Notwithstanding claims of the Punjab Government and the state Pollution Control Board (PPCB) that emphasis is being laid on ensuring clean and green environment in the state, the practice of discha

The threat of electronic waste (e-waste) destroying the ecological health is looming large over India.

Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has slapped closure notices on eight textile dyeing and printing units in Sachin, Pandesara, Kim and Palsana near here for violating air and water pollution norms on Friday.

Official sources said around 37 textile dyeing and printing units have been issued closure notices for violating air pollution norms in the last one-and-a-halfmonth period. None of the mill owners has given an undertaking and explanation report to the GPCB.

A two-day intensive training for the officials of the Department of Environment (DoE) ended here on Wednesday that was arranged to finalise standards and guidelines, which will become part of the e

Mystery shrouds contamination of the abandoned stone quarry at the Cuncolim Industrial Estate with the authorities unable to identify the source and the units responsible for discharging untreated

The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined a garment factory in Gazipur Tk 26 lakh for polluting the environment.

जाजमऊ में अवैध रूप से संचालित ग्लू फैक्ट्रियां पतित पावनी गंगा के आंचल को मैला कर रही हैं। रोजाना हजारों लीटर प्रदूषित पानी जाकर गंगा की निर्मलता को चोट पहुंचा रहा है।

प्योंदी, वाजिदपुर व शेखपुर गांव किनारे करीब दो दर्जन से अधिक स्थानों पर चोरी छिपे कढ़ाव में चर्बी गलाने का काम धड़ल्ले से चल रहा है। भट्ठियों से निकल कर गंगा में समाने वाला काला पानी इसमें रहने वाले जलीय जीव जंतुओं के लिए भी खतरा है। दो माह के भीतर गंगा में तीन बार हजारों मछलियों की मौत हो चुकी है। गंगा किनारे सटे गांव के कुछ लोग इसका विरोध करते हैं पर दबंग उनका मुंह बंद कर देते हैं।

These include Ghaziabad, Singrauli, Panipat, Vapi, Indore, Ludhiana

The environment ministry has decided to impose a moratorium on clearances for all projects in eight industrial clusters, including the Singrauli coalfields, as environmental pollution in these areas exceeds norms.

Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) has launched a campaign against dumping sugar mill waste in irrigation canals, lakes and natural waterways, a major cause of contamination.

Taking notice of a news report published in The Hindu which highlighted the illegal dumping of cement waste into Adyar river, the National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench on Monday granted interim i