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 …
Contaminated drinking water has killed 328 people in Zimbabwe this year, mainly in urban areas, the Sunday Mail said, citing Portia Manangazira, a disease control specialist in the health ministry, and a report by the country’s Environmental Management Agency. More than 190,500 people have been treated for diseases related to …
BP Plc (BP/) faces billions of dollars in additional payments after failing again to convince an appeals court that the company is being forced to pay claims that aren’t directly related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The decision leaves BP with two options -- pay claims the …
U.S. environmental regulators set standards on Monday for large power plants and factories to modify their cooling water systems to reduce the harmful impact on marine and river life. The Environmental Protection Agency said it has initiated a process under the Clean Water Act, which will be implemented through National …
Taking cognisance of the media report about complaints regarding shortage of drinking water in certain areas in Dehradun and increase in patients of diarhhoea due to consumption of contaminated drinking water in Nainital district, State Governor Dr Aziz Qureshi has sought explanation from the State Government. He mentioned that media …
BARC official said that the unsafe water sample can be further tested easily, to quantify the fluoride level roughly in order to know how unsafe it is. While taking a technology to the market is considered a difficult process by scientists, four companies have taken up a cost-effective visual detection …
The sudden decolouration of the waters of Meeananthalayaar, reeking with disgusting odour has caused concern among local residents and authorities. According to reports, the waters of Meeananthalayaar, a tributary of Meenachil River, developed the decolouration and stench within a short span of just 48 hours. Local people found dead fish …
HANGZHOU - Fuyang city of East China's Zhejiang province suspended the supply of tap water at noon on Sunday after the Fuchun River, Fuyang's water source, was contaminated by a chemical spill. The spill happened at around 3 am on Sunday when a tanker truck carrying tetrachloroethane overturned on a …
Brazil will not make good on its commitment to clean up Rio de Janeiro’s sewage-filled Guanabara Bay by the 2016 Olympic Games, state officials acknowledged in a letter seen Saturday. In the May 7 letter, addressed to Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo, Carlos Francisco Portinho, Rio’s state environment secretary, asks for …
Local water-bodies like rivers, lake, canals and the swamps have been affected by the toxins of the pesticides and chemical fertilizers harming the ideal environment for the aquatic life in the district Many indigenous species of fish are on the verge of extinction in the natural water bodies of Netrokona …
The Odisha High Court on Wednesday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to conduct a fresh study on the pollution of Brahmani river and submit a report. A Division Bench of the court comprising Justices Injrajit Mohanty and AS Parija issued the directive to the CPCB after it found …
The Odisha high court has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to conduct a fresh study on pollution in the Brahmani river, the second largest river in Odisha after the Mahanadi, a lawyer said on Thursday. Dissatisfied with the report submitted by the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OPCB), …
A four-member team from environment NGO Yugantar Bharti laboratory (accredited to Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board) at Sidroul in Ranchi on Thursday collected water samples from Jubilee Lake under the supervision of NGO member KK Sharma. The team comprising Pawan Kumar, Sanjiv Kumar Singh, Dipankar Karmakar and Uday Mondal collected …
NAGPUR: With a view to prevent throwing of garbage in Nag river, especially near Reshimbagh Chowk by lawns and marriage halls, Mayor Anil Sole on Thursday asked the civic administration to install CCTV cameras to catch the culprits polluting the city's signature river. Sole was inspecting the river on the …
Detected In Samples Collected From Plants In Jalna, Parbhani Pune: Traces of cyanide, a powerful poison and chemical contaminant, have been found in packaged drinking water during a routine exercise of the Food and Drugs Administration to check samples. This is the first time cyanide has been found in packaged …
Two coal companies with operations in West Virginia have stopped using the chemical that contaminated the state capital's water supply earlier this year after the state found they were discharging trace amounts into waterways, officials said Thursday. The discovery grew out of a state review of coal-processing plants conducted shortly …
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged all concerned to take joint initiatives in saving the Buriganga river from pollution. The river is in a very bad shape as all kinds of sewage are being dumped into it through the drainage system at 135 points, she said. To save the river, …
Ban cigarette filters. Start a deposit-return scheme for used butts. Hold manufacturers responsible for clean-ups. Place warnings on packets about the impact of simply flicking one’s used cigarettes away. These are among the policy measures that Thomas Novotny of the San Diego State University in the US and Elli Slaughter …
The danger from a chemical leak into a Tayside river has passed, according to experts. Locals had been warned to stay away from the River Farg after aluminium sulphate was released into it from the water treatment plant at Glenfarg. Pollution remains in a pond in Glenfarg village, and there …
With the onset of summer, surge in cases of diarrhea has raised concern of authorities in the state capital. Within five days there were more than 100 cases reported of people suffering from diarrhoea after consuming contaminated water. Talking to TOI, medical superintendent of Sarojninagar community health center Dr A …
Not satisfied with response of State Pollution Control Board Dissatisfied with the State government’s approach to handle pollution challenges in chromite mining belt of Sukinda and River Brahmani, the Orissa High Court on Wednesday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to conduct an independent study to ascertain the level …
