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NGT seeks complete data on sewage discharged in Ganga

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 23, 2016

The National Green Tribunal today slammed Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) over the quantum of sewage discharged in Ganga from various towns of the state and directed it to submit...

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Sundarbans becomes no-pollution zone

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 23, 2016

 To ensure minimum damage to the ecosystem of the Sundarbans during this polling season, the district administration and political parties have decided to minimise the carbon footprint in the...

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18 Odisha State Industries Ignore CPCB Notice on Emission

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 9, 2016

As many as 18 highly polluting industries in the State have not responded to notices issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for installation of round-the-clock effluent and...

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Subject Tags: Industry , pollution

Govt to change law to act against polluting industries on the basis of online evidence

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 9, 2016

The Centre will make necessary changes in existing law to enable use of online data as legal evidence against polluting industries if such units violate permissible emission\effluent limits....

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Subject Tags: policy , pollution

Industries with zero-pollution load need not take green clearance

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 7, 2016

 More than 30 industries that have zero-pollution load have been exempted from taking environmental clearance even as the Centre on Saturday released a new four-colour classification scheme for...

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Subject Tags: industry news , pollution

90% polluting units are under 24X7 watch

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 25, 2016

About 2,800 or nearly 90 per cent of critically polluting industrial units have installed 24X7 monitoring devices to check pollution after the government took a firm stand that factories can...

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Subject Tags: policy , pollution

CPCB issues closure notice to Teva API India for failing to install online effluent monitoring system

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 3, 2016

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has directed Teva API India Ltd to close the plant operation with immediate effect for not complying with the notice of CPCB to install online effluent...

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Subject Tags: Industry , policy , pollution

Gujarat urges Centre to lift moratorium on critically polluted zones

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 29, 2015

Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Wednesday urged the Central Government to lift the moratorium on the three industrial clusters of Gujarat namely Ankleshwar, Vapi and Vatva.

"We request the Central government to resolve the issue of environmental moratorium on...

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Subject Tags: policy , pollution

NGT directs MPCB to take stern action against industries violating norms in Pimpri-Chinchwad and Talegaon belt

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 5, 2015

Industries located in the Pimpri-Chinchwad and Talegaon belt will have to pay a fine of Rs 5 lakh each if they are found discharging effluents and contaminating water of river Indrayani.

The National Green Tribunal bench in Pune has directed the Maharashtra Pollution...

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Subject Tags: policy , pollution

Odisha pollution board seals two units of JSL plant at Kalinganagar

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 17, 2014

Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) today sealed the Cold Rolling Mill (CRM) and Coke Oven units of one-million-tonne per annum (MTPA) steel plant of Jindal Stainless Ltd (JSL) at Kalinganagar industrial complex in Jajpur district on charges of repeated violations of...

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