Mining

Interim status report on stone crushers in Mahendragarh, Haryana, 08/07/2022

Interim status report in Original Application No. 667/2018 (Mahendra Singh Vs State of Haryana & Others) submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT).

The NGT, November 15, 2021 directed a six member joint committee to look into the matter of stone crushers and mineral grinding units which could be allowed in Mahendragarh and subject to what conditions, keeping in mind the air pollution load and adverse impact on public health.

Judgement Date: 
08/07/2022
Tags:
Stone Industry, Mahendragarh (D), Haryana, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Air Pollution, Health Effects, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Air Pollution

Order of the Supreme Court regarding installation of smog towers in Delhi, 29/07/2020

The Supreme Court on July 29, 2020 expressed shock at IIT Bombay''s backing out of the smog tower project at Anand Vihar in East Delhi and said this was "not expected of such institutions". The apex court said it was "not at all happy with the state of affairs" of the project for installing the smog tower -- structure designed as large-scale air purifier to reduce pollution -- and non-compliance with its order would be "taken seriously”.

Judgement Date: 
29/07/2020
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Delhi, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Supreme Court
Agriculture

Gates Foundation, Tata Trusts to set up Rs 100-crore agritech incubator at IIT-Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh will benefit the most from this initiative as it will focus in the three most backward districts of Bahriach, Shravasti and Balrampur.

Publication Date: 
02/07/2019
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Agriculture, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Innovation, Farmers
Climate Change

Mizoram Starts Campaign on Global Warming, Climate Change

* Nearly 1.5 billion people depend on the Himalayas for water, food and energy

Publication Date: 
28/06/2019
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Mizoram, Climate Change, Himalaya, Ecosystem, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT)
Solid Waste

Creating a smart way to manage waste

Antariksh builds an IoT-based solution for each stakeholder in the ecosystem

Publication Date: 
25/06/2019
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Waste Management, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Solid Waste
Transport

Free travel not linked to women's safety, say experts

Experts in the field of public transport expressed mixed reactions on the Kejriwal government's proposal to make commute for women in public transport buses and Metro trains free, saying there was

Publication Date: 
04/06/2019
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Public Transport, Delhi, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Two Wheelers
Natural Disasters

Deficient pre-monsoon rains put almost half of India on drought alert

Nearly two-thirds of the country's area has recorded either deficient or highly deficient rains

Publication Date: 
29/05/2019
Nitin SethI
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Droughts, Monsoons, Rainfall, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Natural Disasters
Environment

Pollution around IGIA: NGT asks AAI, DIAL to submit ATR within month

In a fresh hearing pertaining to noise and air pollution both in the vicinity of Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed Airport Authority of India (AAI)

Publication Date: 
23/05/2019
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
Noise Pollution, Delhi, Air Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Environment
Water Pollution

Giant viruses found in water samples from Mumbai

You may have never heard of Bandra megavirus or Kurlavirus. These are some new giant viruses found in water samples in Mumbai by Indian scientists.

Publication Date: 
10/05/2019
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Water Pollution, Scientists, Wastewater Treatment, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT)
Natural Disasters

Himalayan region unprepared for mega quake, India yet to learn from past mistakes: scientists

A mega earthquake of magnitude 8.5 or more is long overdue in the Himalayan region but India has not learnt from past mistakes and is far from being prepared for such an eventuality with no strateg

Publication Date: 
24/04/2019
Greater Kashmir
Tags:
Himalaya, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Earthquakes, Natural Disasters

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