Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution in Muradabad City, Uttar Pradesh, 27/11/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nature’s Watch Reg. Society Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 27/11/2017 regarding air pollution in Muradabad City, Uttar Pradesh. Counsel appearing for the State of Uttar Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board submit that they will do every possible preventive and precautionary measures to ensure that the ambient air quality in Muradabad City meets the prescribed standards or atleast is not of seriously polluting or hazardous.

Judgement Date: 
27/11/2017
Tags:
Air Pollution, Moradabad (T), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Urban Air Quality, Uttar Pradesh, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding groundwater extraction by hotels in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, 11/01/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shailesh Singh V/s. Hotel Holiday Regency, Moradabad & Ors. dated 11/01/2016 regarding groundwater extraction by hotels in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Five hotels are arrayed as the respondents in the present application seeking restoration of environment and measures to protect the ground water level.

Judgement Date: 
11/01/2016
Tags:
Hotels, Groundwater, Moradabad (T), Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Water Demand, Water Distribution
Hazardous Waste

High zinc levels found in soil near Ramganga in Moradabad

A study reveals that the zinc levels are 15 times more than the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) standards in the soil samples collected from near river Ramganga at Moradabad,

Publication Date: 
25/09/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Ramganga, Moradabad (T), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Electronic Waste, Waste Recycling, Zinc, Copper, Soil Resources
Industry

Recommendations to address the issues of informal sector involved in e-waste handling: Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh

A study done by the Centre for Science and Research on Moradabad’s e-waste recycling industry has shown contamination due to heavy metals to be very high in and around the city. Moradabad is known for its e-waste recycling industry. The city is located on the banks of the Ramganga, an important tributary of the Ganga.

Publication Date: 
24/09/2015
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Tags:
Electronic Waste, Waste Recycling, Industry, Moradabad (T), Uttar Pradesh, CSE Study, Informal Sector, Heavy Metals, Health Effects

CSE study shows e-waste recycling leading to heavy metal contamination in Moradabad

CSE study shows e-waste recycling leading to heavy metal contamination in Moradabad

Moradabad gets 50 per cent of all PCBs used in India, and 90 tonnes of e-waste everyday

CSE collected soil and water samples from five locations

India does not have heavy metal contamination standards for soil

Zinc levels five times higher than normal (as per US standards) in soil, and mercury eight times higher in water

CSE has recommended legalisation of e-recycling industry and creating standards for soil contamination due to heavy metals

Tags:
Electronic Waste, Waste Recycling, Heavy Metals, Industry, Moradabad (T), Health Effects, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding groundwater extraction and efficacy of the STP installed at hotels, Uttar Pradesh, 16/09/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Shailesh Singh V/s. Hotel Holiday Regency, Moradabad & Ors. dated 16/09/2015 regarding groundwater extraction and efficacy of the STP installed at individual hotels, Uttar Pradesh.

Related Order

Judgement Date: 
16/09/2015
Tags:
Hotels, Groundwater, Water Demand, Moradabad (T), Uttar Pradesh, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Sewage Treatment Plants (STP)
Water Pollution

NGT pulls up UP, U'khand on river pollution

Days after a report by experts from different government agencies blamed a handful of Uttar Pradesh cities, including Moradabad and Bareilly, for pollution in Ganga, the national green tribunal (NG

Publication Date: 
01/05/2015
Times of India (Lucknow)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Bareilly (D), Ganga, River Pollution, Moradabad (T), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Water Pollution
Hazardous Waste

Brass city emerges as illegal e-waste disposal hub

The city is fast emerging as the new hub of unauthorized disposal of e-waste, exposing labourers as well as residents to killer toxic fumes.

Publication Date: 
31/10/2014
Times of India (Lucknow)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Moradabad (T), Electronic Waste, Waste Disposal, Hazardous Chemical Rules 2000, Health Effects, Plastics, Toxic Wastes, Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Waste

Unmonitored CFL disposal ups environmental hazards

A large number of consumers have switched to using Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) to save electricity but in the absence of any monitoring system and with most of the disposal chain being in the

Publication Date: 
02/06/2014
Anumeha Yadav
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, CFL, Muzaffarnagar (T), Moradabad (T), Mercury, Hazardous Waste, Health Effects, Waste Recycling, Environment
Air Pollution

UP gets first automatic air monitoring system

Central Pollution Control Board will in April install an automatic air monitoring system in Bareilly that will measure pollution levels in Badaun, Pilibhit, Moradabad, Shahjahanpur, Haldwani, Ranik

Publication Date: 
12/02/2014
Priyangi Agarwal
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Bareilly (D), Air Quality Monitoring, Moradabad (T), Shahjahanpur (T), RSPM (PM 10), Air Pollution

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