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 …
Tanker operators in Thiruneermalai dispose of piles of cement waste in water body The Adyar river, once a source of pristine water, has now become a convenient dump site for cement waste. Over the last couple of weeks, several tanker operators have dumped lorry-loads of a ready mix of cement …
A Division Bench of the AP High Court, comprising Chief Justice Kalyan Jyothi Sengupta and Justice K.C. Bhanu, on Tuesday made it clear that all materials left in the Hussainsagar lake during the Ganesh idol immersion shall be cleared within 24 hours. The Bench was disposing of a batch of …
Long Island environmental groups are banding together to stem the flow of nitrogen into the region’s groundwater and bays. The initiative announced Tuesday follows what environmentalists are calling the worst year on record for ecological problems related to nitrogen, a nutrient that feeds algal blooms blamed for devastating much of …
A U.S. appeals court will hold an expedited hearing for a small group of claimants in a Gulf spill settlement with BP Plc, with oral arguments set for the week of November 4, the court said on Friday. BP's settlement with individuals and businesses affected by the 2010 spill in …
A Shenzhen-listed company identified by authorities as being responsible for a toxic spill that killed thousands of river fish apologized on Friday and said it would punish those responsible. Hubei Shuanghuan Science and Technology Stock Co., a manufacturer of inorganic chemicals, said it began a week-long production halt on Wednesday …
Toxic levels of mercury dumped in Amazon rivers gets into food chain, posing serious health risk to children, study finds Indigenous children in Peru's south eastern Amazon, an area where tens of thousands of illegal gold miners operate, have unsafe mercury concentrations over three times the level of their non-native …
Road widening in Mathura has hit a road block with the National Green Tribunal restraining the Uttar Pradesh government from cutting trees in the pilgrimage town of Govardhan in Mathura district. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar has issued notice to the chief forest conservator of Forests …
The state government has decided to stop issuing licence to new houseboats from December 31. The chief minister has taken this decision after holding a meeting with the houseboat operators, district administration officials and the tourism department. District collector N Padmakumar said, "A meeting was held on September 7 in …
Japan pledged a renewed push to contain potentially hazardous leaks at Fukushima on Tuesday after the operator of the crippled plant reported spiking levels of radiation in groundwater. Late on Monday, two days after Tokyo won the bid to host the 2020 Olympics, plant operator TEPCO announced samples taken from …
The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute here has developed a technology to destroy a variety of pollutants and aid in 'clean up' of polluted water. NEERI, in association with Nandesari Industries Association (NIA, Gujarat), has developed an 'Electro Oxidation Technology', which was recently implemented by NIA for the treatment of …
Untreated effluents that spilled out from a textile unit situated on the SIPCOT Industrial Estate here on Saturday night made its way to a pond in nearby Kudigadu village, contaminating the waterbody. Residents of Kudigadu voiced objection to indiscriminate letting out of effluents by Loyal Super Fabric. The pollution would …
Concerned over water pollution during Ganesha festivals, the forest department and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) have urged people to use earthen Ganesha idol. Both the government departments have also come out with guidelines to help prevent water pollution. According to the guidelines, people have been advised to not use …
The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute here has developed a technology to destroy a variety of pollutants and aid in 'clean up' of polluted water. NEERI, in association with Nandesari Industries Association (NIA, Gujarat), has developed an 'Electro Oxidation Technology', which was recently implemented by NIA for the treatment of …
Hyderabad: With the city’s Ganesh associations targeting one lakh pandals this year, Hyderabad’s lakes are in grave danger. Last year 48,333 idols were immersed only in Hussainsagar, of which 29,391 (more than 60 per cent) had chemicals and metallic colours, while just 18,942 idols had natural and vegetable colours. To …
More than 40 persons, mostly women and children, fell ill at Bujgar village after drinking contaminated water. The water was being supplied to the village by the Punjab Water Supply Board. On getting information, a team of the Health Department reached the village. “Due to leakages in the water supply …
Experts on Wednesday blamed the government agencies for influencing water governance, which in turn in adding to water pollution and illegal encroachment of water bodies. "Different ministries and even the Prime Minister's Office directly or indirectly influence the water governance," said Dr Shahjahan Mondal, a professor of Bangladesh University of …
Exposure to emissions would be fatal within hours, say authorities The crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant has radiation leaks strong enough to deliver a fatal dose within hours, Japanese authorities have revealed, as the government prepares to step in to help contain leaks of highly toxic water at the …
House Committee for Environment conducted an extensive tour of Langate, Handwara, Nowgam Reshwari and interacted with district and teshil administration about impact of the existing stone crushers at nallah Mawar, Jahama and Reshwari set up for extraction of Bajri, sand and other bed material from the nallahs. The House Committee …
The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday directed the State government to convene a meeting of officials from civic agencies on the supply of potable water to 110 villages under the jurisdiction of Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike. “The meeting should be chaired by the Principal Secretary, Urban Development Department. The …
The environment ministry has slapped a . 200-crore fine on the Adani Group’s Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone for damaging mangroves, creeks and the local environment at the project site. The company’s shares fell 6.4%. The penalty was recommended by a committee headed by Sunita Narain, director general of …
