Page 2 - Pollution Control
Power tribunal allows passing pollution control costs on to tariffs
Moves comes as a breather for Vedanta and L&T for their plants in Punjab
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Court warns of contempt proceedings over Delhi govt's smog tower project
The court reportedly said that it would punish IIT-B for backing out of the project approximately 6 months after visiting the site
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Covid-19 lockdown-like steps may help combat air pollution: Scientists
The lockdown has also resulted in effects that people cannot see, like the gradual repair of the ozone hole, point out scientists
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What the lockdown has accomplished
It has slowed down the spread of infections; air and water pollution have also come down
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Pollution penalty to BMW injunction, here're the top court orders
The Karnataka High Court has quashed the demand notices issued to 13 manufacturing companies around Bangaluru, alleging violation of environmental laws
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Budget 2020: Centre may announce sops for states for pollution control
The Commission submitted its interim report for 2020-21 to President Ram Nath Kovind earlier this month
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Choking to death, for many millennia
We all, but those brought up in a metropolis, remember the days when the air was at least breathable. But even those days of the past weren't pristine
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NGT slaps Rs 280-cr fine on 22 Kanpur tanneries for dumping waste in Ganga
The green panel said the problem has not been tackled for the last 43 years and it has resulted in contamination of ground water affecting the health and life of the inhabitants.
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Punish cos for not complying with air quality norms: CII-Niti Aayog report
Key anthropogenic activities addressed in this report include fugitive emissions from construction, demolition and allied activities
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Pollution control: UP to implement odd-even scheme, says minister
UP Forest Minister said the Police Department will tell us when they are going to implement this
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A unique system employed in Gujarat has reduced pollution. Here's how
The Emissions Trading System (ETS) launched in July 2019 by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) is billed as the first such scheme, not just in India but the world, for particulate pollution
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The pollution challenge
India needs to build state capacity at multiple levels
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UP sugar mills invested Rs 600 crore for pollution control in last 2 years
Ethanol production would need more investment towards 'green' steps
Ducon to supply pollution control systems to Wienerberger AG's Indian arm
Wienerberger will install Ducon's flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems at its ceramic products facility in Karnataka to remove suspended particulate matter and other toxic components
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Black & Veatch and BMC to develop wastewater project in Mumbai
The proposed 847 million litres per day wastewater treatment plant, claimed to India's largest such facility, aims to mitigate coastal pollution and increase treated water supply to Mumbai
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