Water Pollution

Power firms flout water discharge norms

Himachal House panel reccomends action against the companies for failing to ensure minimum prescribed flow of water

Publication Date: 
03/09/2011
Indian Express (Chandigarh)
Tags:
Power Industry, Industrial Waste, Ravi, Beas, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Hydroelectricity, Water Pollution, River Pollution, Riverine Ecology, High Court
Industry

Maharashtra hikes fees for industries

The consent fees being charged by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for setting up new industries and operating them has been raised with immediate effect.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2011
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Industry, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Noise Pollution, Mining
Hazardous Waste

Steps for pollution-free environment

KOLKATA, 31 AUG: The state government has devised a multi-pronged strategy to curb growing environmental degradation, including development of appropriate technology to curb industrial and other po

Publication Date: 
01/09/2011
Statesman (Kolkata)
Tags:
Pollution, Hazardous Waste, Calcutta (D), Electronic Waste, Research Agencies, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Environment

Bengal initiates steps to tackle pollution

The West Bengal Government has devised a multi-pronged strategy to curb the growing environmental degradation including development of appropriate technology to curb industrial and other pollution

Publication Date: 
31/08/2011
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Environment, Air Pollution Control, Water Pollution Control, Afforestation, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Plastics, Radiation, Health Effects, Electronic Waste, Sewage, Wetlands, Ganga Action Plan, Environment Act 1986, Bio-Medical Waste Rules 1998
Industry

MPCB hikes consent fee for industries

The consent fee being charged by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for setting up new industries and operating them has been revised upwards with immediate effect.

Publication Date: 
31/08/2011
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Industry, Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Noise Pollution, Mining
Solid Waste

State govt to be more vigilant on use of plastic bags

SHILLONG: The State Government has decided to be more vigilant on the use of plastic bags to safeguard the greenery of the hilly state.
Urban Affairs minister, Ampareen Lyngdoh on Tuesday convened a meeting with officials of the Shillong Municipal Board, Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board, district administration and police officers and decided to be more vigilant in this regard from October 2.

Publication Date: 
31/08/2011
Shillong Times (Shillong)
Tags:
Shillong, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Municipal Corporation, Plastics, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Waste Management, Plastics Rules 1999, Bureau Of Indian Standards (BIS), Solid Waste
Mining

How Bellary was laid to waste

The special report  by Down To Earth on the Lokayukta’s exhaustive report on illegal mining in Bellary says that this is also a governance failure and should be viewed more seriously than all illegalities and environmental degradation.

Publication Date: 
31/08/2011
M Suchitra, Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Bellary (D), Corruption, Deforestation, Forest Act 1980, Iron And Steel Industry, Karnataka, Mineral-Based Industry, Mines Act 1957, Mining, National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Supreme Court
Environment

TN to beef up pollution control efforts

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board is to be strengthened to address the challenges posed by increased industrialisation in the State.

Publication Date: 
30/08/2011
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment, Coimbatore (D), Court, Industrial Pollution, Paint And Dye Industry, Cuddalore, Chennai (D)
Hazardous Waste

Nagaland villages sue ONGC over oil spill from rigs

A PIL, filed in Gauhati High Court representing Champang and Tssori villages of Nagaland, has sought Rs 1,000 crore as compensation following the damage caused allegedly due to unabated oil spillage by Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC). The PIL filed yesterday held the ONGC and the Nagaland State Government responsible for the damage in the crude oil-rich swathes.

Publication Date: 
30/08/2011
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Compensation, High Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Environment, Ecosystems
Hazardous Waste

Reuse marble slurry, says pollution board

Jaipur: The Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) is now tightening the reins on mine owners to safeguard the environment and promote scientific disposal of mining waste. The board will now allow the establishment of marble sawing units only on the precondition that mine owners will effectively reuse marble slurry within a year of getting licence. This step has been taken as marble dust and slurry are hazardous for the environment.

Publication Date: 
30/08/2011
Rachna Singh
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Mining Waste, Waste Disposal, Ajmer (D), Udaipur (D), Banswara (D), Jaipur (D), Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), Hazardous Waste

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