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MPCB accuses Mercedes-Benz of non-compliance with environmental standards
Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on Saturday alleged non-compliance with environmental standards by the luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz India at its Pune manufacturing facility and sought a comprehensive review of the plant's operations. Mercedes-Benz India, in a statement, said it has not received any "written notice" or formal request from MPCB describing the claimed violations and was ready to take any "corrective action" if required. MPCB, in a release, said it came across the alleged violations of the guidelines during an inspection of the facility on Friday. "During a routine inspection conducted on August 23, 2024, it was discovered that the Mercedes Benz assembly plant in Chakan, Pune, is not adhering to the pollution control guidelines set by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB)," the board said in the release. The board has instructed its regional officer to take immediate action to ensure that the Mercedes Benz assembly plant complies with all MPCB ...
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MPCB asks HPCL, Tata Power to cut down production by 50% in Mumbai
Amid growing concerns over the rise in air pollution in Mumbai, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) said it has asked the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), Tata Power and a few other companies to cut down their production by 50 per cent with an aim to curb pollution. In its press statement on Wednesday, the MPCB said it gave this instruction in the notices issued on October 27 to the HPCL, Tata Power, Aegis Logistics at Mahul and Sealord Containers Ltd at Ambapada located in Trombay area of Mumbai. The MPCB also forfeited the bank guarantee of Rs 10 lakh of Aegis Logistics and Rs 5 lakh of Sealord Containers, it said. A similar notice was sent to the Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCF) in Chembur on Wednesday, in which strict guidelines were issued for it. The board also closed down two ready-mix concrete (RMC) plants in the city, it added. The action comes in the wake of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's issuance of the standard operat
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NGT files suo-moto case in stone quarry collapse incident in Mizoram
The NGT has also asked the officials of the Mizoram Disaster Management and Rehabilitation Department to appear before it on November 28 along with the officials of the MPCB
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MPCB asks thermal power station in Nagpur to stop dumping ash slurry
This comes amid complaints by local residents that it is causing pollution
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MPCB issues notices to seven industrial plants from Tarapur
These notices were issued under the Water Act, 1974, Air Act, 1981, and Hazardous Waste Rules, 2008
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