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 …
Clearing drains and polluted water bodies is a challenge to governments at all levels. A large amount of money is earmarked for clean-up efforts and in several cases the effort goes down the drain. Meera Parthasarathy, a chemistry faculty of SASTRA University, claims she has developed two simple, biological solutions …
The technology of industries should evolve to curb pollution of all kinds, said K.V. Thomas, Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. The Minister was speaking after inaugurating the 24X7 Periyar River water quality monitoring station at Eloor on Sunday. The Minister said that though the country had …
HATIRJHEEL project - the recreation spot at the city centre has turned out to be a major cause of pollution at the moment. Mixing of the local drainage water with the reserve rainwater in the sprawling lake is causing this pollution. The smell in the air in the area is …
Indigenous fish species, particularly the small ones, are on the verge of extinction due to sharp declining of breeding and grazing fields of the fish species in the vast Barind tract. Breeding and grazing fields of the fish species have drastically been reduced due to siltation in the big rivers …
In at least four states that have nurtured the nation's energy boom, hundreds of complaints have been made about well-water contamination from oil or gas drilling, and pollution was confirmed in a number of them, according to a review that casts doubt on industry suggestions that such problems rarely happen. …
River Ayad, a tributary of Berach River, which gave Udaipur the recognition as Venice of Rajasthan and was rotting due to neglect may soon see happier days again. Udaipur municipal corporation (UMC) is embarking on a cleanliness drive for the river. Ayad, which received ample water from the spills of …
As many as 1,240 samples of drinking water in five districts-- Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Kaithal and Yamunanagar-- have failed purity tests in the last one year. They were not found safe as per the parameters. As per the report of the Intermediate Reference Laboratory (IRL), out of the 2,772 samples …
The industrial belt of Eloor on the banks of river Periyar will soon come under the watchful eyes of surveillance cameras as the Pollution Control Board (PCB) has decided to set up a control room to monitor contamination in the Periyar. Eight surveillance cameras are being set up at various …
Concerned over the rising pollution in Ganga, members of Ganga Pradushan Mukti Abhiyaan warned to boycott the upcoming Magh Mela to be organized in Allahabad from January 14. With this, hundreds of seers associated with Ganga cleaning initiative will also not take part in the Magh mela. Recent reports issued …
JAIPUR: After rendering the agricultural land infertile, the huge amount of ground water being used for dyeing industry on the banks of river Bandi in Pali is fast depleting the groundwater and adversely affecting the dwindling forest resources of the area. "For cloth dyeing, huge amount of water is required …
The formulation of Ganga River Basin Management Plan (GRBMP) by a consortium of seven IITs could be viewed as one of the most significant development for the region in 2013. The basic approach in this framework action plan is - "apply modern science and technology in conjunction with traditional wisdom". …
On the insistence of the petitioners of the river pollution case, mayor Yatin Wagh and other civic officials visited the banks of the Godavari on Wednesday evening to discuss about the orders of the Bombay high court with respect to the implementation of suggestions of the National Environmental Engineering Research …
Dumping of non-biodegradable waste, burning of plastic and rampant fishing along the Garhi Mandu city forest, a natural biodiversity habitat on the left bank of the Yamuna, seem to have taken a toll on the population of water birds at the wetland in North-East Delhi. Home to over 52 species …
A new study has revealed that BP gulf oil spill is still influencing dolphin mortality, prognosis and reproductive health. Scientists caught dolphins in Barataria Bay (BB), Louisiana, and a site thought to be uncontaminated, and found that forty-eight per cent dolphins were given a guarded or worse prognosis, and 17 …
The National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) has sought an action taken report(ATR) from the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) on industrial pollution in Brahmani river. Earlier in its report to NHRC the SPCB revealed that the parameters with respect to Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and Cyanide at river Brahmani in Jajpur …
Cypermethrin is a synthetic pyrethoid mainly used against mango insect pests. Clams are good indicators of pesticide pollution and are known to be tolerant to pesticide accumulation. Acute toxicity experiment of Cypermethrin is carried out on estuarine clam, Marcia opima. The clam exhibited significant increase in protein content of gill …
The water quality issue in Kashmir has not yet got its due importance. A comprehensive water quality monitoring program is indispensable to assess the water quality status of the national rivers. This paper assesses the monitoring data on water quality of the longest river of Kashmir Valley i.e., River Jehlum …
The environmental damage due to mismanagement of plastic waste is a matter of serious concern. The landfill sites are mostly filled with plastic waste due to littering habits and non-biodegradability of plastic wastes which persist for several years and therefore, may creates complexities on land and water. To validate the …
About 3.33 million hectares of China’s farmland is too polluted to grow crops, a government official said on Monday, highlighting the risk facing agriculture after three decades of rapid industrial growth. China has been under pressure to improve its urban environment following a spate of pollution scares. But cleaning up …
Dumping of non-biodegradable waste, burning of plastic and rampant fishing along the Garhi Mandu city forest, a natural biodiversity habitat on the left bank of the Yamuna, seem to have taken a toll on the population of water birds at the wetland in North-East Delhi. Home to over 52 species …
