CHANDIGARH: Patients coming to PGI’s emergency from Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh had been prescribed antibiotics despite having no infection that required such treatment, according to a st

Days after Kiri Afghana’s Chadha Sugar Mills entered troubled waters, the situation turned bitter for it with the Punjab Government slapping an unprecedented fine of Rs 5crores as “environmental co

THE National Green Tribunal (NGT) on May 24, 2018 directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) to visit the spots affected by pollution in rivers Sutlej, Beas and the Budda Nala and submit a report in six weeks.

The complaint stated that there are very serious reports of grave and dangerous levels of poisonous pollution in the rivers, canals and drains has rocked the state of Punjab.

The manifesto had also promised that Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) will be made ‘accountable’ to take strict action against ‘industries disposing industrial toxic waste into water bodies, r

Up to Rs 1-cr fine on cards

Bathinda: Concerned over the change of colour of water in the Rajasthan canal and Sirhind feeder, which has put the ecology in danger, social activists and public representatives have joined hands

Studies in West correlate hike in crime with rise in pollution

Ten of 12 regional offices fail to show data of industrial units flouting norms, reveals RTI petition

Four years on, Abatement of Pollution in Buddha Nullah project hanging fire

Pages