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 »
The NHAI felled a huge neem tree for road widening near the sports complex on Mankapur Road despite public interest litigation (PIL) pending in the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) seems to be behaving as if it is above the law. The division bench of Justice BR [...] Continue Reading »
The Delhi Government is thinking seriously over the proposal to assess extra tax on the properties available for sale along the metro rail and bus rapid transit (BRT) corridors. This is to reduce the process of renewal and rebuilding of houses and stores of middle-class individuals and families. This proposal will help the general public [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai- The city’s dumping yards- Perungudi and Kodungaiyur- filled with smoke, stench, pollution, illness, dislocation and protest have become a view of distress. The Chennai Corporation is in the final stage of finding a way out to its problem of garbage accumulation. People residing in localities in the vicinity of dumping yards forced the civic [...] 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 »
The cement prices as of now are higher compared to previous year. However, it is likely to come down as per prediction. Slow arrival of monsoon along with supply-side constraint in Chhattisgarh due to plants of UltraTech, Ambuja Cements and Lafarge India – being shut down by the Chhattisgarh environment conservation board (CECB) as the [...] Continue Reading »
Raising the concerns regarding safety of public health, the Andhra Pradesh government has not yet relocated the hazardous industries from Bholakpur in Musheerabad. The AP State Human Rights Commission had directed the authorities to shift the industrial units, particularly those dealing in the animal skin business, plastic and scrap outside city limits after the May [...] 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 »
The residents of Doddanekundi are sick of the nearby polluting-factories. The members of Doddanekkundi Residents’ Welfare Association have been complaining to Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) regarding this issue for more than a decade but till now no action has been taken. Sources said Graphite India is one of the few units that have been [...] Continue Reading »
The environmental condition in Gurgaon is deteriorating day by day. Besides infrastructural development, water, air, and noise pollution levels are also on a rise. Activists say that there is still hope but only if the residents of the city act. There are many reasons to be worried about like water scarcity, water pollution and ground [...] Continue Reading »
