Eco-friendly Vinayaka idols for this Chathurthi
Following complaints from environmentists that mass-immersion of Vinayaka idols in rivers could create widespread pollution, the Hindu, Munnani has started making eco-friendly idols, with paper mache
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Fish wealth depleting in Periyar River
KOCHI: Once Chinese nets and fishermen catching fish using this traditional gear was a common sight in Eloor situated on the banks of the River Periyar. Fishery resources from this region used to be a major means of income for thousands of families belonging to this area. However, effluent discharge and indiscriminate sand mining in this portion of the river has made it almost lifeless. B
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, 06/02/2023
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: News item published in The Hindu dated 27.03.2022 titled “Digging up the Chambal” dated 06/02/2023.</p> <p>The matter
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Conservation of rivers inevitable for protecting Vembanad wetlands
Pampa Action Plan: The picture shows how the human intervention has narrowed down the river. G K Nair
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DIRTY TRICKS
Come summer and the squabbling for water between Delhi and Haryana begins. Haryana was pulled up by the Supreme Court of India on February 24, for its failure to stop the leakage of highly
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Illegal encroachment, pollution on rise: Experts
Experts on Wednesday blamed the government agencies for influencing water governance, which in turn in adding to water pollution and illegal encroachment of water bodies. "Different ministries and even
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Study of water quality along Pazhayar river basin at Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu
Pazhayar river basin is a perennial river carries water throughout the year from Kothiyar, Pachiparai dam and Perunchani dam in Kanyakumari district. Water quality of Pazhayar river basin is analyzed by
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13 days after inauguration, Penganga project gets MPCB nod
NAGPUR: After 13 days of inauguration by a slew of high profile ministers, Western Coalfields Limited's (WCL) Penganga open cast coalmine project has got clearance from Maharashtra Pollution Control Board
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Panel to check illegal dumping in river basins
The Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board has constituted a special committee to check illegal and unscientific dumping of muck by hydropower projects and other developmental activities in the
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Wisdom regurgitated
B y the looks of it, India is dipping into Vedic literature for more than just spiritual guidance. Experts want its message to be embodied in river cleaning schemes. In its observations on the
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Silent streams
Freshwater animals are vanishing faster than those on land or at sea. But captive-breeding programs hold out hope.
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Santona sponge iron plants challenged in HC
The Goa Foundation has challenged the establishment and operation of three Sponge Iron Plants at Santona in Sanguem on the grounds that they will cause pollution of Kalay river, water from which
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Jammu’s groundwater high in toxicity, says research
After her path-breaking discovery of 14 new species of Chironomus or midge fly in 2009, local scholar Dr Pragya Khanna’s has come up with alarming research findings suggesting “poisoning” of Jammu region’s
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of untreated effluent by Triveni Sugar Mill at Khatoli, district Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, 21/09/2021
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Chandra Shekhar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 21/09/2021.</p> <p>Grievance in the application is against discharge of untreated effluent by Triveni
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TAKING ON THE TANNERIES
In view of the pollution caused to the Reth river by the tanneries near Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh, the High Court has directed the state pollution control board to provide the details of the
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Non-implementation of action plan to increase pollution level in Pampa
Lack of adequate facilities for disposal of waste and sewage treatment at Sabarimala and Pampa would result in the increased pollution of the river Pampa during the current pilgrim season, which
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The Meghalaya Water Act, 2012
The state government has invited comments on this draft Meghalaya Water Act 2012. This act aims to deal with water issues in a comprehensive manner without derogating existing laws impinging upon water.
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Freeport, the polluter
Rivers, estuaries and a national park, which is a world heritage site, in the West Papua province of Indonesia are being polluted by mining in the area, says the mining company's own risk-assessment
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding chromium dumps at Rania Kanpur Dehat and Rakhi Mandi, Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, 16/07/2020
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal In Re : Water Pollution by Tanneries at Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh WITH Original Application No. 986/2019 In Re : Water Pollution at Rania, Kanpur Dehat &
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Sources and accumulation of butyltin compounds in Ganges River Dolphin, Platanista gangetica
Concentrations of butyltin compounds (mono-, di-, and tri-butyltin) were determined in dolphin (Platanista gangetica), fish, invertebrates and sediment collected from the River Ganges, India, in order to understand the contamination levels, sources, and potential for biomagnification in freshwater food chains.