Vandana Kamath, Bangalore, Dec 28, DHNS:

If you don't know where to dispose your old television, refrigerators or any other electronic equipment that doesn't work and is lying dusty in the corner of your house, here

...gets clearance for beaching

The Odisha State Human Rights Commission (OSHRC) has sought a report from the Dhenkanal Collector regarding pollution by Divyajyoti Chemicals Private Limited at Kanakhai village in Bhuban block of Dhenkanal district, engaged in manufacturing of chromic acid (sodium dichromate).

Radhakrishnan Kuttoor

PAMPA: An eight-member people

PRASHANT PANDEY

The campaign against polythene bags in the capital has so far largely been a Delhi government initiative. Now, the MCD has shown interest in taking up the campaign in a proactive way. It hopes to use the massive jurisdictional advantage it has, as it covers more than 95 per cent of the capital, to good effect.

S.S. NEGI

Disapproving the interim order of the Andhra Pradesh high court permitting Obulapuram Company Ltd (OCL) of the powerful Reddy brothers to carry on mining activities in an area 40 metres towards the Karnataka border in Obulapuram area, the Supreme Court on Thursday halted the entire operation till further hearing on January 4.

Suresh nikhar | Bermo

Residents within the Administration of the civil sub-divisional officer Tenughat have demanded immediate steps to control pollution caused by loading, unloding of coal, coal dust and other minirals.

Radhakrishnan Kuttoor

PATHANAMTHITTA: District Collector T.T. Antony has banned chemical treatment of the water in the Njunangar stream, a tributary of the Pampa, under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Greeshma Gopal Giri | ENS Chennai, December 9

HUGE chimneys emitting dark fumes mark the skyline of north Chennai. Dusty roads, and heavy traffic are other features of this region, which has seen rapid industrialisation, and is developing into the most polluted part of the city.

Mumbai Even as the state takes stock of the new stringent ambient air quality standards that the Centre announced recently, levels of respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) and nitrogen oxide levels have been soaring in Mumbai since 2005 due to vehicular traffic, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) officials said.