We've long known that the fish we eat are exposed to toxic chemicals in the rivers, bays and oceans they inhabit. The substance that's gotten the most attention — because it has shown up at disturbingly
Cancer linked to polluted water in the Gangetic belt
KOLKATA, 5 JULY: The Rail India Technical & Economic Services (Rites), a Union government undertaking, will sign an MoU with Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) and KMC on 9 July for beautification of the Hooghly river front, said Miss Mamata Banerjee, railway minister. KoPT will set up a new port at Sagar and rail connectivity with Haldia port and Sagar port will be established, Miss Banerjee said.
This adversely affected aquatic life, river ecology: petitioner The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday issued notice to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Ministry of Environment
The city of Shangqiu in central China's Henan Province is still polluting the Huaihe River. The river is a famous waterway in central and east China, and it runs through several provinces. The
Major lacunae have been detected in the functioning of the Ganga Action Plan (gap). The public accounts committee (pac) of parliament came down heavily on the government for diverting funds earmarked
rajasthan's Barmer district administration is on a drive to shut down all erring textile colouring and printing units in Balotara area since February 1, 2007. The step comes a year too late. The
For the past five years, village doctor Zhang Changjian has rallied farmers here against a chemical factory dumping pollutants into a river. This spring, they won a rare victory. A court found the
This study analyses the potential for implementing the Underground Transfer of Floods for Irrigation (UTFI) approach across large parts of South Asia, as pragmatic, cost-effective, socially inclusive and
The Delhi High Court has said that it will pass orders to shut down the Indraprastha Thermal Power plant in Delhi if immediate steps are not taken for treating effluents being discharged into the
people from Uttar Karnataka's Dandeli town are opposing a move to draw water from the Kali river for a sugar mill proposed downstream. They say the factory will use up water meant for them. The
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ajay Pandey & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/05/2019 regarding illegal sand mining taking place on the river bed between Etawah
To check untreated waste containing highly toxic and hazardous chemicals being discharged in the rivers and canals, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) ordered the closure of more than 176
The severely degraded river systems will be reverted to their past grandeur whatever the cost, the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, declared on Friday. She pledged assistance of her administration to multidimensional researches into modes of combating environmental disasters.
Vadodara: Officials of the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) and the Vadodara district collectorate on Wednesday conducted a joint inspection of the area along the Vishwamitri river
Despite the recent orders by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) against the dumping of waste in Patiala Ki Rao river in Sector 74, Mohali, the Mohali Municipal Corporation (MMC) continues to dump garbage
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Devanshu Bose Vs Agra Development Authority & Others dated 18/01/2023.</p> <p>Grievance in the application is against failure of the state
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Subhash C. Pandey & Others Vs. State of MP & Others dated 22/07/2014 regarding encroachment of Kaliasot river, Madhya
The National Green Tribunal has taken exception to indiscriminate dumping of soil in rivers Chenab and Tawi for construction of road on the Udhampur to Banihal stretch of the national highway and restrained
Pali farmers teach state pollution body a few things technical Mahaveer Singh Sukarlai has no formal training in science. But he was able to test and tell a gathering of over 300 people that water from a dugwell in Phenkaria village contained arsenic and zinc in concentrations unfit for human consumption. Phekaria is located on the bank of river Bandi, about 50 kilometres downstream from
