An indifferent parent, dithering states and a lethargic Centre have allowed Union Carbide’s deadly waste to poison the soil and groundwater in Bhopal Oliver Twist would feel for the 350 million tonnes of toxic chemicals still sitting inside the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal.

As many as 41 of the 49 samples collected by the Haryana Pollution Control Board from industrial establishments in Gurgaon were found to have exceeded permissible limits.

These included several government undertakings, including sewage treatment plants (STPs) maintained by the Gurgaon Municipal Corporation and Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), and the common effluent treatment plant (

As many as 115 plastic carry bag manufacturing units in various parts of the state were found violating norms during a surprise check by the officials of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) today.

JAMMU: J&K Social Forestry Department and WWF-India jointly launched green Jammu plantation campaign at SOS Children Village Chhnai Rama here today.

The launching function was attended by former PCCF J&K P P Sharma, former Chairman of State Pollution Control Board Dr C M Seth, Regional Director Social Forestry Ashwani Gupta, Vikram Gaur, Dr Shiv Dutt Sharma, A K Khajuria, secretary SOS Home, Sa

Chandigarh Punjab pollution control board (PPCB) has slapped notices on 54 government and private hospitals for violation of various norms for managing and handling bio-medical waste. Teams of the nodal agency conducted raids throughout the state and found that a large number of hospitals have been violating pollution control norms. KS Pannu, chairman of the Board told FE that

The Pollution Control Board, Assam, has asked the Guwahati Municipal Corporation to make the garbage collection and disposal system in the city more efficient.

In a letter to the civic body last week, the board described the initiatives as

Plan to use plastic as fuel in high temperature cement kilns
The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) is planning to introduce the use of non-recyclable plastic waste as an alternate fuel in high temperature cement kilns with an aim to make cities plastic-free.

Board Chairman K.

Just a few weeks after clearing an USFDA inspection, Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals

Fifty-four hospitals were given show cause notices after they were found violating norms of bio-medical waste disposal last week, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) said on Sunday.

Jamshedpur, July 5: The forest department is trying to rope in public sector enterprises to conserve forestland and thus promote eco-tourism.

Sanjeev Kumar, the divisional forest officer (DFO) of Dhalbhum, today convened a meeting with representatives of Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (UCIL), Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL) and Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board to look into how the corporate