Environment

19 thermal power plants in India not complying with pollution norms

A total of 19 thermal power plants across India were found violating the environment guidelines, including on installation of pollution control equipment, parliament was told on Tuesday.

Publication Date: 
11/05/2016
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Thermal Power Plants, Industrial Pollution, Environment, Regulations, Environment Clearance (EC), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Industrial Waste, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Environmental Health
Water Pollution

Periyar pollution: Closure threat for paper mill again

Kochi: The joint inquiry committee, constituted to look into allegations regarding the discharge of chemical effluents into Periyar by Sree Sakthi Paper Mills, has recommended the Kerala State Poll

Publication Date: 
10/05/2016
Times Of India (Kochi)
Tags:
Kerala, Periyar, River Pollution, Paper and Pulp Industry, Industrial Waste, Environment Act 1986, Industrial Pollution, Water Pollution
Environment

CPCB unveils new norms to assess pollution index across industrial clusters

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has revised the criterion to assess Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) across industrial clusters in the country, an exercise that first b

Publication Date: 
10/05/2016
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Industrial Waste, Environment
Environment

NGT slaps Rs 30 lakh fine on paper co for pollution

DEHRADUN: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Century Pulp and Paper Ltd to pay Rs 30 lakh as compensation for failing to manage pollution caused due to effluents discharged in a local w

Publication Date: 
09/05/2016
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Nainital (D), Industrial Pollution, River Pollution, Industrial Waste, Drinking Water, Environmental Security, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Compensation, Environment, Century Pulp & Paper
Environment

Govt. revived industrial activities in Tirupur, says Jayalalithaa

Industrial activity in Tirupur district that suffered a setback due to enforcement of ZLD (Zero Liquid Discharge) norms during the DMK regime in 2007 could be revived only due to the AIADMK’s proac

Publication Date: 
06/05/2016
R. Krishnamoorthy
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Industrial Pollution, Tiruppur, Zero Waste, Erode (D), Water Pollution, Air Pollution, River Pollution, Industrial Waste, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Environment
Water Pollution

Polluting paper mill at Edayar ordered to close down

Effluents present in Periyar stretch from where water is drawn for supply

Publication Date: 
05/05/2016
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Periyar, River Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Paper and Pulp Industry, Industrial Waste, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Water Pollution
Water Pollution

NGT asks CPCB, UPPCB to analyse soil samples near Aril river in U.P.

It has allegedly been contaminated by effluents from industries

Publication Date: 
29/04/2016
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, River Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Industrial Waste, Industrial Pollution, Water Pollution
Environment

Pollution Control Board orders company to stop operations

The A.P. Pollution Control Board (APPCB), rejecting the Consent for Operation (CFO) of Biomax Fuels Ltd., Duvvada, served ‘Stop Production’ order on it late on Wednesday night.

Publication Date: 
29/04/2016
Hindu (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Vishakhapatnam (T), Industrial Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Industrial Waste, Biodiesel, Environment, Air Pollution
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waste dumped by industries in river Aril, Moradabad District, Uttar Pradesh, 27/04/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kokaram Yadav & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 27/04/2016 regarding Aril river pollution by industries, river Aril, Moradabad District, Uttar Pradesh. CPCB and UPPCB are directed to conduct a Joint Inspection to collect the soil near Aril river and thereafter analyze the soil from any relevant institute/university and submit a report by the next date of hearing.

Judgement Date: 
27/04/2016
Tags:
Aril, River Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Land Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Moradabad (D), Uttar Pradesh, Industrial Waste, Waste Disposal
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of effluents by Coca Cola's Hapur plant in Uttar Pradesh into a nearby pond, 22/04/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanjay Kumar Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 22/04/2016 regarding discharge of effluents by Coca Cola's Hapur plant in Uttar Pradesh into a nearby pond.

The Applicant’s case is that the untreated effluents are being released by the Industry on the land and to the pond situated on the back side of the factory area- UPSIIDC Wide Park Land. NGT directs a team of officials accompanied by Additional Director of CPCB to visit the factory premises and collect soil samples.

Judgement Date: 
22/04/2016
Tags:
Coca Cola, Industrial Waste, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Land Pollution, Groundwater Pollution, Industrial Pollution

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