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19 concrete plants in Mumbai shut down over pollution violations

The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has ordered the shutdown of 19 ready mix concrete plants, which serve construction projects, in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region for violating environmental......

Punjab Kesari gets SC shield: 'Newspapers cannot be stopped'

Observing that newspapers cannot be stopped, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Punjab government and its pollution control board not to take any coercive steps against the publication of......

Goa nightclub fire: Sarpanch disqualified, panchayat secretary axed

The sarpanch of Arpora-Nagoa village was disqualified, and the then secretary of the local panchayat was dismissed from service by the Goa government on Wednesday after they were indicted in a......

'Pollution Has Been Reduced To A Blame Game'

'Most pollution boards across the country have unused funds. There is practically no reason why pollution should not be a political priority.' IMAGE: A view of India Gate as dense smog engulfs the......

Delhi AQI hits 461, second-worst Dec day; Rohini, Wazirpur at 500

The Air Quality Index in Delhi climbed to 461 on Sunday and marked the city's most polluted day this winter and the second-worst December air quality day on record, as weak winds and low......

Coca-Cola shuts Varanasi plant on pollution board order

Beverages giant Coca-Cola's plant at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh has been shut after the Uttar Pradesh pollution control board withdrew permission to operate over alleged violation of environmental......

UP industrial units 'seriously' polluting Ganga

The Central Pollution Control Board, which released its report to the National Green Tribunal recently, states that Uttar Pradesh is home to 817 grossly polluting industrial units on or along the......

How Delhi plans to curb and control pollution

In December 2016, the Supreme Court directed the central government to have a graded action plan to tackle the menace of air pollution. There are two plans - Comprehensive Action Plan and Graded......

Polluting units to pay bank guarantee

The Environment and Forest Ministry has decided to seek bank guarantee for revocation of its orders for closure of industrial units and projects on ground of causing environment pollution. A......

Highly polluting industry: Bengal tops the list

West Bengal has the highest number of red category industries causing high pollution, followed by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, while 43 industrial clusters have been identified as 'critically......

'Sold three sacks of wheat, I want my money back'

Upset fans express disappointment after 4th T20I abandoned due to air pollution. IMAGE: A screengrab of Hardik Pandya donning a mask at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Wednesday, before......

Tharoor urges BCCI to shift cricket matches to South India

'We will need to review the scheduling of matches between 15 December to 15 January in North India.' IMAGE: The umpires abandoned the 4th T20I between India and South Africa due to poor......