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 …
Plea for action against KMML for discharging effluents into waterbodies. The Southern Bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) here on Tuesday directed the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) to file responses to a petition which sought action against Kerala Minerals and Metals …
Thanneerpandhal residents’ earlier petitions remain unattended The public of Thanneerpandhal village in Gudiyatham taluk met the Vellore Collector R. Nanthagopal during the weekly public grievances redressal day camp at the Collectorate here on Monday and submitted to him a memorandum urging him to take immediate steps to close an aluminium …
Ganga Sankalp Yatra was taken out in the city to mobilize support for making river Ganga pollution-free. The rally was taken out under the supervision of Shankaracharya of Puri Goverdhanpeeth Swami Nishchalanada Saraswati. The yatra began from Allahabad junction and passed through Subhash crossing in Civil Lines, Vivekananda crossing, and …
National Green Tribunal today directed that no steel pickling works can function in the national capital without the consent of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC). "We direct that no pickling unit is to be permitted to operate in Delhi without obtaining the consent of DPCC," said a bench headed …
The High Court yesterday directed the government to immediately take steps to stop dumping of wastes into the Narod river in Natore and its pollution. In response to a writ petition, the court ordered the authorities concerned to assess how much damage of the river occurred due to dumping of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shree P. Sasi Thalassery Vs The State of Kerala and others dated 28/01/2014 regarding problems due to the oozing out of foul smelling effluents from the vehicles transporting fish across and outside the State of Kerala. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/144-2013(SZ)(OA)_28Jan2014.pdf Previous …
The SOLAI (Social Life Animation India) Program, a non-governmental organization in Christianpet near Vellore has addressed a petition to the Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) against the violation perpetrated by the Vandranthangal village panchayat in Katpadi panchayat union. It says that the panchayat has not taken any action …
Way back in 1986, Rajiv Gandhi launched the Ganga Action Plan. But years later, after much water (sewage) and money have flowed down the river, it is as bad as it could get. Why are we failing, and what needs to be done differently to clean this and many other …
Speakers at a seminar held here on Sunday urged the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, a major beneficiary of Keenjhar Lake, to invest in the rehabilitation of the lake, which was getting highly polluted by industrial runoff. They urged the government to take immediate measures to protect the lake from …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Madhusudan Sharma Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 27/01/2014 regarding contaminated water being supplied to some of the residential colonies in the city of Jaipur. By such act, few deaths have taken place and the health of the residents …
UN-Water has released a paper, titled ‘A Post-2015 Global Goal for Water: Synthesis of Key Findings and Recommendations from UN-Water.' The publication discusses: a dedicated global goal for water; a water goal building on existing commitments; a proposed framework for a global goal for water; costs and benefits associated with …
PANAJI: In a case filed against casino vessels for allegedly causing pollution in the Mandovi river, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought to know from the state government as to whether the gambling law can be extended beyond the land area. The NGT bench headed by Justice V R …
PANAJI: The Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) on Thursday issued closure notice to Seahath canning company, Sao Jose de Areal , till such time as the effluent treatment plant (ETP) installed at the unit is modified or repaired to the satisfaction of the board. GSPCB member secretary Levinson Martins …
DIRTY DROPS: 285 Deaths In State From 2010 To 2013 | Studies Find City Scene Alarming In the first two weeks of May 2011, more than 30 persons took ill due to water contamination in Bangalore’s Dasarahalli zone. A year earlier, Mudda Gangamma, 62, of Doddaballapur died after consuming filthy …
Untreated waste flows into Yamuna for third time in 10 days For the third time in the past 10 days, ammonia levels in the Wazirabad pond have overshot the permissible limits due to release of untreated industrial and domestic waste from Haryana. The Delhi Jal Board was on Thursday forced …
A day after Dombivli received “green rain”, environmentalists said the incident points to a larger pollution problem in the Mumbai metropolitan region and other areas in the state. “The deposition of green water in and around MIDC area of Dombivli seems to be a case of pollution manifesting itself. Pollutants …
A team of Save the Environment Movement officials inspects a spot at Shyampur in Dhaka on Tuesday to measure the extent of pollution in the water as chemical effluent falls into the River Buriganga. — Indrajit GhoshA team of Save the Environment Movement officials inspects a spot at Shyampur in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of R.S. ChauhanVs. State of Uttrakhand & Ors. dated 22/01/2014 regarding construction of STP in Municipal Corporation, Dehradun, Uttrakhand. The Learned Counsel appearing for the Corporation shall file an Affidavit as to what is the distance between STP and the river …
Hundri and Tungabhadra confluence in focus. The pollution of Hundri and Tungabhadra rivers at the confluence kicked up a row involving various sections of people here on Monday. The Butchers Association carried out a rally protesting against naming them as responsible for the pollution to some extent. Earlier, the officials …
ALLAHABAD: People enthusiastically participated in the 'Run for Ganga' programme organised on Sunday to create awareness on the need of a pollution free Ganga. Justice DP Singh flagged off the race that started from Company Bagh and passed through Hanuman Mandir Crossing, Medical College Crossing, Balson Crossing, Hindu Hostel before …
