Environment

Foundries polluting land, water, say Arasur farmers

Coimbatore: Farmers from Arasur near Avinashi have petitioned the district collector seeking to remove foundries in their area for polluting the soil, water and air.

Publication Date: 
29/08/2017
Times Of India (Coimbatore)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Industrial Pollution, Land Pollution, Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Farmers, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Agriculture, Environment
Air Pollution

Soil, water and air contaminated with heavy metals in these Chhattisgarh villages

Delhi has been in spotlight for its poor air quality but towns and villages near industrial clusters and coal mines may be far worse off.

Publication Date: 
10/08/2017
Times Of India (Raipur)
Tags:
Chhattisgarh, Air Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Coal, Land Pollution, Air Quality Index (AQI), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Water Pollution, Health Effects
Environment

Pay Rs 10L for pollution in Mathura: NGT to Cantonment Board

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Mathura Cantonment Board to comply with its order and pay Rs 10 lakh as environmental compensation for causing pollution in the temple town and ri

Publication Date: 
27/07/2017
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Mathura (T), Environmental Security, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Land Pollution, Yamuna, River Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Compensation, Environment, Landfill
Environment

No clear answers from ONGC on oil spill threat

Company attributes the delay in fixing leak to resistance from locals; says people being misled about hydrocarbon project

Publication Date: 
20/07/2017
Vidya Venkat
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Oil Pollution, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Natural Gas Exploration, Land Pollution, Methane, Industrial Pollution, Environment
Solid Waste

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

Plastics have outgrown most man-made materials and have long been under environmental scrutiny. However, robust global information, particularly about their end-of-life fate, is lacking. By identifying and synthesizing dispersed data on production, use, and end-of-life management of polymer resins, synthetic fibers, and additives, we present the first global analysis of all mass-produced plastics ever manufactured. We estimate that 8300 million metric tons (Mt) as of virgin plastics have been produced to date.

Publication Date: 
19/07/2017
Roland Geyer, Jenna R. Jambeck, Kara Lavender Law
Science Advances
1-5
Tags:
Plastics, Hazardous Waste, Waste Recycling, Waste Incineration, Europe, China, United States Of America (US), India, N C America, Waste Management, Water Pollution, Land Pollution
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caued by Saravana Fine Yarns, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu, 06/07/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Vivasayam Mattrum Suttrusoozhal Vs State of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 06/07/2017 regarding pollution caused by a dyeing unit, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu.

Judgement Date: 
18/07/2017
Tags:
Textile Industry, Industrial Pollution, Dindigul (D), Theni (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Land Pollution, Farmers, Agriculture, Compensation
Environment

Castor oil can reduce soil pollution

HYDERABAD: Castor oil also known as ‘Arandi ka tel’ in Hindi and ‘Amudham’ in Telugu has been an age old home remedy for a variety of ailments in India but the castor bean plant has another use whi

Publication Date: 
18/07/2017
V NILESH
New Indian Express (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Telangana, Land Pollution, Oil Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Heavy Metals, Environment
Environment

Action Plan for Abatement of pollution of Critically Polluted Area i.e Najafgarg Drain basin including Okhla, Naraina, Anand Parbat and Wazirpur Industrial areas of NCT, Delhi

After analyzing the Environmental Status of 88 Industrial Clusters selected in the country, Central Pollution Control Board in consultation with the Ministry of Environment & Forests has identified 43 critically polluted industrial clusters based on Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI).

Publication Date: 
19/06/2017
Central Pollution Control Board
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Pollution Control, Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Land Pollution, Hazardous Waste, Electronic Waste, Delhi, Landfill
Environment

Polluted environment tied to elevated cancer rates

You may want to rethink moving to a green neighbourhood as a recent study has linked poor environmental quality to elevated cancer rates.

Publication Date: 
09/05/2017
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Pollution, Health Effects, Cancer, Environmental Health, Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Land Pollution, Environment
Environment

Government to conduct study on city’s pollution level

PATNA: Bihar State Disaster Management Authority (BSDMA) will soon conduct a study on air, soil, water and noise pollution in Patna in order to find solutions for improving the overall environment

Publication Date: 
08/05/2017
Times Of India (Patna)
Tags:
Bihar, Noise Pollution, Land Pollution, Air Pollution, Patna (T), Climate Impacts, River Pollution, PM 2.5, Environmental Security, Environment

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