Not ready for any compromise with dyers
Stance conveyed to government Tirupur: Farmers living alongside River Noyyal, who faced the brunt of the indiscriminate effluent discharge from dyeing units, are firm on their decision that they would not be ready for any compromise with dyers other than ensuring of zero liquid discharge (ZLD).

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Inhaling air in the city can now cause cancer.

Putting the onus of re-cycling of electronic wastes (e-waste) on the producers, the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has for the first time notified e-waste management rules.

The e-waste (management and handling) Rules, 2011 would recognise the producers

Mysore: Intensified anti-plastic drive has dealt its first blow with Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), Mysore regional office ordering for the closure of a plastic cover manufacturing industry.

Mahadev Industries at Yadavagiri here has been ordered to shut shop, an official on condition of anonymity told Deccan Herald.

This follows a recent surprise raid on the factory, beside

Dust levels have gone up in mixed urban pockets
Bangalore: Residential and commercial areas are more polluted than industrial areas in the City, which has the highest levels of both air and noise pollution.

According to a study by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), dust levels with chemical and toxic emissions have gone up in mixed urban areas (which have both commercial and

The Bombay high court on Monday directed the environment department of the Maharashtra government, the state pollution control board, BMC and other authorities to file affidavits on the steps taken to control pollution during immersion of idols.Thecourtwashearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the NGO, Janhit Manch, and its convener Bhagwanji Raiyani.
The PIL filed in 2007 had so

The State government will make an announcement banning the manufacture and use of plastic bags with thickness less than 60 microns soon, said Vishwanath Shegaonkar, Secretary, Labour and Employment department, who is holding additional charge of Environment and Forests department.

Consultations with plastic bag manufacturers have already been held regarding this issue and alternative methods ha

Only four out of 16

The Odisha government on Saturday decided to close down the sponge iron plants failing to install electro-static precipitators (ESP) to stop pollution by end of June, said forest and environment minister Debi Prasad Mishra.
He said of the 107 sponge iron plants in the state, so far thirty percent of the units are creating pollution and have failed to replace their existing gas cleaning plants to

For the first time in the state, a unique step is being taken to check environmental pollution.