Will the Cuncolim Industrial Estate be finally rid of the 25,000 tons of Hazardous waste lying in the plot which once housed Ms Sunrise Zinc and is now occupied by Ms Axis Pvt Ltd?

This question has come to the fore as the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has issued directions to the Goa Industrial Development Corporation to set up a captive landfill site to dispose off the hazardous waste.

Mumbaikars can breathe and hear easy. Air and noise pollution in the city this Diwali was significantly low.

Data gathered by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) show noise levels across 45 stations in Mumbai, 10 in Navi Mumbai and five in Thane were the lowest in five years since 2008, while air pollution was also lower than previous years. Continuous monitoring of air quality at stations such as Bandra, Sion, Vashi and Airoli during Diwali revealed average concentration of toxic pollutant respirable particulate suspended matter (RSPM) on Laxmi Puja day, November 13, was 280 µg/m3 in Bandra, above the 100 µg/m3 limit. But it was second lowest recorded in the area in four years.

Tough Time For Those With Respiratory Disorders

Jaipur: Call it post-Diwali blues as number of people with respiratory problems queuing outside city hospitals saw a sharp rise over the last two days. The level of air pollution increased significantly during Diwali compared to previous year. At certain places, it was two times the figures recorded for 2011. According to the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) which measured the air quality at its monitoring stations, in almost every part of the city, except one place, the pollution level went up during the festival.

The issue of the pollution of Lasara drain came to the fore again with a non-government organization (NGO), Association for Democratic Rights (AFDR), demanding the immediate suspension of the permi

Notwithstanding the awareness drive for celebrating Divali in an eco-friendly manner, the air pollution level recorded on the occasion witnessed an increase as compared to the previous year.

Despite a campaign by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) for a safe and soundless Deepavali, the noise and air pollution levels shot up during the three-day festival in most areas of the City, including silent zones.

The highest noise level was recorded in Yelahanka New Town, categorised as an industrial zone. On November 13, it recorded 84 dB (decibel), an increase of 14 per cent compared to the recording on a normal day. City Railway Station recorded the highest air pollution with an increase in Sulphur dioxide, Nitrogen dioxide and Carbon monoxide levels, registering an average of 72 per cent increase in air pollutants on all the three days.

To give a message to the Sikh Sangat to save environment and to check pollution around the Golden Temple, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) displayed fireworks for only 10 minutes

Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board head office informed

The Coimbatore Corporation is not taking any steps for the effective implementation of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, the Coimbatore office of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has told its head office. The contents of the report the District Environmental Engineer, Coimbatore (South), P. Asokan sent to the Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, have come to light in the reply to the RTI queries the Secretary of the Kurichi-Vellalore Pollution Prevention Action Committee, K.S. Mohan, filed soon after a fire broke out at the Vellalore waste management facility on October 6

: With the prospects of transporting 25,000 tons of hazardous waste turning out a remote possibility, the Goa State Pollution Control Board on Wednesday has directed the Managing Director of Goa In

For a city already troubled by noise pollution, the Deepavali night further took the malaise to new levels, especially in residential areas, anti-pollution control boards have found.

The Central Pollution Control Board had instructed the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board to measure noise levels on November 6, when the twin cities were just getting into a festive mood, and November 13, the Deepavali Day.