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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Panel to monitor waste disposal at Bhopal gas tragedy site
July 7th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) A committee headed by Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh will monitor all activities relating to waste disposal, decontamination and remediation at the Bhopal gas tragedy site, officials said ... Read more...
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Noisy planes will not be allowed in Delhi, DGCA tells court
June 3rd, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Thursday said it will push for phase-out of old aircraft that create more noise, and assured the Delhi High Court ... Read more...
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‘Tough task for Delhi to clean air before CWG’
May 10th, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) All is not well on the pollution front ahead of the upcoming Commonwealth Games. An air quality assessment in the national capital released Monday found that pollution ... Read more...
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Union Carbide’s toxic waste to be incinerated
May 2nd, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 2 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) has given clearance to a private waste management company to dispose 346 tonnes of toxic waste of the now-defunct Union Carbide ... Read more...
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‘Trial air purifier cleans up to 97 per cent dust particles’
April 28th, 2010 - 1:51 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) An air purifier installed in the heart of the national capital in March has shown that the air had particles of uranium, lead and arsenic and that ... Read more...
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Separate rules for e-waste disposal by May 15: Ramesh
April 19th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The government will specify by May 15 a separate set of regulations for disposal of e-waste, parliament was informed Monday.
"Disposal of e-waste is becoming an increasingly ... Read more...
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Coming soon, a regulator for water and sanitation
April 8th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr.8 (ANI): After successes in sectors like telecom, petroleum, electricity, the Union Government is now planning to appoint a Regulator for water and sanitation sector also.This was disclosed by a ... Read more...
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Gujarat declared most polluted State in the country
March 22nd, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Ahmedabad, Mar 22 (ANI): The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has declared Gujarat as the most polluted State in the country.The conclusion has been based on the increasing levels of pollution ... Read more...
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar launches ‘Clean Yamuna’ campaign
March 16th, 2010 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar announced here Tuesday a seven-month long campaign to clean the Yamuna river and have a clean and green Delhi before the ... Read more...
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Yamuna severely polluted near Delhi’s Nizamuddin Bridge
March 7th, 2010 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The Yamuna river is severely polluted near Nizamuddin Bridge in Delhi, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said Saturday.
"The stretch of the river Yamuna between Nizamuddin Bridge ... Read more...
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Union Carbide’s waste disposal trial run a farce: Activists (Lead)
February 21st, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 21 (IANS) Despite the recent apex court Supreme Court directive to dispose of the hazardous waste lying in the defunct Union Carbide pesticide plant here by putting it through an ... Read more...
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Union Carbide’s waste disposal trial run a farce: Activists
February 21st, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 21 (IANS) Despite the recent Supreme Court directive to dispose of the hazardous waste lying in the now-defunct Union Carbide plant here by putting it through an incinerator in Madhya ... Read more...
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Yamuna cannot be cleaned before Games: Dikshit
February 17th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday said Yamuna river cannot be cleaned before the Commonwealth Games that are scheduled to take place Oct 3-14 in the national ... Read more...
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‘Life cycle analysis to be mandatory for environmental clearance’
February 9th, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) would make life cycle analysis (LCA) compulsory for environment clearance to projects within the next six months, its chief said here Tuesday.
"LCA ... Read more...
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Students, activists join hand to clean Yamuna River in Agra
February 7th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by ANI
By Brijesh Kumar SinghAgra, Feb.7 (ANI): Setting an example for society, hundreds of enthusiastic students and local residents joined hands in the city of Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday to ... Read more...
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to launch clean Yamuna campaign
February 4th, 2010 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Thursday announced a three-month campaign to clean river Yamuna.
The campaign -- 'My Yamuna, My Dilli' -- to be launched here Sunday, ... Read more...
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Mumbai highest e-waste producing city followed by Delhi
February 4th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Thursday said Mumbai topped the list of electronic waste producing cities in the country. Delhi was placed second in the list.
The ... Read more...
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‘Save Ganges’ campaign in Varanasi
February 1st, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Varanasi, Feb 1 (ANI): In an attempt to create mass awareness about the 'Save Ganga' campaign, residents of Varanasi organised a mini-marathon on Sunday.Thousands of people, including women, participated in the ... Read more...
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Ganga may cleanse sins but it also infects you
January 29th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Haridwar, Jan 29 (IANS) A dip in the Ganga here, especially during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela, may wash away your sins but leave you with skin diseases, stomach bugs ... Read more...
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No new factories in 43 critically polluted areas till August
January 15th, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The environment ministry has banned the setting up of new factories in 43 critically polluted areas of the country till August, by when the Central Pollution Control ... Read more...
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Civic agencies pulled up for shoddy work
December 21st, 2009 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Ahead of Commonwealth Games, the Delhi High Court Monday pulled up the civic agencies over poor sanitation in the capital.
Referring to a Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) ... Read more...
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Government moots assistance for paper industry
December 7th, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The government will extend the Technology Upgradation Fund (TUF) to the paper industry, according to a senior official in the Department of Industrial Promotion and Policy.
"We are ... Read more...
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Govt. announces Revised National Ambient Air Quality Standards
November 18th, 2009 - 10:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov. 18 (ANI): The Government on Wednesday announced the Revised National Ambient Air Quality Standards-2009, which provides a legal framework for control of air pollution and protection of public health ... Read more...
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India revises air quality norms after 15 years (Lead)
November 18th, 2009 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) With pollution levels rising across the country, India Wednesday revised the national ambient air quality standards after 15 years, bringing about uniform standards for residential and industrial ... Read more...
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India revises air quality standards after 15 years
November 18th, 2009 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) With pollution level rising across the country, India Wednesday revised the national ambient air quality standards after 15 years.
"We have notified the ambient air quality standards in ... Read more...
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Jaipur air poisoned by oil depot fire: Pollution board
November 9th, 2009 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Air pollution in and around Jaipur was far above maximum permissible limits when the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depot on the edge of the city was ablaze, ... Read more...
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Stinking urinals ahead of Games: court pulls up MCD
October 25th, 2009 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) "What do you want to show to the world?" an exasperated Delhi High Court asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) while expressing displeasure over the state ... Read more...
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Central team completes inspection of toxic ship Platinum II
October 21st, 2009 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Alang, Oct 21 (ANI): A three-member investigation team has completed inspection of the US ship Platinum II for toxic materials.The team led by SA Das, industrial advisor to steel Ministry, is ... Read more...
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