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 …
American consumers are addicted to water. The average American uses over 2,000 gallons of water each day — two times the global average. But only a fraction of this water use comes directly from the tap. Most of the water is consumed indirectly, having been funneled into agriculture or commercial …
A study was conducted to characterize Bahir Dar tannery effluent and determine its impact on the head of Blue Nile River using selected physicochemical parameters. Samples were taken from the direct effluent stream and four sampling sites (one upstream and three downstream) were selected along the river to determine its …
Swedish companies are often regarded as global leaders when it comes to responsible and sustainable business practices. This scoping study seeks to uncover the level of awareness on the Swedish companies in managing water-related risks. The scoping study is conducted with 13 of the largest Swedish companies listed at Nasdaq …
The State Assembly witnessed an uproarious scene as the Opposition members created a ruckus over the pollution in rivers for which the State Government could not issue proper solutions. The issue was raised during the Question Hour. Though State Zoo Minister Shiv Pratap Yadav admitted in the House that the …
AGRA: Thousands of dead fish have been found floating at Samgor ghat of river Yamuna in Etmadpur area of Agra over the past few days. Locals and environmentalists have attributed the death to rising pollution in the river water. However, a team of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) which …
BAREILLY: A recent survey by the Jal Nigam has found high levels of arsenic in ground water in 19 villages in Bareilly district. The survey was conducted after over 25 cancer-related deaths were reported from Bahrauli village in Meerganj tehsil in five years. A team of health department officials will …
Says within 1-2 years most areas will be connected to an operational sewerage system Faecal coliform reading high due to monsoon season PANJIM: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Wednesday refuted the news that the Mandovi river waters are polluted, saying that it was fit to bathe and drink. “The Mandovi river …
Canada has offered to collaborate with the government on its ambitious project to clean up the Ganga, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday. "The Ganga action plan is not a mere river project for us but also a matter of faith for millions of Indians and, therefore, it will …
IISc study at 19 locations near water bodies reveals high level of contamination The City's mounting garbage has resulted in largescale pollution of large and prominent water bodies such as Varthur, Madivala, and Yelemallappachetty lakes (K R Puram). The level of contamination is alarming as the presence of nitrate has …
The Ganga Rejuvenation Ministry is in the process of preparing a compact plan to clean up the river and the same parameters will be implemented to clean-up other rivers in the country, said Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Wednesday. A meeting of technocrats, saints, environmentalists and NGOs has …
Work is continuing to improve water quality following a sewage discharge into a stretch of the River Thames in Berkshire. On Tuesday the Environment Agency said the pollution had come from the Maidenhead Treatment Works and had caused fish deaths. The agency said "remediation works" and further investigations were continuing. …
Nearly 3,500 water quality samples were collected from beaches along the East and West Coast as well as the Great Lakes, and one in 10 failed to pass the new Environmental Protection Agency water safety standard, which the NRDC used to evaluate beaches for the first time in 2013. Even …
In a significant move to control pollution in the Yamuna, the city administration has undertaken a comprehensive project that will include water transportation and beautification of all the ghats in Delhi. The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) will spend over Rs 25,000 crores to set up an “interceptor sewer project” to …
L-G reviews Yamuna plan, assigns responsibilities to public agencies. If all goes according to plan, the Yamuna will be restored to its glory of yore. Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung has made the holistic development of the river the foremost priority of the administration. At a review meeting at his office here …
In a step to check pollution levels in the Yamuna, Delhi government on Tuesday said that it has undertaken a comprehensive interceptor sewer project to ensure that water from drains is treated before being discharged into the Yamuna. “Around 70 per cent of pollution in the river will be reduced …
PANAJI: Congress general secretary Ulhas Parab has demanded that the government immediately stop casinos from operating in the Mandovi river as their sewage has caused dangerous levels of pollution in the river. Parab also urged the government to file cases against the casinos under Sections of the Environment Protection Act. …
NEW DELHI: The capital will have to spend another Rs 25,000 crore to clean up the Yamuna and provide sewerage connections in unsewered areas. The figure was quoted at a review meeting on the river held by LG Najeeb Jung on Monday. The LG has asked work on several sewerage …
German drinking water costs may increase with contamination of supplies from pollutants such as pesticides and pharmaceuticals rising faster than in other European Union nations, according to a lobby for utilities. “Water companies have to make increasingly high efforts in some German regions to ensure the well-known high quality of …
HYDERABAD: A dip in river Ganga can possibly cause cancer. Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi had declared that cleaning Ganga was his top priority but more needs to be done than expected. The Department of Atomic Energy's National Centre for Compositional Characterisation of Materials (NCCM) in Hyderabad has tested water …
A lot of people rely on groundwater in the Kathmandu Valley, which has been reeling under acute water scarcity, especially during the dry season. But experts have warned that groundwater in the valley has high concentration of ammonia, which may cause long-term health hazards. Ammonia in water means possible bacterial, …
