Environment

Environment (Protection) Third Amendment Rules, 2021

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change On September 10, 2021 has issued the Environment (Protection) Third Amendment Rules, 2021 to further amend the Environment (Protection) Rules,1986. The amendment made is as followed: In schedule I, for serial No.

Publication Date: 
10/09/2021
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Tags:
Environment Act 1986, Leather Industry, India, Surface Water, Sewers
Environment

Environment (Protection) Second Amendment Rules, 2021

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate on 6th August, 2021 has issued the Environment (Protection) Second Amendment Rules, 2021. The amendment has provided a list of Pharmaceutical Bulk Drugs and Formulations and has provided the effluent standards for the same.

Publication Date: 
06/08/2021
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Tags:
Environment Act 1986, Drugs, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), India
Environment

Environment (Protection) Second Amendment Rule, 2021

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) on June 25, 2021 has issued the Environment (Protection) Second Amendment Rules, 2021 to further amend the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986.

Publication Date: 
25/06/2021
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Tags:
Coal, Thermal Power Plants, Environment Act 1986, India, Fly Ash
Environment

Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2021

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on June 16, 2021, has issued the Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2021 to further amend the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986.

Publication Date: 
16/06/2021
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Tags:
Environment, Environment Act 1986, India
Environment

Question raised in Lok Sabha on pollution by industries, 13/03/2020

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has carried out inspection for verification of compliance to the stipulated norms of 700 industries falling under the 17- category of highly polluting industries during the period 01.04.2016 to 04.03.2020. CPCB has reported that out of the 700 industries inspected, 342 industries were found non-complying. Under provisions of Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, show-cause notices/ technical directions to 159 units and closure directions to 181 units were issued for non-compliance.

Publication Date: 
Friday, March 13, 2020
Lok Sabha
Tags:
India, Industrial Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Environment Act 1986, Water Act 1974, Air Act 1981
Solid Waste

Battery Waste Management Rules 2020

The following draft rules which the Central Government proposes to make, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6, 8 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), in supersession of the Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001, published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section 3(ii), vide number

Publication Date: 
25/02/2020
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Tags:
Batteries, Waste Management, Environment Act 1986, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Water Act 1974
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding brick kilns violating environmental provisions, Ganjam, Odisha, 10/02/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bishnu Prasad Mishro Vs The State of Odisha & Others dated 10/02/2020 regarding brick-kiln units operating in the Ganjam District of Odisha violating the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.

Judgement Date: 
10/02/2020
Tags:
Bricks, Ganjam, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Air Act 1981, Environment Act 1986, Air Pollution, Orissa (Odisha)
Environment

Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2019: Environmental Standards for Iron and Steel Plants

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change(MOEFCC) has published a Draft Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2019 on 4th December 2019 to further amend the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986. The Amendment is brought under Schedule 1 relating to standards for emission or discharge of environmental pollutants.

Publication Date: 
04/12/2019
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Tags:
Iron And Steel Industry, Environment, India, Environment Act 1986
Forests

Mumbai: BJP MLA 'killed' 3.5 acres of mangroves to raise posh club

But slew of FIRs for destruction of trees has not led to any action

Publication Date: 
19/07/2019
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Mangroves, Environmentalists, Wetlands, Environment Act 1986, Forests
Environment

316 out of 651 protected areas under final ESZ notification: Environment Ministry

Over 30% of India’s protected area has been covered under the final ecologically sensitive zone (ESZ) notification, the Environment Ministry informed the Lok Sabha.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2019
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Eco-Sensitive Zone, Special Economic Zones (SEZ), Mining, Environment Act 1986, Environment

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