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BS-VI rollout from 2020, says govt overruling auto firmsBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 19, 2016
The Union transport ministry will notify the introduction of BSVI emission norms for all vehicles from April 2020, overriding a demand from auto manufacturers to push its rollout by five years... Read more.. |
Ganga water has heavy metal, pesticide traces: CPCBBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 16, 2016
Water quality of river Ganga shows the presence of bacterial contamination besides traces of pollutants like heavy metals and pesticides, says the apex pollution monitoring body CPCB. ... Read more.. |
Toxins at Bandhwari waste treatment plant infect waterBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 16, 2016
The worst fears about a toxic discharge from the defunct Bandhwari waste treatment plant in the Aravalis poisoning the environment have come true. Water samples collected by the Haryana State... Read more.. |
Month on, agencies yet to file dust pollution report in HaryanaBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 13, 2016
Even a month after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) to compile and submit a report on steps being taken to control dust pollution, the... Read more.. |
National Green Tribunal hearing on Ganga pollution todayBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 12, 2016
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) will commence hearing on Ganga pollution from Friday. The... Read more.. |
NDMC sets up 5 e-waste collection centres in New DelhiBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 7, 2016
In a bid to prevent health risks resulting from exposure to electronic junk, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has set up five e-waste collection centres in its areas. It has also initiated... Read more.. |
NGT issues notices to UP government, pollution control boards over illegal industries in MathuraBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 7, 2016
A plea alleging that the apex pollution monitoring body was sleeping like “Kumbhakarna” over illegal industries operating at Mathura in Uttar Pradash has prompted the National Green Tribunal to... Read more.. |
Industry body urges minister to help solve MPCB issues in AurangabadBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 6, 2016
Chamber of Marathwada Industries and Agriculture (CMIA) has urged industries minister Subhash Desai to intervene in the matters involving industries and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (... Read more.. |
High concentration of harmful pollutants found in Firozabad: NEERIBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 5, 2016
A study by National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) to gauge pollution level in Firozabad which is a part of Taj Trapezium Zone has revealed that the level of harmful PM10... Read more.. |
Ready to remove untreated effluent near Hapur plant: Coca ColaBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 1, 2016
Beverages major Coca Cola has told the National Green Tribunal that its Hapur plant in Uttar Pradesh was ready to “lift and transfer” untreated effluent behind its unit, after a plea alleged... Read more.. |