Ludhiana industry set to grow
With the Central Pollution Control Board lifting a moratorium on new industries in Ludhiana, the industry in the city is set to flourish while giving a boost to the already existing units.

The Punjab Pollution Control Board has started giving "No-Objection Certificates" from March and new industries are likely be set up from April.

Chandrawal and Wazirabad WTPs resume operations after pollution levels in Yamuna receded on Tuesday night; CPCB to submit report.
Operations at the Capital

New Delhi: In a span of just 15 days, Delhi was again forced to curtail water production at the Wazirabad and Chandrawal water treatment plants after level of ammonia in raw water went up substantially on Tuesday due to high levels of pollutants.

Jal Board blames Haryana industrial waste being pumped into the Yamuna
For a second time in less than a month, two of the city's water treatment plants were forced to scale down production on account of high levels of ammonia in the Yamuna waters. On Tuesday the levels of ammonia rose sharply, making the water unfit for use.

The Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 notified by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, should be viewed by State governments and municipal authorities as a good blueprint for a much-needed civic clean-up. The Central Pollution Control Board estimates the consumption of plastic products in India to be of the order of eight million tonnes a year.

NEW DELHI: Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday spelt out the do's and don'ts for both Delhi and Haryana by asking them to ensure strict compliance of the prescribed norms against polluting the Yamuna. From suggestions to assistance, the Minister has offered both States a chance to clean up their act.

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New Delhi: Minister of environment and forests Jairam Ramesh is expected to write to the chief ministers of Delhi and Haryana, asking them to take immediate action against those found polluting the Yamuna.

Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh will chair a meeting with the Delhi and Haryana Chief Ministers next week to discuss outstanding issues between the two States over the Yamuna and related squabbles over who is guilty of polluting its waters.

The Minister has also sought a status report from the Central Pollution Control Board on recent contamination of river waters by industrial effluen

Bangalore is in a better position compared to other parts of the State when it comes to implementation of an action plan on bio-medical waste management.