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Cabinet approves agreement between India, Finland on environment protectionBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 12, 2018
The government on Wednesday approved an agreement between India and Finland on cooperation in environment protection in both the countries. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , environment protection , France , India , waste management , water pollution |
HC directs action on drains emptying untreated waste in GangaBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 5, 2018
The High Court of Uttarakhand has directed that 65 drains emptying untreated waste in to the Ganga river should either be stopped or diverted. The court has also directed that the treatment of... Read more.. Subject Tags: Ganga , Ganga Action Plan , High Court , India , untreated wastewater , water pollution |
NGT orders FIR against 124 polluting industries in west UPBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 9, 2018
In a strong-worded order on Wednesday, the National Green Tribunal directed the state pollution control board to register an FIR against 124 industrial units... Read more.. Subject Tags: environment , National Green Tribunal (NGT) , waste management , waste treatment , water pollution |
As NGT serves closure notice to 119 factories of West UP for causing water pollution, MSMEs ask for time & solutionBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 1, 2018
As the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT’s) deadline to shut down as many as 119 industries in western Uttar Pradesh has arrived, the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are at distress.... Read more.. Subject Tags: waste management , water pollution |
NGT slams Ganga Mission for failure to file compliance reportBy : sustainabilityo..., May 16, 2018
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday rapped the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) for not filing a compliance report on the steps taken by the Centre and the UP and Uttarakhand... Read more.. |
List steps to control river pollution, High Court tells Maharashtra govtBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 25, 2018
The Bombay high court today asked the Maharashtra government to apprise it of the steps it proposes to take to curb pollution of rivers in the state. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: river pollution , water pollution |
Centre to set up a certification authority for calibration of pollution measuring instrumentsBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 13, 2018
Noting that the absence of standardised pollution-measuring instruments has sometimes led to inaccurate air and water pollution data, the Centre has decided to set up a certification authority... Read more.. |
Identify and address sources of pollution in Yamuna: NGTBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 27, 2018
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi and Haryana governments to identify and address the sources of pollution in river Yamuna. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim ordered Central... Read more.. |
India, UK announce joint research projects spanning water pollution remediation, energy efficiency in buildings and biotechnologyBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 2, 2017
India and the UK on Wednesday announced several new joint research projects spanning water pollution remediation, energy efficiency in buildings and biotechnology-led efforts to increase farm... Read more.. |
Panel studies draft bill on Ganga pollutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 15, 2017
Stepping up its efforts to finalise details of the proposed law on Ganga, a government's expert panel on Tuesday deliberated on finer points of the draft National River ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Ganga clean-up , water pollution |