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EPCA submits report to SC on Punjab-Haryana stubble burning, writes to sta
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Supreme Court-mandated pollution watchdog Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) on Wednesday submitted its report to the apex court on Punjab-Haryana stubble burning.
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NGT pulls up Jharkhand PCB for environmental damage due to stone crusher i
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up the Jharkhand Pollution Control Board for damage to the environment due to operation of quarrying and crushing units in Rajmahal hills.
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EPCA writes to Chief Secretaries of Punjab, UP and Haryana to take action
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) wrote to the chief secretaries of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to take stock of the situation and take action after early burning of crop residue was brought to notice on Tuesday.
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CPCB can order environmental audit against Amazon, Flipkart, recover compe
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal has held that the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) can consider ordering environmental audit against the concerned entities -- Amazon, Flipkart and others -- and assess and recover compensation for violation of environm
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NGT directs Delhi govt, other agencies for enforcement of noise pollution
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 13 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Delhi government, Delhi Police, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to take further steps to ensure that the noise pollution norms are enforced at the ground lev
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Delhi HC directs DDA to deposit environmental compensation of Rs 50 lakh f
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 13 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to deposit an environmental compensation of Rs 50 lakh with the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for allegedly damaging stormwater drains on the Samalkha-Dwarka Road.
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Andhra government to hold special drives for inspection of industrial unit
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 4 (ANI): In the wake of recent accidents in different industries in Andhra Pradesh, the state government on Tuesday decided to organize special drives for inspection of industrial units in the state to check if they were following the prescribed environ
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SC warns IIT Bombay of contempt action for backing out of smog tower proje
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday warned Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay of contempt proceedings after learning that it has backed out of a court-ordered project to install smog tower to control air pollution in the national capital.
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NGT asks CPCB to ensure states, UTs ban use of petcoke, furnace oil
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to ensure that states and Union Territories (UTs) ban the use of petcoke and furnace oil as fuel to prevent damage to the environment and public health.
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NGT directs CPCB to lay down action plan to abate harmful impact of pestic
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to monitor and lay down action plan to minimise the harmful impact of pesticides on human health and soil.
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NGT slaps Rs 25 lakh fine on Noida Golf Course for illegal extraction of g
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of Rs 25 lakh on Noida Golf Course for allegedly illegally extracting groundwater through tube wells and using the same for horticulture.
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Assam: Pollution Control Board withdraws closure notice to OIL
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 23 (ANI): The Pollution Control Board, Assam, on Monday, has withdrawn the closure notice which directed Oil India Limited (OIL) to "close down" all production and drilling operations of all the installations of Baghjan oilfield in Tinsukia district.
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