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 …
BEIJING - The State Council, China's cabinet, on Wednesday released for public opinion a draft law on environmental taxes, which proposes business taxes for pollutants, solid waste and noise. The draft proposed rates ranging from 350 yuan ($57) to 11,200 yuan on various industrial noises according to the decibels level. …
Clean-up costs associated with a Californian oil pipeline rupture that dumped as much as 2,400 barrels of crude onto a pristine stretch of coastline and into the Pacific Ocean have exceeded $60 million, the Los Angeles Times reported on Wednesday. Plains All American Pipeline spokeswoman Meredith Mathews told the newspaper …
Even as the World Bank had sanctioned another Rs 2,200 crore to the Punjab government for its ongoing project of providing 100 per cent potable water and sanitation in Punjab state that claim to utilised its first sanctioned amount of Rs 1,280 crore before the scheduled time of six months …
On a recent domestic flight, Ramachandra TV, a senior IISc professor, was given a water bottle by the air hostess. The professor got curious seeing the manufacturing label that gave a Jigani address in Bengaluru. He brought the bottle to his lab and tested for quality. To his shock, he …
GHAZIABAD: The Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) said on Wednesday it will file an FIR about land-filling and land-grabbing on the banks of the Hindon river. A day after TOI published a report on what district magistrate Vimal Kumar Sharma agreed was an attempt to grab land on the flood zone …
The official figures of water supply seem at variance from the ground reality raising doubts about the utilisation of grants to strengthen the delivery system in the district. While figures by the Public Health Engineering Department reveal a supply of 70 - 135 litre per capita per day (LPCD) to …
GURGAON: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday asked the MCG and HUDA to submit by Wednesday a detailed action plan to check the discharge of untreated waste water into the Najafgarh drain that connects to Yamuna. The NGT order came a day after the Haryana State Pollution Control Board …
PANAJI: Goa's Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik has urged the Union minister of state for environment and forests Prakash Javadekar (independent charge) to depute a team of experts to Goa to find a solution to the state's polluted rivers. He has written a letter to the Union minister following reports …
COIMBATORE: The district administration has received many complaints against several industries located in Chettipalayam near Podanur and Mettupalayam for polluting the environment. Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) officials were asked to inspect the industries and take stringent action against them if they were found to be polluting the environment. …
An environmental group in Dalian, Liaoning province, is demanding 645 million yuan ($104 million) for damage it says resulted from pollution caused by the China National Petroleum Corp in July 2010. The claim is the largest made in an environmental case in the country. Dalian's Maritime Court said it attaches …
The United States on Monday filed a proposed settlement requiring Enbridge Inc to complete natural resource restoration projects and pay about $4 million following its 2010 oil pipeline spill in Michigan, the Justice Department said. The July 2010 spill dumped 800,000 gallons of oil and affected 38 miles of Michigan's …
Scientists are launching an investigation into antibiotic-resistant bacteria, known as "superbugs", by gathering data from surfers' rectums. "Beach Bums" is the first UK project of its kind, teaming researchers with the action group Surfers Against Sewage. Surfers are being asked to volunteer to provide rectal swabs to help scientists to …
The MGR Nalpani Mandram has urged Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to take steps to prevent pollution of the Cauvery in towns such as Erode, Tiruchi, Kumbakonam, and Mayiladuthurai. In a statement here, N. Ramakrishnan, founder secretary, of the organisation, said the Cauvery was subject to heavy pollution at Chinthamani where sewage …
GHAZIABAD: Tonnes of garbage is regularly being carried to the banks of the Hindon river, near Nandi Park along Raj Nagar Extension Road, and dumped there, allegedly for land filling. A large part of the garbage is also being burned at the site on a daily basis, creating large-scale air …
The Society of Pollution and Environmental Conservation Scientists (SPECS) has undertaken the water quality testing campaign in Dehradun for the 17th year in a row. This year’s results reveal that most of the areas in Dehradun are not getting water fit for drinking. Besides high-level hardness, the presence of excess …
CHANDIGARH: As currently, the scarcity of potable water remains one of the major problems in the city, mainly during the summer season, the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) reveals a shocking fact, the groundwater level of the City Beautiful has drastically gone down in the past one decade. This has …
A long delay in declaring a marine park around the twin islands off Mormugao with a rich diversity of corals and marine life is raising a concern about the likely impact of neglect and pollution. The coral-fringed islands, Grande and St George, off Baina beach, have become significant attractions for …
VARANASI: The supply of contaminated water in various localities across the city is threatening the lives of the people. Patients suffering from water-borne diseases, especially diarrhoea are visiting the OPDs of government hospitals daily. Over 50% patients visiting government hospitals are prone to water-borne diseases. Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) claims …
The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) is planning to slap closure notices on three prawn processing units at Mancheswar Industrial Estate here for functioning without the mandatory 'consent to operate' (CTO). "The units were served notices and asked as why they did not apply for CTO. The replies were …
Girls' and women's health is in transition and, although some aspects of it have improved substantially in the past few decades, there are still important unmet needs. Population ageing and transformations in the social determinants of health have increased the coexistence of disease burdens related to reproductive health, nutrition, and …
