Fatehabad DC orders pollution check

Following a spate of reports about prevalence of cancer in villages adjoining the Ghaggar, allegedly due to its polluted water, Fatehabad Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr Saket Kumar today asked the officials concerned to find a solution to the problem. Villagers from over six villages had recently apprised Dr Saket Kumar about the alarming trend during his visit to the Ghaggar near Chandpura. The DC had gone there to review flood-control measures in the area.

Jaipur: After the Supreme Court observation that the country “is sitting on a plastic waste bomb” and issued notices to Jaipur municipal commissioner and Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RS

PANAJI: The Goa state pollution control board has decided to crack the whip against manufacture and use of the poor quality plastic below 40 microns and threatened action against the violators of t

RANCHI: The state pollution control board on Friday made it clear that it would not tolerate any violation of environmental guidelines.

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed the Pollution Control Board (PCB) experts to inspect the Vilappilsala waste treatment plant once again and assess the state of affairs, including the fea

PANJIM: Replying to a calling attention motion raised by MLA Naresh Sawal about fear and anxiety in the minds of the people of Bicholim, that Bicholim River is getting polluted, Environment and For

The National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, on Tuesday granted an interim injunction restraining the Coimbatore Corporation from proceeding with the construction or other activities of a proposed

PANJIM: United Breweries and United Spirits – flagship companies of liquor baron Vijay Mallya, are under the scanner with the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) issuing show cause notices to them for allegedly discharging effluent into the Curti Ponda nullah.

The board also found that samples from the from the effluent and sewage treatment plants are not “meeting prescribed limits,” Minister for Environment and Forests Alina Saldanha told the legislative assembly on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that directed closure of Rathi Steel and Power’s stainless steel plant at Ghaziabd for failing to take steps to prevent and control pollution.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir while staying NGT’s order also issued a notice to the ministry of environment & forests, Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Central Pollution Control Board and Rajiv Narayan, the complainant who alleged that rapid development of industries in Ghaziabad had resulted in acute air and water pollution.

Nearly 200 million litres of domestic and industrial waste is discharged by Haryana into the Yamuna every day, a