Gurgaon: Developers must set up corrugated metal or galvanised iron sheets around construction sites to control dust pollution, and tarpaulin and mesh screens will not be accepted as an alternative, MCG has said. All ongoing construction and demolition sites have been given 15 days to install the barricades and carry out dust control measures, failing…
Ministry reconstitutes Chandigarh environmental clearance bodies Chandigarh: The ministry of environment, forest and climate change has officially reconstituted the state-level environment impact assessment authority and the expert appraisal committee for Chandigarh, establishing a new three-year term that will dictate the ecological oversight of future urban development.As the apex regulatory body, the assessment authority is tasked…
The complaint flags violations of Project Tiger guidelines Chikkamagaluru: A wildlife activist has sought action against forest officials, alleging negligence in rescuing a tiger caught in an illegal snare trap in the Muthodi range of Bhadra Tiger Reserve, days after footage of the injured animal went viral.Wildlife activist Dinesh Kallahalli, in his complaint addressed to…
Seventy per cent of the pond has been filled in this bavkhal in Chopra Farm in Vasai’s Rewad Wadi On a blindingly hot morning in Vasai, Ranjeet Vartak leads us down a rutted rack in Bhuigaon Village and gestures towards a scene that could be mistaken for a trick of the light—an informal housing settlement…
HSVP has been asked to submit a reply within seven days explaining the dumping in Sector 5. Failing this, the board said it would presume the authority has no defence and proceed with action Panchkula: The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has issued a show-cause notice to the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) over…
