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 …
Union minister of state for communications Milind Deora said he was “open” to reducing radiation density for cell towers in the city. The response has come close on the heels of several citizens and activists demanding that radiation levels in Mumbai should be “lowered”. Speaking to TOI, Deora said, “We …
New Delhi: Delhi’s not the only culprit. A recent study by Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, has found that the city’s emissions, though considerable, are not alone responsible for the sudden peaks in particulate matter (PM 10) levels in it. Far-off sources in north India or even beyond India (within …
New Delhi: Giving crowd sourcing a whole new meaning, scientists at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have initiated a countrywide venture to build a chemical library with diverse compounds that will successfully drive drug discovery programmes, particularly for neglected diseases like tuberculosis and malaria. CSIR had launched …
A new climate change study released by Anna University predicts a 3.5 degree Celsius temperature rise in Tamil Nadu by the end of this century. Minimum increase in temperature will be about 3.1 degrees Celsius. It also says temperature will rise by one degree within 30 years and that sea …
Issue pertains to contamination of wells, borewellsdue to oil leak in north Chennai Members of the National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, on Tuesday castigated the Union government for not taking any remedial measures in north Chennai, where wells and bore-wells were contaminated due to leaks from the pipelines of oil …
Despite the completion of a number of mega infrastructure projects within the ward such as the Eastern Freeway and the Suman Nagar flyover and near completion of the Monorail, pollution and traffic congestion woes of the residents of the M-West ward — comprising Chembur, Deonar, Tilak Nagar and Pestom Sagar …
The State pollution control board will collect water samples from Tondiarpet on Wednesday to check the level of contamination from oil seepage. Groundwater in the northern neighbourhood has been contaminated for the past six months due to oil seepage from a pipeline belonging to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL). “An …
The groundwater in sample-tested areas of Tondiarpet, where an oil leak from a pipeline was reported in July, is severely contaminated with petroleum products, an IIT Madras team has said in its preliminary report. The water could remain polluted for several decades if no remedial measures were taken, it added. …
IGI Airport, Mandir Marg, Civil Lines Affected; IIT-Kanpur To Study Trend Benzene levels in air are alarmingly high in some parts of Delhi. A potent carcinogen, benzene levels were 2 to 12 times more than the prescribed limit at Civil Lines and IGI airport on Sunday evening and through the …
“Presence of highly inflammable products can result in explosions in Tondiarpet” A preliminary investigation report on the recent oil leakage in Tondiarpet found that the groundwater in the north Chennai locality is severely contaminated with petroleum products. Calling for proper precautionary measures, the report warned that presence of such highly …
The groundwater in sample-tested areas of Tondiarpet, where an oil leak from a pipeline was reported in July, is severely contaminated with petroleum products, an IIT Madras team has said in its preliminary report. The water could remain polluted for several decades if no remedial measures were taken, it added. …
Expressing serious concern over the effect of radiation from mobile phones and mobile towers in residential areas, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Monday asked the Centre to place the status report before it regarding constitution of specialised committee for which court had directed more than 18 …
Finds Study On Dam Safety Unreliable Kochi: Members of the Supreme Court constitution bench hearing the Mullaperiyar dam case on Wednesday raised doubts over the reliability of the finding of a team from IIT Delhi that the dam is unsafe. The judges observed on the second day of Kerala’s argument …
Government plans blueprint to bring about necessary improvement In order to deal with increasing traffic, road accidents and vehicular congestion, the Delhi Government has decided to prepare a blueprint to bring about necessary improvement in the public transport system of the city. Experts from varied fields, including Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal …
Experts from IIT-Madras and engineers from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) on Thursday collected water samples from Tondiarpet, where oil from pipelines has polluted groundwater. The 10 samples that were taken by the environment division of the civil engineering department of IIT-M will be subjected to gas chromatography-mass …
New Delhi: Transport contributed almost half of the carbon dioxide in the city and if nothing is done about it, then the gas emissions will rise by a massive 526% by 2030, says a study by Delhi IIT. Experts also say that Delhi government’s focus on car-centric infrastructure in the …
The National Green Tribunal on Monday allowed Sterlite Industries to resume normal operations at its Tuticorin copper smelter, which has been shut since March after an order of Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. The clean chit was based on the report of an expert committee, set up by the green …
A new renewable energy technology that can dissuade farmers from burning stubble in the open was launched in the fields of Khwaspura village by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar, here today. The project titled Energy Harvest takes agricultural waste left over from the harvest such as rice and …
Technologists have prepared a road map for building a sun-charged, smarter direct current (DC) power micro grid system that suits the power sector, mainly in the ecologically sensitive Himalayas. “This system will be secure from terrorist and virus attacks, stable, low cost and reliable for sustainable energy sector in the …
In order to check pollution in the city and nearby areas, the district magistrate directed the officials to take against those found violating norms. The meeting was held at the collectorate. Stress was laid on ensuring proper functioning of structures meant to curb pollution. Officials of Pollution Control Board (PCB), …
