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 …
ERODE: State Planning Commission member G. Kumaravelu has appealed to farmers to cultivate crops such as bamboo in the lands which were polluted due to the discharge of effluents in the water carrying channels. The mass cultivation of crops such as bamboo would help for the bio-remediation of polluted soil, …
Tirupur: A group of people from Kalipalayam village submitted a petition to Collector C. Samayamoorthy during the grievances meeting at the Collectorate on Monday, requesting him to take action against some industrial units functioning in the locality which
Could the devastation caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita have had a silver lining? The sediment washed into New Orleans by the floods accompanying the storms may have blanketed over heavily polluted, lead-laden soil in the city, leading to a decrease in lead levels in the bloodstreams of children across …
soil and rock layer composition is governed by human activities such as disposal of factory and domestic wastes, construction and vehicular pollution. These change the magnetic properties of the soil particles. A recent study by geologists from the University of Pune measured the soil’s magnetism in the Pune metropolitan region …
The short-term effects on the lung and pulmonary system following acute high-dose exposure to radiation are relatively well known. However, there has been comparatively little research on the long-term health effects of radioisotope exposure on the respiratory system. After the Chernobyl accident in 1986, children of the contaminated Narodichesky region …
In certain areas of Varanasi city, waste water from Dinapur sewage treatment plant is used for irrigating vegetable plots. We quantified the concentrations of heavy metals, viz. Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn in soil, vegetables and the waste water used for irrigation. The waste water used for irrigation …
The Bombay High Court has ordered closure of a drug manufacturing factory in Raigad district following a petition that said the factory has severely polluted three surrounding villages. Residents of Munavali, Sogaon and Choronde villages had been complaining against Pradeep Shetya Pvt Ltd since it was established 30 years ago. …
Coimbatore: Farmers in Kurumbapalayam, Kullakkapalayam and Podanur in Achipatti area of Pollachi have urged the administration to take steps to control the pollution caused by two companies. Villagers in a signed memorandum to the Collector pointed out that the pollution emitted by these two companies was effecting the ground water …
V NarayanaMurthi | ENS A PROPOSAL to reclaim the tannery polluted lands of the Vellore district using the process of bio-remediation through bamboo cultivation is being advocated by the fulltime member of the State Planning Commission Dr G Kumaravelu. A retired IFS officer who has served in Vellore earlier, Kumaravelu …
VELLORE: Mass cultivation of bamboo and `malai vembu' (a variety of neem grown in the hills) could be taken up in Vellore district for bio-remediation of polluted soil, prevention of pollution from tannery and sewage effluents and to prevent global warming, according to G. Kumaravelu, full time member of the …
Coca-cola has been asked to pay Rs 216.26 crore against damages caused by its cola bottling plant at Plachimada. On March 22, a high powered committee of the Kerala government recomended the cola giant should compensate people for polluting their water resources. The sum is meant to compensate for agricultural …
Despite the overwhelming advantages of mechanic villages, their heavy metal pollution of soil due to poor waste management is causing serious ecological and public health concerns. Analytical results show that heavy metal concentrations (mgkg-1) above background levels in the upper 100 cm soil profiles of the Okigwe, the Orji and …
The potential of Vigna subterranean commonly called Bambara beans for phytoextraction of copper in a crude oil contaminated soil was investigated. The contamination levels of crude oil in the soil for this pot experiment were 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10% (w/v). Amendments were added to increase the uptake and …
Uranium content in groundwater varies markedly depending upon geological terrain, climate, proximity of uranium deposits, as well as composition of the water. In India, the average reported range of uranium in groundwater is from 0.01 to 19.6 micrograms/litre (ug/L). Uranium in groundwater drawn from handpumps and shallow tube wells (up …
CHENNAI: MERCURY LEAK: JAIRAM ASSURES TO LOOK INTO CLEANUP STANDARDS ISSUE UNION Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has said he will look into the dilution of cleanup standards for mercury dumped in the Pambar Shola forest, Kodaikanal, by Hindustan Unilever (HUL). The Minister
The West Bengal pollution control board shut down 49 illegally operating brickfields in Nadia district after the high court rapped the government for laxity. Chief law officer of the board Biswajit Mukherjee said the brickfields did not have official consent for operating and were operating without proper pollution control measures. …
The public sector petroleum company, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), is giving environmental norms the short shrift while exploring oil and gas reserves in Tripura. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) found this during inspection of abandoned well sites in West Tripura and South Tripura districts in the first …
Based on established linkages between ferrimagnetism and heavy metal concentration of anthropogenic particulates, we attempt here to delineate pollutant residing domains and study the role of surface runoff and wind circulations over its redistribution in the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) in Maharashtra.
Pune From now on, Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) may have to be cautious while sanctioning more industries, thanks to a study by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). In a recent survey conducted by the board, Pimpri-Chinchwad figures in the list of 88 highly polluted industrial clusters in the country …
