Madhya Pradesh

Govt plans Rs 65,000-crore project to reduce greenhouse gases from agriculture

India is set to roll out its most integrated programme yet to cut greenhouse gases from agriculture.

Publication Date:

24/09/2018

Tags:

India, GreenHouse Gases, Agriculture, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Mizoram, Rajasthan, FAO, Carbon Dioxide, UNFCCC, Chambal, Jaisalmer (D), Barmer (D)

Air Pollution

CPCB seeks revised pollution control plan for Bhopal, Indore

BHOPAL: In a major setback to the Madhya Pradesh government, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) rejected action plan sent by five out of six cities in including Bhopal and Indore to reduce

Publication Date:

11/09/2018

Source: Times Of India (Bhopal)

Tags:

Madhya Pradesh, Air Pollution, Bhopal (T), Indore (T), RSPM (PM 10), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

Industry

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding formulation of an Action Plan for supply of piped water in 42 localities of Bhopal affected by the Bhopal Gas Disaster, 30/08/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Research Foundation for Science Technology & Natural Resource Policy Vs Union of India & Others dated 30/08/2018 regarding formulation of an Action Plan for supply of piped water in 42 localities of Bhopal affected by the Bhopal Gas Disaster.

Judgement Date:

30/08/2018

Tags:

Bhopal Gas Disaster, Groundwater Pollution, Supreme Court, Drinking Water Quality, Madhya Pradesh, Water Supply

Water Pollution

Learn river cleaning from Indore: NGT to other cities

Indore: Praising Indore for its Kahn river cleaning work, National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday said other cities should learn from MP’s commercial capital.

Publication Date:

30/08/2018

Source: Free Press (Indore)

Tags:

Madhya Pradesh, Indore (D), River Pollution, Waste Management, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Water Pollution

Dams/ Irrigation

ADB okays $620 mn loan for Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved USD 620 million loan to boost irrigation projects in Madhya Pradesh and supply clean water in West Bengal.

Publication Date:

30/08/2018

Tags:

Madhya Pradesh, Irrigation, West Bengal, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Dams/ Irrigation

Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka, 28/08/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Himmat Singh Shekhawat Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 28/08/2018 regarding illegal mining in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka.

National Green Tribunal directs the State of Madhya Pradesh to work out the damages to the environment and the cost of restitution of the illegally mined area in the State. To enable the State of Madhya Pradesh a commitee will be constituted comprising of nominee of

i. Indian Council for Forest Research and Education, Dehradun

Judgement Date:

28/08/2018

Tags:

Mining, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Minor Minerals, Environment Clearance (EC), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

Health

Bhopal: First case of JE-dengue in city sends health dept on alert

BHOPAL: The state capital reported its first ever case of co-infection of dengue and Japanese encephalitis (JE) here on Tuesday.

Publication Date:

16/08/2018

Source: Times Of India (Bhopal)

Tags:

Madhya Pradesh, Dengue, Encephalitis, Vector Borne Diseases, Municipal Corporation, Health

Energy

Thermal plants may miss the deadline for emission norms compliance: GE Power

Most power plants are likely to miss the revised deadlines for complying with stricter air pollution emission norms, said Andrew DeLeone, Managing Director, GE Power India.

Publication Date:

08/08/2018

Source: Business Line (New Delhi)

Tags:

Thermal Power Plants, Industrial Pollution, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Coal, Madhya Pradesh, Energy

Wildlife