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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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‘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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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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‘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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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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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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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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