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 …
KARACHI: Government of Sindh under Section 144 (6) Cr P C has imposed complete ban on dumping of garbage or any other material/waste in the Malir River with immediate effect and till further orders. In this regard Home Department Sindh issued a notification.
Mexico is sending federal officials to Sonora state to oversee Grupo Mexico SAB (GMEXICOB)’s $150 million cleanup of a copper mine spill that the government says contaminated the water supplies of at least 24,000 people. The special commission of environmental and agriculture ministry officials will monitor the company’s pledge to …
The study was conducted to estimate total mercury in water and sediment of Bidyadhari river of Indian Sundarban delta in pre-monsoon, monsoon and post-monsoon period. Bidyadhari river presently serves as a sewage and excess rainwater outlet from the Kolkata metropolitan and adjacent area which ultimately empties at the Bay of …
Pali (Rajasthan), September 18, 2014: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a leading environmental think tank based in New Delhi, released its second study on the pollution from dyeing and textile mills in Pali, Rajasthan. Pali was classified as a critically polluted industrial cluster by the Central Pollution Control Board’s …
The main objective of the present study was to evaluate the status of pollution in Pali caused by textile industries, as Pali is an important industrial area of Rajasthan where a number of textile industries are active.
Concerned over the pollution from slag produced by iron and steel units, the National Green Tribunal today directed the authorities to prepare a restoration plan for Sigaddi river near Jasodhapur Industrial Area in Kotdwar district of Uttarakhand. The Tribunal's order came after the petitioner, Shiv Prasad Dabral, alleged that slag, …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to take stringent action against industries along Ulhas river that continue to discharge industrial effluent beyond admissible limits. “There are large number of industries which still are found not complying with the standards and MPCB assures that …
BERHAMPUR: With death of one Biswambar Nayak (20) of Jakameri village under Digapahandi block on Sunday, the death toll due to diarrhoea in the district reached to five. Sources said though Nayak was diagnosed with the disease last Thursday, he was being treated by a village quack as doctors were …
Five medium standard hotels of some powerful owners were sealed on Tuesday by the district administration in presence of the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) officials for causing pollution of sea water and the beach. The SPCB had earlier issued show cause notices to 12 hotels of the tourist city …
A study that blamed natural gas drilling for water pollution in two states has spurred calls for stricter regulations to keep wells from leaking methane into aquifers. The study backed the oil and gas industry in one respect: It discounted hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, as the source for harmful methane …
Protesters rallied on Monday to demand that a World Bank tribunal reject an international mining company’s claim for $300 million (185 million pounds) from El Salvador over denial of a gold mining license. El Salvador refused to issue OceanaGold Corp an extraction permit in 2006. Activists say that the company …
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday urged his Himachal Pradesh counterpart Virbhadra Singh to jointly put up an effective monitoring mechanism for the cleaning up of Ghaggar river. Badal, in a letter to Virbhadra Singh, informed him about the deterioration of the water quality of Ghaggar in Punjab. …
Occidental Chemical Corp has agreed to pay New Jersey $190 million as part of a settlement to clean up the polluted Passaic River, state officials announced on Monday. The agreement, which is subject to approval by New Jersey Superior Court, will bring to $355 million the total amount recovered by …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Shiv Prasad Vs Union of India & Ors regarding working of the industrial units in Jasodhapur Industrial Area in Kotdwar district of Uttarakhand established by SIDCUL has been questioned on the ground of continuous pollution generated …
While Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal wants state Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Shivraj V Patil to "intervene and take effective steps to prevent the flow of industrial and domestic waste from Chandigarh into the drains" that ultimately led to pollution of the Ghaggar, Punjab itself has failed to ensure "zero …
Survey Held In 18 Dists Shows Large Number Of People With Dental, Skeletal Damage High content of fluoride in drinking water in the state is not only causing skeletal damage but also non-skeletal damages including infertility and mental disorders. In the state, a total of 2,749 samples (up to August …
KARACHI: The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) is yet to take action on a last year report that highlights high levels of pollution being caused by sugar mills. The report prepared by private consultants of the Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority was part of the water sector improvement project phase-1. …
The wild Chinese sturgeon is at risk of extinction after none of the rare fish were detected reproducing naturally in the polluted and crowded Yangtze river last year. One of the world’s oldest living species, the wild Chinese sturgeon is thought to have existed for more than 140m years but …
Illegal dumping is a primary source of rubbish on Australian beaches, according to the world's largest survey of coastal rubbish. The survey, carried out over three years by the CSIRO, Earthwatch Australia, TeachWild and petroleum giant Shell, dispels the idea that the rubbish on Australian beaches is due to ocean …
A plan to improve the Great Barrier Reef’s water quality and conserve species such as turtles may not be enough to stave off a United Nations “in danger” listing for the ecosystem, environmentalists have warned. The draft Reef 2050 long-term sustainability plan, a joint strategy by the federal and Queensland …
