The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) has issued notices to different industries of Kotri Industrial Area (KIA), Hyderabad for releasing industrial waste into the KB Feeder, meant for supplying potable water to Karachi city, it is learnt.

Effluents Being Dumped Are 15 Times More Polluted Than The Accepted Norms
Rajiv Shah | TNN

Gandhiangar: The latest Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) report, which says that industries in and around Vadodara are dumping huge quantities of toxic chemicals into river Mahi and Gulf of Khambhat, has sent shockwaves among top officials planning for a smaller Kalpasar.

May 13: A host of coal-based thermal power projects coming up in and around Krishnapatnam port in SPSR Nellore district has been raising environmental concerns among people living in the vicinity of the proposed projects.

Tirupur: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) on Thursday ordered closure of 10 dyeing units in the Tirupur knitwear cluster which failed to comply with the Supreme Court order pertaining to pollution caused by the dyeing units on River Noyyal.

The power and water supply to these units was also disconnected.

INDIA HAS PLEDGED A 20-25% CUT IN EMISSION INTENSITY BY 2020, BUT THERE IS NO ROADMAP OR EVALUATION OF THE COSTS INVOLVED. MEANWHILE, THE WORLD IS WATCHING
Nitin Sethi | TNN

The Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board (PCB) issued directions to the Sabacchus Distillery Private Limited, at Redu Jhiriwala near Nalagarh, on Wednesday to stop production work, after serving a notice to it on May 11 over environment pollution.

Ahmedabad/ Vadodara: In a damning report, the central pollution control board (CPCB) proved that industries in and around Vadodara are dumping toxic chemicals into Mahi river and the Gulf of Cambay. The effluent being dumped are 15 times more polluted than the accepted norms.

GUWAHATI, May 12: The All Assam Shramik Krishak Kalyan Parishad (AASKKP) has blamed three Cabinet ministers and top officials of the State Industries and Commerce and Agriculture departments for the mushroom growth of polluting industrial units in agricultural land in Sonapur, Amingaon, Azara and Kshetri areas.

Anantapur, May 11: Hundreds of unregistered granite and slab industries have been evading taxes in Tadipatri in Anantapur district for some years.

There are about 200 granite and 1,500 slab industries in Tadipatri, of which 61 are granite and 632 slab industries are unregistered. But these industries are operating by flouting norms with officials support.