Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
More than a lakh litre of sewage and waste water flow into the Upper Lake every day. Besides, chemical oxygen demand (COD) increases sharply after idols' immersion at three immersion ghats in the city, pointing to rampant pollution of the lake. These shocking statistics were part of the final report …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the pollution control boards (PCBs) of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan to test the ambient air quality and noise level status pre, during and post Diwali. The panel will be required to submit the report before the bench on November 15. On Thursday, the …
BHOPAL: With just four days to Diwali, MP pollution control board (MPPCB ) and the district administration are yet to certify if the firecrackers in markets are illegal or as per standards of noise pollution norms of Central Pollution Control Board. The board collected firecracker samples recently. MPPCB regional officer, …
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) director general Dr VM Katoch will release second technical report of National Institute for Research in Environmental Health (NIREH) here on Friday. NIREH is ICMR's institute dealing in health and environmental research. NIREH's second technical report is likely to reveal long-term epidemiological data of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tribunal at its own motion Vs. State of MP & Ors dated 08/10/2013 regarding construction of MLA Rest House in Bhopal and resulting deforestation. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/89-2013(CZ)(MApp)_8Oct2013.pdf
The green panel has rapped housing and environment department principal secretary for failure to provide a list of encroachments and buildings in catchment area of the Upper Lake even after four-and-a-half months' time. The department was asked to reply in 14 days. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently issued a …
Four persons were tested positive for dengue here on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases to 50 this year. In the first three weeks of September, about half-a-dozen people have tested positive for dengue every week, according to government data. Dengue has led to three deaths in Bhopal this …
Almost one-fifth of the centrally-funded sewage treatment plants in the country are "non-operational", leaving millions of liters of untreated water either sink into the ground as a potential pollutant of ground water or is discharged into natural drainage system causing pollution in downstream areas. Besides, performance of nearly another one-fifth …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tribunal at its own motion Vs State of MP & Others dated 22/08/2013 regarding cutting or felling the trees in the area of 23 acres in Arera Hills, Bhopal earmarked for the purpose of construction of new MLA Rest House.
Massive illegal mining was underway at mines from where the district administration confiscated more than 30 trucks involved in transportation of illegal sand, sources said. As per the reports of the mining department, which was submitted to district collector on Monday, mining was only permitted from rakba number 1,169 spread …
With four deaths attributed to diarrhoea after drinking contaminated water in August, Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) in its weekly report has warned of a rise in cases of typhoid and diarrhoea among others in Bhopal district, according to health officials. Monsoon and waterlogging has added to the problem. "Water-borne …
Three decades after the gas leak disaster, the abandoned Union Carbide plant still continues to pose a serious threat to the people of Bhopal as almost every study done so far to measure the impact of the toxic waste lying dumped both inside and outside the factory premises has established …
The case was originally filed in 2004 Janki Bai Sahu, a survivor of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, who filed a case in a US court on behalf of herself and her family and sought damages from Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), has had her appeal petition dismissed on several grounds, …
Survivors of Bhopal Gas tragedy and various non-government organizations which are fighting for justice for the last several years have condemned the decision of US Federal court that dismissed the appeal filed by some of the victims including Janki Sahu. Sahu argues that the District Court took an unduly narrow …
Urban administration and development minister Babulal Gaur has said that nullahs falling into the Upper Lake will be stopped and the lake will be made completely pollution-free. Gaur inspected the lake on cruise and gave necessary directives to officers. Gaur said efforts to conserve the lake need to be ensured …
BHOPAL: Union government continues to short-change gas victims and favour interests of Dow Chemical Company (Dow), alleged NGOs working for the Bhopal gas victims, realising a new set of documents from WikiLeaks 'Kissinger Cables' at a press conference here on Wednesday. Citing extracts from leaked cables the activists said union …
BHOPAL: Contradicting Dow Chemical Company's (Dow) stated position and its opposition for higher compensation for gas victims, the leaked US government cables admits methyl isocyanate (MIC) poisonous gas leak from the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, immediately claimed the lives of approximately 3,800 people and left …
Plastic waste generation is no longer a problem confined to metro cities. Even tier two cities like Indore and Bhopal are generating mounds of plastic in industrial, residential and even slum areas. This is a rather common sight in Indore. As a result, the city has achieved the distinction of …
Around 200 survivors of the Bhopal gas disaster held demonstrations in front of the Dow Chemical’s office in Vikroli in suburban Mumbai on Tuesday, demanding that the company take up the criminal, civilian and environmental liability of Union Carbide, which they now own. The demonstrators said they were protesting against …
“Survivors of the December 1984 Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal are more prone to developing high blood pressure than unexposed people of the same socio-economic background.” This was disclosed by members of the Sambhavna Trust Clinic at a press conference here on Sunday. They presented findings of their recent study …
