Chhattisgarh green board to make access to emissions data more user-friendly
Last year, CSE had found that only 19 of 35 pollution control boards were displaying emissions data in the public domain
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 16, 2020)
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Govt's fast tracking of draft rules on antibiotic residues commendable
It will position India as a responsible nation tackling antimicrobial resistance, besides improving conditions in preventing the menace
Gaurav Gogoi to table bill for changing air pollution law
Congress MP said updating 1981 legislation concerning air pollution was need of the hour
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 12-16)
Namami Gange: 5 reasons why Ganga will not be clean by 2020
Even after 4 years and an allotment of Rs 22,000 crore, Modi’s flagship programme is far from being a success
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 2, 2020)
NGT makes polluters pay nearly double so far this year than whole of 2018
The environment watchdog slapped governments and corporates with penalties worth Rs 873 crore between January and March
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 19, 2020)
Has COVID-19 lockdown really helped Yamuna health in Delhi?
Domestic sewage comprises 80% of pollution load and continues to get discharged into the river
Implementation of this efficient pollution monitoring system caught in delays
Continuous Emission Monitoring System is a set of equipment that monitors and sends emission data to pollution control agencies every 15 minutes
Punjab extends time for brick kiln conversion to September
Those operating kilns with older technology still have to pay a fine depending upon the capacity of kiln under the polluter pay principle
Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (Feb 15-22)
74% brick kilns in Delhi-NCR have not shifted to cleaner technology
Two-thirds of brick kilns in Delhi-NCR are unlikely to meet the deadline to upgrade to a cleaner firing technology
Brick kilns shifting to cleaner technology, but progress is slow
An order by the Central Pollution Control Board in June asked brick kilns across India to shift to a cleaner and more efficient “induced …
The man who upheld our right to breathe time and again
Outgoing Chief Justice T S Thakur’s statements show his concern over the deteriorating air quality in the national capital
10 years on, Supreme Court order on firecracker composition gathers dust
Authorities have released composition-based guidelines for only four of 40 categories of fireworks
Too hot to handle
India has tightened guidelines for storage of toxic industrial waste. But is it enough?
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 2, 2022)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 15, 2022)
Lockdown 2.0 vs lockdown 3.0: NO2 levels spike in Delhi
A change in 24-hour average between the two weeks showed that the overall weekly average level increased by 19%
Stubble burning forces Delhi to breathe ‘poor’ air
Air quality in Capital touches 280 and three areas respire ‘very poor’ quality air, according to CPCB and SAFAR data
Why is there no serious discussion on NOx control in the power sector?
Industry has peddled straw man arguments about primary control technology being not competent enough to control power plant emissions
Visible improvement in Delhi’s air quality, long way to go to achieve clean air: EPCA
EPCA’s report card says that the Delhi-NCR region must not lose the momentum in this fight to breathe clean air
Enforcing e-waste rules a challenge
Loopholes in the rules make it difficult to regulate informal sector dealing in e-waste and bulk consumers of electronic goods