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 …
The quality of drinking water in Faridabad has deteriorated, with 96 per cent of samples taken last month having failed the test. This is the second time this year that over 95 per cent samples have failed. In February, 98 per cent samples had failed. Sources said the Health Department …
Sonepat DC forms committee to check water pollution near Bari industrial zone Taking serious note of the complaints about contamination of sub soil water from a number of villages located near the Bari industrial zone of the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) in the district, Deputy Commissioner …
The quality of drinking water in the town seems to have hit a new low. There are reports of some reverse osmosis (RO) water filter manufacturers withdrawing the facility of warranty to consumers. The warranty condition is reported to have been made ineligible in localities where total dissoluble solvents (TDS) …
Once a clean river and its water used for rituals in gurdwaras, the Ghaggar has over the past several years turned into a polluted water body. It’s dark, foamy water that bears a pungent smell now makes it tough for anybody to even stand near the river, let alone using …
The government has failed to inspect thousands of oil and gas wells it considers potentially high risks for water contamination and other environmental damage, congressional investigators say. The report, obtained by the Associated Press before its public release, highlights substantial gaps in oversight by the agency that manages oil and …
Consumption of water contaminated with faecal coliform is the major reason behind outbreak of jaundice that has so far claimed 10 lives in Biratnagar, according to experts. Laboratory tests of samples sent from the jaundice affected area show that more than 90 percent of the patients are suffering from hepatitis …
Officials in Jingjiang, a city on the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province, did not offer any further details about why the water was shut off, the official Xinhua news agency said. "The government has started an emergency response plan," Xinhua said, citing a brief government microblog post. State broadcaster CCTV …
As many as 51 drinking water sources at two VDCs in Gorkha district have been found to be contaminated. sample survey carried out by the Suahara Programme under the Paddhati Bikas Sewa Kendra two months back found that the water samples taken from the drinking water sources at all the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Vanshakti Vs MPCB dated 12/05/2014 regarding solid waste disposal in Ulhasnagar city. The Tribunal also noted that some of the municipal sewage is discharged in Valdhuni river, Ulhas river, Ulhas creek, without treatment, ranging between zero …
Number of patients suffering from diarrhoea has increased at the District Hospital, Darchula. Hospital Chief, Dr Rameshwor Devkota, said that around 20 diarrhoea patients visit the hospital daily. The number of diarrhoea patients has gone up as water sources become polluted during summer season and due to consumption of decomposed …
As many as nine locals have died and over 6,000 afflicted by hepatitis 'E' in Biratnagar Municipality. The disease broke out two weeks ago in the town. The cause of the disease is drinking polluted water and stale food, according to doctors. Of the sick, 80 are in critical condition …
Fish eggs and spawns are ruined due to excessive use of fertilsers and insecticides in the crop field and industrial wastages flowing through the rivers Native freshwater fishes are going extinct in the water bodies like rivers, bogs, canals due to lack of navigability, use of insecticides and water pollution …
China has included an amendment to the Law on the Prevention and Control of Water Pollution in its future lawmaking plan, according to a senior legislative official. China mulls amending water pollution law Pricing for a blue revolution China mulls amending water pollution law Water pollution fight intensifies "In order …
High levels of antibiotics are polluting China's surface water, posing risks to the ecosystem and human health, a recent review of research has found. According to the review, 159 types of pharmaceuticals and personal-care products have been discovered in the country's water, 68 of which are antibiotics. The concentration and …
Germany will almost double the funding to clean waters in the polluted Spree River that flow past Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office. The work planned by government-owned Lausitzer und Mitteldeutsche Bergbau-Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH will rise to as much as 15 million euros ($21 million) this year from 9 million euros in 2013, …
Authorities in the eastern Chinese city of Jingjiang have suspended water supplies after quality abnormalities were detected, state media said on Friday, with hundreds of thousands of people affected in China's latest water pollution scare. Officials in Jingjiang, a city on the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province, did not offer …
Next time you shampoo or clean your teeth, you may inadvertently be contributing to a spreading scourge of the world’s oceans. Many daily-use products contain tiny beads of plastic that are often too small to be picked up by wastewater treatment filters and quickly find their way into the seas. …
दिल्ली के वजीराबाद औद्योगिक क्षेत्र की फैक्ट्रियों पर दिल्ली प्रदूषण नियंत्रण कमेटी (डीपीसीसी) की तलवार लटकी है। कमेटी ने औद्योगिक क्षेत्र की करीब 170 फैक्ट्रियों को नोटिस जारी किया है। इसमें निर्देश दिया है कि इलाके से गुजरने वाले नाले में साफ पानी ही छोड़ा जाए। ऐसा न होने की …
The Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) has been ordered by the state government to conduct a “spot–inspection” on all the cement factories in the East Jaintia Hills District for alleged cause of environmental degradation and if found guilty then the factories will be subjected to immediate closures. The order …
As many as 956 industrial units comprising chemical units, paper and pulp units, distilleries, dairies, sugar factories, dying units and tanneries have been found to be polluting Ganga and its tributaries, and will now be examined for their state of affairs. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered that the …
