Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
MEERUT: Taking cognizance of the continuous failure on the part of the administration to provide potable water to poor farmers of six districts of western UP, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday directed the state government to produce the district magistrate and chief medical officer (CMO) of Baghpat, along …
Women and girls across the world collectively spend about 200 million hours every day collecting water which is a “colossal waste” of their valuable time, the UN children’s agency has said of the activity which is a daily routine for millions of girls in India. As World Water week began …
This new book published by UNEP and SEI presents the why, what and how of sustainable sanitation and wastewater management today. Combating disease, Managing resources efficiently, Protecting marine and freshwater environments, Universal energy access, Reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Meeting the nutrition and drinking water needs of an ever-growing population. These …
Water pollution has risen across three continents, placing hundreds of millions of people at risk of contracting life-threatening diseases like cholera and typhoid, UN Environment warns. The worrying rise in the pollution of surface waters in Asia, Africa and Latin America also threatens to damage vital sources of food and …
The next time you're enjoying a trip to the seaside, turn your mind away from the ice-cream vans and sand dunes for a moment and spend a few minutes looking beneath your feet. If you're on a touristy beach such as Bournemouth, swept clean every morning by teams of litter …
ANKARA – Some 10,000 people were admitted to the hospital early this week in eastern Turkey after they suffered from health problems caused by contaminated tap water, local press reported on Sunday. The mayor of the city of Kahramanmaras, Fatih Mehmet Erkoc, said that experts believe health issues started to …
This UN-Water Analytical Brief analyses the central role of water and sanitation to describe the links and interdependencies between the targets of Sustainable Development Goal 6 on water and sanitation and those of other Goals. It aims to stimulate United Nations Member States’ consideration of the water-related linkages within the …
This UN-Water Analytical Brief analyses the central role of water and sanitation to describe the links and interdependencies between the targets of Sustainable Development Goal 6 on water and sanitation and those of other Goals. It aims to stimulate United Nations Member States’ consideration of the water-related linkages within the …
Pharmaceutical and illicit drugs are present in streams in Baltimore, Maryland. At some sites, amphetamine concentrations are high enough to alter the base of the aquatic food web. So reports a new study released today in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, which is one of the first to explore …
With the leak plugged and the substance that oozed out apparently headed downstream toward Saudi Arabia, underwater life in the Gulf of Eilat seems to have been spared any damage from the Jordanian spill. Airport planned for Israel-Jordan border complicates an otherwise amicable relationship After years in the wilderness, Israelis …
It is contaminated with various pathogenic bacteria. Visakhapatnam: Water in Anakapalle, where government has plans to develop a satellite township, is unfit for drinking, according to a study conducted by researchers of Andhra University’s environmental science department. It indicated that the water in the municipality is contaminated with pathogenic bacteria …
Environmental advocate website, Wikigreen released a video that gives in-depth insights about the highs and lows of antifouling. According to the video release entited "Toxic Time Bomb" sent to Nature World News, antifouling is found on the ship hullsthat will help ships to go faster by keeping these ships free …
Results come from water sampled during time when Flint’s supply was taken from source later deemed to be corroding pipes and leaching lead A months-long government investigation bolsters claims of residents in Flint, Michigan, that the city’s lead-tainted water led to a breakout of rashes and hair loss for residents. …
Aug 23, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) under the direction of Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen will be enforcing plastic mineral water bottling standards starting September 1. Minister Bathiudeen said the CAA has detected that a number of brands are using low quality Polymer/Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) …
Around 10,000 tons of contaminated water have pooled in underground trenches around the Nos. 1 to 4 reactor buildings of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, according to the plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) has no immediate plan to remove the …
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) approved a project for water preservation and safe water supply aiming to reduce dependence on groundwater for safe water. The approval for the project, titled Pond/large pond/water bodies in Zila Parishads re-excavation/renovation, with an estimated cost of Tk 3.74 billion, came …
Hundreds of people have been taken ill with fever and typhoid in Ramechhap after drinking contaminated water. Ramechhap District Hospital has been swarmed with patients coming for treatment for the past few days. Tests on samples of drinking water from Babiyakharka, Paudelgaun, Salle and Dumrikharka villages suggested bacteria contamination, according …
A Vietnamese government minister said it’s now safe to swim at most beaches in four central provinces where massive fish deaths occurred more than four months ago because of toxic chemicals released by a Taiwanese steel company. The online newspaper VnExpress quoted Environment Minister Tran Hong Ha as telling a …
The Government is being urged to order a complete ban on microbeads in cosmetic products to halt the damage caused to marine life by plastic pollution and its knock-on effects on the environment and food chain. A cross-party environmental audit committee report demands cosmetics companies be prohibited from using plastic …
Private investment in work to restore the Great Barrier Reef is likely dry up if the Queensland government fails to pass tighter land-clearing laws, warns Australia’s biggest environmental philanthropist. David Thomas, who has donated $30m and bequeathed another $30m to environmental causes in Australia, told Guardian Australia that state and …
