NEW DELHI/BHOPAL:The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Madhya Pradesh government to ascertain the factual position of hazardous waste lying at the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal.

NEW DELHI:With several government departments and agencies allegedly not adhering to rules and regulations to deal with pollution and disposal of debris, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued notices to over half a dozen such violators in the NCR-Delhi region.

NEW DELHI:  The Central Pollution Control Board on Friday said that open dumping of garbage, construction-demolition activity, unpaved roads, and re-suspension of road dust are the major local sources contributing to Delhi's air pollution at a time when the contribution of stubble burning to the crisis has plummeted to merely one per cent.

NEW DELHI:  As the national capital and the surrounding states reel under a air pollution crisis, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Member Secretary Prashant Gargava on Thursday assured that the air quality will substantially improve in coming years and that the country is on a right track in curbing the menace.

NEW DELHI:To check the rising pollution levels across Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), Union Minister of Environment Prakash Javadekar on Thursday flagged off 50 teams of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for conducting field visits to the various hot spots to ensure checks on pollution. The field visits starting on October 15 will continue till February 28 next year.

CHANDIGARH:Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued show
cause notices to the power utilities  in Punjab and
Haryana why the thermal plants in these states should be
closed down for their failure to meet the deadline
to reduce emissions from its thermal plants.