Industry

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding establishing of salt pans in agricultural lands, Kadaladi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu, 24/08/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone) in the matter of V.Periyakudi Muniyasamy Vs.The District Collector, Ramanathapuram dated 24/08/2015 regarding M/s.Chemfab Alkalis Limited from establishing salt pan in the lands purchased by the industry contending inter alia that the area concerned is an agricultural land and by the activity of salt manufacturing, the agricultural activities will come to an end and the salinity will spoil the entire agricultural operations in the area, Kadaladi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu.

Judgement Date: 
24/08/2015
Tags:
Salt Industry, Land Use, Ramanathapuram (D), Tamil Nadu, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Soil Salinisation, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Agriculture
Environment

Students of 100 schools in dist to get lessons in environment conservation

As many as 100 schools across the district will be getting lessons in environment conservation under the Microsoft Create to Inspire School in the district.

Publication Date: 
24/08/2015
Aparna Banerji
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Environment Education, Jalandhar (D), Chandigarh, Ecosystems, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Carbon Dioxide, Waste Management, Environment
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding industrial pollution caused by D.S.M Sugar Mills, Asmoli, Uttar Pradesh, 20/08/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of M/s D.S.M. Sugar Distillery Division, Asmoli Vs. Shailesh Singh & Ors. dated 20/08/2015 regarding industrial pollution caused by D.S.M Sugar Mills, Asmoli, Uttar Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
20/08/2015
Tags:
Sugar Industry, Industrial Pollution, Industrial Waste, Uttar Pradesh, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Hazardous Waste

MPCB to review effluent treatment plant at MIDC next week

KOLHAPUR: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has decided to review the common effluent treatment plant in the Kagal-Hatkanangale Five Star MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development Corpo

Publication Date: 
20/08/2015
Nikhil Deshmukh
Times of India (Kolhapur)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Kolhapur (D), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Industrial Waste, Hazardous Waste
Industry

Draft document on Harmonization of Classification of Industries under Red/Orange/Green/White categories

During the Conference of the Environment Ministers of States held in New Delhi during April 06-07,2015, it was resolved to adopt pollution potential criteria for categorization of Red, Orange & Green categories of industries and that a Committee be constituted with State representatives.

Publication Date: 
19/08/2015
Central Pollution Control Board
Tags:
Industry, Industrial Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), India, Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Hazardous Waste
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding collection and disposal of bio-medical waste as well as municipal solid waste, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 19/08/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Nadeem Iqbal Vs. Nagar Nigam, Bareilly & Ors. dated 19/08/2015 regarding collection and disposal of bio-medical waste as well as municipal solid waste, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
19/08/2015
Tags:
Hospital Waste, Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Management, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Bareilly (T), Uttar Pradesh, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Hazardous Waste

Haryana pollution board issues notice to Gurgaon hospitals

Permits for most city hospitals ran out in 2014. Until July, more than 85 hospitals and clinics had not applied for re-authorisation, the official said.

Publication Date: 
18/08/2015
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Haryana, Hospital Waste, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Waste Disposal, Slaughter House, Hazardous Waste
Environment

GSPCB alerts agencies on possibility of oil drums hitting State’s coast

PANJIM: Following a notice from the Coast Guard (CG) the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has alerted all government agencies over the possibility of oil drums hitting the State’s coast.

Publication Date: 
18/08/2015
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, Oil Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Beaches, Coastal Regulations, Environment
Dams/ Irrigation

Joint inspection of Polavaram dam site likely

The National Green Tribunal has ordered a joint inspection of the Polavaram dam construction site by the Andhra Pradesh government, state pollution control board and Polavaram Project Authority fol

Publication Date: 
17/08/2015
Statesman (New Delhi)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Polavaram, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), West Godavari, Forests, Land
Governance And Institutions

Governance matters

Why strengthening regulatory capacity should be the first step in solving environmental problems

Publication Date: 
17/08/2015
Sunita Narain
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Regulations, Environment, River Pollution, Waste Management, Environment Management, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

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