-Down to Earth Government cites increasing Pollution and heatwave in the state as reason for the ban The Government of Bihar recently banned felling of trees, citing increasing Pollution as well as a fatal heatwave. Trees on private land, however, can be felled in the absence of a tree-protection Act in Bihar. The current order was passed under the Forest Conservation Act, DK Shukla, principal chief conservator of forests, told Down To Earth (DTE)....
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CPCB asks NHAI why it shouldn't be fined Rs 1 crore -Ritam Halder
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Central Pollution Control Board has sent a showcause notice to National Highways Authority of India for flouting construction and demolition waste management rules at two sites — Delhi-Meerut Expressway, UP Gate to Dasna, Ghaziabad, and around the Ghazipur landfill. NHAI has been asked to explain “why the project activities, including all civil works and construction and demolition activities, should not be stopped at (the) above site”...
More »Despite Narendra Modi's LPG push, household air Pollution kills 8 lakh people -Prabhash K Dutta
-IndiaToday.in The Modi government said it distributed free LPG connections to 8 crore households. A new study says 16 crore households still use solid fuels for cooking which causes 8 lakh annual deaths in India. * 11 lakh people die premature every year due to air Pollution in India * 8 lakh or about 80 per cent of these deaths are caused by household air Pollution * Modi government said it has distributed free...
More »'Non-ODF areas 13 times more prone to ground water Pollution' -Dipak K Dash
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Villages where people still defecate in open face nearly 13 times higher risk of faecal contamination of ground water as compared to open defecation free (ODF) villages, says a study by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The assessment has also found that risk of ground water contamination in Bihar, one of the states which is yet to be declared ODF, is maximum at nearly 36%. The study,...
More »Pollution Control Board deems Ganga river water unfit for direct drinking, bathing
-PTI Out of 86 live monitoring stations installed in as many locations, only seven areas have been found to be fit for drinking after the disinfection process while 78 have been found unfit. NEW DELHI: The Ganga River water is absolutely unfit for "direct drinking" and only seven spots from where it passes can be consumed after disinfection, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has said. According to the latest data with the...
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