CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court today directed the Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) to open the sulphuric feeding plant (SFP) of Paradeep Phosphates Limited (PPL), that had been sealed by the State agency on October 30 despite the former

Lucknow: Environmentalists are going to love it. UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) surveys have indicated that compared to last year, air and noise pollution levels in the state capital this Diwali plummeted drastically by 40 and 10 percent respectively.

Smog in the city and fog at the airport on Diwali made breathing by night and flying by morning hazardous.

Flight services at Calcutta airport were grounded on Wednesday morning as a fog blanket enveloped the runway, lowering visibility to 50 metres at 6.50am.

After imposing a ban on the use of plastic carry bags in the state, the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) has now asked different municipalities to have their own plastic recycling units. Moreover, airports, railways and shopping malls will have to make arrangements for collection of plastic wastes and send them to plastic recycling units.

PARADIP: The Orissa High Court has issued a stay order on the directive of State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) for closure of Paradeep Phosphates Ltd (PPL). Recently, the SPCB had slapped a closure notice on PPL for violating pollution control norms.

The Bombay High Court has cracked the whip on the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) in response to a writ petition filed by an NGO that bio-medical waste (BMW) was not being properly disposed off in the city.

people of Hebbagodi village in Anekal Taluk, Bangalore, are threatening to go on hunger strike if Biocon, a biotechnology firm, does not arrange for drinking water supply to the village. Underground water in Hebbagodi and five surrounding villages is contaminated and the residents allege it is primarily because of Biocon

Despite several measures undertaken by the state Government in the past to check illegal mining in Aravalis, the menace has continued to haunt the state.

Around 15 dead fish were found floating in the Sukhna waters on Monday morning, causing concern about the safety of aquatic life in the lake. Preliminary investigations have revealed that the fish could have died because of deposition of sand in their gills.

The dead fish were removed and their samples sent to the Department of Zoology, Panjab University, for tests. Water samples were also collected by the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee.