Environment

Admin cracks down on polluting industries

AGRA: A week after the Supreme Court reprimanded the UP government for the damage caused to the Taj Mahal due to high levels of pollution, the Agra administration on Wednesday sealed nine furnaces

Publication Date: 
19/07/2018
Times Of India (Agra)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Agra (T), Industrial Pollution, Taj Mahal, Environment Act 1986, Air Pollution, River Pollution, Environment
Environment

Pulled up by SC, govt forms panel to tackle industrial pollution near Taj Mahal

The government has formed a committee comprising officials of the environment ministry, experts from NEERI, IITs and various other forums to look into the issue of industrial pollution around the i

Publication Date: 
17/07/2018
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Taj Mahal, National Envirnmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Hazardous Industry, Archaeological Survey Of India (ASI), Environmental Security, Environment
Environment

UP governor pass ordinance for banning plastic below 50 microns

Uttar Pradesh governor Ram Naik on Sunday promulgated the ordinance ``UP plastic and other bio degradable (regulation of use and disposal) (Amendment) Ordinance 2018 banning the use of plastic in t

Publication Date: 
16/07/2018
Pioneer (Lucknow)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Plastics, Non-Biodegradable Waste, Compensation, Rivers, Afforestation, Environmental Security, Environment
Water Pollution

Seal all hand pumps drawing mercury-laced water: NGT to UP

Meerut: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to seal all the hand pumps and bore wells which are drawing water contaminated with mercury in six districts of w

Publication Date: 
13/07/2018
Times Of India (Meerut)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Groundwater Pollution, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Mercury, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Water Pollution
Environment

Agra industrialists to present their side in ongoing Taj case in SC

AGRA: A day after the Supreme Court slammed the Centre and the UP government for their apathy to preserve and restore the pristine beauty of the Taj Mahal, National Chamber of Industries and Commer

Publication Date: 
13/07/2018
Times Of India (Agra)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Taj Mahal, Industrial Pollution, Supreme Court, Air Pollution Control, Environment
Environment

NGT issues notice to ISKCON on plea against 70-storey temple at Mathura

A plea seeking a stay on the construction of a 70-storey temple in Mathura by ISKCON led the National Green Tribunal today to seek response from the religious society and the Central Ground Water A

Publication Date: 
13/07/2018
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Mathura (D), Religious Places, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environmental Security, Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA), Yamuna, Environment
Environment

UP govt to submit draft plan for Taj preservation before July 21

Agra: Stung by the Supreme Court’s remark to “either restore the pristine beauty of the Taj or demolish it”, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to submit a draft vision document on restoratio

Publication Date: 
12/07/2018
Times Of India (Agra)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Taj Mahal, National Envirnmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Supreme Court, Environmentalists, Archaeological Survey Of India (ASI), Tourism, Environmental Security, Environment
Environment

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding preservation of the Taj Mahal from environmental degradation, 11/07/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/07/2018 regarding preservation of the Taj Mahal from environmental degradation.

Supreme Court asks for a detailed list of industries within the Taj Trapezium Zone from the Chairman of the Taj Trapezium Zone Authority. The Court notes that no pro-active steps are being taken to preserve the Taj Mahal and meetings are being held without any concrete decisions. We propose to hear the matter on day-to-day basis before Taj Mahal is further damaged.

Judgement Date: 
11/07/2018
Tags:
Taj Mahal, Supreme Court, Government Of India (GOI), Industrial Pollution, Air Pollution, Uttar Pradesh, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Energy

Off target: status of thermal power stations in Delhi NCR

Coal has about 57 per cent share (around 197 GW) in the total installed capacity in India; but nearly 70 per cent of electricity (977 TWh, 2017- 18) in the country still comes from coal power plants.

Publication Date: 
05/07/2018
Priyavrat Bhati, Rohit Pathania, Pranav Phadke, Randhir Kr. Gupta, Soundaram Ramanathan
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Tags:
Coal, Thermal Power Plants, Industrial Pollution, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
Air Pollution

MAKEOVER: Conversion of brick kilns in Delhi-NCR to a cleaner technology - a status report

The Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) has been in the grip of severe air pollution. The crisis is not confined just to the National Capital Territory (NCT) but affects all the 22 districts of the NCR.

Publication Date: 
05/07/2018
Rahul Kumar, Nivit Kumar Yadav
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Tags:
Bricks, Industrial Pollution, Air Pollution, Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan

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