Habitat And Urbanisation

Panel to keep eye on quality of building construction in Noida

NOIDA: The Noida Authority has decided to get tough with developers who use sub-standard material.

Publication Date: 
08/09/2015
Vandana Keelor
Times Of India (Noida)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Buildings, Noida, Construction Industry, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Habitat And Urbanisation
Environment

Submit action plan on noise pollution within two weeks

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the Delhi government to submit within two weeks an action plan on reduction of noise pollution caused by heavy traffic near Panchsheel Park.

Publication Date: 
03/09/2015
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Noise Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Vehicular Pollution, Municipal Corporation, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Environment
Water Pollution

BMC plans to clean up Powai Lake

MUMBAI: The BMC will clean up Powai Lake, which has a catchment area of about 600 hectares. The lake's water is used for non-potable purposes like gardening and by industries.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2015
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Powai, Lake Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Water Pollution
Habitat And Urbanisation

Only 10 per cent buildings quake-proof

The Delhi high court on Wednesday criticised the Centre and the Delhi government over their apathy towards the issue of 90 per cent of buildings in the capital being “structurally unsafe” to withst

Publication Date: 
27/08/2015
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Buildings, Earth Quake Proof Housing, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Habitat And Urbanisation
Habitat And Urbanisation

NGT panel on concretization, to set norms

GHAZIABAD: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has formed a committee to study the level of concretization in the city and frame guidelines on the issue.

Publication Date: 
20/08/2015
Abhijay Jha
Times Of India (Noida)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Trees, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Environmentalists, Groundwater Recharge, Habitat And Urbanisation
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Yamuna river pollution, 12/08/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 12/08/2015 regarding Yamuna river pollution.

The Tribunal in its Order said that in relation to the 11 industrial clusters in Delhi which are not connected to any CETP and are directly connected to one STP or the other, complete and comprehensive report shall be submitted by DSIIDC, DPCC, Department of industries and the CPCB.

Judgement Date: 
12/08/2015
Tags:
Yamuna, River Pollution, Delhi, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Industrial Pollution, Waste Disposal
Water Resources

IIT-Bombay team ready with a natural system to treat Powai lake water

BMC engineers visited the campus and were keen on creating a constructed wetland near the main gate entrance to treat water from Powai village that flows through the IIT campus into the lake.

Publication Date: 
03/08/2015
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Powai, Lakes, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Mining Waste, Water Resources
Air Pollution

Pollution takes toll on Golden Temple’s sheen

A WHO report says Amritsar is the ninth most polluted city in the country | PPCB to install monitoring device soon

Publication Date: 
31/07/2015
Perneet Singh
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Amritsar (T), Air Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Vehicular Pollution, WHO, RSPM (PM 10), Nitrogen Dioxide, Air Quality Standards, Industrial Pollution, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT)
Environment

Experts' reports on preventing landslips gather dust

PUNE: The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has persistently ignored reports on biodiversity concerns and risk assessment studies along the Mumbai-Pune Expressway prepared by e

Publication Date: 
23/07/2015
Swati Shinde Gole
Times Of India (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (D), Roads, Environmental Security, Biodiversity, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Wildlife, NGO, Environment Clearance (EC), Western Ghats, Environment
Air Pollution

Now, Centre tries to 'compost' burning issue

Publication Date: 
15/07/2015
Jayashree Nandi
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT)

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