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 …
State Govt's Autonomous Institute To Rate Gujarat Cities On Pollution Soon, you will be able to rate the quality of air we breathe based on real-time pollution parameters monitored by sophisticated instruments. For the first time, the aut tonomous arm of state forest t and environment department, the Gujarat Environment …
The Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant (GGSSTP) authorities seem not to care two hoots about the advice of environmentalists or the Punjab Pollution Control Board norms. The sewage from the residential quarters on the plant complex is dumped into the Sutlej through rainwater drains. This is being done despite …
Making it clear that pollution of the Ganga will not be allowed, environment minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said industries along the river bank would be monitored round-the-clock. The Central Pollution Control Board will be handling the real-time monitoring of the industries, he told reporters here. "We are setting up …
An oil pipeline spill that contaminated a river in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon will take months to clean up, the country's top water authority said on Thursday. The 24-inch Madero-Cadereyta pipeline, owned by national oil company Pemex, was ruptured when thieves attempted to tap into it, the …
A fresh environmental assessment of the Tibetan Plateau has found that the region is getting hotter, wetter and more polluted, threatening its fragile eco-systems and those who rely on them. The report, released in Lhasa by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the government of Tibet, finds that precipitation …
Keeping Supreme Court's deadline in mind, the government may come out with a blue-print of its Ganga rejuvenation plan by the weekend. This even as Union water resources minister Uma Bharti on Wednesday emphasized that the river would be free from most of its pollution within three years. "We want …
The U.S. Coast Guard is working to control a spill of diesel fuel in the Ohio River from Duke Energy Corp. (DUK)’s Beckjord power plant about 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of Cincinnati. Downstream drinking water intakes in Cincinnati and northern Kentucky were closed and there’s no risk to the …
A comprehensive environmental assessment of the Plateau of Tibet has found that the region is getting hotter, wetter and more polluted, threatening its fragile ecosystems and those who rely on them. The plateau and its surrounding mountains cover 5 million square kilometres and hold the largest stock of ice outside …
The action plan prepared by Kolhapur zilla parishad to curb pollution of the Panchganga river has not yet been approved by the environment department of the Maharashtra government. The plan, pending with the state for the past eight months, is likely to be delayed further, since the implementation of the …
The Union Environment and Forests Ministry has been directed by the Delhi High Court to detect the pollution level in a water body formed in the midst of forest near the Tughlakabad Fort here by collecting water samples from it. The Ministry will submit a report on its contamination to …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has observed that the Union Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) is at liberty to conduct an inspection in the tea estates of the No Development Zone (NDZ) around the Numaligarh Refinery, which is adjacent to the Kaziranga National Park (KNP), on the issue of …
Chemical contamination of drinking water sources, particularly with fluoride and nitrate, is posing a serious health hazard to people in the villages of Gulbarga district. Sources in the District Surveillance Unit and the National Fluorosis Prevention and Control unit told The Hindu here that as per water quality tests conducted …
NOIDA: Taking a serious note of violations of air and water pollution norms, the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) plans to take strict measures against offenders in Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway areas. The regional office of the department is soon going to issue notices to all under-construction …
The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the environment ministry to collect samples of "contaminated" water in a green forest area in Tughlakabad over a plea alleging that birds and animals were dying because of poisonous and polluted water released from illegal factories. A division bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed and …
The Supreme Court on Wednesday warned the Narendra Modi government against adopting the UPA regime's approach on cleaning the Ganga and said people were eagerly awaiting the Centre's response on this issue of great national importance. "Are you cleaning the holy river? That is in your (BJP's election) manifesto also," …
l committee (CAC) has refused to renew the licence of Ordnance Factory Ambajhari (OFA) to operate the plant, and decided to initiate prosecution against Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd's Nagpur Manufacturing Division for pollution and non-compliance of works suggested by the board. Another upcoming Reliance unit is also facing action. …
The Supreme Court on Wednesday criticized the government for not moving rapidly to clean up the Ganga, despite promises in the BJP's manifesto, and instead focusing on low-priority areas, in what is being seen as a veiled allusion to the judicial appointments bill which is currently before Parliament. “Where is …
KOLHAPUR: In its first ever meeting, the district environmental committee appealed to citizens to take precautions against environmental and noise pollution during the Ganesh festival from August 29. The meeting was organised at the collector's office on Monday to discuss the strategies to make the public appeal. The meeting was …
Uttaran's Iccha inspires new initiative to curb pollution A host of organisations in neighbouring Ulhasnagar and Ambernath have joined hands to curb pollution, caused particularly during major festivals which is damaging the environment. The eleven groups have set up a forum and have named it OMG – short for 'Oh …
