Come July, people can monitor online the quality of effluents and also of the air in the areas around industries coming under the highly polluting and grossly polluting industries in the State.

The National Green Tribunal today sought response from the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government on a plea seeking directions to implement an emergency plan to prevent pollution and contamination of

KOLHAPUR: The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) may find itself in trouble because of its "inability" in curbing pollution in Rankala lake in the city.

The Haryana government has constituted a committee and ordered it to come up with an action plan to check the discharge of toxic waste into the Yamuna via the Badshapur drain.

“Ensure meat shops are properly regulated”

The National Green Tribunal today imposed a ban on all illegal slaughter houses in Uttar Pradesh and directed state authorities to ensure there is proper regulation of meat shops.

The DDA prepared an agenda after the NGT in March directed the department to clean up the river and stop the dumping of construction material and debris into the river.

The NGT reiterated that slaughterhouses in Ghaziabad, Hapur and Meerut that operate in the open will only be allowed to function after it obtains the necessary consent from relevant authorities.

The inspection of mining leases by the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) to grant consent to operate under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) and Water (Prevention and Control of