Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
The city’s environment department has asked the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the MCD to provide land for the disposal of sludge from effluent treatment plants (ETPs) and sewage treatment plants (STPs) in the city, which is a major pollutant of the Yamuna River. Delhi generates approximately 800 million gallons …
(Don't) take a deep breath, brace yourself. The air we breathe is becoming more and more polluted and that too quite fast given the rising number of construction projects and vehicles on roads. The latest Environment Status Report of Greater Mumbai 2012-13 observes that with widespread construction activities and increasing …
KOCHI: In 2012, when National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi, Kochi, undertook a survey, Kochi stood at the 24th position among the highly polluted cities in the country. But the comprehensive environmental pollution index (CEPI)is more shocking - Kochi’s index is …
NEERI scientists believe continued efforts by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board to take action against polluting industries will improve the quality further in the coming years. The Mithi river seems to be inching very slowly towards revival as the Water Quality Index (WQI) recorded at most of the discharge points of …
Loss Of Wetlands And Greenery Turns Kolkata Into A Heat Chamber; City Hotter Than Suburbs By Up To 4 Degrees It’s 6.30pm. The sun is setting. But you still feel as if you were trapped in a microwave. Even at 8pm, there is no respite from the heat, indoors or …
The PCPIR has been approved with a Viability Gap Funding of Rs 716 cr by Government of India The Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco) is in talks with National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) and Environmental Protection Training and Research Institute (EPTRI) to prepare environment impact assessment (EIA) for …
Once a wetland and now reduced to a garbage dumping site, the Shahdara Lake in East Delhi is set to get a fresh lease of life. The East Delhi Municipal Corporation has begun the restoration of the dried up lake that is also planned to be developed into a tourist …
RAIPUR: When it comes to air pollution, a World Health Organisation (WHO) report concluded that Raipur has gained the dubious distinction of being the third worst city in India and has found its way on the list of top twenty polluted cities in world. Environmentalists fear that it's only a …
Dissatisfied with MP Pollution Control Board's (MPPCB) report on pollution of Narmada tributary Gaur river, MP high court chastised the agency for its shoddy and superficial work. MPPCB was directed by division bench of Chief Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice KK Trivedi to survey the area by inspecting dairies located …
PANJIM: Even as the Supreme Court lifted the 18-month ban on mining operations in Goa bringing hope to lakhs of mining-dependent people, the temporary suspension order imposed by the Manohar Parrikar-led BJP government on September 10, 2012 stands, effectively nullifying the SC verdict. The Apex Court has, however, allowed the …
The high-power committee appointed by the Bombay High Court on March 7 on river pollution conducted a ground survey of the Godavari river from Someshwar to Dasak on Wednesday. Its observations and likely solutions will be discussed on Thursday. The committee was formed during the hearing of public interest litigation …
PANJIM: The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), that was appointed to recommend the optimal quantity of fresh mining that is suitable for Goa, has sought time till June to submit its final report. The institute will also do environment impact assessment in the micro-level study. NEERI had submitted its …
Successive state governments in Uttarakhand have pursued economic growth through industrialization without taking into account the fragility of the state’s mountains. A massive rain storm in June 2013 exposed the inherently fragile character of the mountain region. As a battered state began to rehabilitate itself the Supreme Court directed the …
Mumbai: Every Indian has a fundamental right to live in a pollution-fee environment and at the same time every citizen has a fundamental duty to protect and conserve nature, the Bombay high court has said. Hearing a public interest litigation to save Godavari river in Nashik—considered to be sacred, a …
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has formed a committee headed by a divisional commissioner to monitor works of authorities concerned who are responsible to check pollution of Godavari river in the pilgrim town of Nashik, which is to host Kumbh festival in July-September next year. The order was passed by …
The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) informed the Kerala High Court on Thursday that a detailed study on the effect of mobile tower radiation on human health could be undertaken jointly by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and NEERI. In a statement, the NEERI said the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Jalbiradari & Anr. Vs. The MoEF. dated 07/03/2014 regarding pollution of Mithi river caused by industries. The Tribunal has come down heavily on Municipal Corporation, Mumbai for action not being taken for installation of STP, inspite …
To address the issue of water crisis in the capital, Delhi government has decided to revive “non-functional” rainwater harvesting systems in schools to raise the groundwater level. Around 800 governmentrun schools have rainwater harvesting pits and over 50% of them are non-functional, mostly due to no monitoring by the previous …
Tuticorin : Sterlite Copper, India’s largest copper producer and part of the $15-billion Vedanta Resources, is all set for major expansion at its Tuticorin plant in Tamil Nadu. Having complied with all the 32 NEERI norms on environment and gas emission with an investment of R500 crore in the last …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jalbiradari & Anr. Vs. The MoEF. dated 15/01/2014 regarding industries, which are within proximity of 30 metres distance from the both side walls of ‘Mithi’ river. NGT order also states that National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) has accepted the …
