Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
GSPCB pulls up MMC for environment pollution
Mapusa, September 23: The Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) has issued a show cause notice to the Mapusa municipal council (MMC) for not efficiently complying with directives issued, "thereby causing environmental pollution" in Mapusa town and surrounding areas.
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Orissa tightens mining norms
Bhubhaneshwar, September 17: Barely a month and half after the Supreme Court banned iron ore mining in Bellary region of Karnataka on environmental grounds, the Orissa government has pulled its socks to regulate the mineral exploitation business in the state citing similar concerns.
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CM's town in list of places that flouted immersion norms
Satara, September 16: Chif Minister Prithviraj Chavan's hometown Karad in Satara district saw the flouting of environmental norms this Ganeshotsav with the immersion of thousands of idols in the Krishna river. Immersing the idols in the river went against various rulings of the Bombay High Court, the Supreme Court and the Central Pollution Board.
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Why green tribunal not in city, HC asks Centre
NAGPUR, September 15 : In a respite to thousands of aggrieved farmers fighting against forced acquisition of their lands by the state government for various power plants in Vidarbha, Nagpur bench ofBombay High Court on Wednesday asked the Central government "why the bench of
Initiative to tackle hazardous wastes
Pali, September 13: The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) notified the draft Hazardous Waste Substances (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2011 on August 1 and invited suggestions, comments and objections from organisations or individuals within two months.
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NGOs to help keep city rivers clean
Pune, September 6: Studies carried out by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to assess deterioration in water quality due to idol immersion reveal that water quality has indeed declined with respect to conductivity, bio-chemical oxygen demand and heavy metal concentration. The public should be educated on ill effects of immersion in the water bodies through mass awareness programme. And use of traditional clay for idol making should be encouraged and promoted, rather than plaster of paris and baked clay, the guideline states.
Training Programme for Environmental Regulators: 2011-12
We are delighted to inform you that the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) in collaboration with Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and Central Pollution Control Board has started a training and capacity building programme for State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) and State Pollution Control Committee (SPCC). In 2010-11, we organised 3 successful training programmes which included 1-one month National Minimum Training for junior officials and 2-one week advanced training programme for mid/senior level officers. There was good participation from almost all the boards.
Training Programme for Environmental Regulators 2010-2011
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) in collaboration with Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), is organising training programme for the capacity building of State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) and State Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) officials. With Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) as the coordinating organisation, the training is a four year project and every year we will be organising 2-one month National Minimum Training Programmes and 4-one week advanced training programmes.
S Goa collector seeks naphtha fire assessment report
PANAJI, August 27: South Goa collector Sandeep Jacques has sought an assessment report on the extent of naphtha seepage in water bodies and underground sources in and around the Mangor valley, ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi.
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Public hearing on LNG project a sordid affair
KOCHI, August 27: The public hearing on the proposedPetronet LNG Terminal project at Puthuvypeen turned out to be a sordid affair, with members of theElankunnapuzha panchayat protesting the lack of support from the company in terms of finance and infrastructure.
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