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 …
A global low-carbon energy economy is not only feasible - it could actually double electricity supply by 2050, while also reducing air and water pollution, according to new research. Even though photovoltaic power requires up to 40 times more copper than conventional power plants, and wind power uses up to …
Indore : National Green Tribunal ( NGT) has instructed Indore Municipal Corporation to remove garbage and debris from the riverbed of Khan before November 15 and submit a report with photographs of before and after removal of debris. The direction comes a petition filed by social activist Kishor Kodwani alleging …
A two-km long, 300-metre wide and nearly 10-metre deep “artificial lake” has been created in Tughlaqabad due to polluted water collecting in the low-lying area behind the Tughlaqabad Fort, Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday. Appearing before the court of Justice Badar …
The NDA government on Wednesday asserted before the Supreme Court that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious clean Ganga plan has a “vision” to achieve the goal of ‘aviral’ (uninterrupted) and ‘nirmal’ (clean) river. “The ultimate (plan and target) is clean and continuous flow of Ganga. Aviral and nirmal flow of …
CHINA’S south-to-north water transfer project has reached its “overall” targets on water quality, with “certain” pollution being treated, an official said yesterday. “For the central line, media reports and our probes have spotted pollution, but it did not affect the overall situation,” said Gao Juncai, head of the Department of …
The `Core Committee’ constituted by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India met twice, on 11th July, 2014 at NIH-Roorkee and 26th September, 2014 at CSMRS, New Delhi, and deliberated on issues emerged/emerging out as long-term consequences on uses of arsenic contaminated groundwater for …
The Delhi government has embarked on an ambitious project to rejuvenate the Yamuna with an aim to rid the river of pollutants, stop discharge of all sorts of effluents into it and making its river-front beautiful as well as environment friendly. The "Rejuvenation of River Yamuna" project is being implemented …
Netherlands to provide assistance for developing a ‘socially conscious’ river-front With an aim to rid the Yamuna of pollutants and to end the discharge of effluents into it, the Delhi Government has embarked on an ambitious project to rejuvenate the river that runs through the Capital city. The "Rejuvenation of …
Greenfuel is fighting off allegations that its Chisumbanje ethanol plant is threatening human, animal and aquatic life due to heavy pollution of water sources. Environmental Management Agency (EMA) director general Mutsa Chasi about two weeks ago appeared before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Development saying the …
Indigenous fish species, particularly the small ones, are on the verge of extinction due to various reasons including frequent and indiscriminate use of harmful pesticides and chemical fertilisers in agricultural land, water-bodies and wetlands throughout the northern region.Apart from this, fisheries scientists and specialists said breeding and grazing fields of …
Potent pharmaceuticals flushed into the environment via human and animal sewage could be a hidden cause of the global wildlife crisis, according to new research. The scientists warn that worldwide use of the drugs, which are designed to be biologically active at low concentrations, is rising rapidly but that too …
The radioactive water woes at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant got worse over the weekend after the tritium concentration in a groundwater sample surged more than tenfold this month. A spokesman for Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Saturday that heavy rain caused by Typhoon Phanfone probably affected the …
Taking suo motu cognizance of a TOI report over largescale pollution in Udaipur's lakes, the Rajasthan high court on Wednesday issued notice to the state and pulled up the authorities for failing to protect and improve the natural environment. At its principal seat in Jodhpur, a division bench comprising Justice …
People threaten to intensify agitation Local residents are protesting against acid pollution from a jewellery manufacturing unit at Cheruvathery, near here. Around 100 wells near the unit have been polluted allegedly from the acid used in the jewellery manufacturing unit. The residents complained that though they had sent the water …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is funding $25 million for improvements in water infrastructure and the reduction of water pollution around Arizona. The funds are directed to the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona, which will use them to provide low-cost loans for safe drinking water projects and wastewater infrastructure …
Bank filtration (BF) has emerged as an economical and sustainable water pre-treatment technology for drinking water supply. In this method, subsurface water of a water body moves into the well by seepage. BF wells adjacent to a river or lake pump the stored groundwater abstracted from the surface through aquifers. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Circuit Bench at High Court of Meghalaya, Shillong) in the matter of Impulse NGO Network & Others Vs. State of Meghalaya & Others dated 10/10/2014 regarding illegal, unauthorised and unscientific mining in the entire State of Meghalaya for a considerable time. The Tribunal noted …
Now is not the time for patience, but for action, she says Union Minister for Water Resources Uma Bharti issued a warning on Wednesday to those polluting the Ganga, and said the Union government would leave no stone unturned to clean up the river. Speaking at a dialogue on industrial …
As government officials and environmental rights activists bicker over true state of potable water in local communities, a U-Report poll felt the pulse of residents in these areas and the findings were revealing. WOLE OYEBADE reports. THE amount of portable water available to a human being, household and community at …
All polluting industries along the river Ganga will have to set up sensor-based real-time online effluent monitoring system by March 31 next year. The government on Wednesday said it was serious about the deadline with water resources minister Uma Bharti issuing a veiled threat to industries—-mend your ways or face …
