Former Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board chairman AV Venkatachalam dies by suicide: Chennai Police

Dec 03, 2021

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 3 : Former Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) chairman AV Venkatachalam, who was facing corruption charges, has died...

Tamil Nadu: DMK, Opposition parties spar at meeting called to seek views on Pen Statue

Jan 31, 2023

Tensions escalated between DMK and opposition parties at a public meeting conducted by Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board seeking opinions on 'Pen Statue' erection...

Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board issues directions to Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) on Ennore Creek oil spillage

Dec 11, 2023

It has asked CPCL to ensure that all pipelines (raw materials and products) and tanks are intact with no leakage. If CPCL is found...

Centre's air quality panel directs Delhi, NCR authorities to streamline pollution complaint redressal

Oct 08, 2024

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), NCR State Pollution Control Boards, and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) have been instructed to tag CAQM...

Tamil Nadu needs to update its policy to control air pollution in Chennai, says NGT

Jan 15, 2022

New Delhi [India], January 15 : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has said that Tamil Nadu needs to evolve and update its policy to...

Assam: Pollution Control Board withdraws closure notice to OIL

Jun 22, 2020

Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 23 : The Pollution Control Board, Assam, on Monday, has withdrawn the closure notice which directed Oil India Limited (OIL)...