Just wading into river, little water
New Delhi: After Durga was immersed with festive fervour, devotees bent their heads reverentially for the sprinkling of ‘holy water’. But they were in fact breathing stench and getting sprayed with drain
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Mangalore is a ‘critically polluted’ city: KSPCB chief
Vaman Acharya, Chairman of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), said on Thursday that the KSPCB had named Mangalore and Bhadravati as “critically polluted” cities in the State. He was inaugurating a three-day international conference on “Environment and occupation health” organised by Manipal University, the National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH), Ahmedabad, and the Regional Occupational Health Centre (ROHC), Bangalore, here.
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Jal Board wants DSIIDC to monitor effluent treatment plants
Raw industrial waste killing Yamuna, corroding sewer lines Untreated effluents from industries making their way into the sewers and eventually reaching the Yamuna are not only killing the river but
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Rising pollution levels worry UP legislators
LUCKNOW: Environmental degradation dominated the proceedings in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly here on Wednesday as members expressed concern at rising levels of air, noise and river pollution and urged the Government to take effective measures for control. The Congress and the BJP pointed to serious health hazards of environmental pollution.
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Ganges River dolphin (Platanista gangetica) seeks help
The conservation of wildlife species in the Indian sub-continent has often been influenced by their aesthetic, socio-cultural and religious importance, prior to their ecological role. This system over the years has certainly been biased towards the terrestrial ecosystems affecting
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding protection and restoration of waterbodies, India, 18/11/2020
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Lt. Col. Sarvadaman Singh Oberoi Vs Union of India & Others dated 18/11/2020.</p> <p>The issue for consideration in the original application
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Okhla barrage being cleaned
First Time In 25 Years; June 15 Deadline, Work To Cost 12Cr. The cleaning of the Okhla barrage has finally begun after 25 years. The cleaning drive which began on Monday, is being carried out on a war-footing.
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Govt, civil society to discuss dying rivers
New Delhi: A three-day panchayat on the Yamuna and Ganga action plans will be organised in the city from Monday.
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Death of fish: KSU blames cement plants
Shillong: The death of thousands of fish at Wah Lukha in Jaintia Hills and Ranikor river is directly linked mushrooming of cement plants and unscientific mining activities being carried out in the two districts of the state, says the KSU. “The rise in number of cement plants in Jaintia Hills has posed a great threat not only to the forests and environment but also the aquatic lives to the extend that all the rivers are poisoned making survival of aquatic lives almost impossible”, KSU Environment and Cultural Secretary J Marbaniang said.
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Agra's treatment plant to start from Oct 2012
LUCKNOW: An ailing Yamuna may heave a sigh of relief if claims of Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam are anything to go by. The corporation has claimed that the 144 million litres per day (mld) capacity water treatment
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SC seeks new Yamuna plan
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the directors of IIT, Delhi and Roorkee to prepare a new project for cleaning Yamuna observing that the current project has failed despite a spending of Rs 12,000 crore
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Najafgarh drain-Sampling and analysis
Over the past years, due to rapid industrialization and advanced agricultural activities environmental deterioration is becoming a major concern. Water is one of the most important and basic natural resource
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Guidelines for locating industries on river banks in effect till RP approval
The guidelines for locating industries along the river banks as recommended by the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) will be in effect till the State Government approves Regional Plan 2011. The State Government on Monday filed an affidavit in this respect in Public Interest Litigation in a writ petition before High Court.
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Experts urge for toxin-free environment
Nagpur: Ill-effects of using products that generate toxic waste and pollution of Nag River were the main topics taken up at the two-day workshop on 'Toxin-free lifestyle' organized by the Jeevit Nadi,
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Ganga may cleanse sins but it also infects you
A dip in the Ganga here, especially during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela, may wash away your sins but leave you with skin diseases, stomach bugs and a host of other health problems, says a study conducted by a scientific institute in Uttarakhand.
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Unscientific mining led to water crisis in State’
State Pollution Control Board submits report to Govt SHILLONG: The mineral-rich Jaintia Hills district faces an acute drinking water crisis as water from its major rivers has been declared ‘unfit’ for human consumption due to high level of acidity caused by unscientific mining. The rivers downstream of coal mining areas and cement plants have turned blue five years back, a phenomenon baffling even environmental scientists of the State.
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Humble dhobighat set for makeover
Dhobi Ghats in Delhi are all set for a makeover. Under the Yamuna Action Plan II, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is initiating a pilot project wherein the washerman will be provided with hi-tech equipment and machinery for laundry work and treatment plants will be installed to recycle the wastewater containing harmful chemicals, soap and detergents.
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Making the law count: ten environment justice stories by community paralegals in India
Across the world, poor communities bear a disproportionate burden of the environmental cost of development. Harmful projects such as polluting industrial units, municipal disposal sites or mining projects
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NI Water installs wastewater treatment unit
NI Water has installed a new wastewater treatment unit at a housing development near Rathfriland in a bid to improve the quality of treated effluent. The work forms part of NI Water's multi-million
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Babulal Gaur meets Union Minister Shri Kamalnath
Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Shri Babulal Gaur called on Union Urban Development Minister Shri Kamalnath here today and handed over to him an action plan chalked out for Narmada