VW in $1.2b deal to compensate US dealers
Volkswagen AG has agreed to spend more than $1.2 billion to compensate its 650 US dealers for their losses from the German automaker's diesel emissions scandal, two sources briefed on the matter said on
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Sappu and Nayaband lake issues to be challenged in NGT
Goa bio-diversity board and Goa Pollution Control Board experts inspected the controversial Sappu Lake in Ambaulim and Cuncolim’s Nayaband Lake on Wednesday. They have collected water samples from both
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding handling of fly ash at two thermal power plants at Jhajjar, Haryana, 01/07/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vedprakash Vs State of Haryana dated 01/07/2019 regarding handling of the accumulated fly ash at the units of M/s NTPC Aravali Power Co. (P) Ltd.
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San Diego water contamination lawsuit revived by court
A federal appeals court has revived San Diego's $250 million groundwater contamination lawsuit against Kinder Morgan and other firms for alleged pollution of an aquifer and 166 acres of city land around
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No nod, 78 hotels in Mahipalpur shut
Around 78 hotels in Mahipalpur, near IGI airport, are facing closure for operating without permission from civic agencies as well as pollution watchdog Delhi Pollution Control Committee. The hotels, mostly
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NGT issues notice to State govt over pollution of Cauvery
The National Green Tribunal here has served notice to the Karnataka government on the issue related to Bengaluru’s sewage being let into its rivers and canals, including Cauvery. When the case came
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Haryana government to set up new treatment plant to clean Yamuna
The Haryana government on Thursday said it has decided to set up a new Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) and upgrade five existing ones at a cost of about Rs 28.74 crore during the current financial year in
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By 2020 no untreated sewage to be disposed in Ganga: Centre
The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has worked out a framework which envisages that no untreated sewage will be disposed in the river by 2020, the Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday. “As
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Smog returns, leaves Delhi-NCR gasping
After a brief respite, the national Capital again woke up to thick smog on Sunday, with the air quality index (AQI) clocking at 400 and shooting past the 'severe' category. The AQI in the morning stood
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Sewage still pours into Tapi downstream
SURAT: There is no improvement in the quality of water in Tapi river, despite several measures claimed to have been taken by Surat Municipal Corporation, experts say. SMC had in 2013 said there were
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India Spending $956 Million on Waste Plants Along Ganges
(Bloomberg) -- India is spending 59 billion rupees ($956 million) on sewage and waste treatment to begin cleaning its biggest and holiest waterway, the Ganges River. Of the 80 effluent treatment and water-monitoring
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State and federal governments agree to crack down on air pollution
Tougher standards on emissions and a national clean air agreement could help reduce healthcare costs by billions of dollars The federal and state governments have agreed to work together to improve
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Kejri 'promises' to shut Okhla waste plant
Residents of Okhla's Sukhdev Vihar are celebrating an imminent victory over a `polluting' waste-to-energy plant in their neighbourhood. Several of them led by an Aam Aadmi Party worker met chief minister
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NGT directs a panel to take groundwater samples, study recharge methodology
The National Green Tribunal has directed a committee to take groundwater samples and study the methodology of recharging it after a plea alleged that rainwater harvesting structures built by the municipal
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Learn from China: NGT to Centre on curbing vehicular pollution
The National Green Tribunal today asked Centre to learn from China in curbing vehicular pollution in the Delhi-NCR, as it extended till July 13 the stay on its order banning plying of over 10-year-old
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Centre cites more studies to oppose ban
The Union transport ministry on Monday once again referred to a couple of scientific studies to back their argument that vehicles were not a major source of PM 2.5 emissions. The ministry had submitted
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Illegal hotel pipes remain despite removal order
Chairman of the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) Jose Manuel Noronha has decided to knock on the doors of the State administration for action as Cavelossim villagers cried foul over the non removal
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Protest rally to save Palar from pollution
Members of the Palar Protection Coordination Committee, Vellore and Tiruvannamalai districts took out a rally from Murugan Temple in Kagitha Pattarai to the Collectorate here and staged a demonstration
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Rs 5,000 fine on using pressure horns, removing silencers: NGT
The National Green Tribunal today cracked the whip on individuals causing noise pollution in the city and announced a fine of Rs 5,000 on those using pressure horns and removing silencers from their vehicles.
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Half of city ambulances may go off road post NGT order
About 50 per cent ambulances may go off the capital's roads following the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order for de-registration of diesel vehicles, leading to a crisis in the health system. According