Jaipur, April 8 (IANS) The Central Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Bhopal comprising Justice Sheo Kumar Singh (Judicial Member) and Prashant Gargava (Expert Member), on Wednesday, has taken suo motu cognisance of a report, concerning a fatal explosion at an oxygen plant in Jaipur. According to the report, a tragic incident occurred at an oxygen refilling plant in the Vishwakarma Industrial Area of Jaipur, where multiple oxygen cylinders exploded during refilling operations. Th…
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New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) In a move to strengthen industrial emission control measures across the National Capital Region (NCR), the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) on Saturday issued a statutory direction proposing a uniform and more stringent Particulate Matter (PM) emission standard of 50 mg/Nm³ for identified industries across Delhi-NCR. Industrial stack emissions are a significant source of elevated PM levels in Delhi-NCR and also contribute to the fo…
Jaipur, Feb 13 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Zone Bench in Bhopal, has taken suo motu cognisance of severe air pollution in Khara village, Bikaner district, Rajasthan, after reports that villagers were keeping children away from school due to hazardous air quality. The order was issued by Justice Sheo Kumar Singh (Judicial Member) and Sudhir Kumar Chaturvedi (Expert Member), highlighting serious environmental and public health concerns in the region.In its directive, the T…