Solid Waste

Over 25 states face Rs 1 crore EC for no action plan on plastic waste disposal

NEW DELHI: Over 25 state governments may have to pay environment compensation of Rs one crore each for not submitting their respective action plans on systematic disposal of plastic waste to the Ce

Publication Date: 
26/05/2019
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Plastic, Waste Disposal, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal, Pondicherry
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution by thermal power stations operating in the Districts of Singrauli and Sonebhadra, 24/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anjani Jaiswal Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/05/2019 regarding pollution by thermal power stations operating in the Districts of Singrauli and Sonebhadra in the States of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. According to the applicant, the power plants have been causing air pollution and water pollution in violation of environmental norms in the last two decades. The violation of norms has resulted in damage caused to water bodies, including Rihand Reservoir.

Judgement Date: 
24/05/2019
Tags:
Thermal Power Plants, Singrauli (D), Sonbhadra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Air Pollution, Industrial Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Compensation
Habitat And Urbanisation

NGT forms committee to monitor compliance of conditions by ISKCON in temple construction

The National Green Tribunal has formed a committee to monitor compliance of conditions in the environment and forest clearances by ISKCON in Mathura where the organisation is building a 70-storey t

Publication Date: 
22/05/2019
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Forest Clearance, Mathura (D), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Habitat And Urbanisation
Environment

NGT orders environment audit of work by NHIDCL to ascertain muck dumped into Bhagirathi

The National Green Tribunal has ordered environment audit of the work undertaken by state-run NHIDCL to ascertain the amount of muck dumped into the Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand during construct

Publication Date: 
22/05/2019
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Bhagirathi, Environmental Security, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Environment
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal running of banquet halls in Punjabi Bagh, Delhi, 21/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Deepak Datta Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 21/05/2019 regarding illegal running of banquet halls in Punjabi Bagh, Delhi. Report submitted by a Joint Committee comprising of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), the District Magistrate, Punjabi Bagh and the North Delhi Municipal Corporation states that only eight banquet halls were inspected, though there are many others in the area. They could not produce building plans/maps. None of them have authorized parking arrangement.

Judgement Date: 
21/05/2019
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Delhi, Urban Encroachments, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Parking Policy, Green Spaces, Groundwater, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC)
Air Pollution

Varanasi has only one air quality monitoring station

Publication Date: 
18/05/2019
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Air Quality Monitoring, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Air Pollution

Capital’s air quality to deteriorate today despite rainfall

Stubble burning to affect city: CPCB

Publication Date: 
16/05/2019
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Air Quality Index (AQI)
Hazardous Waste

Half of all hazardous waste in Telangana ends up in landfills

This means as much as half of the trash generated by more than 2,500 hazardous-waste-generating industrial units in the State gets buried in landfills.

Publication Date: 
13/05/2019
New Indian Express (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Telangana, Landfill, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Waste Management, Hazardous Waste
Water Pollution

Pollution driving clams to extinction in South Goa

CANACONA: Once famous for clams harvested from their riverbeds, Canacona and Betul are facing a critical situation as the shellfish is reported to be on the verge of extinction due to water polluti

Publication Date: 
13/05/2019
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, Water Pollution, Marine Life, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), River Pollution
Environment

NGT suspends directive to deposit Rs 1cr

Panaji: Following an appeal by the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA), the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has suspended its May 1 order directing the coastal regulator to deposit Rs 1 cro

Publication Date: 
13/05/2019
Times Of India (Goa)
Tags:
Goa, Coastal Regulations, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Compensation, Environment

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