Odisha: Kilns raise pollution concern
JAGATSINGHPUR: A good number of illegal brick kilns have come up in the district and environmentalists have opined that these brick kilns are responsible for rise in temperature in the region as well as
River Pollution
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Giant plastic 'berg blocks Indonesian river
A crisis of plastic waste in Indonesia has become so acute that the army has been called in to help. Rivers and canals are clogged with dense masses of bottles, bags and other plastic packaging.
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Blame game begins in Taloja chemical hub over NGT order to deposit Rs 5 crore
NAVI MUMBAI: A blame game has started in the Taloja chemical hub after the National green tribunal (NGT) ordered its central effluent treatment plant (CETP) co-operative society to deposit Rs 5 crore for
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Nigeria: WHO, UNEP Investigate Cause of Soot in Rivers
Officials of the World Health Organisation (WHO), and the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) have commenced investigation into the cause of widespread soot in Rivers State. Leader of the
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Nigeria: Fishing in Oily Waters- Bodo's Long, Painful Wait for Pollution Clean-Up
Michael Mpari, 45, came out of the polluted waters in the creeks of Bodo, a community in Gokana Local Government area in Ogoni, Rivers State, drenched in crude oil from head to toe, carrying a broken 25
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Kenya: Businesses, Homes That Pollute Nairobi River Put on Notice
Nairobi — Businesses that continue to dispose waste into the Nairobi River without following the relevant regulations will be closed down by the National Environment Management Authority. The National
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Government needs $400 million to clean Ankobra River
The government has estimated that $400 million will be needed to dredge and clean the heavy mercury content in the River Ankobra in the Western Region due to the activities of illegal small-scale mining.
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding untreated waste being discharge in River Yamuna, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, 13/04/2018
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Citizen Welfare Society Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 13/04/2018 regarding untreated waste being discharge in River Yamuna, Mathura,
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Ghana: 5 Chinese, 4 Ghanaians Convicted for Polluting Ankobrah
Takoradi — A Sekondi high court on Thursday convicted five Chinese and four Ghanaians to a total fine of GHȻ54, 000, for polluting River Ankobra in the Bamiankor area of the Western Region, in March, last
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Agra: Insect attack on Taj brings back green and black patch on marble
AGRA: With green and black patches again emerging on the iconic Taj due to insect attack, the ASI is once again set to start mud pack treatment on the monument. Incidentally, this would be the fourth