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Delhi government may ask Supreme Court to waive the environment compensation charge (ECC) for some timeBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 18, 2016
The Delhi government may move the Supreme Court seeking waiver of the environment compensation charge (ECC) on commercial vehicles entering the Capital in view of the cash crunch being... Read more.. |
Kerala Pollution Control Board (PCB) for further tests to detect air pollutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 18, 2016
The Kerala state pollution control board has asked the contractors engaged by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to stop all activities of hot mix plant set up for runway recarpeting works at... Read more.. Subject Tags: pollution , Urban Development |
Following Delhi’s pollution disaster, Maharashtra adopts policy to curb transport of fly ashBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 17, 2016
Delhi’s air pollution disaster a fortnight ago seems to have alerted the Maharashtra government into taking preventive measures at the earliest. On Tuesday, the state cabinet approved the State... Read more.. |
In New Delhi, rule enforced for entry of trucks to be allowed only after 12 midnight till January 31By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2016
Reviewing the pollution situation in the national Capital, Lt Governor Najeeb Jung today directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to loan space/pits to Delhi Traffic Police to temporarily... Read more.. Subject Tags: Urban Development , vehicular efficiency |
Kerala to get advanced air quality monitoring systemsBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 11, 2016
Kerala will get four new state-of-the-art real-time ambient air quality monitoring systems (AAQMS) by the end of this financial year. While Thiruvananthapuram has an AAQMS with less parameters,... Read more.. |
Delhi Government issues 170 challans for waste burningBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 11, 2016
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation on Thursday conducted surprise checks across its four zones to monitor open burning of waste and leaves and issued 170 challans to offenders.... Read more.. Subject Tags: solid waste management , Urban Development |
Mobile emission checking units to smoke out polluters in BengaluruBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 11, 2016
A dozen vehicles fitted with emission checking equipment will patrol the streets of Bengaluru to crack down on polluting vehicles as authorities are pulling up socks to ensure the IT capital does not go the New... Read more.. Subject Tags: pollution , Urban Development |
Over 31 factories get pollution control board notice in Bjinor, Uttar PradeshBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 10, 2016
The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has asked 31 factories in Bijnor and Amroha districts to stop discharging the industry waste into the tributaries of the Ganga River ahead of... Read more.. |
Indore Municipal Corporation, Indore to charge for waste collectionBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 10, 2016
The door-to-door garbage collection would not be a free service any more. The civic body would levy a charge of Rs 2 per day on residential units and Rs 3 per day on commercial establishments.... Read more.. |
Pune Cantonment Board set for exploring waste segregation in PuneBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 9, 2016
Faced with a mounting garbage disposal problem, the Pune Cantonment Board will trial a waste segregation system at source. The PCB had last attempted this 15 years ago. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Urban Development , waste segregation |