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 …
There are 764 grossly polluting industries in the five States on the main stem of the Ganga and its tributaries which are marring the water quality in the rivers, the Centre and its Ministry of Environment & Forests have said while expressing hope that their Gangetic Dolphin Conservation Plan together …
UNESCO on Thursday condemned a decision to allow the dumping of dredge waste in Great Barrier Reef waters and recommended the Australian marine park be considered for inclusion on the World Heritage in Danger list. The decision in January to allow three million cubic metres of dredge waste to be …
Maintaining the enthusiasm shown during last year's Save Nag River campaign, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) kicked-off its Nag-Pili rivers cleaning campaign from the origin of Pili river at Gorewada lake on Thursday morning. The civic body faces a tough task this year, since the Pili river requires correction of slope …
BJP leader Nitin Gadkari-promoted Purti Power and Sugar Ltd is facing charge of polluting Wadgaon irrigation reservoir situated on Vena river. Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has encashed Purti's bank guarantee of Rs 7 lakh and directed it to deposit a fresh bank guarantee of Rs 14 lakh as security …
Two Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants were awarded on Friday totaling $1 million earmarked towards Chicago green infrastructure projects. The projects will improve water quality in Lake Michigan. The infrastructure projects will prevent stormwater from carrying contamination into Lake Michigan. Great Lakes National Program Manager, Susan Hedman said. "Green infrastructure …
Once a beautiful water body that attracted scores of visitors, Badkhal Lake is now only a piece of dry land, dependent completely on rainwater.Dry and dirty - the Capital's water bodies are dying. With encroachments, sewage and concrete constructions all over them, these reservoirs portray yet another picture of ineptitude …
The Madras high court has issued an order to the Union environment and forest ministry to constitute an appellate authority in the Union territory of Puducherry under the Air (prevention and control of pollution) and Water (prevention and control of pollution) Acts within three months. Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar and …
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Delhi Jal Board and Delhi Development Authority on a plea that said birds and animals were dying because of poisonous and polluted water released from illegal factories. A division bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Jayant Nath sought response …
Hyderabad: Rajendra Singh, the “Water Man of India”, is currently on a parikrama of the Godavari river to make it pollution free. The river that flows through five states, is degrading by the day, and Mr Singh has been protesting against organising any form of gatherings or kumbhs on the …
For this 44 per cent residents, a scheme has been drawn up by the DJB for supplying water through private and government tankers. The BJP has asked Lt-Governor Najeeb Jung to issue a white paper on the status of water supply by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) along with the …
The court has now issued notices to the government, DDA and DJB to respond to the plea by August 13. The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notices to Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on a plea seeking clean water for animals and birds in the …
The Ashtamudi Lake in the Kollam District of Kerala lies in between 76.53°and 76.63° longitude and 8.93° and 8.83° latitude. It is a palm-shaped extensive waterbody with eight prominent arms, adjoining the Kollam town. This extensive estuarine system has a length of 16 km with a maximum width of 14 …
Mine drainage is an important environmental disturbance that affects the chemical and biological components in natural resources. However, little is known about the effects of neutral mine drainage on the soil bacteria community. Here, a high-throughput 16S rDNA pyrosequencing approach was used to evaluate differences in composition, structure, and diversity …
Water quality on earth is depleted due to over increasing human development activities that over exploits and affect the quality and quantity of the water resources. The rapid urbanization has resulted in pollution of fresh water bodies due to increase generation of domestic waste, sewage, industrial waste etc. This study …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of M/s Leela Tex. Exports & Others Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 01/05/2014 regarding pollution caused by industries particularly textile industries operating in the Heavy Industrial Area of Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
Water quality monitoring is one of the important function of State Pollution Control Board. It helps in evaluating the nature & extent of water contamination, assess the water quality trends, evaluate the success of pollution control measures taken & prioritization of efforts to be initiated. Maharashtra Pollution Control Board is …
The Danish MEP Margrete Auken is a politician who likes her stats. In a recent four-minute speech to the European Parliament, she squeezed in three examples: 70% of marine pollution is caused by plastic; 95% of Fulmar seabirds in the North Sea have plastic in their guts; and Europeans get …
Studies have shown for some time now that endocrine disrupting substances from chemicals in sewage and other wastewater can affect the normal sex development in fish. Well now, new research indicates that hormone-disrupting pollutants are also affecting the health and development of wild birds nesting along the urban rivers of …
Taking serious cognizance of leakage from storage plants of Indian Oil and Bharat Petroliam at Akolner village, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Ahemadnagar district collector to form a fact-finding committee consisting of a regional officer of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and any authorized senior officer …
Dissatisfied with MP Pollution Control Board's (MPPCB) report on pollution of Narmada tributary Gaur river, MP high court chastised the agency for its shoddy and superficial work. MPPCB was directed by division bench of Chief Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice KK Trivedi to survey the area by inspecting dairies located …
