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TREND | 04 Mar 2025

DPCC plans expansion of state labs to facilitate real-time water testing

Business Standard

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has proposed granting 'state' laboratory status to all labs in government colleges and those under the Delhi Jal Board to facilitate real-time water testing across the national capital, officials said on Monday. The proposal was made during the 74th board meeting of the DPCC on February 13, 2025, at the Delhi Secretariat, where critical issues such as recruitment, pollution control measures, and infrastructure improvements were discussed, they said. Currently, Delhi has only one state laboratory for water testing. The proposed move aims to bolster large-scale water quality monitoring and enhance data accuracy, they added. The DPCC is also set to issue a public notice to gauge the willingness of government institutions to participate in the initiative. "In the last meeting held in September 2024, it was directed that more labs, including Delhi Jal Board facilities and those in government colleges, be recognized as state labs to support ..

Environment

TREND | 02 Mar 2025

NGT seeks presence of Uttarakhand govt over illegal felling of trees

Business Standard

The NGT has asked the member secretary of the Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board (UKPCB) and the state's principal chief conservator of forests to appear before it in a matter regarding illegal felling of 176 trees in Udham Singh Nagar district. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) was hearing a petition on the unauthorised felling of trees during the development of a residential colony by private persons in the district's Chandpur village. In its order dated February 24, a bench of judicial member Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi and expert member A Senthil Vel said that according to a report submitted by a joint committee that was set up earlier, 176 trees were felled illegally and environmental compensation had to be recovered for it. The committee comprised the district magistrate, the Dehradun regional office of the Union Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, and the UKPCB. Taking note of the report, the tribunal sought a response from the Uttarakhand chief secretary and ..

Environment

TREND | 27 Feb 2025

India's climate future lies in renewable energy, says Bhupender Yadav

Business Standard

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said that climate change impacts both developed and developing nations, but the historical burden of emissions lies with the Global North

Environment

TREND | 27 Feb 2025

Piyush Goyal Calls Theory Of Stuble Burning Leading To Pollution In New Delhi 'Ridiculous'

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Stubble burning by farmers after summer harvest to prepare their fields for winter crop often gets blamed for high levels of pollution in the national capital.

Environment

TREND | 25 Feb 2025

BS Manthan: Bhupender Yadav to discuss India's climate policy in new era

Business Standard

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, is slated to address the role of India's climate actions amid a 'new climate order' at Business Standard Manthan on Feb 27

Environment

TREND | 24 Feb 2025

With Pollution Levels Dipping in Delhi, Air Quality Panel Revokes Stage 2 Curbs

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With the revocation of Stage 2 curbs, inter-state buses from NCR states are now permitted to enter Delhi.

Luxury homes, toxic air': Nithin Kamath questions India's urban pollution paradox in real estate hotspots

Business Today | 24 Feb 2025

Environment

TREND | 21 Feb 2025

Pollution surge in Delhi may drive up health insurance costs for residents

Business Standard

To implement such a change, insurers must first submit evidence to Irdai demonstrating a direct correlation between toxic air and increased health insurance claims

Environment

TREND | 20 Feb 2025, 07:22PM

Asian Paints Loses Market Share Due To Stiff Competition, Sluggish Environment Anand Rathi Retains 'Sell'

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Birla Opus, gained 350 bp+ market share, a large part of which was lost by Asian Paints; most others saw only small, 10-20bp, changes, says Anand Rathi

Environment

TREND | 20 Feb 2025, 12:01PM

'People are raising questions': Akhilesh on Mahakumbh faecal contamination

Business Standard

Yadav took to his X platform to post a news segment on the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) report to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) about the water quality

NGT slams UPPCB for submitting old water sample amid Maha Kumbh mela

Business Standard | 20 Feb 2025, 11:28AM 2 more

Environment

TREND | 18 Feb 2025

AU SFB High Fixed Rate Book Provides Cushion In A Rate Cut Environment Says Nirmal Bang, Sees 38% Upside

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Nirmal Bang has valued AU SFB at 2.7x its Dec'2026E adjusted book value, thus deriving a target price of Rs 736.