashtra, 08/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 (State of Maharashtra) dated 08/04/2019 regarding the status of compliance of orders of this Tribunal on the subject of solid waste management and allied issues.

Judgement Date: 
08/04/2019
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Management, Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Health Effects, Waste Disposal, River Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Hospital Waste, Plastics
Mining

NGT fines Andhra Pradesh govt Rs 100 crore over failure to stop sand mining

The green panel said it is the duty of the government to provide complete protection to the natural resources as a trustee of the public at large

Publication Date: 
08/04/2019
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Mining, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Andhra Pradesh, Environment, Compensation
Environment

NGT directs CPCB to prepare noise pollution map of India and identify city-specific hotspots

NEW DELHI: Asking the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to expand its noise monitoring mechanism beyond seven cities, the NGT has directed it to prepare 'noise pollution map' of the entire cou

Publication Date: 
08/04/2019
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Noise Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Noise Pollution Control, Environment
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Musi at Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mohammed Nayeem Pasha & Others Vs The State of Telangana & Others dated 05/04/2019 regarding pollution of river Musi at Hyderabad (Telangana). The river is contaminated due to disposal of industrial and domestic sewage effluents into it.

Judgement Date: 
05/04/2019
Tags:
Musi, River Pollution, Hyderabad, Telangana, Sewage Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Disposal, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Faecal Coliforms, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

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