No conclusive link between Khara Growth Centre pollution & health complaints: Panel A joint committee report was filed before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) April 13, 2026 addressing complaints of pollution originating in Growth Centre, Khara, Bikaner, Rajasthan. This reportedly was affecting the health of the people. The report was in compliance of NGT (central…
NEW DELHI: About 33 prototypes shortlisted under the Delhi government’s ‘innovation challenge’ to find solutions for the air pollution issue are set to enter the second phase for trials, according to officials familiar with the matter.These include solar-powered pole-mounted dust traps, filterless smoke and dust carbon-capturing devices, electrostatic mist sprayers, models for smart dust-suppression and…
Around 1,000 residents of Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh staged a protest on March 23, 2026, against Kinvan Pvt Ltd — the company behind India’s first fermentation-based API plant, inaugurated by PM Modi in 2024. Locals allege the facility has caused persistent foul smell, groundwater contamination, and pollution in a nearby river. Source link
Around 1,000 people staged a protest and rally in Nalagarh in Himachal Pradesh on March 23, 2026, accusing pharmaceutical firm Kinvan Pvt Ltd of causing water, air and noise pollution. The demonstrators, many of them women from 10 to 15 nearby villages, alleged that the company was violating environmental norms and demanded that the unit…