Mumbai, March 25 The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has raised serious concerns about the functioning of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) between 2017 and 2022, stating that many industries were found to be operating without the necessary permits and discharging...
Mumbai, March 25 The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pointed to serious lapses in the functioning of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), stating that it cleared 50 per cent of the consent applications received from industries beyond the stipulated 60-day period.In its...
Thane, March 10 Police have registered a case against two individuals for allegedly disposing of hazardous chemicals in an open area on a farm in Navi Mumbai, an official said on Tuesday.The accused, aged 39 and 50, allegedly disposed of the chemicals in Dhansar village in Panvel on March 6...
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chemical disposal
criminal case
dhansar village
environment protection act
environmental pollution
hazardous chemicals
illegal dumping
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navi mumbai
open area
panvel
police investigation
thane
water pollutioncontrol act
Mumbai, March 9 – The Maharashtra government on Monday indicated that the suspension of M Devender Singh, a 2011-batch IAS officer and Member Secretary of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), is likely to be lifted.This followed high-level discussions in the Legislative Assembly...
Mumbai, March 9 Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Monday directed the state government to revoke the suspension of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board member secretary M Devender Singh and another MPCB official.Singh, an IAS officer, and joint director Satish Padval were suspended on February...
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devendra fadnavis
dilip lande
environment ministry
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official conduct
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rahul narwekar
satish padval
shiv sena
state government
suspension
Mumbai, February 27 Two officials of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) were suspended on Friday following a directive from the pro-tem Speaker of the legislative assembly.The swift action raised eyebrows in political circles, as the MPCB is headed by Siddhesh Kadam, a leader of...
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chandrapur district
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mumbai
pankaja munde
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ramdas kadam
shiv sena
siddhesh kadam
yogesh kadam
Mumbai, February 27 – The suspension of the Secretary of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, has triggered a political storm in the state, drawing attention to the power dynamics within the ruling alliance.The MPCB is headed by...
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breach of privilege motion
chandrapur district
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eknath shinde
ias officers
legislative assembly
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pankaja munde
pollution
ramdas kadam
shiv sena
siddhesh kadam
suspension of officials
Mumbai, February 24 – Under the state government's "Ease of Doing Business" policy, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) announced on Tuesday that it had reduced the approval and renewal period for industrial consent letters by 50 per cent, according to government officials.The time...
andhra pradesh
consent to establish
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ease of doing business
environmental regulations
gujarat
industrial approvals
industrial consent letters
industrial establishments
industry growth
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rajasthan
regulatory approvals
renewals
tamil nadu
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, February 11 The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has asked state authorities to immediately stop the operation of units 6 and 8 of the Parli Thermal Power Station in Maharashtra's Beed district, an official said.The CPCB wrote to the Maharashtra Pollution...
air quality
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emission monitoring
environmental compliance
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parli thermal power station
pollutioncontrol
waste management
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, February 10 The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has asked state authorities to immediately stop the operation of units 6 and 8 of the Parli Thermal Power Station (PTPS) in the Beed district of Maharashtra, an official said.The CPCB wrote a letter to the...
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pollution monitoring
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unit 6 parli thermal power station
unit 8 parli thermal power station