Team completes Blue Lady inspection
The expert team has completed inspection of the Blue Lady, anchored at Pipavav since its arrival in India on June 30. A 15-member team from GPCB, CPCB, National Institute of Occupational Health and
The expert team has completed inspection of the Blue Lady, anchored at Pipavav since its arrival in India on June 30. A 15-member team from GPCB, CPCB, National Institute of Occupational Health and
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/industry_0.jpg" style="width: 280px; height: 210px; margin: 14px; float: left;" />The Petitioners Resident Welfare Association of Sukhdev
A Central Pollution Control Board survey has revealed that there has been a substantial increase in the presence of Total Dissolved Solids, chloride, alkalinity and few other substances in ground water in the State, Vivek Trivedi reports The growing urbanisation and industrialisation is taking its toll on the environment mostly in urban settings and apart from other things, these factors are af
Ludhiana industry set to grow With the Central Pollution Control Board lifting a moratorium on new industries in Ludhiana, the industry in the city is set to flourish while giving a boost to the already existing units. The Punjab Pollution Control Board has started giving "No-Objection Certificates" from March and new industries are likely be set up from April.
New Delhi: In a span of just 15 days, Delhi was again forced to curtail water production at the Wazirabad and Chandrawal water treatment plants after level of ammonia in raw water went up substantially on Tuesday due to high levels of pollutants.
Jal Board blames Haryana industrial waste being pumped into the Yamuna For a second time in less than a month, two of the city's water treatment plants were forced to scale down production on account of high levels of ammonia in the Yamuna waters. On Tuesday the levels of ammonia rose sharply, making the water unfit for use.
The Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 notified by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, should be viewed by State governments and municipal authorities as a good blueprint for a much-needed civic clean-up. The Central Pollution Control Board estimates the consumption of plastic products in India to be of the order of eight million tonnes a year.
NEW DELHI: Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday spelt out the do's and don'ts for both Delhi and Haryana by asking them to ensure strict compliance of the prescribed norms against polluting the Yamuna. From suggestions to assistance, the Minister has offered both States a chance to clean up their act. Mr.
New Delhi: Minister of environment and forests Jairam Ramesh is expected to write to the chief ministers of Delhi and Haryana, asking them to take immediate action against those found polluting the Yamuna.
The following draft of certain rules, which the Central Government proposes to issue in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3, Section 6 and Section 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
Piloting an ETS will enable the Ministry of Environment & Forests to cap total pollution emissions in select areas and increase regulatory transparency and accountability. The pilot emissions trading scheme
Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh will chair a meeting with the Delhi and Haryana Chief Ministers next week to discuss outstanding issues between the two States over the Yamuna and related squabbles over who is guilty of polluting its waters. The Minister has also sought a status report from the Central Pollution Control Board on recent contamination of river waters by industrial effluen
The raw water quality available in India varies significantly, resulting in modifications to the conventional water treatment scheme consisting of aeration, chemical coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration and disinfection. The backwash water and sludge generation from water treatment plants are of environment concern in terms of disposal.
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Baldev Singh & Ors. Vs. State of Punjab & Ors. dated 30/10/2015 regarding ground water contamination in the State of Punjab.</p> <p>In
<p>In order to utilize the hazardous wastes generated in the cement industry the Central Pollution Control Board has come up with the draft guidelines dealing with the co-processing of distillery spent wash concentrate in the cement industry. Co-processing of wastes in cement kiln has emerged as an environment friendly alternative disposal method in the recent years.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has evolved guidelines to minimise the impact of ship-breaking activities on environment. Issued after a survey, the guidelines authorise the Customs
Based on the information received from State Pollution Control Boards/Committees, the estimated Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generation in the country is 143499 MT/day and only 38771 MT/day of waste is
Directions issued under Section 5 of EPA Act, 1986 regarding Treatment and Utilization of Sewage for Restoration of Water Quality of River to Metropolitan Cities and States/UT Capitals by Central Pollution
Board : The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has said old ships with a certain level of contamination be classified as hazardous and be put under the Basel Convention. The CPCB guideline would
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), in association with the National Accredition Board for Laboratories (NABL), organised a workshop on Lab accredition. This workshop was targeted at the