Kanpur (T)

Polythene ban in UP: 2500 factories close down

KANPUR: With a statewide ban imposed on manufacturing, sale and stocking of polythene, 2500 factories manufacturing polythene have closed down in the state.

Publication Date:

25/01/2016

Source: Times Of India (Kanpur)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Plastics, Non-Biodegradable Waste, Industrial Pollution, Kanpur (T), Environmental Security, Pollution, Environment

Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding rising air pollution, 06/01/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 06/01/2016 regarding diseases as a result of pollution majorly generated by air pollution.

Gujarat, Bihar, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Chhatisgarh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Jharkhand would file a comprehensive affidavit stating the steps taken by the respective states in the respective cities, for prevention and control of air pollution. The ambient air quality samples will be taken and analysis report be submitted before the Tribunal.

Judgement Date:

06/01/2016

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Air Pollution

‘Very high’ levels of toxic chemicals in Delhi air: Study

NEW DELHI: The draft IIT-Kanpur report on pollution in Delhi has triggered fresh alarm over the city's winter air quality as it has found "very high" levels of an extremely toxic group of 100 chemi

Publication Date:

30/12/2015

Author(s): Jayashree Nandi

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Air Pollution, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Kanpur (T), CNG, PM 2.5, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Health Effects

Water Pollution

Assessment and management of Ganga river water quality using multivariate statistical techniques in India

Multivariate statistical techniques, such as cluster analysis and principal component analysis (PCA), were applied for evaluation of spatial variations and interpretation of large complex water quality data set of the Ganga river basin, generated during one year (2013-2014) monitoring of eight water parameters at seven different sites. Hierarchical cluster analysis grouped seven sampling sites into three clusters, i.e., relatively low polluted (LP), medium polluted (MP) and highly polluted (HP) sites based on the similarity of water quality characteristics.

Publication Date:

01/11/2015

Author(s): Pradip Kumar, Rajendra Kumar Kaushal, Anjani K. Nigam

Source: Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution

Vol:

12

Issue:

4

pp:

61-69

Tags:

Ganga, River Pollution, Water Quality, River Basin, Waste Disposal, Solid Waste, Ramganga, Kali, Haridwar (T), Kanpur (T), Fatehpur (T), Kaushambi (T), Allahabad (T), Mirzapur (T), Varanasi (T), Uttar Pradesh

Hazardous Waste

Experts inspect tannery treatment plant in Jajmau

KANPUR: A central team of experts along with two-member team of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Tuesday inspected the 36 mld tannery treatment plant (TTP) in Jajmau and collected data of

Publication Date:

29/10/2015

Source: Times Of India (Kanpur)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur (T), Leather Industry, Industrial Waste, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Industrial Pollution

Water Pollution

Clean Ganga Mission: NGT summons top officers from all agencies

The NGT also indicated that it was ready to issue directions to close down the tanneries operating near the Ganga river in Kanpur, and "shift the total industrial complex" to a different location.

Publication Date:

08/10/2015

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Ganga, River Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Kanpur (T), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Ministry Of Water Resources, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Water Pollution

Forests

HC stays felling of 8000 trees for Lohia Botanical Garden

The Allahabad high court has restrained the state government from felling 8,000 trees in the name of developing 'Lohia Botanical Garden' at Ganga Barrage in Kanpur Nagar.

Publication Date:

23/09/2015

Author(s): Rajesh Kumar Pandey

Source: Times Of India (Allahabad)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur (T), Trees, Deforestation, High Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Ganga, Ecosystems, Forests

Water Pollution

Kanpur development authority to take steps to save Pandu river from pollution

Kanpur Development Authority (KDA) will take an initiative to save river Pandu, a tributary of Ganga, from pollution.

Publication Date:

10/09/2015

Source: Times Of India (Kanpur)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur (T), River Pollution, Ganga, Water Pollution Control, Water Pollution

Environment

NGT adjourns hearing in closed tanneries case

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) adjourned the hearing of closed tanneries of Kanpur case on Monday when Central Pollution Control Board sought more time to file inspection report and fixed Septem

Publication Date:

12/08/2015

Source: Times Of India (Kanpur)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur (T), Leather Industry, Paint And Dye Industry, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environmental Security, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment

Hazardous Waste