Madras High Court issues interim stay on expansion of Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi

Villagers have alleged that pollutants from the plant have caused breathing disorders, skin diseases, heart conditions and cancer.

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· May 23, 2018 · 11:44 am

Tamil Nadu: At least nine dead after police open fire on anti-Sterlite protestors in Thoothukudi

State DGP TK Rajendran said the police were trying to find out if the protestors died in the firing or stone pelting.

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· May 22, 2018 · 01:28 pm

Tamil Nadu: Pollution board flouted rules to allow Sterlite to have shorter chimneys, claims report

This helped the company cut costs while exposing residents to ‘grave harm’, an environmental nonprofit has claimed.

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· May 01, 2018 · 02:01 pm

Sterlite Copper challenges Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board order rejecting plea to renew licence

The board had rejected the company’s application to continue operating its copper smelter in Thoothukudi for not following its guidelines.

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· Apr 18, 2018 · 02:45 pm

Delhi: 7,219 buses penalised in last six years for flouting pollution control norms, says minister

Most of these buses were from Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, Transport Minister Ashok Gahlot told the Assembly.

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· Apr 07, 2018 · 04:31 pm

Video: What makes this auto rickshaw in Mumbai the symbol of an anti-honking campaign?

As part of a unique campaign called ‘Horn Vrat’, the rickshaw is strapped with 150 defunct horns with the objective to get motorists to stop honking.

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· Apr 05, 2018 · 04:03 pm

NGT fines Delhi government Rs 2 lakh for not filing action plan on curbing pollution

The tribunal pulled up the AAP government for submitting an affidavit without the chief secretary’s signature.

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· Mar 21, 2018 · 02:44 pm

Environment ministry wants Supreme Court to dilute air pollution norms for thermal power industry

It wants five more years for fossil fuel-fired power plants to cap emissions but is reluctant to amend the rules itself for fear of angering activists and NGT.

Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava

· Dec 15, 2017 · 07:30 am

Green court criticises Punjab government for not taking steps to curb stubble burning

The state’s counsel said that seven biomass plants and 24 cardboard manufacturing plants had been set up to utilise crop residue.

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· Dec 09, 2017 · 09:31 am

Centre has the powers to tackle Delhi’s pollution crisis, but it is passing the buck

In the past, the environment ministry has bypassed state governments to deal with pollution.

Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava

· Nov 12, 2017 · 10:30 am

Plea filed in Supreme Court to extend firecracker ban in Delhi-NCR

The bench said it will consider whether the matter can be heard urgently.

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· Oct 27, 2017 · 04:38 pm

‘SC order is law of the land’: National Green Tribunal rejects plea against ban on crackers’ sale

A petition had asked for firecracker shops to be reopened.

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· Oct 17, 2017 · 07:44 pm