Maharashtra Pollution Control Board had filed criminal complaint

In a move that will initiate the prosecution of Lavasa Corporation, a Pune court on Thursday ordered issue of process against nine directors and six officials of the Corporation.

Bio-medical waste constitutes an estimated 1.5 to 2 per cent of municipal waste in the urban areas of India. The Bio-Medical Waste Rules-1998 have been in place for the past 13 years but there are various challenges in the implementation of the system, some being lack of capacity among generators and regulators, inadequate infrastructure and finance.

Agartala: Garbage collections in Agartala Municipal Council (AMC) area remained halted for the eighth consecutive day on Tuesday following blockade by the residents around the existing dumping grou

Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) is all set to tighten the noose on vehicle workshops and servicing centres in Dhanbad district that generate a large amount of hazardous waste in the

JOWAI: The famous Lukha river in Jaintia Hills has turned blue again on Friday and thousands of dead fishes were found floating on the water surface all along the river right from Sakhri till Borso

The municipalities in Tiruchi, Perambalur and Ariyalur district will implement solid waste management programme and ensure environment and ecology-friendly programmes, by recycling degradable waste

Under attack for delays in environment clearances and dilly-dallying over issues like the no-go area for mining, the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has planned various changes.

It wishes to strengthen infrastructure for better management of environmental and forest clearance systems, decentralise its monitoring to regional offices and amend the the Environment (Protection) Act of 1986 to raise penalties for non-compliance.

PANJIM: Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) is scheduled to summon around 70 mining company officials to check the validity of the Environment Clearance (EC) issued by the Ministry of Environ

Farmers in Ambur area complained of pollution of groundwater sources in the area on account of the indiscriminate discharge of effluents from the tanneries into the Palar river. An official of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board said that 50 per cent of the salt is recovered from the tannery effluents in the Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) in Thuthipet near Ambur.

With over 100 files related to Coastal Regulation Zone violations and requests for clearances pending, Kerala has approached the Centre for the reconstitution of the Kerala State Coastal Zone Manag