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Construction dump causing trouble to Pension Nagar residents

Nagpur: The residents of Pension Nagar, behind Police Line Takli, are facing problems due to dumping of construction material in an open plot amid the residential area. The practice is turning out to be

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CSE welcomes Delhi govt move to use recycled C&D waste

A green body today welcomed the Delhi government's decision to mandate recycled products from construction and demolition (C&D) waste for its building projects in future and urged it to to announce...

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Judgement of the Gujarat High Court regarding villagers opposing an...

Judgement of the Gujarat High Court in the matter of Platinum AAC Blocks Private Ltd. Vs State of Gujarat & Others dated 31/08/2015 regarding villagers opposing an industrial unit engaged in...

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Recycle debris

Visit any construction site or a building, be it a house or office, that is being renovated and a huge eyesore is the waste and debris lying around. It is common for the building material to be spread

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HC appoints commissioners to keep vigil on construction ban around Dal

Irked over the failure of lake authority - LADWA - to halt encroachments in Dal Lake, Jammu and Kashmir High Court has appointed two Vigilance Commissioners for reporting any violation of the ban imposed

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Waste dumping along Hindon goes on unabated

GHAZIABAD: Over the years, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has passed several orders against dumping of civic and construction waste along the banks of the river Hindon. It has also periodically pulled

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NGT raps firms for dumping debris in Buckingham canal

CHENNAI: The Southern bench of the National Green Tribunal has restrained two developers from dumping debris into Buckingham Canal. N Subburaj of Thoraipakkam said Olympia Infratech and ECR Coastline

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National Green Tribunal tribunal sends notice to Larsen & Toubro

Heeding to the plea of an environment activist who moved the National Green Tribunal against the operation of concrete-manufacturing plant on Yamuna floodplains, the green panel has sought a response from

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Debris dumping killing mangrove cover in Thane

THANE: Unchecked dumping of debris and waste at the isolated stretch beyond Mithbunder Road is destroying the mangroves and greenery skirting the creek here. The Thane Municipal Corporation has failed

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Surprise drives at construction sites to check air pollution

The Delhi government has empowered its SDMs and tehsildars to carry out suprise inspections of construction sites and recommend penalty against violators of laid down norms to tackle air pollution.

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US forest products in the global economy

The United States’ shares of global industrial roundwood production and derivative products have declined precipitously since the 1990s. We evaluate the extent of these declines compared with

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Delhi High Court pulls up civic body for dumping construction material

The counsel for the SDMC argued that dhalaos for dumping garbage had been constructed in the sub city, but people were still throwing garbage. Expressing its displeasure at the dumping of construction

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MCG helpline for construction waste disposal

Gurgaon: The MCG has launched a helpline number for developers and private firms to get construction and demolition waste cleared from their sites and disposed of at designated sites, to put an end to

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NGT raps municipal corporations over waste burning

The National Green Tribunal today expressed its displeasure over incidents of waste burning in the capital and slammed municipal corporations for their failure to implement its order which banned burning

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Dust pollution: Violators to be fined Rs 5000

Vehicles carrying construction material or demolition waste in the city will be penalized up to Rs 5,000 if they are found violating pollution norms. An environment department official on Wednesday

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Crackdown on dust polluters

When summer comes, can dust be far behind? With the mercury slowly rising in the Capital, the Delhi government has begun cracking down on construction sites that are flouting dust-control norms. While

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NGT pulls up DDA over dumping of debris in Yamuna

Pulling up the Delhi Development Authority for debris dumped in the Yamuna, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday asked the DDA as to what their quick reaction team was doing when the debris was

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Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016

The Government has notified Construction & Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016 for the first time. Outlining the salient features of the Construction & Waste Management Rules, Union...

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Govt frames rules to tackle construction dust pollution

Taking a decisive step towards combating the problem of dust from construction activities polluting the air, the Centre on Tuesday notified the country's first ever `Construction and Demolition Waste...

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Green body hails Centre's construction, demolition mgmt rules

Welcoming the Centre's decision to notify construction and demolition management rules, a green body today said it was "urgently" needed as cities are choking on such waste which has serious environmental

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