1600 villages along Ganga to be made filth free:Uma Bharti
AMN / Centre will implement a four-pronged programme under which 1,600 villages along Ganga river will be made filth free by October. Union Minister Uma Bharti said while speaking on…
Govt issues strict norms for sugar industries to reduce pollution
Centre has notified stricter environment norms for sugar industries operating in various states in the country to minimise water pollution. Under the new norms, wastewater discharge standards have been made…
Blanket ban on plastic carry bags in UP comes into force
The blanket ban on polythene bags has been enforced in Uttar Pradesh today. The state cabinet on December 18 had decided to ban the manufacture, import, purchase and storage of…
Govt shuts 150 industrial units along Ganga
The Centre has issued closure orders to 150 grossly polluting industrial units for not installing Online Continuous Effluent Monitoring System (OCEMS) along River Ganga. Addressing a press conference in New…
NGT slams Centre, UP govt over pollution in river Ganga
AMN / The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today reprimanded the Centre and Uttar Pradesh Government over pollution in the river Ganga. The bench headed by Chairperson Swatanter Kumar, said the…
Bihar health minister suggests horse riding to check pollution
Our Correspondent// PATNA: Even as Delhi CM Arvind Kejrival struggling to check pollution in national capital, Bihar Health and Environment minister Tej Pratap has come up with a new idea.…
Deploy advanced tech to fight pollution: NTPC
NTPC said the challenge before the power sector is to deploy advanced technology with an objective to decrease carbon intensity and provide power at competitive rates. According to the company’s…
India protected interests of developing countries in Paris Climate deal: Javadekar
AMN // Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar has said, India has been able to secure its interest and that of the developing countries in the Paris Agreement on Climate…
Javadekar: India’s concerns taken care of in climate draft at Paris Summit
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar says We are happy that India’s concerns have been taken care of in the final climate draft of the negotiating text. Mr. Javadekar who is representing…
Final draft of text unveiled at Paris Climate change conference
After two weeks of negotiation, the final draft of a Paris climate accord has been released. France’s Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius who presented the global climate accord today, said it…