What is the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974? This Act as the name suggests, was the first piece of legislation in independent India that identified the need to have an ...

NEW DELHI: Several states may seem fated to suffer the drought, cities like Delhi may be constantly short of water, but how serious are the authorities about bringing some discipline into water ...

There is no doubt that the old Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, despite its intentions, had clearly failed to stop the irreversible pollution of India’s quickly dwindling ...

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Act, 2024, which decriminalises almost all penal provisions in the earlier 1974 law, was passed in Rajya Sabha on February 6 The new law ...

These rules, enforced under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, provide a structured framework for monitoring and penalizing violations related to air pollution.

As per the rule under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, these boards should have at least two members with special knowledge or practical experience in air quality management.

The pollution control authority added that letting untreated sewage Is illegal as per the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974.

MPPCB Issued Notice To REEL, Pithampur For Violating Water Prevention Act; Seepage From Landfills A Concern: Bhopal Gas Tragedy Survivors They addressed media persons in Bhopal on Monday.

The SPCBs were initially constituted under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. Under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the SPCB mandate was expanded ...

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill, 2024, replaces provisions in the act for imprisonment from three months up to seven years with amended text specifying fines up to Rs 15 ...

air pollution In the midst of an air pollution crisis, there’s another way India can better enforce emission rules Poor oversight in a ‘licence raj’ encourages violations.