<p>Affidavit by Union Territory of Lakshadweep in OA No 606 of 2018 with respect to compliance of MSW Management Rules, 2016 and other environmental issues).</p> <p>The report is dated 07/11/2024. The
<p><span id="itro1">This CAG report on Delhi's social sector tabled in the state assembly exposed the poor provision of public services to the residents of Delhi. It came down heavily on the inadequacy
Works to rejuvenate polluted Kolavoy lake to be taken up under Central plan After several years of negligence, the much-abused Kolavoy lake, one of the largest water bodies in Kancheepuram district, might soon be rejuvenated. The lake, also known as Chengalpattu lake, will be the first water body in the Chennai region to get a new lease of life under the National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP) of the Union ministry of forests and environment.
The largely ADB-funded project will possibly be floated some time later this year Residents, living near the existing open-air sewage treatment ponds at Babesa, will have to wait another five years for
Hyderabad: As part of the Summer Action Plan, corporators will spend Rs 20 lakh each in their respective wards to improve drinking water supply and sewerage network. In all, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal
Long-term measures needed as livelihood of farmers being seriously affected, says Sushma Pilloried by Parliamentarians in both Houses over the state of the Ganga and the Yamuna, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan promised that the government would ensure no domestic effluents pour into the two rivers. “We are making efforts to make that happen. We should have a commission to ensure that there is no atrocity against rivers,” she said after members, first in the Lok Sabha and then in the Rajya Sabha, expressed anguish over thousands of crores of rupees that have spent in trying to clean up the two major arteries in north India but to no avail.
New Delhi: About 19 years ago, the Supreme Court first scrutinized pollution in the Yamuna. Innumerable orders later, Yamuna is dirtier than ever with a mind-numbing Rs 6,500 crore spent to clean the river
The members of Rajya Sabha expressed their concern on the increasing pollution in various rivers across the country, particularly Ganga and Yamuna. Read text of this debate.
Power Use Contributes 56.38% Of Total Release, Per Capita Emission Bit Lower Than National Average Pune: The first-ever carbon footprint report for Pune has revealed that the city emitted over 46 lakh metric tonnes of the gas in 2010-2011. The per capita carbon release in the city is around 1.46 metric tonnes, which is slightly lower than the national average of around 1.5 metric tonnes. However, the per capita emission is way below that of several western countries — for instance, the per capita release in the US is around 17.3 metric tonnes.
Eighty percent of sewage in India is untreated and flows directly into the nation’s rivers, polluting the main sources of drinking water, a study by an environmental watchdog showed. Indian cities produce
Eighty per cent of sewage in India is untreated and flows directly into the nation’s rivers, polluting the main sources of drinking water, a study by an environment watchdog showed Tuesday. Indian cities
