Industrial Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Ramgarh lake, Ami river, Rapti river and Rohani river, District Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, 07/03/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Meera Shukla Vs Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur & Others dated 07/03/2019 regarding pollution of Ramgarh Lake, Ami River, Rapti River and Rohani River in and around District Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The rivers in question are tributary of river Ghaghara which in turn is a tributary of river Ganga.

Judgement Date:

07/03/2019

Tags:

Ghaghara, River Pollution, Industrial Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Gorakhpur (D), Uttar Pradesh, Compensation, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Industrial Waste, Waste Disposal

Environment

SC to hear petition on Bhopal gas leak payout

Centre has demanded more compensation for the victims

Publication Date:

29/01/2019

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Industrial Waste, Union Carbide, Environment, Supreme Court

Environment

GPCB closure notice: VECL fails to get any Gujarat High Court relief

The Vadodara Enviro Channel limited (VECL) failed to get any relief from the Gujarat High court after it moved the judiciary in connection with the closure notice issued by the Gujarat Pollution Co

Publication Date:

14/01/2019

Source: Daily News Analysis (Ahmedabad)

Tags:

Gujarat, Vadodara (D), Industrial Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Industrial Waste, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environment

Water Pollution

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Discharge of industrial waste into the rivers, 07/01/2019

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Discharge of industrial waste into the rivers, 07/01/2019. As per the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 industrial units are required to install effluent treatment plants(ETPs) and to treat their effluents to comply the stipulated environmental standard before discharging it into any water bodies. According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), there are 2743 Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) in the country discharging their effluents into various water bodies, including rivers.

Publication Date:

Monday, January 7, 2019

Source: Rajya Sabha

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Tags:

Industrial Waste, Rivers, River Pollution, India, Statistics, Parliament

Environment

VECL moves HC against GPCB’s closure notice

Vadodara: Vadodara Envio Channel Ltd (VECL) has moved the Gujarat high court seeking a stay against the closure notice issued to it by Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB).

Publication Date:

07/01/2019

Source: Times Of India (Vadodara)

Tags:

Gujarat, Vadodara (D), Industrial Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Industrial Waste, Environment

Environment

Tamil Nadu pollution board refuses to let Sterlite operate

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) on Wednesday rejected Vedanta-owned Sterlite Copper plant's application seeking issuance of the renewal of consent to operate and to open the seal of

Publication Date:

03/01/2019

Source: Daily News Analysis (Delhi)

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Copper Industry, Industrial Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Industrial Waste, Environment

Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding chemical waste of a factory being discharged on open land, Malkapur, District Buldana, Maharashtra, 02/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vishal Vaidya Vs State of Maharashtra dated 02/01/2019 regarding waste chemical of a factory being discharged on open land adversely affecting the public health at Malkapur, District Buldana, Maharashtra.

Judgement Date:

02/01/2019

Tags:

Industrial Pollution, Industrial Waste, Buldana (D), Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Disposal

Solid Waste

Assessing the value of resource recovery and reuse: social, environmental and economic costs and benefits for value creation and human well-being

Resource recovery and reuse (RRR) contributes to a range of social, economic and environmental benefits that affect human well-being in developing and emerging economies.

Publication Date:

01/01/2019

Author(s): Anita Lazurko

Source: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Tags:

Organic Waste, Industrial Waste, Wastewater Treatment, Municipal Solid Waste, Cost Benefit Analysis, Global, Waste Management

Industry

Report of the Committee on pollution by industries in Jodhpur city along Jojari river

Report of the High-Powered Committee submitted in compliance of order dated October 23, 2018 of National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench in the matter of Gram Panchayat ARABA Vs State of Rajasthan & Others. The matter related to pollution by industries in Jodhpur city along Jojari river.

Judgement Date:

01/01/2019

Tags:

Industrial Pollution, River Pollution, Jodhpur (T), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Industrial Waste, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Rajasthan

Air Pollution