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 …
Issues show cause notice as to why fine not be imposed for polluting Hindon The Ghaziabad authorities were in for severe criticism from the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday for making the Hindon, a tributary of the Yamuna, a dump. The tribunal issued show-cause notice to the District Magistrate, …
As the pipeline of the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) leaked near Bauriapalanda, hundreds of villagers, including children and women collected diesel from river water. Sources said there are three marketing depots of the IOCL, Bharat Petroleum Ltd, Hindustan Petroleum Co Ltd (HPCL). The pipeline comes from the oil jetty …
Lake Ontario's condition has fluctuated since European settlement, and our understanding of the linkages between observed ecosystem shifts and stressors is improving. Changes in the physical and chemical environment of the lake due to non-indigenous species, pollution, sedimentation, turbidity, and climate change altered the pelagic primary producers, so algal assessments …
Combined sewer overflows (CSOs) occur in combined sewer systems when sewage and stormwater runoff are released into water bodies, potentially contaminating water sources. CSOs are often caused by heavy precipitation and are expected to increase with increasing extreme precipitation associated with climate change. Original Source
Dynamics of heavy metals such as Fe, Mn, Zn, Cr, Cu, Co, Ni, Pb, and Cd in surface water of Mahanadi River estuarine systems were studied taking 31 different stations and three different seasons. This study demonstrates that the elemental concentrations are extremely variable and most of them are higher …
Seabirds have seen a dangerous increase in the amount of plastic they ingest, according to researchers who say around 90 percent have the toxic material in their guts. The figure is dramatically higher than just a few decades ago, and just 10 percent of seabirds were found in the 1980s …
Locals residents from the Bekaa Valley town of Hawsh al-Rafqa briefly blocked the main road to their village, protesting against the pollution of the Litani River
Hundreds of participants of the first-ever Indonesian River Congress (KSI) have called on both the government and the public to jointly take an integrated and revolutionary approach to save the country’s major rivers and river basin areas (DAS) from severe contamination, sedimentation and other environmental issues. The call was made …
Natural gas mining could cause issues for human health. It turns out that endocrine disruptors from these activities could potentially harm human development and reproduction. More than 15 million Americans live within one mile of unconventional oil and gas operations (UOG) that combine directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing to release …
To address the issue of pollution in the River Yamuna, the city government is mulling to undertake a fresh review of cleaning and rejuvenation that will specifically check disposal of untreated sewerage into the river, develop the river beds and flood plains, and raise the water table in Delhi. The …
In a bid to ensure that Ganga ghats are clean, the Haridwar municipal corporation, which had been rapped sometime back for not implementing the NGT-enforced plastic ban near the river, is now roping in private companies for the task. Haridwar municipal corporation (HMC) commissioner Vipra Trivedi said on Monday that …
A petition has been filed in the Eastern Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) after its judicial member Justice Pratap Ray expressed concern over the article 'Arsenic Level Sounds Death Knell for Teghoria' published in The Times of India, Kolkata, on August 24, 2015. In his petition, environment …
MUMBAI: The BMC will clean up Powai Lake, which has a catchment area of about 600 hectares. The lake's water is used for non-potable purposes like gardening and by industries. The BMC will remove hyacinths and waste from the lake to improve water quality, for which it will spend Rs …
A study recently conducted by the Institute of Soil Chemistry and Environmental Sciences at the Ayub Agricultural Research Institute (AARI) in Faisalabad says close to 65 per cent of agricultural land in six important cities of the province has become uncultivable because of farmers using water contaminated with industrial waste …
The Obama administration said Monday it will dramatically limit the flushing of pharmaceutical waste at hospitals and other health care facilities as part of a larger effort to improve water quality across the country. The Environmental Protection Agency proposal, which is now open for public comment, will prevent the flushing …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Lakhan Musafir & Others Vs Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited dated 01/09/2015 regarding Garudeshwar Weir project. The Applicants submit that Garudeshwar Weir project is a project spread out over vast land tracts, which is irreversible in nature and is bound …
China faces a "formidable task" to clean up its rivers and lakes and needs a fundamental change in attitudes to prioritize the environment over economic development at all cost, vice premier Wang Yang said. China published a water pollution prevention action plan in April, promising to improve water supplies in …
Industry minister, Miao Wei, says local government and companies involved would have to subsidise plans made to help improve pollution levels Local governments in China have submitted plans to relocate or upgrade almost 1,000 chemical plants in the wake of the massive explosions in Tianjin earlier this month that killed …
GURGAON: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent a notice to the MCG, seeking details on the quantity of water being supplied to a residential area in Gurgaon, and to also conduct a quality test of the water before appearing for a hearing in November. The notice was sent …
UNESCO-listed Lake Baikal contains 20 percent of world's total freshwater reserves The world's biggest freshwater lake located in Russia's Siberia is in danger by the growing number of tourists as illegal camping sites cause severe pollution. According to Russian environmental officials, both tourists as well as hotel and boat owners …
