Farmers and environmentalists have expressed anguish over the recent sanctioning of Rs.

Union Environment Ministry has asked the state government to take strict action against those industrial units that are polluting river Aami in Gorakhpur making groundwater in adjoining areas unfit

Chennai The Tamil Nadu government announced on Friday a R127.40-crore interest-free loan to 15 common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) situated at Tirupur to enable 700-odd dyeing units to attain

TNPCB snaps power supply as they fail to comply with zero discharge norms

Ever since the implementation of zero discharge norms failed leading to closure over the past month, dying unit owners in the district have put all their efforts at stake to tide over the crisis. Now, they are engaged in talks with the textile manufacturers and exporters.

Hawkins Cookers Ltd has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that it has got a stay from the Punjab and Haryana High Court against an order issued by the Punjab Pollution Control Board, which instruc

The state pollution control agency has been directed by the Bombay High Court to submit a report on the quality of water in the state’s rivers after a petition drew the court’s attention to reports

Raw industrial waste killing Yamuna, corroding sewer lines

Farmers in Ambur area complained of pollution of groundwater sources in the area on account of the indiscriminate discharge of effluents from the tanneries into the Palar river. An official of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board said that 50 per cent of the salt is recovered from the tannery effluents in the Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) in Thuthipet near Ambur.

Calcutta, Nov.