Solid Waste

Impact of plastic waste disposal on soil and water quality at Lucknow dumpsites

The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of plastic waste disposal on soil and ground water quality of Lucknow dumpsite. The following two dumpsite locations of Lucknow city: a) Ghaila, Hardoi Road and b) Dudauli, Sitapur Road have been under taken for the sampling and study.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2015
Central Pollution Control Board
Tags:
Plastics, Waste Disposal, Water Quality, Water Pollution, Municipal Solid Waste, Heavy Metals, Land Pollution, Landfill, Lucknow (T), Uttar Pradesh, Hazardous Waste
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by a sugar industry, Asmoli, Uttar Pradesh, 26/11/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s DSM Sugar Asmoli Vs. Sh. Shailesh Singh & Ors. dated 26/11/2015 regarding pollution caused by M/s DSM Sugar, Asmoli, Uttar Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
26/11/2015
Tags:
Sugar Industry, Industrial Pollution, Asmoli, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Industrial Waste Treatment, Land Pollution, Water Pollution
Environment

Ensure proper disposal of fly ash, Upalokayukta tells KPCL

Residues polluting air and water, residents near RTPS complain to Justice Adi

Publication Date: 
23/11/2015
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Industrial Pollution, Ash, Power Industry, Raichur TPS, Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Agriculture, Land Pollution, Environment
Environment

NGT sets up panel to study Patancheruvu pollution

HYDERABAD: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed a panel to be headed by Justice P Lakshmana Reddy, former judge of the AP High Court, to study the pollution throughout the Patancheruvu i

Publication Date: 
09/11/2015
Times Of India (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Telangana, Industrial Pollution, Industrial Waste, Supreme Court, Water Pollution, Drinking Water, Land Pollution, Environment
Environment

Nigeria: Shell 'Blatantly Lied' About Niger Delta Pollution - Amnesty International

Multi-national oil company, Shell, lied when it claimed it had cleaned up heavily polluted areas of the Niger Delta, Amnesty International and the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Developme

Publication Date: 
04/11/2015
All Africa
Tags:
Environment, Oil Pollution, Petrochemical Industry, Nigeria, Land Pollution, Health Effects, Ecology, UNEP
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding industrial pollution in the District of Barmer, Rajasthan, 02/11/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Digvijay Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 02/11/2015 regarding industrial pollution in the District of Barmer, Rajasthan.

NGT in its order asked the State of Rajasthan whether state it is in a position to put check on lawlessness and situation in the district that is likely to arise upon the continuing closure closure of the industries vide para 11 of the affidavit directed the state to file an affidavit explaining her stand in the given situation through secretary, Department of Environment and Forest. 

Judgement Date: 
02/11/2015
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Rajasthan, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Industrial Waste Treatment, Hazardous Waste, Land Pollution
Environment

HUL Push for New Standards of Clean-up Rejected by Local Area Environment Committee

CHENNAI: Could the move by Hindustan Unilever to bring down mercury level in the factory site to 20mg/kg pose no threat to to the ecologically sensitive watershed in Kodaikanal?

Publication Date: 
01/10/2015
C Shivakumar
New Indian Express (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Industrial Pollution, Hindustan Unilever Limited, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Mercury, Environmental Security, Land Pollution, Environment
Industry

Report of Core Committee Constituted by NGT for “Monitoring of Potential Hazards of Industrial Development in Singrauli Area”

The Tribunal had constituted a core committee to monitor the potential hazards of industrial development in Singrauli area and five sub-committees for quantification of industrial pollution and impact assessment of water, air, soil and health in and around Singrauli.

Publication Date: 
30/09/2015
Central Pollution Control Board
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Industry, Water Pollution, Land Pollution, Air Pollution, Health Effects, Singrauli (D), Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Groundwater Pollution, Mercury, Fluoride
Industry

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by Madras Aluminium Company Limited (MALCO),Salem, Tamil Nadu, 24/09/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of T.S. Sekar On behalf of the general public of Thippampatti Kattuvalavu Konnur Post, Mettur Taluk, Salem District Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/09/2015 regarding pollution caused by Madras Aluminium Company Limited (MALCO),Salem, Tamil Nadu.

The applicant seeks a direction for the industry to take appropriate pollution control measures to prevent red mud dust pollution from damaging the nearby residential houses, agricultural lands and water bodies.

Judgement Date: 
24/09/2015
Tags:
Aluminium Industry, Industrial Pollution, Salem (D), Tamil Nadu, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Land Pollution, Water Pollution, Bauxite, Industrial Waste, Heavy Metals
Environment

Paper industries in Sathy taluk instructed to prevent effluent discharge into open

Paper industries in Sathyamangalam taluk have been instructed to put in place preventive measures to block discharge of untreated effluent outside their premises.

Publication Date: 
24/09/2015
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Paper and Pulp Industry, Industrial Pollution, Industrial Waste, Land Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Erode (D), Environment

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