Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution in the city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 02/07/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amit M. Panchal Vs State of Gujarat dated 02/07/2019 regarding remedial action to check air pollution in the Ahmedabad city in the interest of public health and the rule of law.

Judgement Date: 
02/07/2019
Tags:
Air Pollution, Municipal Solid Waste, Gujarat, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Management, Landfill
Air Pollution

NGT push spelt the difference

Ahmedabad: Two directions of the National Green Tribunal — one given in October 2018 and the other in March this year had catalysed the Gujarat government to put the Comprehensive Air Action Plan (

Publication Date: 
02/07/2019
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Air Pollution, Ahmedabad (T), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Health

114% increase in cholera cases over last June

Ahmedabad: Contamination in water supply lines in the city of Ahmedabad has led to a 47% jump in the number of typhoid cases in June this year as compared to June 2018.

Publication Date: 
02/07/2019
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Cholera, Typhoid, Waterborne diseases, Health Effects, Health
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding industrial effluents discharged in Kharicut Canal, District Khera, Gujarat, 01/07/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ajitsinh Bhurubha Vaghela & Inhabitants of several Villages of Kheda Taluka, Distt. Kheda Vs State of Gujarat dated 01/07/2019 regarding industrial effluents discharged in Kharicut Canal which is a tributary of Khari River in District Khera, Gujarat. Illegal bore-wells are also said to have been dug without permission of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB).

Judgement Date: 
01/07/2019
Tags:
River Pollution, Khari, Gujarat, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Industrial Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), High Court
Solid Waste

Plan waste treatment in 180 days: Gujarat Pollution Control Board

Plastic manufacturers from state who got closure notice for violating plastic waste management rules get relief

Publication Date: 
27/06/2019
Daily News Analysis (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Waste Treatment, Waste Management, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Plastics, Non-Biodegradable Waste, Solid Waste
Water Resources

Maharashtra govt to launch its own river-linking projects

Govt plans to opt out of 'pending' joint river-linking projects with Gujarat

Publication Date: 
27/06/2019
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, River Linking, Gujarat, Godavari, Water Resources
Environment

UN environment chief joins Tapi clean-up

Mumbai/Surat: “Plastic waste is a great impediment to tourism,” said former United Nations environment chief Eric Solheim on Tuesday morning in Surat. His statement sounded a gong for action.

Publication Date: 
26/06/2019
Times Of India (Surat)
Tags:
Gujarat, Plastics, Tapi, Environmental Security, Pollution, Environment
Agriculture

Solarisation of agriculture

Greenpeace India’s Solarisation of Agriculture report, examines five models of solar irrigation pumps in the states of Bihar, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Odisha, looking at state policies and cost/revenue and benefit sharing associated with each case study.

Publication Date: 
21/06/2019
Greenpeace India
Tags:
Solar Pumps, Irrigation, Agriculture, Bihar, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Orissa (Odisha)
Wildlife

Activists pan Assam elephants’ proposed trip to Gujarat

Publication Date: 
20/06/2019
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Assam, Gujarat, Supreme Court, Elephant, NGO, PETA, Animal Cruelty
Natural Disasters

Cyclone in Gujarat triggers a heatwave in Andhra Pradesh

People in at least 18 stations across Andhra Pradesh reported heatwave and severe heatwave conditions on Wednesday, according to the India Meteorological Department.

Publication Date: 
13/06/2019
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Cyclone, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh

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