How transparent are India’s pollution control boards? Here is CSE’s ranking

Odisha and Telangana top the list with the highest transparency; Andaman & Nicobar, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh ranked lowest

Crises plaguing state pollution control boards

Employees barely gain technical expertise in the working of SPCBs

India’s pollution control boards were weakened over the last 14 years, as environment ministry lacks roadmap

Several initiatives were taken since 1984 to strengthen the pollution control boards & committees but were not implemented

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Transparent monitoring: Maharashtra pollution control board begins sharing emissions data on public domain

Sharing of CEMS data by state pollution control boards & committees in the public domain was mandated by Supreme Court in 2017

EPCA draws roadmap for brick kilns in Delhi-NCR

Environmental body takes a number of decisions at workshop to discuss region’s brick kiln sector, which is a major cause of pollution

Only 9 pollution control bodies share details of public hearings online: CSE transparency index

Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Andaman & Nicobar, Puducherry, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu and Uttar Pradesh share no …

Pollution control certificate now mandatory for vehicle insurance renewal

With mandatory linking of annual vehicle insurance with valid PUC certificate the compliance level can improve

Needed: a spine for Delhi government

There are two sets of rules for polluters. The rich and the powerful can pollute without fear, but the poor have to bear the brunt of their …

New Year celebrations: Kolkata saw spike in most noise monitors at midnight among metros

Surge highest around a city hospital, air quality also worsened since January 1

Continuous pollution monitoring initiative needs momentum

Although the majority of the industries surveyed by CSE have installed real-time emission monitoring systems, no significant improvements are …

Chocks away for green plans

After years of controlling noise pollution, airports across the globe are now trying to curb water and air defilement

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Haryana’s draft norms on stone crushers is old wine in a new bottle

Most units in the state do not comply with existing guidelines, CSE report finds

Fighting air pollution in Delhi for 2 decades: A short but lethal history

From days of smoke-fileld ‘90s with no plan in place to the GRAP is quite some thing though there's still more to be done

Vehicle inspection programme needs an overhaul

The government needs to prioritise monitoring on-road emissions of new generation vehicles

Wasted e-waste

Electronic waste is a mine of precious metals, but poor regulations simplify its squandering away

Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (September 14-18, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week

Pollution control boards aren’t underfunded but investing their surplus into fixed deposits: Report

An amount of Rs 2,893 crore found to be invested in fixed deposits by 10 pollution regulators

Hand-holding must to make India’s jaggery units sustainable

Innovation in low-cost pollution-control technologies is needed for a cleaner and sustainable MSME sector in India

After SC order, CPCB uploads studies on impacts of pollution on health

A total of 13 studies, conducted since 2010, have been uploaded. Out of these, only four are on impacts of air pollution on health

What does Delhi Think about its Air Crisis?