Vedanta power plant closure: Odisha green board revokes orderThe SPCB had directed to temporary close three units of 135 MW each of the 1,215 MW power plant and two units of 600 MW each of the 2,400 M...
Bhajiawala family operated 56 bank accounts, says FIR"There are a total 56 bank accounts in the name of Bhajiawala, his family members and Bhajiawala Hindu undivided family," states the FIR.
CPCB received 241 complaints against industries in 3 yrs: GovernmentCPCB has forwarded the complaints to the respective State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) and zonal of...
Haridwar's Radisson Blu sealed for polluting GangaIn one of the first instances of action against pollution norms by the NGT, Radisson Blu, was sealed by a team of the SPCB for allegedly po...
Mining operations at Sukinda, Mahagiri resume:Indian Metals & FerroIndian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd today said the mining operations at its Sukinda and Mahagiri chromite mines have been restarted.
Data thrown up by India's air quality monitoring stations during diwali riddled with flawsIn Delhi, at about 10 pm, the “real time” air quality data on the website of the Central Pollution Control Board was anything but real time.
CPCB is working to develop its standard and monitoring methodology, says AB Akolkar, member-secretary, CPCB'To begin with, CPCB proposes to establish a linkage between local government and air quality data for the use of AQI.'
Sugar industry, some farmers can’t agree on Maharashtra price control boardMaharashtra co-operation minister Harshvardhan Patil announced the names of the non-official members of the SPCB on Monday.
- Supply natural gas to all tea factories in 'No Development Zone': APCB to Assam Gas
SPCB and other authorities are directed to ensure that no tea processing units having boiler using fossil fuel operates within NDZ.
- Aurobindo Pharma planning to challenge SPCB order
Aurobindo Pharma which has been served notice to shut down its facilities by Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board for allegedly violating...
- Vedanta Aluminium seeks waiver of public hearing in Lanjigarh project
Vedanta Aluminium Ltd has sought a level playing field by seeking a waiver on public hearings on grounds that they were conducted twice - i...
- Pollution Control Board allows RSP to resume operation
Four days after shutdown of two units at Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), Odisha's State Pollution Control Board has granted permission to opera...
- Union environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan slams Mayawati government for apathy towards rivers
The Congress' strategy of encircling the Mayawati govt saw Union minister Jayanthi Natarajan charging the Uttar Pradesh government.
- Closure notices on Rourkela Steel Plant
The Odisha state pollution control board on Monday slapped closure notices on the captive power and sinter units of Rourkela Steel Plant.
- World famous Chhangu lake getting polluted
The world famous Chhangu lake, located about 40 km from here on way to Nathu La and one of the prime tourist destinations, is getting pollu...
- Separate Water Act not required to convict violators: Parikh
A separate Water Act to check water pollution in states is not required as the existing Factories Act has enough provisions to nail the vio...
- Eco-friendly steel making in Rourkela
Rourkela Steel Plant is all set to go for massive expansion to raise production capacity from 2 million tonnes to 4.5 million tonnes of hot...