Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

Phase III of Yamuna Action Plan approved for Delhi

The Environment ministry said it has approved the phase III of Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) for Delhi besides sanctioning two projects of pollution abatement for the river in Sonepat and Panipat in Har

Publication Date:

11/12/2013

Source: IBN Live

Tags:

Delhi, Yamuna, Rivers, Water Resources, Yamuna Action Plan, River Pollution, Haryana, Sonipat (D), Panipat (D), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), National River Conservation Plan (NRCP), Water Act 1974, Environment Act 1986, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Ganga, Ganga Action Plan

Water Resources

Phase III of Yamuna Action Plan approved for Delhi

The Environment ministry said it has approved the phase III of Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) for Delhi besides sanctioning two projects of pollution abatement for the river in Sonepat and Panipat in Har

Publication Date:

10/12/2013

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Yamuna, Yamuna Action Plan, Rivers, Water Resources, Delhi, Water Pollution, River Pollution, Sonipat (D), Panipat (D), Haryana, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Uttar Pradesh, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), National River Conservation Plan (NRCP), Water Act 1974, Environment Act 1986, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Ganga Action Plan

Hazardous Waste

Non-utilisation of Rs 4 crore for safely disposing carbide waste: Audit

About Rs 4 crore earmarked for safe disposal of toxic waste lying at Union Carbide site in Bhopal was not utilised by Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB), an audit report has said.

Publication Date:

03/12/2013

Source: IBN Live

Tags:

Bhopal, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Toxic Wastes, Hazardous Waste, Madhya Pradesh, Waste Management, Union Carbide, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Dhar (D), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Supreme Court, Environment, Health

Air Pollution

Comprehensive Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) for Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) area

Industrialisation and urban growth in the Agra-Mathura region has endangered the world famous Taj Mahal and other historical monuments which are under constant threat from the ever increasing environmental pollution.

Publication Date:

01/12/2013

Source: National Environmental Engineering Research Institute

Tags:

Air Pollution, Monuments, Agra (T), Supreme Court, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Uttar Pradesh, Industrial Pollution, Mathura (T), Firozabad (T), Waste Management, Wastewater, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Drainage, Water Supply, Sanitation, Vehicular Pollution, Tourism, Congestion

Industry

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding environment clearance and consent to establish granted to M/s. Lenzing Modi Fibre India Ltd., 28/11/2013

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nicholas H. Almeida Vs M/s Lenzing Modi Fibres India Pvt. ltd. Ors. dated 28/11/2013 regarding environment clearance and consent to establish granted to M/s. Lenzing Modi Fibre India Ltd. who has proposed a project for manufacturing of Viscose Fibers (80,000 TPA) with Captive Power Plant (16 MW) at plot No.M-1, M-2 of Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) Additional Patalganga Industrial Area, village Sarsai, Tqh. Panvel, District Raigad, Maharashtra.

Judgement Date:

28/11/2013

Tags:

Industry, Environment Clearance (EC), Raigad, Maharashtra, Rivers, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Patalganga, Coastal Regulations, Sanctuaries, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Industrial Waste Treatment, Water Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT)

Hazardous Waste

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal on bio-medical waste disposal plants, 28/11/2013

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Haat Supreme Wastech Pvt. Ltd. Ors.Vs State of Haryana Ors. dated 28/11/2013 regarding whether or not the bio-medical waste disposal plants
require Environmental Clearance (EC) in terms of the Environmental Clearance Regulation, 2006 (for short ‘2006 Notification’).

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/63_2012(Ap)_28Nov2013_final_order.pdf

Judgement Date:

28/11/2013

Tags:

Hospital Waste, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Haryana, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment Clearance (EC), Bio-Medical Waste Rules 1998, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Regulations

Environment

Bio-medical waste treatment plants require EC: NGT

The National Green Tribunal Thursday held that biomedical waste (BMW) treatment plants are required to obtain environmental clearance (EC) before these are set up as it is a hazardous waste which c

Publication Date:

28/11/2013

Source: Zee News

Tags:

Hospital Waste, Environment Clearance (EC), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Hazardous Waste, Health Effects, Ecology, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Waste Management, Haryana, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Delhi, Waste Disposal

Environment

Morbi's ceramic hub stares at shutdown

Days after Gujarat high court ordered closure of coal-fired gasifiers following a public interest litigation concerning pollution, the unit-owners are up in arms against Gujarat State Petroleum Cor

Publication Date:

26/11/2013

Source: Times Of India (Rajkot)

Tags:

Gujarat, High Court, Natural Gas, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Industrial Pollution

Water Pollution

Long-term plan needed to reduce pollution levels further

The draft of the Kerala Perspective Plan, 2030 highlights the need to address rising water and land pollution in fast expanding cities like Kochi that is witnessing a huge influx of migrant populat

Publication Date:

25/11/2013

Source: Times Of India (Kochi)

Tags:

Kerala, Kochi, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Water Pollution, Land Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Periyar

Solid Waste