Brick kilns should form co-ops and try to adopt new technology
Brick kilns in India must form cooperatives to implement new technology and thus save themselves from the onslaught of rising prices of input material and also the environment.
Brick kilns in India must form cooperatives to implement new technology and thus save themselves from the onslaught of rising prices of input material and also the environment.
Dharamsala: A bag of cement costs more in Himachal Pradesh than Punjab despite the fact that a number of cement plants have come up in the state and their functioning is allegedly adversely affecting the natural resources of the state, besides causing pollution.
Punjab government has evolved a comprehensive programme costing more than Rs 1 billion to cope with the increasing level of pollution on account of increasing trend of population, industrial development and vehicles in the province.
Ludhiana: Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has included names of four members from the industry in the high-level committee constituted for fixing norms at inlet and outlet of common effluent treatment plants to be set up in Ludhiana.
Jalandhar: The Associate Director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Dr JV Yakhmi, has said that there should be no worry in any quarter as far as the safety of nuclear power plants (NPPs) is concerned. He was speaking at a seminar on nanotechnology. He said new NPP technology was the safest. He claimed that India was one of the leading countries in the NPP technology.
The pollution level in 10 major industrial hubs in the country, including Ludhiana in Punjab, Ghaziabad and Singrauli in Uttar Pradesh and Bhiwadi in Rajasthan, have reached a
Rise in pollution levels, dying natural habitats and threat of poaching have led to a decrease in the number of migratory birds at the Harike wetland. Spread over 100 square kilometres, the wetland attracts lakhs of birds from Central Asia and trans-Russian region every year.
The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has initiated strict action against half a dozen dyeing industrial units in Ludhiana, which are violating pollution control norms by burning municipal solid waste (MSW) and other unauthorised fuels. PPCB Member Secretary Dr Babu Ram said that on a tip-off, the team of PPCB officers conducted surprise checks of dyeing units situated along the Tajpur Road .
The 88 industrial clusters identified by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will be re-verified for the amount of pollution they generate, on the basis of which they will be re-rated.
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The Environment Ministry has lifted its January-2010 moratorium on environmental clearance for new projects and expansion in eight critically polluted areas, including Ludhiana in Punjab. Based on recommendations received from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the moratorium has been lifted in Ludhiana (Punjab), Varanasi-Mirzapur (UP), Agra (UP), Bhavnagar (Gujarat), Cuddalore (Tamil
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Tests sponsored by a voluntary group caring for special children in south-western Punjab have shown toxic levels of uranium in samples of hair taken from 149 children, all under the age of 13 years.
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More than two years after these were purchased by the Municipal Corporation (MC), the mechanised road sweeping machines continue to be money guzzlers. While the utility of these machines purchased from Italy had been under scanner, it has come to light that Rs. 32.63 lakh has been paid in excess to the amount approved by the General House for the project. Besides, around Rs.
Having received criticism from various quarters about the use of paver blocks around the roots of trees, the Municipal Corporation (MC) is all set to get a survey conducted of the trees that have been affected. Thereafter, paver blocks will be removed from the roots of the trees. The survey would be done of the trees on the roads within the purview of the civic body.