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 …
GSPCB scientists to come out with extensive report The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) will conduct an in-depth study of the pollution-hit Cuncolim Industrial Estate ~ perhaps for the first time since the estate was set up in the early 90s. The report is expected to be finalised in …
Issue pertains to contamination of wells, borewellsdue to oil leak in north Chennai Members of the National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, on Tuesday castigated the Union government for not taking any remedial measures in north Chennai, where wells and bore-wells were contaminated due to leaks from the pipelines of oil …
Clean drinking water is out of reach for 4.64 crore people in rural areas in the country, says a report tabled by the Union water resources ministry in Parliament last week. In Rajasthan, 25,500 habitations or 1.09 crore people get water with chemical or bacterial contamination. Assam comes next with …
The Department of Environment (DoE) on Tuesday fined a washing and dying factory in Narayanganj Tk 11 lakh for polluting the water of the Dhaleshwari River, reports UNB. After a hearing at DoE headquarters, Asian Fabrics Mills Ltd at BSCIC Industrial Park in Narayanganj was fined for the violation of …
The Pune bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Goa government not to allow any more new offshore casinos functioning in large boats in the Mandovi river off Panaji, citing pollution issues. "Goa government and state departments are directed not to grant any permission for any new …
Kendriya Durga Puja Samity's (KDPS) initiative to transform the conventional synthetic idols in the puja pandals to organic ones is facing opposition from many. The idea, to persuade city-based idol makers to manufacture organic idols, is finding few takers. The high cost of the organic elements, which goes into the …
The dissolved oxygen (DO) level in Telangkhedi Lake has gone down even as the immersions of only Janmashtami have taken place till now. The average DO on the banks of the lake has come down to about 3 mg/L. If it goes below 2 mg/L, it might prove dangerous for …
Holding the city's leather industry responsible for polluting the Ganges, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on Tuesday protested against the industry's release of toxic waste (from leather tanneries) straight into the river. General Secretary of Indian Leather Technologists' Association, S Mallick, however, denied the claims and said …
Environmental officials say animals killed by ammonia from nearby chemical plant amid worsening pollution problem Chinese authorities have scooped up about 100,000kg (220,000lb) of dead fish they say were poisoned by ammonia from a chemical plant, environmental officials and state media said in a reminder of the pollution plaguing the …
The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has constituted a team of scientists to conduct a year-long study of the pollution problem affecting Cuncolim industrial estate. The team will submit an interim report within three months. The team has been asked to identify specific existing or emerging water quality problems …
Tokyo unveils measures to decontaminate toxic water at nuclear power plant as Tepco struggles to prevent leaks into Pacific Japan's government is to spend almost $500m (£320m) in an attempt to contain leaks and decontaminate highly toxic water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The measures come as the …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of A.T. Yuvaraj Erode District Vs Rani Chemicals Kalingarayanpalayam and Others regarding pollution caused by industries involved in the manufacturing of bleaching liquid which has been a cause for rampant air and water pollution in and around the village of Attayampalayam, …
Officials of the Goa State Pollution Control Board on Monday descended on the Cuncolim Industrial Estate to probe into the discharge of effluents in an abandoned stone quarry by some food processing factories. After inspection of the stone quarry, the team has collected water samples from the quarry and also …
Department of Environment fined a garment factory in Gazipur Tk 2 lakh for violation of environment laws on Monday. After a hearing at the DoE headquarters, its director (monitoring and enforcement) M Alamgir fined Crystal Industries Ltd at Gargaria Master Bari under Sreepur upazila for polluting the water of river …
A radioactive plume of water in the Pacific Ocean from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, which was crippled in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, will likely reach U.S. coastal waters starting in 2014, according to a new study. The long journey of the radioactive particles could help researchers better understand how …
Japan pledged nearly $500 million to contain leaks and decontaminate radioactive water from the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, as the government stepped up its intervention in the worst atomic disaster in a quarter century. The announcement comes just days before the International Olympics Committee decides whether Tokyo - 230 km …
Shastri Nagar emerges as dengue den, reports almost half the cases in city Mumbai : In just two months, 55 cases of dengue have been reported from Shastri Nagar in Goregaon West has reported. This is almost half the number of dengue cases the city has recorded since the onset …
: In answer to queries posed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, project manager of Ganga Pollution Control Unit has diverted most of the questions to other departments and ministries and has demanded payment of Rs 5 for every 15 minutes for going through whatever details the board has …
A radioactive plume of water in the Pacific Ocean from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, which was crippled in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, will likely reach U.S. coastal waters starting in 2014, according to a new study. The long journey of the radioactive particles could help researchers better understand how …
Irrigation Department Chief Engineer Ch Khawar Nazeer said water life is facing severe threats due to water effluent being discharged by the industries without proper treatment. He said industrial units were discharging chemical-mixed poisonous water that was directly thrown in the canals by violating rules and regulations. He said the …
