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 …
China on Thursday passed amendments to the country's environmental protection law that will impose tougher penalties on polluters in the most sweeping revisions to the law in 25 years. The much-anticipated amendments signal the close of a two-year debate among scholars, the government and state-owned enterprises over changes to the …
Following the destruction of water sources by the construction companies in the name of Mahasadak and BG projects, the entire populace in Haflong area has been hit by acute water crisis. Haflong is surrounded by several rivers and rivulets, but for the wanton collection of stones from river beds for …
The chairman of the Chinese unit of French utility Veolia Environment has apologized to the public after a cancer-inducing chemical was found in tap water supplied by the company, the Xinhua news agency said. Benzene was found in tap water supplied by the Lanzhou Veolia Water Company in the northwestern …
Kakinada Rural constituency, which came into existence during 2009 elections as part of reorganisation process, lacks development despite its close proximity to Kakinada town. People face severe problems due to industrial pollution, lack of drinking water and inundation of low-lying areas during monsoon. Many of the industries located in Kakinada …
BEIJING: Sixty% of underground water in China which is officially monitored is too polluted to drink directly, state media have reported, underlining the country's grave environmental problems. Water quality measured in 203 cities across the country last year rated "very poor" or "relatively poor" in an annual survey released by …
Thousands of residents of Kundli village and their livestock are being forced to consume chemically contaminated water for the last many years. Despite complaints to the authorities, no remedial steps have been taken so far. The village, located near the Kundli industrial zone by the side of GT road, touches …
Terming a sugar mill and distillery in Ghaziabad “serious polluter” churning out tonnes of untreated sulphurous effluent in the Ganga, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the Centre, the Uttar Pradesh Government and the National Ganga River Basin Authority to hold a meeting within a week to work …
Taking a strong note of the alarming levels of pollution in the Ganges, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to take action against the state's polluting industrial units, especially sugar mills and a dairy firm, which have been discharging effluent into …
On the occasion of World Earth Day, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) carried out a river cleaning drive in Mutha river where nearly 10 tonne of waste were removed from the riverbed on Tuesday. Civic chief Vikas Deshmukh, additional municipal commissioner Omprakash Bakoria and 400 other civic officials participated in the …
Terming a sugar mill and distillery in Ghaziabad “serious polluter” churning out tonnes of untreated sulphurous effluent in the Ganga, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the Centre, the Uttar Pradesh Government and the National Ganga River Basin Authority to hold a meeting within a week to work …
Number of groundwater sites of poor or extremely poor quality increases to 59.6%, Chinese government says Nearly 60% of the groundwater at sites monitored throughout China is of poor or extremely poor quality, with excessive amounts of pollutants, according to an annual report by the Ministry of Land and Resources. …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to issue notices to all industries within the state located on the banks of the Ganga, that are polluting the river by discharging untreated effluents into its waters. The list of these industries had been submitted …
Just a few miles from the spot where Enbridge Inc plans to build a massive marine terminal for its Northern Gateway oil pipeline, Gerald Amos checks crab traps and explains why no concession from the company could win his support for the project. Amos, the former chief of the Haisla …
Four years after the Deepwater Horizon spill, oil is still washing up on the long sandy beaches of Grand Isle, Louisiana, and some islanders are fed up with hearing from BP that the crisis is over. Jules Melancon, the last remaining oyster fisherman on an island dotted with colorful houses …
Amendments to China's 1989 environmental protection law that will mean stiffer punishments for polluters have been submitted to the country's parliament for deliberation, official news agency Xinhua reported late on Monday. The National People's Congress (NPC), China's legislature, will consider the amendments during its latest bimonthly session, which runs until …
Dumka: The apathy of the district administration in ensuring the proper disposal of waste in the industrial town of Babupur near Dumka has put the lives of its residents at risk. The situation has turned so alarming that even marine animals in a 12.5 bigha community pond are on the …
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a ruling against Exxon Mobil Corp that ordered the company to pay $105 million in damages for polluting New York City's groundwater with a toxic gasoline additive. The decision not to hear the case leaves intact a July 2 U.S. Circuit …
Green activists from the city are divided over the cause of the death of fish at a couple of places along the Panchaganga River. Fish were found dead near the Shiroli Bridge and at Bawada Bridge on Friday. Following complaints from local residents and activists on Friday, officials of the …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Himanshu R. Barot Vs State of Gujarat & Ors. dated 22/04/2014 regarding location of a factory in a thickly populated human locality, Kalyan Mill, Naroda Road, North Gujrat estate, Ahmedabad. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/109_2013(THC)(App)(WZ)_22Apr2014_final_order.pdf
‘Coastal ecosystem facing major threat’ The marine and inland fisheries sectors in Kerala are likely to take a major hit as climate change affects fish stocks, resulting in decreased yield and loss of livelihood of fishermen. According to the State Action Plan on Climate Change prepared by the Department of …
