Uruguay's pulp mill begins operation
Uruguay's controversial wood pulp mill produced its first payload on October 15 amidst protests from the neighbouring Argentina and environmentalists across the globe. The first thousand tonnes of
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No check on effluents
Industrial town spent Rs 2 crore on flow meters that no one monitors THE industrial units of Pali town in Rajasthan were made to install meters to measure the amount of effluents they discharge. But no one is monitoring them. The Rajasthan high court ordered installation of flow meters in April 2008 to check industrial effluents from entering the Bandi river. It said the effluents
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Yamuna in Delhi carries drains not water: SC
"It is a sorry state of affairs," the Supreme Court remarked today over failure of the project to clean Yamuna despite over Rs.12,000 crore being spent on it and suggested that the routing drainages of
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Court raps Sesa Goa for dumping mine rejects
The Bombay High Court at Goa on Wednesday directed Sesa Goa to forthwith stop dumping mining waste near Advalpal rivulet. The Division Bench comprising Justice B P Dharmadhikari and Justice U D Salvi, on pursuing the report submitted by the expert committee, issued direction to stop dumping of mining rejects immediately to contain flooding of the area and destruction of paddy fields.
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State of pollution in the Yamuna
While the Delhi government had been debating on what needs to be done to clean the river, the pollution levels have only worsened. In its book Sewage Canal: How to Clean the Yamuna, published in 2007, the Centre for Science and Environment reported that the Delhi stretch of the river is not only dead but had an overload of coliform contamination.
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Serudandahela Residents protest dumping of garbage
The residents of Serudandahela area staged a protest against the dumping of garbage in their village by the Naula Pradeshiya Sabha creating a serious health hazard. More than 500 protestors of all walks of life participated.
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Sheila sets 8-yr deadline to clean Yamuna
It would take eight more years before Yamuna can be cleaned, declared Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on the floor of the House of Delhi Assembly during the Budget session on Tuesday. The Chief Minister said there is no magic wand to clean Yamuna by 2010 Commonwealth Games.
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8 more forests likely this year
New Delhi: For all the green concern voiced by the government, the environment sector has got a paltry Rs 129 crore this year
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Dyeing units still discharge water into Ganga
Allahabad High Court has directed saree industial units not to discharge coloured water into sewer that ultimately fall into the national river Binay Singh | TNN Varanasi: Millions of rupees were already spent in the past and investment of huge funds is currently being made to clean the national river Ganga. But, not much positive change can be seen in the health of the river.
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DJB gets Rs 1,400cr outlay
The DJB plans to set up a big sewerage treatment plant for Commonwealth Games 2010.More plants are likely at Delhi Gate, Delhi Cantt, Pappan Kalan and Nilothi.
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Saving Dhaka's polluted rivers: Drawing on recent experiences
Greater Dhaka has been a major engine of growth and prosperity in Bangladesh, representing more than 40% of Bangladesh's national GDP. This rapidly growing city of 12 million inhabitants has also emerged as a major hub for over 7000 small and medium scale industries.
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Why excreta matters
Indians know little about the water they use and the waste they discharge Water is life, and sewage tells its life story. This is the subject of the “Citizens’ Seventh Report on the State of India’s Environment”, Excreta Matters: How urban India is soaking up water, polluting rivers and drowning in its own excreta. It has a seemingly simple plot: it only asks where Indian cities get their water from and where their waste goes. But this is not just a question or answer about water, pollution and waste.
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BJP undertakes clean Ganga mission
In a bid to create awareness about holy Ganga river and to make it pollution-free, hundreds of BJP workers under the leadership of MLA and parliament secretary Gopal Rawat, carried out a drive to clean the banks of Ganga River in Uttarkashi. The Panchayat has also decided to impose penalty on violators, who will dump garbage in Ganga, so that they would be able to achieve their mission.
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Erosion turns serious in Lalmonirhat
Erosion by the River Teesta has turned grave at village Kalmati under Lalmonirhat sadar upazila with over 120 houses devoured in the last few days. Standing crops on about 20 acres of land, fruit gardens and homesteads have gone into the gorge of the river at the village, 12 kilometers off the Lalmonirhat town, local sources said. At least 100 families have become homeless as their houses have been devoured by the river in the last three days, they added.
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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding CRZ clearance for construction of retaining wall, service road along with the banks of the river Mithi, Mumbai, 31/05/2016
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jalbiradari & Others Vs Ministry of Environment & Forests & Others dated 31/05/2016 regarding grant of CRZ Clearance for construction
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Report on sand mining at different ghats on river Son in Aurangabad and Rohtas districts, Bihar, 27/07/2020
<p>Report filed by the Central Pollution Control Board before the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mohd. Imran Khan Kadri, Muslim Rashtriya Manch Vs State of Bihar.</p> <p>The report was on sand
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Congress electoral gains in UP due to Ganga, claims Waterman
Magic mantra?: The Ganga flows in Haridwar JAIPUR: After the advocates of the much talked about National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) ascribing the mandate the United Progressive Alliance received in the Lok Sabha elections to the unique scheme, it is now the turn of those who have taken up the cause of the Ganga to make a similar claim.
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Wazirpur units asked to treat waste water
Follow Rules Or Face Closure, Warns DPCC Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has threatened to seal the Wazirpur industrial area if it continues to violate environmental regulations. The area with 2,000-odd industrial units is allegedly discharging untreated waste water into the sewers. The waste water doesn’t reach the common effluent treatment plant (CETP) as the sewerage system is broken, says a team of DPCC scientists, which recently visited the area.
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Riverfront company to develop Gomti's banks LDA Boaard takes vital decisions
A new company, the Gomti Riverfront Development Co (GRDCo), has been formed for development and maintenance of the river. A proposal to this effect was cleared by the Lucknow Development Authority's Board along with 18 others in its meeting held here on Thursday.
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Pressure to Improve Water Quality in Chicago River
In recent days, the federal government and environmental groups have increased the pressure on Chicago