Environment

Chandigarh to exempt big buildings from environment clearance

Building with built-up area of 5,000 square metre and above are required to take environment clearance from the Union ministry of environment.

Publication Date: 
02/02/2017
Vinod Kumar
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Chandigarh, Environment Clearance (EC), Buildings, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Energy Efficiency, Air Pollution, Environment
Environment

Six candidates from Jalandhar sign undertaking to give environment priority

Locals said they would vote only those who would take environment and drugs issues of the area seriously and on a priority basis.

Publication Date: 
30/01/2017
Indian Express (Chandigarh)
Tags:
Punjab, Environment, Political Parties, Environment Act 1986, Environmental Security, Environmentalists
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction of a super-specialty government hospital in forest area, Patiala, Punjab, 17/01/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amandeep Aggarwal Vs. State of Punjab & Others dated 17/01/2017 regarding construction of super-specialty government hospital in forest area, Patiala, Punjab. The Counsel appearing for the State Punjab submits that the land does not fall in the Forest Area. The Counsel appearing for the Project Proponent also submits that they have planted 473 trees and the same has been verified by the Forest Department.

Judgement Date: 
17/01/2017
Tags:
Forests, Patiala (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Afforestation, Punjab
Solid Waste

Waste burning to invite 25,000 fine

Burning of waste in the open can now land residents in trouble.

Publication Date: 
09/01/2017
Times of India (Ludhiana)
Tags:
Punjab, Waste Disposal, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Compensation, Waste Management, Solid Waste
Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution resulting from crop residue burning, 06/01/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vikrant Kumar Tongad Vs. Environment Pollution (Prevention Control) Authority & Others dated 06/01/2017 regarding air pollution resulting from crop residue burning.

Judgement Date: 
06/01/2017
Tags:
Biomass Burning, Crop Residues, Air Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Patiala (D), Karnal (D), Haryana, Punjab
Transport

Pedestrian deaths ring alarm bells

Account for 32% of the total deaths in road accidents in city in 5 years

Publication Date: 
06/01/2017
Amit Sharma
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Chandigarh, Pedestrians, Traffic Accidents, Public Transport, Transport
Health

Malnutrition among kids doubles in decade

From 9.2 per cent in 2005-06, the figure has touched 15.6 per cent in a latest surveya

Publication Date: 
29/12/2016
Vishav Bharti
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Malnutrition, Punjab, WHO, Children, Child Health, Health
Health

Over 18000 patients in Punjab receive free treatment for Hepatitis

Punjab government's novel initiative to provide free treatment to patients suffering from Hepatitis C has so far benefitted more than 18,000 patients in state within months of launch.

Publication Date: 
23/12/2016
Big News Network
Tags:
Health, Hepatitis, Punjab, India, Diseases
Water Resources

Water war between Punjab and Haryana - A geographical insight

Much has been said and written about sharing of river waters between Punjab and Haryana from time to time since the reorganisation of the state of Punjab in 1966. Various agreements, accords, tribunals, commissions and water sharing formulas have been worked out time to time, but the problem still remains unsolved.

Publication Date: 
17/12/2016
H S Mangat
Economic and Political Weekly
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Tags:
Water Disputes, Haryana, Punjab, Ravi, Beas, Rivers, Irrigation, Canal Irrigation, Statistics
Air Pollution

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Assessment on impact of pollution, 12/12/2016

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Assessment on impact of pollution, 12/12/2016.

Publication Date: 
12/12/2016
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Crop Residues, Parliament, Health Effects

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