Power plant emissions of sulfur dioxide – an atmospheric pollutant with both health and climate impacts – have increased across India in recent years, according to a new analysis of data from a NASA satellite. The analysis of ...
Tags: sulfur dioxide, India, NASA satellite, pollution
The knitwear cluster in Tirupur, located in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, has managed to overcome the problems posed by the closure of dyeing and bleaching units in the region. The dyeing units were shutdown around two years ...
Times of India reported that the Goa state pollution control board on Monday assured villagers of Navelim Bicholim that it will conduct an inspection of Sesa Goa's coke oven plant and check on dust pollution in the vicinity on December ...
Tags: Goa state, dust pollution, coke oven plant
Express News Service reported that Bhusan Power and Steel Limited at Thelkuli suffered yet another jolt with the regional office of Odisha State Pollution Control Board directing it to suspend work on the proposed ash pond till further ...
Tags: Bhusan Power, Steel Limited, consutruction, company news
Business Line quoted a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India as saying that illegal mining during the period 2006 to 2011 in 3 districts of Karnataka has resulted in a loss of INR 3,414.45 crore in revenue, of which the ...
Tags: iron ore mining, iron ore, mining, iron ore value
Villagers of Taraikela in Jharsuguda district are up in arms against Bhusan Power and Steel Limited over construction of an ash pond in the village. Earlier they had lodged a complaint with the regional office of Odisha State Pollution ...
Tags: Villagers, Taraikela, Bhusan Power and Steel, ash pond
Goa state pollution control board has decided to return all applications seeking renewal of consent to operate filed by mining lease holders and other parties,as the iron ore industry has come to a grinding halt after the Supreme Court ...
Tags: mining activity, pollution control, iron ore, Goa
PTI reported that the National Green Tribunal has directed an iron and steel plant near an airport in Jharsuguda district of Odisha be not allowed to reopen till allegations against it of polluting the environment and being a hazard to ...
Tags: PTI, National Green Tribunal, iron plant, steel plant
Times of India reported that the hearing called by the Goa state pollution control board to hear public grievances regarding project development of an iron ore export terminal at the waterfront, west of the breakwater at Mormugao port, was ...
Tags: Pollution Clearance, pollution control board, iron ore export terminal
Hazardous metal waste can affect brain and nervous system if not disposed of properly The city is likely to be chosen for a project on disposal of "fused" compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) bulbs that contain mercury - a hazardous metal that ...
Tags: CFL
After reeling under acute power shortage, the State Government is actively looking at making usage of Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) bulbs mandatory across all households in Karnataka,� as a measure to reduce power consumption. ...
Tags: cfl
Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) being used in the Indian market could have major health implications for unsuspecting consumers, a significant new study on mercury contained in these energy efficient devices has shown. Although mercury (a ...
Tags: Market View, CFL
Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) being used in the Indian market could have major health implications for unsuspecting consumers, a significant new study on mercury contained in these energy efficient devices has shown. Although ...
Tags: CFL