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 …
China is to launch an action plan to protect the quality of its scarce water resources after years of rapid economic growth that have left much of its water supply too polluted for human consumption or for growing food. The plan, expected to be published this month, will require firms …
The National Green Tribunal has sought the Centre's response on "unregulated" operation of rafting camps on the banks of Ganga from Shivpuri to Rishikesh in Uttarakhand. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notice to Environment Ministry (MoEF), Ministry of Water Resources, Uttarakhand government and others on …
Differences of opinion among the members of a panel set up to decide on the 'Environmental Flow' in Yamuna river has forced the Ministry of Water Resources to ask them to arrive at a consensus so that their report can be submitted to another body set up by the National …
A common growth-promoting hormone used worldwide in the cattle industry has been found to affect the sexual behaviours of fish at a very low concentration in waterways – with potentially serious ecological and evolutionary consequences. Researchers from Monash University, in collaboration with researchers from Åbo Akademi University in Finland, have …
China is set to tackle its heavily-polluted water supplies by enforcing polluting industries to treat discharged water The country is expected to launch an action plan later this month following approval by the cabinet to give it legal powers to hold polluters and local authorities responsible. The plan will require …
They may not be the most glamourous of scientific instruments, but tampons could help experts clean up polluted rivers. Engineers believe the super absorbent properties of tampons could be used to detect pipes that shunt sewage into streams instead of treatment plants. They found that the cotton products absorb chemicals …
Despite New Zealand’s global success as the largest dairy products exporter, concerns are becoming loud that many of its serene rivers, including Waitaki River, will be facing the brunt of pollutants being emptied from Mackenzie country's dairying activities in the South Island. According to New Zealand's longest-serving Fish & Game …
Glow-in-the-dark tampons could be used to show where sewage is seeping into rivers, scientists have suggested. A study has found that tampons absorb even tiny amounts of “brighteners” found in detergents, toothpaste and shampoo and subsequently glow under UV light. A team at the University of Sheffield has shown that …
J Wray and Nephew Limited, operators of Appleton Estate, have been served with a warning about pollutants coming from the facility along the North Elim River in St Elizabeth. The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) reported that high-strength trade effluent (dunder) is being discharged into the environment from the …
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday it will release all available radiation data associated with its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, in response to criticism over its failure to swiftly announce leaks of radioactive rainwater into the sea. According to Tepco, the company had a policy of disclosing radiation …
European, Turkish and Chinese recyclers are set to benefit from strict new EU rules on breaking up old ships, but the practice of dismantling them on beaches in South Asia at great human and environmental cost will still be hard to stop. Of 1,026 ocean-going ships recycled in 2014, 641 …
Doctors and other health professionals have added their weight to the campaign for an immediate moratorium on fracking in the UK as a new report from health charity Medact warns that exploratory drilling for shale gas poses a serious risk to public health. The report - Health & fracking: the …
FIXED PARAMETERS Industries which seek nod to set up units will be graded on basis of score comprising weightage for air pollution, water quality and nature of waste The environment ministry is considering revisiting the system of categorising industries that seek permission to set up and operate units. It has …
Overall pollution in Mumbai has come down during 2014-15 so far compared to 2011-12 but not to the satisfactory level, Maharashtra Environment Minister Ramdas Kadam told Legislative Assembly here today. In his reply on pollution levels during question hour, Kadam said as per a report on the status of environment, …
With the civic agencies facing the heat from the National Green Tribunal for sitting on the Yamuna revitalisation project, the Delhi Development Authority has invited expression of interest from NGOs and other agencies for treating religious waste generally disposed of in the river. The DDA had on March 28 invited …
MUMBAI: The state government has decided to set up a plant to treat water from the polluted Mithi river before it reaches the Mahim bay area. This is despite the concrete embankments to stop sewage from entering the river. "The 18km Mithi has a wall along its 12km stretch, while …
The high court on Monday pulled up the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) officials for not taking action against units letting out contaminated water into the TG Halli reservoir. "In any enlightened society, the monetary compensation would have been millions and billions (on health grounds) because of this continued …
Green tribunal cracks the whip; asks DDA and other agencies to file report Unhappy with the lethargic attitude of the authorities to clean Yamuna, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday sought to know how many people have been prosecuted for throwing waste in and along the river and how …
The green bench directed the Secretary of Delhi government, CEO of Delhi Jal Board, three expert members of the tribunal to be present at 3 pm on April 1 for meeting in the chamber. The National Green Tribunal has warned authorities in Delhi of “coercive steps” including attachment of accounts …
The National Green Tribunal has warned authorities in Delhi of “coercive steps,” including attachment of accounts and imprisonment for not implementing its orders on keeping Yamuna clean. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swantanter Kumar took strong exception to the failure of the authorities to act with “requisite seriousness …
