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 …
BHUBANESWAR: The Total Soluble Solids (TSS) in the water that flows out of the Jagannath Temple kitchen into the municipal drain in Puri is 4,830 mg/l as against the permissible limit of 200 mg/l. The Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) in the water is 10,200 mg/l as against the permissible limit …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs. Union of India & Others dated 22/10/2013 on the issue of degradation of environment of Jagganath Puri, Temple and its precincts. The NGT order states that the report of the Orissa Pollution Control Board shows water samples …
A three-member search committee has been formed to look for a capable chairman and four members for forming the National River Protection Commission as per the guideline of National River Protection Commission Law 2013. The convener of the search committee is Chairman of Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) Dr Qazi Khaliquzzaman …
The amount of oil found on Louisiana's coast has surged this year, three years after BP's Macondo spill in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, the state's Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority said. Some 3.01 million pounds of "oily material" were cleaned up on Louisiana's coast from March to August this …
A plan to create the city of Buffalo's first public beach for swimming could be derailed by concerns over pollution along a stretch of Lake Erie waterfront. The Buffalo News reports (http://bit.ly/1c7Bwhg ) that a report prepared for the Erie County Health Department concludes that opening Gallagher Beach in South …
Groundwater radiation levels at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have soared near a tank that leaked 300 tons of toxic water in August, struggling operator Tokyo Electric Power Co said Saturday. TEPCO said water samples collected from a well on Thursday contained 400,000 becquerels per liter of beta-ray emitting substances, …
Six major lakes face a serious threat from pollution and rapid development, as a directive of Bombay high court at Goa to prepare a detailed plan for their protection has been relegated to the backburner. The government had constituted a task force in 2003 after the court issued a few …
Once a lifeline for villages situated along its course, the Ghaggar has in recent years turned into a perennial source of pollution in the district. As untreated waste continues to be discharged unabated into the river, the prevalence of cancer and other diseases has been steadily rising among the residents. …
Though several projects have been started to clean the Budha Nullah, the polluted drain continues to be a health hazard. Flowing 44 km through Ludhiana, the water body belies the claims of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) that the toxicity of the ‘nullah’ (stream) has decreased. The problem assumes …
It’s a warning bell to those depending too much on hotel food. The latest study by Konni-based Food Quality Monitoring Laboratory has found high presence of escherichia coli or E coli bacteria in food bought from hotels in the state. The presence of E coli in food indicates direct or …
The lack of seriousness on the part of the tourism department in taking up the issue of the dwindling flow from the scenic Arvalem waterfall due to mining activity with the mines and geology department has irked comptroller and auditor general of India. In its report for the period during …
Most of the municipal councils in the border belt are functioning without a sewage treatment plant When things get bad, they really do. This, in essence, sums up the pollution scenario in the border district of Gurdaspur where two lifelines, Ravi and Beas, are being choked by stone crushers. Officially, …
Even as Durga Puja brings with it happiness, joy and celebrations, it also causes great environmental concerns to the enlightened citizens of the city as immersion of hundreds of idols in the Ganga does not only pollute the river but also cause several diseases to the people using its water. …
Even as the state government is planning to make Amritsar a world-class city, it has miserably failed in the primary task of providing safe drinking water to its residents. With no sewage treatment plant, the residents are forced to consume unsafe water and endure the foul smell emanating from the …
People who gathered on the Yamuna banks for idol immersion were pleasantly surprised by a cleaner river. The white foam caused by industrial effluents was nowhere to be seen. However, by the time the v i s a r j a n ended, the muck and filth were back. Officials …
Offshore casinos operating in the River Mandovi have failed to comply with pollution-checking measures stipulated in the consent-to-operate given under the air and water acts thereby causing water pollution in the river, an inspection report of the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has found. Following directions issued by the …
Notwithstanding claims of the Punjab Government and the state Pollution Control Board (PPCB) that emphasis is being laid on ensuring clean and green environment in the state, the practice of discharging domestic waste and untreated industrial effluents into drains, rivulets and water channels continues unabated in Jalandhar and Kapurthala. The …
A Sri Lankan court today issued an injunction on public agitations against the Hayleys Group rubber glove manufacturer in Weliweriya. The Acting Magistrate of Gampaha issued an injunction against meetings of more than five people and chaotic behavior in Weliweriya and Malwathuhiripitiya areas. The injunction was issued on the request …
A Lancashire dairy farmer has joined forces with Greenpeace to launch a legal challenge to fracking in England. The environmental charity is working with people in Lancashire and the West Sussex village of Balcombe whose homes are near sites where the energy company Cuadrilla is looking at using hydraulic fracturing …
Inflation in India rises to 7-month high of 6.46% due to higher onion, diesel prices Allahabad High Court Saturday relaxed the ban imposed on the immersion of idols in rivers Ganga and Yamuna for this year and refused to extend the time frame any further. It has also sought a …
