Environment

Villagers migrate as industrial pollution turns agrilands barren in Dothigudem

NALGONDA: The residents of four villages in Bhudanpochampally mandal are forced to migrate to other areas as seven factories manufacturing intermediatory pharma products, are releasing effluents th

Publication Date: 
22/06/2016
New Indian Express (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Telangana, Industrial Pollution, Chemical Industry, Land Pollution, Water Pollution, Industrial Waste, Agriculture, Environment
Hazardous Waste

Cuncolim locals demand inspection of hazardous waste at industrial estate

Cuncolim locals have demanded that the government carry out an inspection of the hazardous waste dumped at Cuncolim industrial estate, waste from steel factory and pollution caused by the fish meal

Publication Date: 
13/06/2016
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, Hazardous Industry, Industrial Waste, Iron And Steel Industry, Industrial Pollution, Land Pollution, Water Pollution
Environment

Environmental health report soon

An environmental status report of the Kochi Corporation which would feature air, water and sound quality levels is on the cards.

Publication Date: 
13/06/2016
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Environmental Health, Kochi, Noise Pollution, Land Pollution, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Mangroves, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Environment
Environment

Fly Ash Causing Havoc Across A Dozen Villages In Madhya Pradesh

Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh: Farmer Bablu Chouhan is waging a daily battle to clear the constant barrage of fly ash, which is turning his 5-acre farmland in Dogalia village barren.

Publication Date: 
10/06/2016
NDTV
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Fly Ash, Thermal Power Plants, Industrial Pollution, Khandwa, Tuberculosis (TB), Health Effects, Environmental Health, Land Pollution, Environment
Environment

NGT directs OSPCB to monitor polluting unit in Paradip

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) to monitor the ambient air quality, stack emission and waste water discharged from a polluting plant at P

Publication Date: 
26/05/2016
Hemanta Pradhan
Times Of India (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Jagatsinghpur (D), Industrial Pollution, Industrial Waste, Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Land Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment
Environment

TNAU college to study environmental impact of TNPL unit

TNPL has sanctioned Rs. 49.16 lakh for conducting the study

Publication Date: 
20/05/2016
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Paper and Pulp Industry, Industrial Pollution, Industrial Waste, Environmental Security, Land Pollution, Environment
Environment

Spills of hydraulic fracturing chemicals on agricultural topsoil: Biodegradation, sorption, and co-contaminant interactions

Hydraulic fracturing frequently occurs on agricultural land. Yet the extent of sorption, transformation, and interactions among the numerous organic frac fluid and oil and gas wastewater constituents upon environmental release is hardly known. Thus, this study aims to advance our current understanding of processes that control the environmental fate and toxicity of commonly used hydraulic fracturing chemicals.

Publication Date: 
12/05/2016
Molly C. McLaughlin, Thomas Borch, Jens Blotevogel
Environmental Science and Technology
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Tags:
Land Pollution, Agriculture, Energy, United States Of America (US), Toxins, Groundwater 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
Hazardous Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of hazardous wastes containing heavy metals in the green belt, Delhi, 25/04/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Ashok Vihar Mitra Mandel Vs. The Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 25/04/2016 regarding dumping of hazardous wastes containing heavy metals in the green belt, Delhi. CPCB has come up with a Reply dated 22nd April, 2016. The CPCB in its Reply has revealed facts emerging out of the analysis of soil samples collected from the area in question.

Judgement Date: 
25/04/2016
Tags:
Hazardous Waste, Waste Disposal, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Land Pollution
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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