State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Sandip Badrinarayan Kayashtha Vs. Alandi Municipal & Ors. dated 01/10/2015 regarding pollution of River Indrayani at Alandi, Pune District, Maharashtra.

Judgement Date:

01/10/2015

Tags:

River Pollution, Pune (D), Maharashtra, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Municipal Corporation, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Religious Places, Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Disposal, Garbage, Municipal Solid Waste Rules 2000

Hazardous Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the closure of M/s Will World Environmental engaged in bio-medical waste treatment, Uttar Pradesh, 01/10/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Zila Apradh Virodhak Committee V/s. Central Pollution Control Board dated 01/10/2015 regarding the closure of M/s Will World Environmental engaged in bio-medical waste treatment, Uttar Pradesh.

Judgement Date:

01/10/2015

Tags:

Hospital Waste, Industry, Waste Management, Uttar Pradesh, High Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Public Interest Litigation (PIL)

Water Pollution

Online river water quality check behind schedule

NASHIK: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board's (MPCB) plan to set up an online water testing facility in the Godavari has been delayed by couple of months.

Publication Date:

01/10/2015

Author(s): Sumita Sarkar

Source: Times Of India (Nashik)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Godavari, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Industrial Waste, River Pollution, Water Pollution

Water Pollution

Civic bodies defy KSPCB directives on making lakes pollutant-free

Neither civic agencies nor private entities seem to be taking the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) seriously in ensuring Bengaluru’s lakes are free from pollutants.

Publication Date:

01/10/2015

Author(s): Bosky Khanna

Source: Deccan Herald (Bangalore)

Tags:

Karnataka, Lake Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Water Act 1974, Bangalore (T), Water Pollution

Water Pollution

Hussainsagar trumps Musi in pollution levels

If an interim report filed by the Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) is anything to go by, pollution levels have gone from bad to worse in Hussainsagar after the 11-day Ganesha Chaturt

Publication Date:

01/10/2015

Author(s): Siddharth Tadepalli

Source: Times Of India (Hyderabad)

Tags:

Andhra Pradesh, Water Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Municipal Corporation, Waste Disposal

Water Pollution

NGT to hear Ganga pollution on Oct 6, 13

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) will conduct hearing on pollution in the Ganga, specially tannery discharge, in two phases on October 6 and 13.

Publication Date:

01/10/2015

Source: Times Of India (Kanpur)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Ganga, River Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Industrial Pollution, Water Pollution

Environment

HUL Push for New Standards of Clean-up Rejected by Local Area Environment Committee

CHENNAI: Could the move by Hindustan Unilever to bring down mercury level in the factory site to 20mg/kg pose no threat to to the ecologically sensitive watershed in Kodaikanal?

Publication Date:

01/10/2015

Author(s): C Shivakumar

Source: New Indian Express (Chennai)

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Industrial Pollution, Hindustan Unilever Limited, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Mercury, Environmental Security, Land Pollution, Environment

Water Resources

Experts want security during lake survey

It has been 15 days since researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and members of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) demanded security from the State government for conducting a surve

Publication Date:

30/09/2015

Source: Deccan Herald (Bangalore)

Tags:

Karnataka, Lakes, Indian Institute Of Science (IISC), National Green Tribunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Western Ghats, Water Resources