State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
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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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.
Technical guideline on management of plastic carry bags and plastic wastes (in Hindi)
Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board's technical guideline on management of plastic carry bags and plastic wastes.
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Ankleshwar industrialists resent pollution tag
Bharuch, Jan 20: Industrialists and officials of the Ankleshwar Industrial Association say the industrial belt is still listed among the critical zones despite the fact
MPCB won’t allow Bhopal 'waste' in Taloja
Mumbai, Jan 20: The proposal to bring 346 tonnes of hazardous waste from the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster site to a disposal facility in Taloja outside Mumbai has been opposed by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB).
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