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Pune civic body holds workshop on improving air quality

PMC has received <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>162 crore under the the National Clean Air Programme and an additional <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>139 crore will be released over the next two years. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Updated 690 days ago

47 km of unpaved roads in Delhi fixed to cut dust pollution

The directions came as part of the summer action plan to tackle air pollution in Delhi, being prepared by the department. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

Updated 810 days ago

Pimpri-Chinchwad civic body shuts down two illegal RMC plants

Sanjay Kulkarni, head, environment department, PCMC, said, both the plants have been sealed and won’t be allowed to operate without furnishing permission for environmental compliance. (HT PHOTO)

Updated 810 days ago

PCMC shuts down eleven illegal RMC plants

A senior officer from PCMC, on anonymity, said the complaints were received on the SARATHI portal and even written complaints and the squad from the environmental department visited these plants. (HT PHOTO)

Updated 825 days ago

Construction sites in Delhi to get pollution colour codes

Construction sites in Delhi to get pollution colour codes. (REUTERS/ FILE)

Updated 836 days ago

Sixteen out of 65 pollution hot spots in Delhi fixed: Govt

An anti-smog gun sprays water in an attempt to reduce dust pollution in Anand Vihar in Delhi on Saturday. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Updated 919 days ago

Authorities demolish encroachments on Wadala salt pan land

The mangroves on the plot which were destroyed will be difficult to restore, but the NGT has mandated the same to the environment department (Anshuman Poyrekar/ HT Photo)

Updated 1091 days ago

State seeks to overturn landmark HC judgement on mangrove destruction

Mumbai, India - September 22, 2019 : The construction of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Railway (MAHSR)project will not only lead to the loss of more than 30,000 mangrove trees, but will destroy an entire ecosystem, according to a report by the Mangrove Society of India (MSI). Eleven types of mangroves trees, 177 species of resident and migratory birds, among other animals, will be affected. The habitat of Varanus Salvator, commonly known as monitor lizard and mangroves in Palghar (in pic) are at the risk of being destroyed owing to the project. HT Photo (Hindustan Times)

Updated 1177 days ago

Jogeshwari residents suffer due to sand-blasting at WR workshop

Following the residents’ complaints to the environment department, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on December 22, 2022 sent a letter to the additional general manager of WR with a copy to the residents. “You are requested to instruct the concerned contractor to take effective steps to minimise the noise pollution in that residential area,” said the letter, a copy of which is with HT. “Sand-blasting and painting activities shall be carried out in a closed area.” (Vijay Bate/HT Photo)

Updated 1178 days ago

Lokayukta asks MPCB to monitor air pollution in Taloja for a month

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Updated 1188 days ago

Expedite construction work at Jambu Zoo: Principal secretary of forest

Principal secretary of forest, ecology and environment department, Dheeraj Gupta, on Monday convened a review meeting regarding ongoing works at Jambu Zoo near Jagti in Nagrota area of Jammu district. (HT File Photo)

Updated 1190 days ago

NGT forms panel to ensure restoration of three Darbhanga lakes

Dighi, Harai, and Ganga Sagar are the three ponds in Bihar’s Darbhanga town (HT Photo)

Updated 1195 days ago

PMC spending crores on removing water hyacinth but problem remains

Till 2018, we were spending Rs2 crores to remove the water hyacinth with the help of the vehicle department. (HT PHOTO)

Updated 1195 days ago

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