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 …
Improper aeration system and untreated sewage released in the Salim Ali Lake, causing a depletion of dissolved oxygen (DO) are the major reasons for the mass mortality of fishes at the historic lake, showed reports revealed by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). Reports on two samples of the lake …
NASHIK: The Bombay High Court has asked Godavari Gatarikaran Virodhi Manch, an NGO that had filed a public interest litigation on river pollution, to make Indiabulls and Nashik Thermal Power Station (NTPS) a party in the case and ask them to appear on November 7. The court said though these …
NAGPUR : Union minister of water resources and river development & Ganga rejuvenation Uma Bharti has assured to ensure approval of Nag river rejuvenation project. Mayor Pravin Datke and municipal commissioner Shyam Wardhane briefed her about the proposal pending with the central government during her visit to the city on …
Despite significant dip in the PH value (a measure of the acidity of an aqueous solution), the pious Ganga continues to remain polluted. The latest data of UP Pollution Control Board indicates that the level of dissolved oxygen (DO) has decreased drastically, thereby threatening the aquatic life. When the river …
Interceptor sewer project to be inaugurated today A big step towards cleaning the Yamuna in the Capital is being taken this week, with the Delhi Jal Board getting ready to launch the first package of the ambitious interceptor sewer project on Monday. Trial runs on the first package of the …
Environmental activists in the city have initiated a study on the various types of birds in the city that will involve a six-month long survey during the migrating season of the birds from November to March. The study will help in keeping the biodiversity of a particular region and the …
Antibiotics are emerging environmental contaminants, causing both short-term and long-term alterations of natural microbial communities due to their high biological activities. The antibiotic resistance pattern of bacteria from anthropogenic polluted Oluwa River, Nigeria was carried out. Microbial profiling and antibiotic sensitivity tests were carried out on water and sediment samples …
Not a drop of sewage will flow into Yamuna three years from now, if a new plan prepared by different departments of the Delhi Government is to be believed. In an elaborate exercise titled 'Action Plan for Implementation of Directions of NGT for Unsewered Areas,' DDA, DJB and an independent …
In the forest on both sides of Tughlaqabad Fort’s southern outer wall, a lake has slowly materialised over the past two years. Leafless tree-trunks jut out at odd angles from the poisonous water. Sludge and plastic bags gather at its banks. A team from the Ministry of Environment and Forest …
HUBLI :Environmental organizations have urged the state government take to task Harihar Polyfibers and Grasilene Industries for causing the alleged death of fish in the Tungabhadra river near Harihar. Durgappa Barki, president of Tungabhadra Parisara Samiti, told reporters in Ranibennur on Sunday that the Tungabhadra River Environment Management Committee (TREMC) …
The Government has stepped in to save the dying Harmu river which flows in a pathetic condition from the heart of Ranchi. The Cabinet on Monday granted Rs87.43 crore for the rejuvenation of the river. Cabinet Secretary JB Tubid said after the Cabinet meeting that during 2014-15, Rs15 crore would …
For the third consecutive year, the reports of the regional office of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) show no deterioration in the quality of river water during the Ganesh festival. The reports were compiled and released last week. Like every year, the MPCB tested the quality of water before, …
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday imposed penalties of Rs 5 crore on a sugar manufacturing unit and Rs 25 lakh on a dairy products manufacturing unit on charges of polluting the Ganga by releasing untreated effluents into it at Garhmukteswar, near Ghaziabad. The penalties were imposed under the 'polluter …
Software engineer-turned politician and national convenor of BJP's water management cell Shriram Vedire has been appointed as adviser to the ministry of water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation. The appointment was made on Thursday when the government brought in senior IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre Anuj Kumar Bishnoi …
Varanasi: Nominal changes were recorded in the quality of Ganga water after idol immersion during Dussehra. The Varanasi regional office of UP Pollution Control Board collected the samples and analysed the water quality before immersion, during immersion and post-immersion of idols from October 2 to 5. The initial report of …
The Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) will conduct an impact assessment study in Paradip area to ascertain whether gypsum, which is primarily used to produce fertilizers, is causing water pollution in the area. According to OSPCB regional officer (Paradip) Prashant Kumar Kar, two fertilizer plants - Paradeep Phosphates Limited …
The mission to clean River Ganga got its first priority fixed on Wednesday when the Supreme Court decided to get cracking on grossly polluting industries discharging chemical waste into the river. The court asked the Centre and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to suggest by October 29 what action …
Climate change and invasive mussels may have made Lake Erie a more inviting host for toxic bacteria in recent years, suggesting that ambitious goals are needed for reducing phosphorus runoff that feeds large blooms like the one that forced a temporary tap water shutdown in and near Toledo, Ohio, scientists …
In a defeat for families claiming they were sickened by groundwater contamination many years ago at a U.S. Marine Corps base in North Carolina, a federal appeals court has rejected an attempt by the state's legislature to extend a time limit for filing pollution-related lawsuits. As a result, families involved …
The National Green Tribunal today sought response from the UP government on a plea seeking stay on construction of Solid Waste Management Plant (SWMP) in Meerpur Hindu village in Ghaziabad. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swantanter Kumar issued notice to UP government, UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) and …
