Idol immersion may have contaminated Delhi water
October 11th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) There is a strong possibility that Delhi's potable water has got contaminated with toxic dyes after the immersion of idols on Durga Puja last week ... Read more...
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Tearful farewell to Durga, 600 idols immersed in Yamuna
October 6th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The drum beats and the dancing peaked and the tears flowed freely. Thousands of Bengalis and others in the capital bid an emotional farewell to ... Read more...
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Goa water unsafe for bathing and fishing
June 30th, 2011 - 10:35 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 30 (IANS) Here's a note of caution for all those tourists who head to Goa annually for a bit of sun and a splash in the sea - ... Read more...
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Moratorium on polluting industrial projects extended
April 28th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The environment ministry Thursday extended the moratorium on developmental projects in 23 critically polluting industrial clusters.The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had identified 43 industrial ... Read more...
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Freeze on setting up factories in Faridabad, Panipat lifted
April 10th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 10 (IANS) The Central Pollution Control Board and the ministry of environment and forests have lifted the moratorium on setting up of new industries in Faridabad and Panipat ... Read more...
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Allahabad farmers take out rally to spread river pollution awareness
April 2nd, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by ANI
Agra, Apr 2(ANI): Farmers of Allahabad, who are carrying out a rally to spread awareness about increasing pollution in River Yamuna, reached Agra on Saturday.The rally will culminate in the national capital."We ... Read more...
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Hundreds of sadhus march to Delhi for clean Yamuna
April 2nd, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, April 2 (IANS) Hundreds of sadhus, on a march to demand release of water into the drying and polluted Yamuna and cleaning of the river, left for the ... Read more...
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PETA’s ‘open offer’ to model who wants to bare all
April 1st, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Friday made an 'open offer' to model Poonam Pandey - who has expressed her intention to bare all ... Read more...
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Jairam visits energy plant in Delhi after protests
March 31st, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Thursday visited an under-construction waste-to-energy plant in Okhla area of south Delhi following protests by some residents that the project will ... Read more...
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Cleaning Yamuna to miss 2015 target: Jairam
March 27th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Even as Delhi misses one deadline after another for treating sewage entering the Yamuna, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Sunday the treatment of all sewage ... Read more...
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Ramesh to meet CMs of Haryana, Delhi to check river Yamuna pollution
March 27th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 27 (ANI): Expressing concern over the growing pollution, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said that he would hold a joint meeting with the ... Read more...
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Noise monitoring network launched
March 24th, 2011 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Delhi and six other cities in the country will now have real-time ambient noise monitoring stations as a national network for mapping noise pollution was ... Read more...
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MOEF gets Rs. 200 crores under bioremediation for first time
March 23rd, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 23 (ANI): Informing about special allocation of Rs. 200 crore under environmental remediation for the ministry in this year's Budget, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh ... Read more...
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No more passing the buck: Jairam to Delhi, Haryana on Yamuna issue
March 23rd, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANA) Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Wednesday asked the Delhi and Haryana governments to stop passing the buck on the Yamuna, saying both of them should ... Read more...
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Water shortage to again hit parts of Delhi
March 1st, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) People in several parts of Delhi might again have to grapple with water shortages as two major treatment plants are likely to be shut down and supplies ... Read more...
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Movement to save the Yamuna gains momentum (Lead)
March 1st, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra/Gokul, March 1 (IANS) A movement launched by the ascetics and Sri Krishna devotees of the Braj Mandal to save the Yamuna river from pollution is now gaining momentum. ... Read more...
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CPCB told to file report on level of pollution in river Yamuna
February 28th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to file a report on the level of pollution in the river Yamuna within two ... Read more...
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More detailed pollution check ordered at Tuticorin plant
February 25th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday asked the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) to carry out a "more detailed inspection" of the pollution allegedly being caused by a ... Read more...
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Moratorium lifted in 8 industrial clusters
February 16th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The union environment ministry Wednesday lifted the moratorium on developmental projects in eight critically polluted industrial clusters.According to a ministry statement the moratorium was lifted for projects ... Read more...
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Delhi’s parched areas to receive water by Wednesday
February 15th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) A day after taps went dry in parts of the capital, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Tuesday said that water supply will resume only by Wednesday morning ... Read more...
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Soon, protein supplements from slaughterhouse waste
January 4th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) India will soon bring a legislation to allow extraction of nutritional ingredients from slaughterhouse waste, which will then be sold in the market as protein supplements, the ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh under hazardous wastes threat
December 25th, 2010 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Shahnawaz Akhtar
Bhopal, Dec 25 (IANS) If you think Union Carbide is the only hub of hazardous wastes in Madhya Pradesh, you are in for a shock. There are seven other sites ... Read more...
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Pollution at ‘unhealthy levels’ in Delhi, says CSE (Lead)
December 13th, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Pollution is rising to "unhealthy levels" in the Indian capital, and this can cause several health problems, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said Monday.The levels ... Read more...
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Pollution levels rise in capital
December 13th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Pollution level is rising in Delhi, with particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen dioxide reaching unhealthy levels, a Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) report said Monday. According ... Read more...
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1,395 industries discharging effluents into rivers
November 24th, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) There are 1,395 industries across the country discharging effluents into rivers, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Wednesday."Out of the 1,395 identified industries, 950 are operating effluent ... Read more...
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ISRO’s help sought for preparing environmental database
October 27th, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) The Central Pollution Control Board Wednesday asked the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to help in preparing an integrated environmental database using the Geographical Information System ... Read more...
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Moratorium extended on critically polluted industrial clusters (Lead)
October 26th, 2010 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) The environment ministry Tuesday announced that it will extend the moratorium on developmental projects in critically polluted industrial clusters till March next year.The Central Pollution Control Board ... Read more...
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Moratorium extended on critically polluted industrial clusters
October 26th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) The environment ministry Tuesday announced that it will extend the moratorium on developmental projects in critically polluted industrial clusters, including Tarapur, Vapi and Coimbatore, till March next ... Read more...
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160 noise monitoring stations in India by next year
October 24th, 2010 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) The government's pollution control watchdog wants to set up 160 noise monitoring stations across the country by the end of next year to keep track of sound ... Read more...
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Air quality forecast system in Delhi
October 22nd, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Now you can come to know about air quality in the national capital for the next two days with an air quality forecasting system available here.With technical ... Read more...
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Four industrial units closed for polluting Ganga
October 13th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Wednesday issued closure notice to four industrial units in Uttar Pradesh for discharging effluents directly into the river Ganga.The pollution ... Read more...
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Hyderabad’s rising air pollution causing concern
October 7th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 7 (IANS) The level of pollutants in the air in Hyderabad are on the rise, posing threat to the health of people in the hi-tech southern city, said a ... Read more...
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Notices issued to tanneries for polluting River Ganges
September 17th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by ANI
By Dilip MishraKanpur, Sep. 17 (ANI): The Pollution Control Board in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur city issued notices to six tanneries for discharging industrial waste into the River Ganges.Radheshyam, the area officer ... Read more...
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Ganga pollution: Regulator gets more teeth
September 1st, 2010 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) can now directly issue showcause or closure notices to industries polluting the river Ganga in Uttar Pradesh, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh ... Read more...
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Moratorium extended on projects in polluted clusters
August 31st, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The environment ministry Tuesday announced that it will extend the moratorium on developmental projects in critically polluted industrial clusters till Oct 31.
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said that ... Read more...
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