Source:-https://www.outlookindia.com New Delhi, Dec 8 (PTI) The National Green Tribunal has directed the Rajasthan government to deposit a fine of Rs 20 crore within a month for not performing its function properly to control pollution in the Bandi river by local textile industries.A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice A K Goel also formed a
Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of the report ‘A Cooum in the making in Karur?’ published in TNIE about pollution of the Amaravathi river, and directed District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) in Karur to conduct an inspection and file a report. The report, published on
Source:-https://www.outlookindia.com Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar (CSK) Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University has come up with a solution to stubble burning — turn it into cattle fodder. Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana becomes the biggest source of air pollution in Delhi-NCR every year in winter whose impact can be seen in the lower hills of Himachal Pradesh.
Source:-https://pledgetimes.com In Delhi-NCR these days the haze has once again sparked debate about all kinds of pollution. In the midst of the day-to-day pollution taking place in the capital and surrounding areas, the process of stubble burning in Punjab is still going on and the farmers here are busy pouring water on the Delhi government’s
Source – hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court temporarily halted the cutting of trees in Mumbai’s Aarey Milk colony on Monday and asked the state government to maintain status quo in one of the city’s few green belts that has been at the centre of a controversy over alleged ecological damage to pave the way for Mumbai
Source: newindianexpress.com BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Monday warned the state and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on their poor management of construction waste. It said that it may order a halt to granting permission for fresh constructions across the city due to huge amount of solid waste generated from illegal dumping and
Source: hindustantimes.com Roughly 60% Jharkhand’s bio-medical wastes generated from hospitals, nursing homes and clinics across the state go untreated in absence of proper disposal facilities, according to pollution officials and environmentalists. The state has around 5,500 hospitals, nursing homes and clinics but only two common bio-medical waste incineration facilities are functioning, officials at the Jharkhand
Source- indianexpress.com The level of pollutants in Kolkata has surpassed the level of particulate matter in New Delhi, which is globally infamous for its air pollution. In the past 72 hours, the air quality index (AQI) in the City of Joy has dipped to “very poor” category, crossing levels registered in the national capital, making it
Source – hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court on Monday refused to lift a ban on the use of petcoke – a highly polluting fuel – at industrial units across Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana. The apex court had prohibited the use of petcoke from November 1, following which industry groups petitioned for a review on the grounds
