Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
THE National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML) and Tata Korf have jointly developed a clean technology blast furnace at Agra that would lower the sulphur dioxide (so2) emissions and fine dust from the hundreds of foundries around the Taj Mahal. The laboratory has developed the technology and transferred to Tata Korf, which …
The Supreme Court (SC) has banned plying of all 15-year-old motor commercial vehicles including buses, taxis and auto-rickshaws in the National Capital Territory (NCR) from October 2 this year. The SC has expressed concern and distress at the apathy of the authorities concerned in implementing various directions issued by it …
There has been an alarming rise in noise pollution in most Indian cities. This can be attributed to the increase in number of vehicles, urbanisation and industrialisation. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), New Delhi, has set standards for ambient noise levels in residential, commercial and industrial areas and in …
Twenty-eight imams of Calcutta recently refused to appear before the high court for the third consecutive time in the case against use of microphones during the call for prayers. The issue is already snowballing into a big controversy. Justice B P Banerjee of the Calcutta high court, said, "Some political …
Standard Fruit Company, Costa Rica's biggest banana producer, has made history by becoming the first food-growing company in the world to receive the "green seal" of the prestigious International Standards Organisation (ISO). The ISO 14001 certificate is given in recognition of exemplary environmental management and worker safety standards. Unfortunately, the …
the Union government has shut down 125 highly polluting industries across the country while forcing 1,261 such units to install the pollution control facilities, according to a report. The ministry of environment and forests has identified about 1,551 large and medium industries in the 17 categories of highly polluting industries. …
oil sans cholesterol: A Chinese farmer has developed a technique that can help produce cholesterol-free edible oil from tea seeds. Fang Shunzhong of the Jinhua city, said that 14 kilogramme (kg) of high-quality oil of a transparent yellow colour can be produced out of 100 kg of tea seeds. At …
japan' s largest carmakers, Toyota Motor Corp, has a team of 40 researchers working to come up with plant varieties that can absorb some of the toxic gases emitted by cars. This is Toyota's attempt at dealing with the looming threat of global warming. Toyota also hopes to establish its …
only a chain of ponds and water bodies remain where there once was a river. The Sonai river in the 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, has disappeared not due to natural changes but due to irresponsible developmental activities. The river had long lost its exuberance when local municipality filled …
on march 5, the Environmental Protection Agency ( epa ) of the us announced a plan for regulating large livestock farms just like any other waste producing industry. This would require farmers to obtain permits and have inspections at their farms. The release of manure into rivers and streams will …
a new technology has been developed to reduce vehicular pollution. Developed by researchers in the uk, it reduces the amount of pollutants in the exhaust fumes of automobiles. A report on the new technology in the British Commercial News , says that the level of pollutants after using the technique …
The Madras High Court has ordered that 100 dyeing and bleaching units in Tirupur be closed if they fail to make any progress in commissioning effluent treatment facilities by May 12, 1998. These units will have to obtain approval from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board once they meet the …
though India has a number of rules and regulations to protect the environment, they have not achieved their purpose. The growth of environmental laws is a reflection of the speed with which environmentalism has established itself as a potent political force. But many of the laws are either trivial or …
one of the pressing issues of this century is the ways and means to combat rampant pollution. Every country has formulated different policies to control the environmental damage. The book, Pollution Control in the South and North; A Comparative Assessment of Environmental Policy Approaches in India and the Netherlands, is …
Wastewater pollution from industries could now easily be monitored by using a new BODSEED technology. Researchers at the Centre for Biochemical Technology (CBT), New Delhi, have devised this technique that would replace the conventional method of using sewage as a marker for water pollution. Rita Kumar at the CBT, says …
Today environmental pollution has assumed serious proportions and become a big problem because the built-in balance has been disturbed by the industrialization and the philosophy of conquest of nature through exploration and exploitation of natural resources by man to the advantage of mankind. This report contains the Environmental status of …
closure of brick kilns ( bhattas ) in the north Indian states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh ( up ) by the Central Pollution Control Board ( cpcb ) due to poor environmental performance has generated a lot of unrest among kiln owners. On November 20, 1997, they held a …
Leaving a legacyYou may have decided that after your death who would be the owner of your money and goods. However, you might never have thought who would look after your Web site once you die. Some companies that offer Internet connections provide space to Web pages for their subscribers. …
at a a recently held workshop at the Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai, a consensus was reached to adopt an eco-label scheme for Indian leather in accordance with international standards. The workshop was sponsored by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization's ( unido 's) regional programme for pollution control in …
on an evening in April 1980, a series of explosions rocked the two-acre site in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where 40,000 drums of chemicals were stored. In no time, a savage fire with fierce colours lit up the sky over the New York metropolitan area. It took more than ten hours …
