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Website. www.cpcb.nic.in. The Central Pollution Control Board ( CPCB) of India is a statutory organization under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Mo.E.F.C.C.). It was established in 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of pollution) Act, 1974. The CPCB is also entrusted with the powers and functions under the Air ...
The board is charged with enforcing laws related to environmental protection. History [ edit ] TSPCB was constituted under Sec.4 of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Section 5 of Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, on 07-07-2014.
The main laws in action are the Water Act(1974), the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act (1972), the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act (1981) and the Environment (Protection) Act (1986), Biological Diversity Act(2002). The responsible body for this is the Central Pollution Control Board. [citation needed]
Headquarters. Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Area served. Tamil Nadu, India. Key people. M. Jayanthi, IFS ( Chairman) Website. www.tnpcb.gov.in. Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board is the governing body to monitor and control air, noise, and water pollution in the state of Tamil Nadu .
The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 [2] is an Act of the Parliament of India which enables the creation of a special tribunal to handle the expeditious disposal of the cases pertaining to environmental issues. [3] It draws inspiration from India's constitutional provision of (Constitution of India/Part III) Article 21 Protection of life and ...
Findcare ranked the top 10 counties according to their average PM 2.5 pollution from 2000 to 2016. They also mapped out the average PM 2.5 pollution for all available counties. Here are the ...
The Kerala State Pollution Control Board is a body of the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of the State of Kerala, India. The board is charged with enforcing laws related to environmental protection. The Pollution Control Board has been established as a regulatory authority for implementing various pollution control laws.
Canada. In Canada the regulation of pollution and its effects are monitored by a number of organizations depending on the nature of the pollution and its location. The three levels of government (Federal – Canada Wide; Provincial; and Municipal) equally share in the responsibilities, and in the monitoring and correction of pollution.