Water Pollution

Industries polluting Ambazari Lake: MPCB

Nagpur: Here is more proof that industrial waste is polluting Nag river and Ambazari lake.

Publication Date: 
02/11/2015
Anjaya Anparthi
Times of India (Nagpur)
Tags:
Maharashtra, River Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Lake Pollution, Nagpur (T), Municipal Corporation, Industrial Pollution, Water Pollution
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding ground water contamination in the State of Punjab, 30/10/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Baldev Singh & Ors. Vs. State of Punjab & Ors. dated 30/10/2015 regarding ground water contamination in the State of Punjab.

In the State of Punjab ground water is the main source of water supply either for agricultural or even for domestic consumption. If contaminated water is used as a source of irrigation for the crop, Punjab being basically an agricultural state it would enter into the food chain causing again serious environmental and human health hazards.

Judgement Date: 
30/10/2015
Tags:
Groundwater Pollution, Punjab, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Industrial Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Hazardous Waste

Expedite biomed waste mgmt: Gauba

Chief secretary Rajiv Gauba on Thursday directed the health department and Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) to expedite the process of setting up biomedical waste management faciliti

Publication Date: 
30/10/2015
Dhritiman Ray
Times Of India (Ranchi)
Tags:
Jharkhand, Hospital Waste, Waste Management, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Hazardous Waste
Mining

Supreme Court to hear writs challenging renewal of 88 mining leases today

Will also hear two SLPs challenging Bombay High Court order directing State to renew some mining leases

Publication Date: 
30/10/2015
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, Mining, High Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Supreme Court, Mines Act 1957
Environment

Draft notification issued on plastic ban

The notification was issued on October 28, days after the Cabinet decided to ban all types of plastic.

Publication Date: 
30/10/2015
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Plastics, Non-Biodegradable Waste, Environment Act 1986, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Regulations, Environment
Environment

MPCB conducts decible test of firecrackers

With Diwali round the corner, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and NGO Awaaz Foundation tested firecrackers for compliance with noise standards at RCF ground in Chembur on Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
30/10/2015
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Noise Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment Amendment Rules 2006, Air Quality Monitoring, NGO, Environment
Environment

Winter intensifies smell from industries, worries residents

Hyderabad: Winter is coming and worries are more.

Publication Date: 
30/10/2015
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Industrial Pollution, Chemical Industry, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Hyderabad (D), Environmental Security, Regulations, Health Effects, Environment
Environment

CIC order raises green queries over Chitradurga techno hub

So far, there is not too much progress at Challakere by these institutions. Several NGOs and activists believe there is still a chance to get the projects cancelled permanently.

Publication Date: 
30/10/2015
Prashanth G N
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Environment Clearance (EC), Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), NGO, Environment
Environment

Breathe easy, 90dB noise limit remains in Bengal

The 90 decibel limit for firecrackers will remain in force in Bengal.

Publication Date: 
30/10/2015
Times of India (Kolkata)
Tags:
West Bengal, Kolkata, Noise Pollution, Air Pollution, Durga Puja, Festival, National Green Tribunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), High Court, Health Effects, Environmental Security, Environment
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding fixation of the upper limit of sound intensity during bursting of fire crackers, West Bengal, 29/10/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of West Bengal Pollution Control Board Vs Internatinal Marwari Association & Ors dated 29/10/2015 regarding fixation of the upper limit of sound intensity during bursting of fire crackers, West Bengal.

Judgement Date: 
29/10/2015
Tags:
Noise Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Supreme Court, High Court, Festival, Diwali, Noise Pollution Control

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