Environment at a glance 2015
The OECD released the Environment at a Glance 2015. This report updates key environmental indicators and relevant socio-economic and sectoral indicators to track OECD country progress on major environmental
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution by M/s. Tikaula Distillery, Tikaula, District Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, 26/10/2015
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tikaula Distillery Ltd. Vs. Krishan Kant Singh & Ors. dated 26/10/2015 regarding pollution by M/s. Tikaula Distillery, Tikaula, District Muzaffarnagar,
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VPs garbage disposal case hearing on Nov 29
A three-year-old case related to garbage disposal in village panchayats will come for final hearing on November 29 before the Division Bench of Bombay High Court at Goa. The double bench comprising of Justices D G Karnik and F M Reis directed all the VPs to file a compliance report over the garbage disposal site by October 31.
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Study to trace uranium in water Punjab
ASIT JOLLY CHANDIGARH Environment minis ter Jairam Ramesh has ordered a comprehensive study to assess the impact of radioactive uranium traces in drinking water on human health across southwestern Punjab.
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Japan Nuclear Plant Could Leak More Radioactive Water
The operator of the stricken Japanese nuclear power plant said on Friday that more radioactive water could begin spilling into the sea later this month if there is a glitch in setting up a new decontamination system. Tokyo Electric Power Co also said that two workers may have been exposed to radiation at more than twice the limit set by the government, the most serious case so far of exposure a
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by a sugar factory, village Kolpewadi, Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, 15/09/2015
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Sukdeo Kolpe & Anr. Vs. M/s. Kopargaon Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd. dated 15/09/2015 regarding pollution caused
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Uranium in Water: 200 reverse osmosis plants of little use
Jalandhar: Detection of high level of uranium in water in the Malwa belt of Punjab, especially in Bathinda, Faridkot, Mansa, Sangrur, Muktsar and Moga districts, have virtually halted the installation of reverse osmosis (RO) plants, set up by the state government, for safe water to villagers.
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding payment of 10 crore as environmental compensation for the pollution in Kasardi river in Navi Mumbai, 02/11/2018
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Taloja CETP Co-operative Society Ltd. Vs The Ministry of Environment and Forest And Climate Change & Others dated 02/11/2018 payment of 10 crore
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Bio-gas plant to come up in Mau
Varanasi: For the promotion of green or non-conventional energy sources, the Jatropha Mission Cell, Department of Planning, is taking initiative to expand its activities in eastern UP.
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Ban on carry bags made of virgin plastics coming
CHENNAI: The State government will impose a ban on the use of plastic carry bags made of virgin plastics or recycled plastics of less than 60 micron thickness and 8x12 inches size. In his address in the Assembly on Friday, Governor Surjit Singh Barnala said the government would lay special emphasis on protecting the environment.
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Industrial waste cripples Patiala village
Whenever a woman in Arnetu village conceives, she, instead of celebrating, goes into a depression with thoughts that the child may be born with a physical deformity. This is the general fear among residents of this village, situated near the Ghaggar in the Patran sub-division of Patiala. They opine that due of the industrial waste in the river, the ground water quality in their village has d
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US firm begins land search for 2 waste-to-energy plants
Lucknow: After getting a positive response from Akhilesh Yadav gover nment, the US-based company, Renewable Energy Alternatives (REA), has begun its search for land to set up the waste-to-energy project
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Record 4.43 billion USD pledged for global environment
Thirty donor countries on Wednesday 4.43 billion for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to support developing countries over the next four years to prevent degradation of the global environment, said
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Toxic wastes impact aquatic fauna in Ramsar site
Ghaziabad: The heavy discharge of industrial effluents has severely affected aquatic fauna at the Ramsar site, set up in River Ganga in 165 km stretch from Bijnore to Narora in Uttar Pradesh. Ramsar sites are a tag for critical water bodies across the globe.
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Outlook for clean air in the context of sustainable development goals
<p>Air pollution is linked with many of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Strategies aiming at the improved air quality interact directly with climate mitigation targets, access to clean
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Marina beach alluring, but dirty in parts
CHENNAI: With the number of people visiting the Marina beach increasing considerably on account of summer vacation, the place presents a picture of an urbanised blend of forced cleanliness and reckless pollution.
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Mumbai's civic body to spend Rs1.5 crore to clean city's shoreline
The city will soon boast of a cleaner shoreline. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has drafted a concrete phase-wise plan to tidy the entire stretch from Colaba to Tardeo and Haji Ali to Worli village. Eighty metric tonne of waste will be extracted every day along these stretches. The civic body will pump around Rs1.5 crore into this clean-up operation.
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Brazil looks to swap World Cup publicity for carbon credits
Brazil, looking to offset the carbon emissions generated by construction, travel and other activities related to hosting the 2014 Soccer World Cup, said on Tuesday it wants holders of United Nations-backed
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding de-silting on Adyar and Cooum Rivers and Buckingham Canal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 31/10/2018
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Vs. The Principal Secretary, Environment & Forests, Govt. of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 31/10/2018<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Cooum_River_pollution_NGT_order.pdf"
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Smokeless tobacco has 28 carcinogens
Smokeless tobacco products being marketed in India contain 3095 chemical components with serious implications for human health.