Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

These rules may be called the Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2010. They shall come into force with effect from the 1st day of September, 2010.

Publication Date:

12/08/2010

Source: Ministry of Environment and Forests

Tags:

Hazardous Waste, Waste Management, India, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

Environment

Public duty

Civil society must prevent any attempt to clean up Bhopal without establishing Dow's remediation liability and analysing the contamination fully.

THE endgame has begun.

Publication Date:

12/08/2010

Author(s): Praful Bidwai

Source: Frontline (Chennai)

Tags:

Madhya Pradesh, Union Carbide, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Waste Disposal, Greenpeace, CSE, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

Air Pollution

17 industries spew highly toxic gases

Responding to Ram Jethmalani

Publication Date:

10/08/2010

Source: Asian Age

Tags:

Industrial Pollution, Air Quality Standards, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Air Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

Hazardous Waste

Sinking ships leaks are plugged, no oil alarm yet, pesticide cargo safe as of now

The Coast Guard today plugged the two ruptured tanks of the MSC Chitra which were spilling oil into the sea off the Mumbai coast since the ship collided with another vessel, MV Khalijia III, on Saturday morning.

Publication Date:

10/08/2010

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Shipping, Toxic Wastes, Maharashtra, Oil Pollution, Pesticides, Water Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

Water Pollution

Maha has most no. of dirty river stretches

Kartikeya | TNNMumbai: That the Mithi has been reduced to a filthy nullah is well-known.

Publication Date:

09/08/2010

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Maharashtra, River Pollution, Water Pollution, Rivers, Mithi, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Bhima

Water Pollution

Pollution in rivers

The pollution load on rivers has increased over the years due to rapid urbanisation and industrialization. Domestic sewage is the major source of pollution of rivers besides industrial and other non-point sources of pollution. Abstraction of water for irrigation, drinking, industrial use, power etc. compounds the challenge.

Publication Date:

28/07/2010

Source: Lok Sabha

Tags:

River Pollution, Ganga, Water Quality, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), National River Action Plan, Ganga Action Plan, Sewage, India, Water Pollution

Air Pollution

Dirty roads behind Delhis dust haze

Neha Sinha

Enkempt roads, covered with construction waste and dust, are harming us more than just being eyesores. The pall of dust often seen hanging over the city owes much of its existence to the dirty Capital roads.

Publication Date:

23/07/2010

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Air Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), SPM, Roads, Delhi, Indian Express (New Delhi)

Hazardous Waste