Pollution approvals to be time-bound
Entrepreneurs can heave a sigh of relief as AP Pollution Control Board is all set to take a final call on online applications for Consent of Establishment and Consent for Operation to make it “time
Plastic bottles escape pollution laws
While bottles of mineral water are increasingly becoming a major cause of pollution, not much is being done about it. A reason for this is that the entire focus of Plastic Waste (Management and Handl
Vilappilsala unbound but waste spreads
The standoff at Vilappil has turned out to be quite sensitive as it pits the judiciary against the local people, but offers little relief to a vexed issue of urbanisation.
Despite court orders, local
Hotels face tighter waste-disposal laws
The noose is set to tighten around the hospitality sector, with scores of units believed to be flouting the anti-pollution norms. Armed with details that Taj Banjara hotel at Banjara Hills in the city
Global CO2 emissions rise 3 per centt in 2011
Global carbon dioxide emissions rose 3 percent to 34 billion tonnes in 2011, according to a new EU report, undermining a U.N. goal to limit the rise in global average temperatures to 2C above industrial levels by 2050.
Drug units seek stay on closures
Issued with the closure notices by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board for pollution and operations in violation of the bulk drug manufacturing norms, 12 bulk drug majors in Medak and Ranga Red
Desilting of century-old Veeraraghavan lake begins
At least half a dozen lakes in Kancheepuram district are facing water contamination due to draining of untreated sewer.
After four decades, the civic officials have finally woken up to groundwater c
City leads the world to stinkholes
Foreign delegates coming for the COP-11 international convention on biodiversity are to be taken around the worst-managed tourist spots in the city like Shamirpet Lake, Mir Alam Tank and Public Garden
Do not permit industries if norms not obeyed: HC to Maha govt
The Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) not to permit manufacturing units within 750 metres of a river from September 1 if existing facilities are not mai
Hold your breath, it’s stinking here
They thought life would be easy away from the maddening traffic, noise and pollution of the city , but the people of Balaji Housing Layout in Vajarahalli, off Kanakapura Main Road, have realised of