In dire straits
the recently-released comptroller and auditor general (cag) 2000 report has revealed that river pollution is on the rise as sewage finds its way into river bodies and pollution parameters are
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High cadmium contamination at the gateway to Sundarban ecosystem driven by Kolkata metropolitan sewage in India
<p>Cr, Pb, Zn, Cd, Ni, Cu, Co and Fe content in the surface sediments was studied at three sites along a 20 km stretch on the Bidyadhari River (situated at the gateway to Indian Sundarban mangrove ecosystem)
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment of River Usri, Giridih in district Ramgarh, Jharkhand, 16/01/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Chandan Sinha Vs State of Jharkhand dated 16/01/2019 regarding encroachment of River Usri, Giridih in district Ramgarh, Jharkhand and also there
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Ganga at Hardwar dirty
Dehra Dun: Water quality of the river Ganga in Hardwar is below the standards set by the Central Pollution Control Board for bathing, a recent study by an NGO says. Water has been polluted due to continuous discharge of untreated waste and effluents from various drains directly into the Ganga, Dehra Dunbased NGO People
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A survey of perfluorinated compounds in surface water and biota including dolphins from the Ganges River and in other waterbodie
Despite the reports of the occurrence of perfluorochemicals (PFCs) in industrialized nations, information on PFCs in less industrialized countries is meager.
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Gangetic River Dolphin, Dugong are now high-priority for conservation
The Gangetic River Dolphin, Asian Elephant, Pangolin and Dugong (sea cow) are among some of the most endangered species from India that feature in the Evolutionary Distinct and Globally Endangered map
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Evaluation of spatial pattern of altered flow regimes on a river network using a distributed hydrological model
<p>Alteration of the spatial variability of natural flow regimes has been less studied than that of the temporal variability, despite its ecological importance for river ecosystems. Here, we aimed to quantify
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Affidavit by the Government of NCT of Delhi on steps taken to control Yamuna pollution and rejuvenate the river, 25/01/2021
<p>Affidavit of compliance on behalf of the Government of NCT of Delhi in response to the National Green Tribunal dated July 7, 2020. The matter related to control of pollution and rejuvenation of river
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding sand mining in the name of desilting of canals, Haryana, 22/09/2017
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sukhvinder Singh Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 22/09/2017 regarding sand mining in the name of desilting of canals, Haryana. The Tribunal
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Rivers toxic emission: Govt. seals off Chinese company, two others
The Rivers State government on Saturday announced the sealing off of Chinese Govt Company, CGC, in Aluu, over “aggravated air pollution, and breach of environmental laws” in the state. Two other companies
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Report by UPPCB on Amroon Foods, Barabanki, 31/01/2020
<p>Report by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB), Lucknow in compliance of the NGT order of October 22, 2019 (O.A. No. 835/2019) in the matter of RTI Activist Vs State of Uttar Pradesh. The
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Separate body needed to save rivers, canals
A separate body is needed to save the rivers and canals in and around the capital from being polluted, said the speakers at a discussion yesterday. They also stressed the need for a halt to dumping industrial and urban waste into the rivers and canals to save them from pollution.
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83 million in the region do not have access to drinking water, says report
Cairo - The Arab Water Council (AWC) has said that arid or semi-arid areas cover about 87 per cent of the Arab region, 83 million people do not have access to clean drinking water, and 96 million people
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A ritual offer of nothing
On June 16, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s exhortation to “implement the river conservation programme with a greater sense of urgency and commitment” was an allusive reference to the states’ tardiness and cursoriness in executing sanctioned projec
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Assemblages of total mercury in the tropical macrotidal Bidyadhari estuarine stretches of Indian Sundarban mangrove eco-region
The study was conducted to estimate total mercury in water and sediment of Bidyadhari river of Indian Sundarban delta in pre-monsoon, monsoon and post-monsoon period. Bidyadhari river presently serves
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World's Rivers In Crisis, Study Says
The world's rivers are in crisis including in North America and Europe where governments have invested trillions of dollars to clean up freshwater supplies, a study showed Wednesday. "Threats to human water security and biological diversity are pandemic," Charles Vorosmarty of the City University of New York, co-lead author of the report in the journal Nature, told Reuters. The international
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Ground water quality in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu along Noyyal river
The ground water quality in Coimbatore city along the Noyyal river during pre-monsoon and post-monsoon seasons in 2005 is discussed in this paper. Water samples were collected from 12 wells on either side of the river.
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Yamuna, 19/05/2017
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Others dated 19/05/2017 regarding pollution of river Yamuna generated in the area of Delhi. Tribunal is informed
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The Tungabhadra river basin: proceedings of the first stakeholder meeting
A stakeholder workshop for the Tungabhadra basin was organised by the Society for Promoting Participative Eco-system Management (SOPPECOM) and the UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science of Dundee University in Scotland in Hospet, India (Karnataka) on 9-10 January 2007.
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Physico-chemical studies on the pollution potential of river Kosi at Rampur (India)
River Kosi is subjected to severe domestic and industrial pollution and this recent study on the Kosi river concludes that due to high alkalinity it is not suitable for agriculture. Also indicates that most of the pollution is due to the Industrial discharge and agricultural run-off and cattle dropping are the sources of organic pollution.