Maharashtra Pollution Control Board

Maharashtra Pollution Control Board renews ‘Consent to Operate’ to ITC & Mercedes Benz India till '25

By Sanjay Jog

3 January 2021, 06:38 PM

The Consent Appraisal Committee has asked Mercedes Benz to separately apply for consent to operate for expansion

Kalyan Dombivli civic body produces 85 litres of fuel from plastic waste; seeks MPCB nod for project

By PTI

31 December 2020, 08:33 AM

Thane: The Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) in Thane district has applied to the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), ...Read More

Leading brand can now use 20% recycled plastic in packaging

By Sanjay Jog

15 November 2020, 06:11 PM

In a significant move, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has approved an amendment to the Consent to Operate (CtoO) of leadi...Read More

Mumbai: Air of mystery shrouds ‘gas leak’

By Dipti Singh

7 June 2020, 09:54 PM

None was detected, says Mumbai Fire Brigade; could've been stench of trucks carrying waste: MPCB

No toxic waste in the sea says Bombay High Court

By Staff Reporter

12 July 2019, 03:12 AM

The Bombay High Court said on Thursday it was the duty of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to ensure all the sewage generated...Read More

Mumbai: MPCB launches website that provides real-time updates on air quality

By FPJ Web Desk

12 November 2018, 04:46 AM

We always wonder where to check the quality of the air in our area, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has come up with answe...Read More

Maharashtra plastic ban: MPCB to act against manufacturers from Monday

By PTI

1 October 2018, 04:31 AM

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) Sunday instructed its officials to initiate action against plastic manufacturers v...Read More

Central pollution board corrects state counterpart: Most polluted rivers in Maharashtra

By FPJ Bureau

30 September 2018, 04:20 AM

Mumbai: In August, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) had claimed the number of polluted stretches river stretches had droppe...Read More

BMC Wards to auction off seized plastic

By Sweety Adimulam

30 September 2018, 03:42 AM

Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to carry short quotation auctions of seized prohibited plastic lying in ...Read More

MPCB to HC: City rivers polluted due to BMC apathy, citizens culpable also

By FPJ Bureau

21 July 2018, 06:50 PM

The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), in its affidavit filed before the Bombay High Court, has blamed the BMC for failing to up...Read More

Bombay High Court directs MPCB to record ambient noise levels

By Narsi Benwal

12 July 2018, 02:45 AM

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the officials of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to record the ambient noi...Read More

Plastic ban: 355 units close down voluntarily in 12 days

By FPJ Bureau

7 July 2018, 06:52 PM

Mumbai : Acccording to a survey carried out by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), as many as 355 plastic and thermocol (styr...Read More

Mumbai plastic ban: After this, next focus will be e-waste management, says P Anbalagan, Member Secretary MPCB

By FPJ Bureau

25 June 2018, 02:07 AM

There are still a lot of questions around the plastic ban in Maharashtra, but the state has gone ahead with it, hoping that the future w...Read More

Mumbai plastic ban: Commoners won’t be harassed, promises Environment Min Ramdas Kadam

By Agencies

23 June 2018, 02:59 AM

Mumbai: As the Maharashtra government is set to enforce the ban on a variety of plastic items, announced in March, from today, Environmen...Read More

Local bodies directed to dispose of plastic, Maharashtra government to Bombay High Court

By PTI

22 June 2018, 01:21 PM

Mumbai, The Maharashtra government has told the Bombay High Court that it has asked all local authorities to set up a mechanism to arrang...Read More

Home secretary Sudhir Shrivastava shunted to less important department

By FPJ Bureau

12 June 2018, 03:00 AM

Mumbai: In a major bureacratic reshuffle when chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is out of the nation, the General Administration Departmen...Read More

Sluggish response of TMC on solid waste management irks Bombay High Court

By Staff Reporter

7 March 2018, 02:18 AM

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board in its affidavit has stated clearly, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) generates 800 ...Read More

Mumbai: Kamala Mills operated without MPCB consent

By FPJ Bureau

16 February 2018, 02:54 AM

Mumbai: In response to a query filed under Right to Information (RTI) filed by a non-governmental organisation (NGO) Watchdog Foundation,...Read More

Navi Mumbai: Company responsible for turning dogs blue shut down

By FPJ Web Desk

23 August 2017, 05:41 AM

The mystery of stray dogs in Taloja turning blue has been solved. It has turned out to be that a factory was dumping its untreated waste ...Read More

Maharashtra starts rating industries by emissions

By FPJ Bureau

26 June 2017, 09:36 AM

The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) launched a new Star Rating Programme for air pollution on June 5, 2017, World Environment ...Read More

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