Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
An IIT-Bombay professor has debunked the myth that industrial effluents are the chief cause of air pollution. Environment science professor Virendra Sethi, in his paper 'Air Quality: Status and Management' cites pollution generated from homes and vehicles as an equally worrisome factor. What the research reveals Citing his research work …
The idea of building public toilets with a special concrete on foot overbridges which will not let out odour bagged the top prize of Rs 5 lakh in a competition organised by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay seeking “smart ideas” for “smart cities”. The prize was won by Ganesh …
Particles From Burning Of Fossil Fuels To Blame: Study India's white marvel, the Taj Mahal, is slowly turning brownish-yellow because of air pollution, says an Indo-US study which also identifies the pollutants responsible for the effect. It says the Taj is changing colour due to deposition of dust and carbon-containing …
The year again saw Delhi in news for “wrong” reasons. This time for being ranked as the most polluted city in the world by WHO that drew a sharp reaction from both the government and scientists. The report forced lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung to constitute a high-powered panel to look into …
Making drinking water a lot safer by killing an overwhelming number of bacteria and most viruses is now possible. A novel research to this end was carried out by a team led by Prof. T. Pradeep, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras. In May 2013, the same …
American scientist Joshua Apte travels in an autorickshaw to present alarming findings for anyone who spends time on or near the roads in this city of 25 million. The autorickshaw lurched through New Delhi’s commuter-clogged streets with an American scientist and several air pollution monitors in the back seat. Car …
India and Bangladesh must collaborate to facilitate and maintain a flow of fresh water round the year to save the Sunderbans mangrove ecosystem, scientists said here Saturday. Sunderbans is the world's largest mangrove forest and home to the endangered Royal Bengal tiger. More than two-thirds of the forest lies in …
NAGPUR : Union minister of water resources and river development & Ganga rejuvenation Uma Bharti has assured to ensure approval of Nag river rejuvenation project. Mayor Pravin Datke and municipal commissioner Shyam Wardhane briefed her about the proposal pending with the central government during her visit to the city on …
Valankulam, one of the biggest tanks in Coimbatore, will get a fresh lease of life with the civic body set to to remove 788 encroachments. Corporation and slum clearance board officials met on Saturday and decided to shift slum dwellers to new apartment buildings at Ammankulam by the end of …
All polluting industries along the river Ganga will have to set up sensor-based real-time online effluent monitoring system by March 31 next year. The government on Wednesday said it was serious about the deadline with water resources minister Uma Bharti issuing a veiled threat to industries—-mend your ways or face …
The water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation minister, Uma Bharti, suggested on Tuesday that "electric" crematoriums should not be used on river banks and instead bodies should be burnt in a traditional way with minimum use of wood. She said that religious leaders - "sadhus" - have not approved …
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat weather is marked by an arid and dry climate. But what kind of whether existed more than 10,000 years back? Various studies suggest that the state had a slightly wetter climate more than 10,000 years back, say experts from Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Based on botanical remains …
As a part of the ambitious Namami Ganga project for rejuvenation of River Ganga, at least half-a-dozen Union Ministers, along with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), will on Wednesday hold consultations with representatives of gross polluting industries from the five States along the river. As per the estimates of …
New Product As Strong As Regular Cement, Likely To Take Pressure Off Depleting Limestone Reserves Buildings in the city may soon be able to reduce their carbon footprint, though by a slim margin, thanks to low-carbon cement or `LC 3'. Scientist at IIT Delhi, along with IIT Bombay , IIT …
The NDA govt has identified 118 towns as a first target to achieve total sanitation including water waste treatment and solid waste management After being rapped by the Supreme Court for its approach to clean the Ganga, the Narendra Modi government has placed before it a blueprint of short-, medium- …
A presentation on reducing traffic congestion, especially on bus routes, was made to a committee on Monday The collection of data on roads suitable for bus rapid transit system (BRTS) to realise the goal of ‘zero traffic congestion’ on bus routes has started. As part of a presentation on reducing …
The residents of Mysore colony recently got much respite from the deafening sound of constant traffic along the Eastern Freeway when the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) decided to put up noise barriers in the area. Now, the same will be done for the Santacruz Chembur Link Road (SCLR). …
In the run up to the UN climate summit in New York, Indian scientists and the Indian National Science Academy (Insa) urged policy makers to take "actionable steps" to reduce the impact of climate change. At an interaction organized at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay on Saturday, scientists and …
Asks govt. to explain how the project will be executed Unhappy with the government’s affidavit setting out its plans to clean the Ganga, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it wanted to monitor the progress made in efforts to restore the river and asked for a roadmap. It is better …
In a relief to thousands of people dependent on coal for their livelihood, an expert committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has given consent for transportation of extracted coal under strict environmental guidelines in six districts of Meghalaya. The committee, headed by the state Additional Chief Secretary K …
