Industry

Report of the Committee on pollution by industries in Jodhpur city along Jojari river

Report of the High-Powered Committee submitted in compliance of order dated October 23, 2018 of National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench in the matter of Gram Panchayat ARABA Vs State of Rajasthan & Others. The matter related to pollution by industries in Jodhpur city along Jojari river.

Judgement Date: 
01/01/2019
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, River Pollution, Jodhpur (T), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Industrial Waste, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Rajasthan
Health

Campaign to fight flu in 5 districts, Jaipur included

In a meeting convened late on Saturday night, chief minister Ashok Gehlot held a high-level review with the health department officials of the spread of the swine flu in state and seeking preventiv

Publication Date: 
01/01/2019
Daily News Analysis (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Swine Flu, Infectious Diseases, Influenza, Health Effects, Health
Natural Disasters

Cold wave grips Rajasthan; Bhilwara coldest 0.6 degree Celsius

Jaipur: Cold wave conditions aggravated in the state for the fifth consecutive day on Sunday when majority of the places in the state witnessed its minimum temperature below the normal notch.

Publication Date: 
31/12/2018
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Cold Waves, Jaipur, Churu (D), Natural Disasters
Land

PMK opposes land acquisition by NLCIL

Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) leader Anbumani Ramadoss on Wednesday said that “not an inch of land” will be given to NLCIL for its proposed Mines III project.

Publication Date: 
27/12/2018
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Land Acquisition, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Land
Health

Swine flu claims 4 lives in 5 days in Jodhpur

JODHPUR: Swine flu is once again acquiring panic proportion in Jodhpur with four casualties in the past five days since Saturday.

Publication Date: 
26/12/2018
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Swine Flu, Infectious Diseases, Health Effects, Health
Wildlife

Online drive launched to save Great Indian Bustard

RAJKOT: Wildlife conservation institutions has launched an online petition to save the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB) whose population has dwindled to just 150 in India.

Publication Date: 
26/12/2018
Times Of India (Rajkot)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Bustard, Endangered Species, Birds, Wildlife
Mining

Survey of nuclear mineral deposits begins in Alwar

Jaipur: The second phase of aerial survey of existing nuclear mineral deposits in Alwar district has begun.

Publication Date: 
26/12/2018
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Minerals, Nuclear Power, Scientists, Alwar (D), Uranium, Mining
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding water pollution from discharge of effluents by Insecticides India Limited, Rajasthan, 05/12/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manveer Vs Central Pollution Control Board & Others dated 05/12/2018 regarding water pollution from discharge of effluents by Insecticides India Limited, Rajasthan. Report furnished by the Central Pollution Control Board and Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) recommends four measures which includes installation of disinfection system (chlorination) after the activated carbon filtration unit to reduce the microbial contamination in the treated effluent.

Judgement Date: 
05/12/2018
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Pesticide Industry, Rajasthan, Industrial Waste Treatment, Water Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Air Pollution

The impact of air pollution on deaths, disease burden, and life expectancy across the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Air pollution is a major planetary health risk, with India estimated to have some of the worst levels globally. To inform action at subnational levels in India, we estimated the exposure to air pollution and its impact on deaths, disease burden, and life expectancy in every state of India in 2017.

Publication Date: 
05/12/2018
Lancet Planetary Health
1-14
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Quality and Health, Health Effects, India, Indoor Air Pollution, PM 2.5, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Biomass Burning, Crop Residues, Rajasthan
Health

In election time, where MeToo sits uneasy with Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao

In Rajasthan, the search for the “women’s vote” can be a zigzag journey where every signpost of change is also a pointer to that which has not changed.

Publication Date: 
03/12/2018
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Women, Jhunjhunun (D), Education, Family Planning, Population

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