MCD dumps Games debris in GK-I
New Delhi: Guess where the mounds of construction debris from various Commonwealth Games sites are landing up? The
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Set up expert panel to submit report on pollution at Rohtang: Green tribunal
Taking cognizance of air and noise pollution at Rohtang Pass, the National Green Tribunal has said an expert committee should be set up to submit its report after a spot visit. The committee shall consist
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CSE action plan to clean UCIL site at Bhopal in five years
CSE has analysed all major studies on impact of the waste dumped within & outside the Union Carbide site, concluded that there is large-scale contamination in the soil & water of the area and released this action plan for ridding the site of contamination in five years.
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Students take lessons in composting, rainwater harvesting
They also learn basics of solid waste management and use of sewage treated with enzymes for gardening TEACHING: Indra Kumar of Home Exnora explains terrace top farming to a group of students at his house in Shankar Nagar, Pammal on Wednesday.
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution at the industrial complex at Bhiwadi, Rajasthan, 03/05/2017
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sumitra Devi Vs. CPCB & Ors. And Dr. Laxman Raghav Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 03/05/2017 regarding pollution at the industrial
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Gujarat moves to lift moratorium on industrial clusters
Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel on Wednesday urged the central government to lift the moratorium on industrial clusters of Vapi, Ankleshwar and Vatva (Ahmedabad), which was imposed five year ago.
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Aravali pollution: NGT asks govt to reply by Nov 23
The NGT, in its first hearing of a petition filed by city-based environmentalist Vivek Kamboj and Amit Chaudhery on groundwater contamination at Bandhwari on Wednesday, ordered the municipal corporations
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UGC gets time to reply on wastage of paper during DUSU polls
The University Grants Commission (UGC) was on Wednesday granted two weeks by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to respond to a plea on indiscriminate use of paper during Delhi University Students’ Union
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Anti-polythene drive launched: Now CRPF joins the gang
Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC)in association with the Trader
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A creche and a recycling haven
Ahmedabad : As the world celebrates Earth Day on April 22 to make people appreciate the Earth's environment, a cr
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CEE to launch campaign against plastic bags
Ahmedabad : A Green Generation Campaign' to create awareness about the menace of plastic bags will be launched by Centre for Environment Education (CEE) starting from Earth day on Wednesday.
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Ivory Coast Arrests Suspect In Toxic Waste Case
Ivory Coast Arrests Suspect In Toxic Waste Case IVORY COAST: April 7, 2008 ABIDJAN - Ivory Coast has arrested the head of the local company which unloaded and dumped toxic waste in Abidjan nearly two years ago, leading to the deaths of 16 people, a judge familiar with the case said on Friday. Salomon Ugborugbo, director of the Ivorian waste handling firm Tommy which unloaded the toxic slops from the ship Probo Koala in August 2006 and dumped them at sites around Abidjan, was arrested on Thursday and is being held pending trial, the judge said.
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Despite ban, use of poly bags continues
Palampur, April 23: The sale and use of polythene is banned in the state, but shopkeepers are openly flouting norms and selling vegetables and fruits in poly bags. It seems the ban on the use and sale
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New sewerage treatment plant soon
KOCHI: In order to strengthen the sewerage system of the city, the Kochi Corporation is planning to set up a new sewerage treatment plant at Brahmapuram. The new plant, according to a top Corporation official, will solve the issue of unscientific disposal of septic waste which causes serious health and environmental hazards.
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Six Global Campaigners Win "Environmental Nobels"
From the rainforests of Africa to the mountain-top coal mines of West Virginia, six campaigners who have fought governments and industry to protect the planet won prestigious Goldman Environmental Prizes on Sunday.
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Oil leak in Dickoya a hazard to aquatic life
About 3000 litres of furnace oil was released on Tuesday night (7) from a tea factory into the Dickoya river, which feeds the Castlereigh hydropower reservoir, causing extensive environmental damage. Hatton police conducting inquiries into the incident said a leaking oil tank in the oil storage of the Wanajara tea factory at Dickoya resulted in this situation.
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Biodegradable carry bags launched
Jaipur: As a perfect corollary to the plastic bags ban in the city, the Sulabh International, a social service organisation launched a campaign on Thursday to make biodegradable carry bags made of jute and paper.
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Apple goes green, offers free recycling
Apple is offering free recycling of all its used products and vowing to power all of its stores, offices and data centres with renewable energy to reduce the pollution caused by its devices and online
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Parties go green in Surguja, dump plastic in poll campaigning
In a rare example in otherwise high-decibel technology-driven campaign, electioneering in tribal-dominated Surguja constituency in Chhattisgarh stood out because of political parties dumping plastic in
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GSPCB to test industry effluents for arsenic
Panaji: On directions of the central pollution control board (CPCB), the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) will collect samples from effluent treatment plants of industries from across the state