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Root out plastic bag less than 50 microns: National Green TribunalBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 10, 2019
The National Green Tribunal has asked Central Pollution Control Board to ensure that no plastic bag less than 50 microns of thickness be manufactured, stocked, sold and used across the country. The green court also asked CPCB to ensure that no unregistered plastic... Read more.. |
40% plastic waste littered on India's streets: Javadekar in Lok SabhaBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 25, 2019
As much as 40 per cent of plastic waste collected in India remains uncollected and littered on the streets, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar told the Lok Sabha on November 22, 2019. A whopping 25,940 tonnes per day of plastic waste is... Read more.. Subject Tags: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) , Ministry of Environment , plastic alternatives , plastic ban , plastic waste , pyrolysis |
Monitoring and farm incentives by Centre made air cleaner in Delhi: Prakash JavadekarBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 9, 2019
Saying that measures undertaken by the BJP-led central government had improved Delhi’s air quality, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar Monday listed a slew of measures — from a robust air quality monitoring network to steps for curbing... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , air quality , air quality monitoring , Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) , PM emissions |
"The economic basis for emissions trading is to ensure that the costs of reducing pollution are minimized" By : Sustainability ..., Jul 29, 2019
In conversation with Sustainability Outlook, Dr. Anant Sudarshan, South Asia Director of Energy Policy Institute of Chicago (EPIC), gives us insights on Surat’s pilot cap-and-trade program. EPIC has played a... Read more.. |
80% of 1.5 lakh metric tonne daily garbage remains exposed, untreatedBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 22, 2019
India is getting buried under mounds of garbage as the country has been generating more than 1.50 lakh metric tonne (MT) of solid waste every day. Worse - approximately 90 per cent (1,35,000 MT... Read more.. |
Delhi's air quality severe, CPCB convenes emergency meetingBy : Sustainability ..., May 10, 2019
Delhi's air quality deteriorated to 'severe' due to a dust storm in northwest India which led to a sudden spike in the pollution level in the national capital, the Centre-run SAFAR said. The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , air quality , air quality index (AQI) , Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) , Smart Cities |
Green ministry notice to Delhi's Okhla waste plant after protestsBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 22, 2019
The Union ministry of environment forest and climate change has issued a show-cause notice to the Okhla waste-to-energy plant for violation of the environmental clearance. ... Read more.. |
Delhi: Protest march against 'hazardous' waste-to-energy plantBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 25, 2019
A number of civil society organisations and city residents Saturday took out a march to protest the alleged failure of authorities to shut down a waste-to-energy plant in Okhla, saying toxic... Read more.. |
Central Pollution Control Board directs enforcement authorities to address pollution-related complaints within 24 hoursBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 18, 2018
The Central Pollution Control Board has sent notices to various enforcement authorities, directing them to address complaints on pollution-related activities within 24 hours of their receipt and... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) , enforcement , India , pollution |
Dust from unpaved roads, traffic congestion main local factors behind pollution in Delhi-NCRBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 18, 2018
Dust from unpaved roads, construction activities and traffic congestion are some of the main local factors causing the air quality of Delhi-NCR to deteriorate as reported by 41 inspection teams... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , air quality index , Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) , environment , India , pollution control |