Follow Us on Google News Chennai, July 16 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department (WRD) has blamed Karnataka for the continued pollution of the Thenpennai (South Pennar) river, citing untreated sewage and industrial effluents flowing from Bengaluru into Tamil Nadu. The contamination is reportedly causing serious ecological damage and posing health risks in downstream … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) In a bid to boost the ease of doing business, the Delhi government has set a 20-day pollution clearance deadline for Green Category industries, Environment and Industries Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Monday. From August, all applications for Consent to Operate (CTO) by eligible … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Congress has launched an attack on the BJP-JD(U) government in Bihar, accusing it of large-scale corruption, rising crime, and failure to clean the Ganga River despite massive central funding. Addressing a press conference here on Friday, Sasaram MP Manoj Kumar said, “Whenever elections approach, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Saturday that the pollution situation in the city has started changing after hitting a nadir due to the “negligence” and “policy failures” of previous governments. In a post on X, CM Gupta said, “Delhi had become the most … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, June 5 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday raised alarm over the escalating menace of plastic pollution in the state. While addressing the World Environment Day celebration in Bhubaneswar, CM Majhi stated that the unbridled use of plastic poses a triple threat- climate change, loss of … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, June 5 (IANS) Over a week after the Liberia-flagged container vessel MSL ELSA 3 sank off the Kerala coast, spilling plastic nurdles and other pollutants into the Arabian Sea, a coastal pollution assessment has commenced along Tamil Nadu’s southern shoreline. The National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), under the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Reports of the CAG on air pollution and irregularities in liquor sales in the capital were discussed at a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Delhi Legislative Assembly on Thursday under the chairmanship of Committee Chief and MLA Ajay Mahawar. The meeting … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, May 15 (IANS) The State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Odisha, has flagged alarmingly high levels of pollution in the Jeera River, a tributary of the Mahanadi River. The SPCB, in its affidavit submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) also revealed that the water of the Jeera River is … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, May 13 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has issued a revised set of guidelines governing the establishment and expansion of stone crushers across the state. These new regulations introduce stringent restrictions aimed at safeguarding environmentally sensitive areas and reducing pollution. Under the updated rules, TNPCB will … Read more