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Monday, November 10, 2025
TopicCentral Pollution Control Board

Topic: Central Pollution Control Board

Supreme Court empowers pollution control boards to levy preventive damages for environmental harm

SC reaffirms 'polluter pays' principle while hearing plea against Delhi HC order which said pollution boards lack power to levy penalties or damages for environmental damages.

Nearly 50% posts lying vacant in pollution control bodies across India, Parliament told

Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh says reasons behind staff shortage include pending recruitment approvals, delays in sanctioning staffing patterns, restructuring of posts among others.

CPCB released Rs 238 crore to NCR cities to support anti-pollution measures: RTI

Funds were disbursed to 9 urban local bodies including Gurugram & Greater Noida. The funds are meant to serve as gap-funding support for air quality improvement action plans.

Govt eases sulphur emission norms for coal plants, rolls back 2015 clean-air equipment mandate

The gazette notification issued by Environment Ministry did not mention the impact on the competitiveness or recovery of costs by these power plants.

Delhi residents struggle with low visibility and breathlessness; AQI ‘very poor’ at 361

A dense layer of smog engulfed the national capital Wednesday morning; residents complained of eye irritation, runny nose and cough.

Yet to pay Rs 1,096 cr compensation for failure to manage legacy waste, Punjab’s a repeat offender

Punjab was due to submit compensation & compliance report to Central Pollution Control Board by 25 August. In 2022, it failed to pay Rs 2,080 cr. A look at Punjab's waste management issues.

Curious case of squeaky clean Varanasi air — too few sensors, data collection gaps fan questions

In March, Varanasi had a PM2.5 concentration of 12, surpassing even northeastern cities such as Silchar & Shillong. However, there are questions about the robustness of available data.

Meghalaya town, not Delhi, had ‘most polluted’ air in 2023 — report on 5 yrs of govt clean air scheme

'Tracing The Hazy Air 2024' report released by Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air found 6 of 10 cities with worst air pollution in 2023 not part of Centre's National Clean Air Programme.

Delhi air quality likely to turn ‘very poor’; pollution action plan ‘Stage II’ invoked

The Centre's air quality panel on Saturday directed authorities in the National Capital Region to increase parking fees to discourage private transport.

Yamuna oxygen levels below detection limit in 5 states, UP has most polluting drains — govt

In affidavit submitted to Supreme Court, pollution control board and environment ministry say 100 of 150 drains are emptying untreated sewage into Yamuna, Haryana & Delhi need an action plan.

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Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.