Goa State Pollution Control Board today issued show cause notices to off-shore casino operators to explain how they dispose off garbage and sewage from the vessels.

Sources said that the notices were issued based on discussion witnessed in the recently held session of Goa Assembly where the issue of licences issued to them was hotly debated.

The Bombay High Court in Goa today effectively shifted the Mapusa Municipal Council

Shahidul Islam Chowdhury

Thousands of banned polythene shopping bags have reappeared, again exposing the people across the country to the threat of severe environmental degradation, because the government is taking no measures against the manufacturing, marketing and use of the bags.

TIRUCHI: The need for scaling up of sustainable sanitation model to all parts of the country was stressed by Prakash Kumar, SEI-UNICEF Ecosan Consultant, New Delhi.

Excellent beginning

New Delhi: Setting a standard for biodegradable plastic bags for the first time, the Central Pollution Control Board has laid down specifications for such bags in the Capital.

Now, these bags have to be compostable and prescribe to the Bureau of Indian Standard of IS/ISO 17088:2008 for them.

The coastal panchayats though generate garbage in large quantities, in fact, on par with cities, none have acquired a site for garbage treatment and disposal. Many of them are still at the stage of obtaining administrative approvals while others have not even progressed beyond sending proposals to the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB).

R. Sairam

MADURAI: Huge mounds of garbage piled up in street corners have become an ubiquitous sight across the city, creating not just a sore sight but also a health hazard for people. Besides putting off foreign tourists, the piles of garbage have become a transit point for diseases from animals to men, according to health experts.

Chandigarh: The much-awaited new industrial policy is likely to be in place soon. Interacting with the representatives of the Chandigarh Industrial Association, UT Administrator General S F Rodrigues (Retd) said the new policy for the Industrial Area Phase I and II was being finalised.

The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSCB) had issued an ultimatum recently to six private hospitals threatening closure if effluent treatment plants (ETPs) were not put in place for disposal of liquid waste. A reality check done by Deccan Herald at some of the hospitals revealed that work in this connection has not even commenced, on account of various reasons.

Corporates Too Join Hunt For Plastic Alternatives

New Delhi: Where there