Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
APPCB, bulk drug units in AP in tussle over pollution control norms
Hyderabad, May 3: The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) and Bulk Drug Manufacturers Association (BDMA) are in a tussle over the issue of pollution problems in the state.
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Officials pulled up at Lok Adalat
Mysore, May 3: Most of the officials in the district administration in eight districts received flak from the Chairman of the Karnataka High Court Legal Services Committee D.V. Shylendra Kumar and member of the committee A.N. Yellappa Reddy at the Regional Lok Adalat to review various issues related to environment here on Wednesday.
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Tamil Nadu writes to Kerala on dumping of waste
Coimbatore, May 2: A day after four lorry loads of medical and municipal wastes brought from the Kerala were seized near Pollachi, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) took up the issue with its counterpart in the neighbouring State.
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Rules in, gear up to fight e-menace
Chennai, May 2: E-waste management rules 2011 came into force on Tuesday. The consumers are now armed with the right to demand the electronic gadget manufactures to recycle e-waste.
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Government plans mines safety training in 19 districts
JAIPUR, May 1: In an effort to curb unsafe mining, the state government has decided to conduct training in mines safety in the 19 silicosis-affected districts.
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Pollution: City maintains its dubious distinction
KANPUR, May 1: The city is maintaining its dubious distinction of being the highly populated city of the state as the level of respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) is double of the permissible limits in residential areas.
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Forest dept slaps show cause notices on seven mining firms
PANJIM, April 30: The Ministry of Environment and Forests has issued show cause notices to seven mining companies in the State including the elite ones for failing to give exact details of ore extraction and violation of environmental laws.
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State ready to enforce e-waste handling norms
BHUBANESWAR, April 30: The state government is gearing up to enforce the e-waste Management and
Brahmapuram plant pollutes Kadambrayar
Kochi, April 29: The summer showers that have cooled the city have also triggered pollution of the river Kadambrayar, a major freshwater source of the district , from the leachate of the defunct Brahmapuram solid waste treatment plant.
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Waste from houseboats killing Vembanad Lake, says study
ALAPPUZHA, April 28: A study conducted by Alappuzha district panchayat reveals that houseboats in the district are "killing" Vembanad Lake, the largest wetland ecosystem in south India, by dumping huge amount of waste into it.
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