In short
>> Avian flu was confirmed in Togo, the seventh West African nation to have reported the outbreak on June 22. The virus caused the deaths of 2,000 chicken in June near Togo's capital Lome.
>> Authorities detected polluted water in the Warragamba Dam situated near Sydney in Australia, after rain lashed the city in the last week of June. It posed a threat to the city's drinking water supply.
>> On June 22, the Perth Magistrate's Court fined aluminium company Alcoa US $20,000 over a caustic solution spill at its Wagerup refinery. The spill happened in July 2005 when a tank overflowed, releasing more than 50,000 litres of residue containing caustic soda onto Alcoa's property.
>> The US will remove the iconic bald eagle from its list of endangered species. Legislation to save the birds from extinction has resulted in their numbers soaring to 10,000 breeding pairs.
Related Content
- Affidavit filed by the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board illegal and polluting kilns/crucibles along the Haryana-Rajasthan border near the Aravalli range, 01/05/2025
- Global Electricity Review 2025
- Action taken report by the District Magistrate and Collector, South 24 Parganas on steps taken to prevent coastal erosion, Sagar Island, West Bengal, 22/02/2025
- Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding damage of an under construction bridge endangering the life of dolphins, Sultanganj, Aguani Ghat, Bhagalpur district, Bihar, 17/02/2025
- Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding unscientific management of the horses plying in Kufri, Himachal Pradesh, 13/02/2025
- Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment of 6 ponds in village Mundka, Delhi, 02/12/2024