Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Until the 1940s, the irrigation and drinking water needs of India were met by rivers, ponds, lakes, dugwells, and rainwater sources. However, in the middle of the 20th century India continually faced two daunting challenges: providing food for an ever-growing population and decreasing the burden of highly prevalent water-borne diseases, …
Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) told a Senate committee on Wednesday that soak pits and septic tanks were temporary arrangements to control the flow of solid waste into the Rawal Lake.
New Delhi: An interactive model of a house with details of which activity consumes how much water and a machine that will tell you how much of your body weight comprises of water are just some of the exhibits at the water and waste water gallery that was launched at …
Residents of Defence Colony in Indiranagar have been suffering from stomach upset and gastroenteritis symptoms for the past 15 days. But for the entire fortnight they were unaware about what led to the problem. It was later discovered that a sewage pipeline and drinking water pipeline had broken after a …
This document in two volumes deals with the Environmental and Social Management Framework of National Ganga River Basin Authority established by the government for comprehensive management of the river. This document in two volumes deals with the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA). …
Jaipur: Even as the sanctioned project to replace ruptured pipelines is yet to be implemented, several complaints of muddy and contaminated water supply in some areas are pouring in. At least half a dozen people, including children have fallen ill, but the PHED rules out the possibility of contamination in …
The Environment and Forest Ministry on Monday mounted FAQs (frequently asked questions) on the draft Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification issued on September 15 inviting suggestions and objections within 60 days, pointing out 10 major issues of the 1991 notification it seeks to tackle. It says the new objective of …
The Zoo authorities seem to be in deep slumber even after the death of 18 Blackbucks reportedly due to severe intestinal infection. It appears that after Blackbucks, now it
Bindu Shajan Perappadan NEW DELHI: A week after 18 black bucks at Delhi Zoo died of intestinal infection and consequent haemorrhage, raising the toll for the month to over 30, Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh visited the zoo on Wednesday and inspected various enclosures.
After the death of 10 blackbucks, the lives of rest 73 blackbucks in the National Zoological Park in the national Capital are in danger. Due to the consumption of polluted water, the blackbucks are suffering from severe toxemia and intestinal infection. Till now, the zoo authorities have not shifted the …
The Environmental Protection Agency has designated Newtown Creek, between Brooklyn and Queens, a Superfund site, promising a thorough environmental cleanup of a long-neglected waterway that was once one of the busiest hubs of industrial activity in the city. The Superfund designation, which was announced on Monday by the agency
Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (PAK-EPA) has accused the Capital Development Authority (CDA) of not complying with the directives of Chief Justice of Pakistan and ensure that neither polluted nor contaminated water flows into Rawal Lake, Business Recorder has learnt. Documents available with this correspondent revealed that PAK-EPA wrote a letter …
The Environment Ministry has constituted a special cell to monitor industrial organisations, contributing to water and air pollution, while the industrial sector has been directed to ensure installation of treatment plants otherwise legal actions would be taken against them. This decision was taken in a meeting held here on Wednesday …
The Punjab-Environmental Protection Agency (Punjab-EPA) on Sunday served notices on the owners of 160 commercial and residential buildings in and around Murree for discharging sewage into water streams and causing serious environmental pollution. The provincial environmental watchdog has taken action against the commercial and residential buildings under the Supreme Court …
KOCHI: The single most health hazard for people living in the suburbs and surrounding villages of Kochi is the disposal of sewage in public places. There is hardly any attempt on the part of the authorities to take action against unauthorised septic tank cleaning agencies. As a result such agencies …
The Vrindavan Forest Revival Project, later called the Vrindavan Conservation Project, was launched in 1991 by the World Wide Fund for Nature, to restore ecological order in the region. A study of the project shows certain processes of religious revivalism in environmental politics. The power given to place imagination and …
THE Madras HC has restrained the SRM University from letting out waste water, soaked sewer age, medical waste and other untreated biomedical w a s t e f ro m t h ei r premises to the sur rounding places and housing colo nies. A d iv i s i …
K. Manikandan Contamination will be stopped, say officials Untreated raw and sewage water in the stormwater drain around the Tirupananthal lake in Pammal poses a health hazard. TAMBARAM: There seems to be no end to the onslaught on Tirupananthal lake in Pammal near Tambaram. It has been in the spotlight …
The Water Supply and Sewerage Disposal Committee of the Municipal Corporation has approved the installation of water features in various green belts of the city. In a meeting held today, the committee gave an approval to shift, construct road gullies and lay new pipelines. The civic body will install a …
People living near Sasthamkotta Lake in Kerala have received a notice banning them from taking bath, washing clothes and dumping garbage in the lake. The notice also forbids mining in the catchment of the lake. Sasthamkotta lake is a drinking water source for over 700,000 people in Kollam district. It …
