Nainital High Court on Thursday stayed the order of the State Pollution Control Board (PCB) after hearing a petition, challenging the green body's order cancelling the no-objection certificate of 1724 industries, till further orders.
The capital witnessed a drop to the severe category for the first time this season due to poor dispersion of pollutants owing to weak winds, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 23 (ANI): Firecrackers have been banned in three districts of Madhya Pradesh - Gwalior, Singrauli and Katni - due to the poor Air Quality Index (AQI).
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): Emphasizing that the Central Government has taken various steps to tackle the issue of stubble burning, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Thursday presided over a workshop to kick start an initiative to tackle stu
New Delhi [India], October 4 (ANI/GPRC): Chakr Innovation becomes the first company in India to get the type approval certification from Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB'S) recommended lab for Retrofit Emission Control Device (Recd) to be installed on diesel generators.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 26 (ANI): A number of fish died in the Kothanur lake in Bengaluru due to the entry of sewage into the lake, said the Pollution Control Board.
Surat (Gujarat) [India], July 30 (ANI/PNN): Surat office of Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) and environmentalist known as Greenman Viral Desai's - Hearts at work foundation - signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under - Satyagraha against pollution and climate change- movement t
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): In yet another significant step to reduce the menace of plastic pollution, the Centre has issued guidelines to states asking them to ban the use of select single-use plastics effective from July 1, 2022.
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): The Central Pollution Control Board has undertaken comprehensive measures to give effect to India's commitment to ban identified single use plastic items by 30th June 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said on Saturday.