Water: Muddy waters
India is considering an ambitious plan to link the majority of its major river basins through a vast network of canals, diverting billions of litres from the country's more water-rich river basins to
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GSPCB seeks rivers’ carrying capacity before nod to marinas
Now, Environment dept will have to float an expression of interest inviting consultant to undertake a year-long study The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has asked the State Environment Department
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CHECKING A MALADY
The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and the collector of Thanjavur to ini tiate prosecution against the Com missioner of the Mayiladuthurai Municipality in
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The Dal lake: Looking beyond pollution
The truth is that the Dal dwellers are hardly responsible for this vanishing ecosystem - they didn't cut the forests, build bunds, construct on the banks or dam the rivers. It is the way our nation has industrialised that we cannot see nature as an ecosystem, but only as resources.
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Bahir Dar tannery effluent characterization and its impact on the head of Blue Nile River
A study was conducted to characterize Bahir Dar tannery effluent and determine its impact on the head of Blue Nile River using selected physicochemical parameters. Samples were taken from the direct effluent
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83% of open wells in State polluted
CWRDM study finds most rivers highly contaminated due to lack of proper waste management As World Water Day is being observed on March 22, scientists claim that water in almost 83% of open wells and
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Dirty rivers
Prime Minister (PM) Atal Bihari Vajpayee recently admitted that all is not well with river cleaning projects in the country. While addressing the 11th meeting of the National River Conservation
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Finance farmers to reduce pollution, say government agencies
Grant aid, rather than regulation, may be the best way of tackling diffuse pollution from agriculture, one of the most persistent river and wetland polluting sources, two environmental government
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding sand mining on the river bed of Kasavati, Rajasthan, 03/02/2015
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Villagers of the Village Patanwati Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors dated 03/02/2015 regarding sand mining on the river bed
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Polluted rivers
fifty of the 69 rivers in Europe have poor ecological quality and most European countries have inadequate environmental monitoring systems, a new report states. Water and Wetland Index by
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Dry days ahead for south, east
Uttarakhand May Shut Supply For Canal Cleaning From April 15 Residents of south and east Delhi may soon have to face water shortage with the Uttarakhand government planning to shut down supply to Delhi for two weeks. Sources revealed that the shut down will take place from April 15 to facilitate cleaning of parts of the Upper Ganga Canal near Hardwar in preparation for the Maha Kumbh in 2010.
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Green clearances will not come in the way of country's high growth path: President Pranab Mukherjee
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday made it clear that the issues concerning green clearance will not come in the way of the country's high growth path as the new government intends to make the system
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Gujarat most polluted, Maha follows
Gujarat tops the list of being the most polluted state in India, accounting for 29 per cent of the nation’s hazardous waste. It is followed by Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, according to the Central Pollution
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WATER POLLUTION
The Narayani river of Nepal is being polluted by factories located near its banks. This has endangered dolphins, fish, crocodiles and other flora and fauna of the river. According to the fisherfolk,
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining in district Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, 13/07/2022
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of All India Kaimur People’s Front Vs Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change & Others dated 13/07/2022.</p> <p>Grievance in
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Increase in Funds for Namami Gange Programme
Government of India has launched the Namami Gange Programme in June, 2014, with the total budgetary outlay of Rs.20,000 crore for the period from 2014-15 till 31 December 2020 to accomplish the twin objectives
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Pollution Board plan to clean Bharalu
GUWAHATI, July 25
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Delhi to get interceptor sewers
The Delhi government has cleared a Rs 1,950-crore project to tap drains carrying sewage from colonies not connected to the city sewers. Interceptor sewers to be used for tapping is seen by the
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Maina, Pirla locals oppose hearing of 2 proposed mines
Residents of Maina, Cavrem, Pirla and adjoining villages of Quepem taluka on Saturday vehemently opposed the public hearing of two proposed mines and managed to get the public hearing of one proposed mine cancelled on technical grounds. The Goa Pollution Control Board (GPCB) had fixed three public hearings at the Chandreshwar temple hall at Cotta-Amona in Quepem taluka, to invite public opinion on the proposed renewal of mining leases at Maina and Pirla villages. The meetings were presided over by Additional Collector-II Y B Tavde and Assistant Env. Engineer (GSPCB) Sanjeev Joglekar.
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waste management in Bihar, 04/05/2023
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of 'In re: Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and other environmental issues' dated 04/05/2023.</p> <p>The NGT after