Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

MP plans to ease pollution norms for textile units

Bhopal, Feb 6: Aiming to attract investments in textile sector, Madhya Pradesh government is contemplating to ease pollution control norms. 
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India has unhealthiest air in the world amongst 132 countries ranked globally: Vehicular traffic, vehicle exhaust and urbanization contribute

Feb 6: India has unhealthiest air in the world amongst 132 countries ranked globally by scientists at Yale and Columbia Universities for the Environment Performance Index (EPI) 2012. 

Dow’s toxic waste heads for Mumbai

Mumbai, January 27: Battle lines have been drawn in India in recent weeks for new clashes over the Bhopal disaster following reports from Indian media that highly toxic waste from Union Carbide is ‘headed for Mumbai’.

Everest spices admits to lapses in operation

Mumbai, Jan 26: Everest Spices, which has a factory at Vikhroli, has admitted to lapses in its operation, a month after the state pollution control board issued a show cause notice against the company for allegedly causing health problems to local residents.
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Conspiracy of Silence

Information shared by MoEF under RTI is minimal and partial. Further it took MoEF far more than a month to respond to the two RTIs filed by CSE. It makes mockery of the appraisal process as evident in the wide gap between information sought by us and the amount of information shared by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF- GoI). This opaqueness must go if cities have to demonstrate their progress towards sustainability.

Keep watching this space for more such revelations!

• RTI filed by CSE and MoEF’s response for category 8 (a) Building and Construction projects 

• RTI filed by CSE and MoEF’s response for category 8 (b) Township and Area Development Projects

Ban on sale of tobacco in pouches

Gurgaon, Jan 25:  The pollution department is gearing up to put a curb on plastic pouches, which are used for chewing tobacco products. 
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Drive to manage waste from automobile service stations in Bangalore

Bangalore, Jan 24:  Besides tackling air and noise pollution caused by motor vehicles, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) is planning to control hazardous waste disposed from automobile service stations. This was revealed at a workshop on ‘Hazardous waste management generated by automobile service stations’, in Parisara Bhavan on Monday.
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Officials collect air samples

Vishakhapatnam, Jan 23: After the gaseous smell emanated from industries irritated people last Sunday, the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) officials swung into action and started checking pollution levels at strategic points near the industrial belt and other parts of the city.

Pollution Control Board allows RSP to resume operation

BHUBANESWAR, Jan 22: Four days after shutdown of two units at Rourkela Steel Plant

Third landfill for hazardous waste being readied

Kochi, Jan 21: With the number of industries availing themselves of its service and the quantity of waste entrusted with it annually on the rise, the Common Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility (CHWTSDF) at Amabalamedu has started the preparation of its third landfill site.