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NGT rebukes GDA over dumping of waste in HindonBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 30, 2016
National Green Tribunal today took Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) to task over indiscriminate dumping of municipal solid waste and garbage on the banks of river Hindon and said the civic... Read more.. |
Haryana to set up centre for research on Saraswati riverBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 30, 2016
The Haryana government approved Rs 20 lakh to set up a centre for research on Saraswati river in Kurukshetra University. ... Read more.. |
Beijing's latest answer to pollution: The smog free towerBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 30, 2016
In a city where smog routinely blankets the streets, a Dutch artist has offered an eccentric solution: a 6-meter (20-foot) metal structure that takes in smog and expels cleaner air.... Read more.. |
Himachal officials summoned over industrial pollutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 29, 2016
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday directed the Pollution Control Board Chief to be in the court during the next hearing of the case related to rising pollution in the industrial town... Read more.. |
Corp admits to polluting river, groundwater in BrahmapuramBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 29, 2016
In a major revelation, the corporation had stated that the leachate from the solid waste treatment plant at Brahmapuram had been contaminating the Kadambrayar River as well the groundwater... Read more.. |
Continuous pollution monitoring initiative loses momentumBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 28, 2016
The inadequacy of existing mechanisms to monitor, control and report pollution gives a leeway to most industries in India. They falsely show compliance to emission norms and get away with under-... Read more.. |
Environment status report 2016: Corporators urge actionBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 27, 2016
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) general body Monday approved the Environment Status Report (ESR) for 2016 with corporators urging the civic administration to work towards increasing the... Read more.. Subject Tags: environment performance index , pollution |
‘Industrial units contaminating Pissurlem fields’ in Keri, GoaBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 26, 2016
A Pissurlem resident, on Saturday, filed a complaint at the office of the deputy collector of Bicholim against continued discharge of water contaminated with industrial waste into the nullah (... Read more.. |
Indian Govt Makes Real World Emission Testing MandatoryBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 21, 2016
As a part of the crackdown against the increasing menace of pollution in India, the government has now made it mandatory to randomly test at least half of the cars produced from a manufacturer’s... Read more.. |
Indian government plans to phase out aged coal-based plantsBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 21, 2016
The Indian government is planning to phase out coal-based power plants that are more than 25 years old and are inefficient in order to reduce carbon emissions, a Central Electricity Authority (... Read more.. |