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Pollution axe on chem factory
KOLKATA, December 2: Residents of Lake Town, in the northern fringes of the city, have won themselves a significant victory against a
Pimpri-Chinchwad to get ESR next year
PUNE, December 2: The industrial township of
Corjuem mangroves dyed brown
PANAJI, December 2: A dense patch of mangroves along a two-kilometre stretch of the western bank of River Mapusa in Corjuem has turned brown mysteriously, but experts termed it as the handiwork of miscreants and ruled out any effect of disease.
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Row over renewal of licence to Margao builder
MARGAO, December 1: The issue of renewal of the construction licence for a commercial project near the old fish market site in the city by relaxing conditions imposed on the builder by theMargao municipal council (MMC) generated considerable heat at the council meeting held on Wednesday.
Around 20% distilleries shut shop in UP
Lucknow, November 30: Around 20 per cent of overall distillery capacity in Uttar Pradesh has closed due to a crackdown by the government through regular raids from the state excise department.
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Nalco to dump fly ash in abandoned quarries
Bhubhaneshwar, November 30: National Aluminium Company which has come under attack from the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) for recurring incidents of ash pond slippage has proposed to dump its fly ash in abandoned stone quarries.
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Arkavathi interrupted
Bangalore, November 29: There are many instances where development has eaten into verdant forests, pristine rivers, vast tracts of farm lands and has upset the ecological balance. Rampant sand mining, quarrying coupled with industrialisation have led to the virtual death of River Arkavathi near Bangalore.
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Suspension notices to 22 Colva hotels
MARGAO, November 29: Following recommendations from Goa State Pollution Control Board, the South Goa district collectorate on Monday issued orders tosuspend operations of 22 hotels/restaurants and eateries within seven days due to non-compliance of GSPCB directives.
House panel recommends MSP Metallics closure
Bhubhaneshwar, November 28: The House Committee on environment of state assembly has recommended shutting down of MSP Metallics factory at Jharsuguda on pollution grounds.
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Panel to look into Bantala problems
KOLKATA, November 27: Eager to sort out problems plaguing the Calcutta Leather Complex at Bantala, the government has now formed a committee comprising officials from departments of industries and finance as well as the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB).
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