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
Tags:
Air Pollution, Health Effects, India, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Diseases, Delhi, Supreme Court, Urban Air Quality, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore (T), Patna (T), Lucknow (T), Allahabad (T), Kanpur (T), Varanasi (T), Pune (T), Nagpur (T), Chennai (T), Hyderabad (T), Ludhiana (T), Amritsar (T)
Energy

Solar power thrust for Ludhiana

Ludhiana, which is already in a race for 'Smart City' project, will get a boost of solar power as the Union government has included the industrial capital of Punjab among 50 cities to be developed

Publication Date: 
26/08/2015
Aditi Gyanesh
Times of India (Ludhiana)
Tags:
Punjab, Ludhiana (T), Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Smart City, Wind Energy, Biomass, Solar Water Heaters, Energy
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding groundwater pollution in the state of Punjab, 06/08/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Baldev Singh & Others Vs. State of Punjab & Others dated 06/08/2015 regarding groundwater pollution in the state of Punjab.

The Tribunal also directed that ground water samples be collected from Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Bhatinda, Mohali and Gurdaspur. The samples shall be collected by the Punjab Pollution Control Board in the presence of the team which will consist of a representative of MoEF, CPCB and Director of Industry, State of Punjab.

Judgement Date: 
06/08/2015
Tags:
Groundwater Pollution, Punjab, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Amritsar (T), Ludhiana (T), Jalandhar (T), Bhatinda (T), Mohali (T), Gurdaspur, Waste Disposal
Environment

Pollution in Tier-II cities of Punjab – Ludhiana and Amritsar

The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests under the Chairmanship of Shri Ashwani Kumar had decided to take up the issue of pollution levels of some of the Tier-II cities of the country.

Publication Date: 
21/07/2015
Rajya Sabha Secretariat
Tags:
Pollution, Ludhiana (T), Amritsar (T), Punjab, Parliament, Water Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Industrial Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), NGOs, Urbanisation
Air Pollution

Bittu demands CNG for Punjab

Raising the issue of environmental pollution mainly caused due to vehicles, Ludhiana MP Ravneet Singh Bittu has written a letter to minister of petroleum and natural gas Dharmendra Pradhan demandin

Publication Date: 
25/06/2015
Times of India (Ludhiana)
Tags:
Punjab, Ludhiana (T), Vehicular Pollution, Air Pollution, CNG, Health Effects
Habitat And Urbanisation

UP set to be the smartest; TN, Maharashtra, MP, Gujarat to follow

In a race between 100 cities picked up from states and union territories across the country, only 20 will start their 'smart' journey this financial year.

Publication Date: 
24/06/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Smart City, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Lucknow (T), Allahabad (T), Varanasi (T), Chennai, Coimbatore (T), Madurai (T), Ahmedabad (T), Surat (T), Haridwar, Gurgaon, Faridabad (T), Shimla (T), Ludhiana (T), Jalandhar (T), Rajkot, Amritsar (T), Ministry Of Urban Development
Environment

Pollution chokes city; air, water not spared

Ludhiana, the industrial hub of the state, has the unenviable distinction of being among the 10 most polluted cities of the world, according to a WHO report.

Publication Date: 
16/06/2015
Manav Mander
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Noise Pollution, Industrial Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Industrial Waste, Environment, Ludhiana (T)
Forests

600 trees face axe in city

The state government launches campaigns such as “Nanhi Chhaan” with great enthusiasm but soon the “true” spirit behind these drives starts fading away.

Publication Date: 
02/03/2015
Shivani Bhakoo
Tribune (Nigeria)
Tags:
Punjab, Ludhiana (T), Trees, Deforestation, Development, Forests
Agriculture

Bayer’s new fungicide for wheat seed treatment

Bayer CropScience has launched a new fungicide Raxil Easy, a seed treatment product for the control of loose smut disease in wheat.

Publication Date: 
30/09/2014
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Plant Diseases, Wheat, Agricultural Research, Bayer CropScience, Fungicide, Karnal (T), Haryana, Ludhiana (T), Punjab, Seed
Transport

Municipal body to install intelligent system in Ludhiana city buses

There will be a new system in place to keep a check on movement of buses, fuel theft, footfall and safety of passengers in each city bus once the new operator takes over the service.

Publication Date: 
24/09/2014
Chitvan Vinayak
Times of India (Ludhiana)
Tags:
Punjab, Ludhiana (T), Intelligent Transport System, Buses, Municipal Corporation, Vehicular Safety, Public Transport, Transport

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