Expressing concern over 'critically polluted' industrial clusters in various parts of the country, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday said environmental clearance would not be given to the new units unless they strictly comply with the laid down norms.
The decision to grant relaxation in the PAU rice variety 201 specifications may be further delayed as the union food ministry has referred the matter to the health ministry for analysis of the variety.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today asked the Punjab Pollution Control Board to prepare a detailed report on level of pollution in Budha Nullah.
The Bench, comprising Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice Jasbir Singh, asked the Board to compare the present level with the one at the time a petition in this regard was filed.
Patiala: The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has conducted raids at some of the dyeing units of Ludhiana yesterday and proceedings for action against erring units have already been initiated.
Ludhiana: Hoping to tide over the financial crisis, the fund-starved Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) that helped the country usher in the Green Revolution, now aims to bring about a biotechnological revolution while sensitising the farmers about environment conservation.
Beetal is the only recognised goat breed in Punjab. Due to indiscriminate slaughter, breeding and movement to other states, this breed was on the verge of extinction from its home tract.
The population of Beetal goat in Punjab had declined drastically to less than 10,000. A limited number of breed animals were found in Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Taran Taran and Ferozepur districts of Punjab.
The CMCH, Ludhiana, CMCH, Vellore, St Johns Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, Medical College, Pune, and Medical College, Bangalore, have been chosen by the Ministry of Health, Government of India, to carry out the trials of the preventive H1N1vaccine in India.
