Environment

Govt gets 3 weeks to respond to plea on banning use of plastic for packaging

National Green Tribunal is hearing a case filed by Him Jagriti Uttaranchal Welfare Society

Publication Date: 
09/04/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Plastics, Non Biodegradable Waste, Environmental Health, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Soft Drinks, Health Effects, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Mining

Tribunal rap for policy failure

- NGT upholds mining ban in Meghalaya, ticks off govt

Publication Date: 
02/04/2015
Andrew W. Lyngdoh
Telegraph (North East)
Tags:
Meghalaya, Mining, Coal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Ecology, Water Resources, Mines Act 1957, Health Effects, Environmental Health
Environment

In India, Age of Plastic may Soon Become History

National Green Tribunal wants curbs imposed on plastic packaging; hearings to begin soon

Publication Date: 
13/03/2015
Ratna Bhushan
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Plastics, National Green Tribunal (NGT), India, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Non Biodegradable Waste, Soft Drinks, Environmental Health, Environment
Environment

The European environment - state and outlook 2015: synthesis report

Europe's environment and climate policies have delivered substantial benefits, improving the environment and quality of life, while driving innovation, job creation and growth. Despite these gains, Europe still faces a range of persistent and growing environmental challenges.

Publication Date: 
03/03/2015
European Environment Agency
Tags:
Environment, Europe, Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, Economy, Low Carbon Economy, Water Quality, Marine Ecosystems, Climate Change, Environmental Health
Environment

INO will cause major environmental damages in Theni: Medha Patkarf

Madura: Noted social activist Medha Patkar today joined hands with MDMK leader Vaiko to oppose the proposed neutrino observatory project in Theni district, claiming that it would cause large-scale

Publication Date: 
02/03/2015
Zee News
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Theni (D), Radiation, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Health Effects, Environmental Health, Rivers, Environment, Medha Patkar
Environment

Kanhar dam case: Green panel pulls up environment ministry

The National Green Tribunal has sought a report from the union environment ministry in the case of the controversial Kanhar dam in Uttar Pradesh within one week, failing which a Rs 25,000 fine woul

Publication Date: 
23/02/2015
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Kanhar, Dams, Environmental Health, Sonbhadra, Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment
Air Pollution

Clean air and healthy lungs: enhancing the World Bank's approach to air quality management

Cities in India and China have become iconic for air pollution challenges and the health impacts they bring. But city-dwellers in India and China are not the only ones facing worrying levels of air pollution. From Senegal to Peru, millions of people breathe polluted air every day, suffering a range of health implications.

Publication Date: 
19/02/2015
Yewande Awe, Jostein Nygard, Steinar Larssen, & et al
The World Bank
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Quality Management, Health Effects, Developing Countries, India, Urban Air Quality, World Bank, RSPM (PM 10), Environmental Health, PM 2.5
Environment

Javadekar raps states for not acting on plastic ban

Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday pulled up state authorities for not strictly implementing rules on plastic waste management and ban of plastic carry bags.

Publication Date: 
19/02/2015
Vishwa Mohan
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Plastics, Waste Management, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Climate Change, Environmental Health, Health Effects, Environment
Environment

Restore areas destroyed by mining in Alwar, green tribunal tells Rajasthan

After making it mandatory to seek environmental clearances for mining near the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up the state government for 'shutting

Publication Date: 
09/02/2015
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Alwar (D), Mining, Environment Clearance (EC), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Ecology, Illegal Trade, Environmental Health, Environment
Environment

Shutdown threat to polluting units

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has threatened to shut down the industrial units causing pollution in Bihar if they do not act urgently to prevent the pollution of the Ganga.

Publication Date: 
04/02/2015
Pranav Chaudhary
Times Of India (Patna)
Tags:
Bihar, Ganga, Industrial Pollution, River Pollution, Environmental Health, National Green Tribunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Textile Industry, Bhagalpur (D), Industrial Waste, Environment

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