Industrial Pollution

Regional and sectoral assessment of greenhouse gas emissions in India

In this paper the authors have estimated for 1990 and 1995 the inventory of greenhouse gases CO2, CH4 and N2O for India at a national and sub-regional district level. The district level estimates are important for improving the national inventories as well as for developing sound mitigation strategies at manageable smaller scales.

Publication Date:

01/05/2001

Author(s): Amit Garg, Sumana Bhattacharya, P.R. Shukla & et al

Source: Atmospheric Environment

Vol:

35

Issue:

15

pp:

2679

Tags:

Air Pollution, Iron And Steel Industry, Industrial Pollution, Carbon Dioxide, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Climate Change, Green House Gases, Coal, Thermal Power Plants, Cement Industry, India

Industry

Mercury balance in thermal power plants in Singrauli area (2000-2001)

This unpublished CPCB report on “Mercury balance in Thermal Power Plants in Singrauli” received by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) through RTI is exclusively available here. An attempt was made in this study to investigate the fate of mercury during burning of coal in thermal plants and to prepare a mass balance of mercury.

Publication Date:

01/01/2001

Source: Central Pollution Control Board

Tags:

Mercury, Singrauli STPS, Thermal Power Plants, Madhya Pradesh, Coal, Industrial Pollution, Fossil Fuels, Air Pollution

Industry

Mercury balance in thermal power plants in Singrauli area (2000-2001)

This unpublished CPCB report on “Mercury balance in Thermal Power Plants in Singrauli” received by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) through RTI is exclusively available here. An attempt was made in this study to investigate the fate of mercury during burning of coal in thermal plants and to prepare a mass balance of mercury.

Publication Date:

01/01/2001

Source: Central Pollution Control Board

Tags:

Mercury, Singrauli STPS, Thermal Power Plants, Madhya Pradesh, Coal, Industrial Pollution, Fossil Fuels, Air Pollution

Air Pollution

Concept paper on Taj Protection Mission

The concept paper describes the problems of the city of Agra and the anxeityy of the Hon'ble Supreme Court articulated in the various orders passed in connection with the Writ Petition (Civil) No. 13381/84-M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Others. The paper also goes on to describe the various projects of the Taj Protection Mission.

Publication Date:

01/05/1999

Source: Taj Trapezium Zone Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority

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Environment

MORBID DETAILS

High morbidity levels reported in areas polluted by Grasim units

Publication Date:

27/02/1999

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

7

Issue:

19990228

pp:

0

Tags:

River Pollution, Health Effects, Industrial Pollution, Grasim Industries, Kerala

Environment

Prodigal sons

Industry is wasting the environment. But the courts and the civil society will have none of it

Publication Date:

29/11/1998

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

7

Issue:

19981130

pp:

0

Tags:

Pollution Control, River Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Textile Industry, Industrial Waste Treatment, High Court, India, Tamil Nadu, Tiruppur

Industry

INDUSTRY CLOSURE

A division bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered the closure of six polluting industries in Kattedan Industrial area. The industries are Vijayanand Textiles, Ramachandra Refinery, Anil Refinery, Bhavani Industries, Supreme Pigments and Jayadurga textiles. The closure was ordered on the basis of a report submitted by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) recommending action under the Water and Air Act. However, the bench gave the liberty to the APPCB to reconsider and pass appropriate order, if these industries implemented effective pollution control.

Publication Date:

14/08/1997

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pollution Control, Industrial Pollution, Textile Industry, Petrochemical Industry, High Court, Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Plains

Environment

Pollution in Medak district, Andhra Pradesh

This Writ Petition was filed in 1990 in the Supreme Court by the Indian Council for Enviro Legal Action & Others. against the industries and the CETP managements of PETL at Pathancheru and Bolaram for the pollution of the ground water and surface water caused by the discharge of the effluents from these CETPs. Among others, the A.P.

Publication Date:

01/07/1997

Source: Envis Centre

Tags:

Industrial Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Supreme Court, Andhra Pradesh, Medak, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP)

Environment

Environment is a people s programme

A major overhaul of polluting industries in West Bengal is being chalked out by Manabendra Mukherji , the state s minister for youth services, environment and tourism. He recently spoke to

Publication Date:

30/05/1997

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

6

Issue:

19970531

pp:

0

Tags:

Pollution Control, Industrial Pollution, Private Sector, West Bengal

Air Pollution

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India on Taj Mahal, 30/12/1996

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India on Taj Mahal dated 30/12/1996 in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others. The judges noted that the Taj is threatened with deterioration and damage not only by the traditional causes of decay, but also by changing social and economic conditions which aggravate the situation with even more formidable phenomena of damage or destruction.

Judgement Date:

30/12/1996

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