air pollution
Complaining to the Centre for not completing the several process of environment clearance to the Adani Group’s Mundra Ports and the Special Economic Zone (MPSEZ) in Gujarat, the apex court gave the last chance to the MoEF to for completing the necessary and stated that the secretary and the director was personally responsible for all [...] Continue Reading »
Noida- In a latest innovation, the regional office of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) launched two new portable air pollution monitoring systems to keep a check on the air pollution levels by appropriate monitoring and analysing the samples from different locations of the city. In a sample test by the machines, the air quality in [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of Perumbavoor have demanded the closure of nearby plywood factories, as the factories allegedly polluting nearby areas. People have staged a hunger strike demanding the closure of these factories. There are around 800 plywood factories now in this area, an increase of 500 since it started. Most of these factories are situated near canals, [...] Continue Reading »
Do you know that rising construction activity and commercial establishments contribute in high pollution levels? No proper check has been done on pollution levels in Hyderabad city by the concerned authorities. Thousands of buildings are under construction spreading intolerable noise. Careless handling of building materials and lack of safety measures has been very annoying to [...] Continue Reading »
There is nothing new when we hear about instances of BBMP workers burning leaves and garbage on the street. A year ago, garbage was burnt in a public space near Bagur lake which had many residents furious. Despite all this, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has finally on the call and has taken an initiative [...] Continue Reading »
The increase in noise pollution has add on to the woes of residents in Surat. The powerloom and embroidery units are giving out lot of noise and air pollution. There seems to be no end to this as the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) say that at any cost they cannot touch the present units. However, [...] Continue Reading »
Recently Mumbai city municipal officials were blamed off for not collecting the waste at regular intervals, also segregation of waste were kept pending since months and this resulted in the untidy environment of the city. Meanwhile, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has been traced burning off the wastes dumped in the garbage sites and this has [...] Continue Reading »
In New Delhi the residents belonging to several extensions have complete got used to breathe in and out only the dusty air, fresh air no more exists in the walled city. A road near Balco market has been reported for similar issue wherein it has been years since the road is tarred properly henceforth the road [...] Continue Reading »
Residents in Delhi were in for a shock to hear that the pollution level in the city were a all time high in the Friday. The city was engulfed in a thick haze which drew the concern of many people towards rising levels of air-pollution. Officials at Centre for Science and Environment’s clean air programme [...] Continue Reading »
The denizens in Delhi upheld a pollution free Diwali. All this initiative was taken over by the “Dil se Diwali campaign” planned by the Delhi government, the campaign voiced out the ill effects of burning crackers. However the sound pollution was traced to be increased in comparison to previous year. A senior scientist Saha reported [...] Continue Reading »
