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Environment ministry seeks suggestions on global meets on hazardous waste, pollutants

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 12, 2017

The environment ministry has sought comments and suggestions from stakeholders on three important international meetings that start in less than a fortnight where subjects like transboundary...

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Maharashtra Pollution Control Board to serve closure notices to 12 MSMEs in Nashik; industry approaching board for treatment plant

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 7, 2017

Maharashtra Pollution Control Board is to issue closure notices to 12 MSMEs at Tigrania Road near Swaminarayan Bridge in Nashik.  

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Take action against polluting units in Ghaziabad: NGT to UPPCB

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 7, 2017

The National Green Tribunal has directed UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to initiate action against polluting industries in Ghaziabad and adjoining areas after a plea alleged that toxic...

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Subject Tags: industry news , NGT , pollution

Thermal plants must meet emission norms: Environment ministry

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 31, 2017

Sending a strong message to coal-based power plants across the country, the environment ministry has made it clear that it will neither dilute the emission norms for thermal power plants, as...

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Shut units polluting Ganga: Uttarakhand High Court

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 31, 2017

Uttarakhand high court on Thursday ordered the Uttarakhand Environment Protection & Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) to "close down all hotels, ashrams and industries which are polluting the...

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Supreme Court bans sale of non-BS IV vehicles from April 1

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 30, 2017

The Supreme Court banned the sale and registration of vehicles that don't meet the Bharat Stage-IV emission standards or higher from April 1, dealing a major blow on an industry that is sitting...

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Bhopal gas tragedy site has 336 tonnes of hazardous waste, says govt

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 29, 2017

Around 336 tonnes of hazardous waste is lying in the premises of Union Carbide India Limited, the site of the infamous 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, the government said on Tuesday....

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Global climate goals within 'feasible' reach: Survey

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 23, 2017

Led by cuts in coal-based power plants and thrust on renewable energy by India and China, the construction of such plants globally has witnessed a decline, indicating that global climate goals...

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Centre gives green violators 6 months to get clearances

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 17, 2017

The environment ministry has given a six-month window as a onetime opportunity to green violators for getting environmental clearance for their projects which have been running without obtaining...

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Canadian technology to rejuvenate Hussainsagar

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 17, 2017

Hussainsagar is polluted. And nothing is being done about it. However, with a Hyderbad-based company now coming forward with a Canadian technology to take up the challenge of cleaning the lake,...

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