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 …
China’s overall water quality improved in the first half of this year, with 70 percent of groundwater samples taken from around the country deemed fit for human use, up from 67.9 percent a year ago, the environment ministry said on Wednesday. A worker transports buckets of clean water from a …
The population of critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoises has continued to decline in recent years despite intensive conservation efforts, China’s agriculture ministry said following a survey. A investigation into a 1,669 km (1,040 miles) stretch of the Yangtze river conducted late last year found that only 445 finless porpoises were …
When Erin Brockovich sued a major utility company in the 1990s for contaminating drinking water with hexavalent chromium, a toxic and carcinogenic metal, national attention turned to California. Now researchers have determined that natural sources of the element may be geographically more important when it comes to the state's groundwater …
NEW DELHI: Noting groundwater contamination in an around the Sterlite Copper plant at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, the government on Monday told the Rajya Sabha that the analysis of samples from the unit showed the presence of heavy metals in water beyond permissible limit. “The analysis of groundwater samples, from …
German Development Bank will provide financial assistance of Rs 960 crore for clean drinking water and cleaning of the Ganga a memorandum of which is likely to be signed in December this year. Experts from Germany will supervise the construction of 15 Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs) and their 10 networkings. …
Kota: Constant flow of polluted water and waste through 28 nullahs into the Chambal river, one of the least non-polluted rivers in the country so far, has pushed environmentalists and activists of the Chambal Bachao Andolan to demand for checking the pollution content of the river. The river supplies drinking …
The government has formed a committee comprising officials of the environment ministry, experts from NEERI, IITs and various other forums to look into the issue of industrial pollution around the iconic Taj Mahal, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said today. The committee will be headed by C K Mishra, Secretary, Ministry …
AHMEDABAD: Uranium — the heavy metal one usually associates with nuclear reactors — is contaminating Gujarat’s groundwater, finds an elaborate scientific study that covered 16 states. Uranium contamination was found to breach WHO limits of 30 microgram per litre in several parts of Ahmedabad district. Extensive use of groundwater for …
BENGALURU: Wondering as to why the government has not been able to clean up the highly polluted Bellandur Lake for the past three years, the high court on Thursday directed that a senior official should appear before it on Friday and explain what’s happening with the waterbody. “For three years, …
Meerut: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to seal all the hand pumps and bore wells which are drawing water contaminated with mercury in six districts of west UP. The green panel’s direction came days after a special committee found that hundreds of hand pumps …
A new Portland State University study shows that even though water quality has improved in South Korea's Han River basin since the 1990s, there are still higher-than-acceptable levels of pollutants in some of the more urbanized regions in and around the capital Seoul. A new Portland State University study shows …
Kokoyah District, Bong County – Beatrice Tarr, 38, began experiencing skin itching moments after she bathed in Sein Creek, a major water source for residents in Saywehta Town. The creek was one of several water sources polluted by MNG Gold, a Turkish mining company. For the last year, Tarr has …
A new Portland State University study shows that even though water quality has improved in South Korea's Han River basin since the 1990s, there are still higher-than-acceptable levels of pollutants in some of the more urbanized regions in and around the capital Seoul. The study by Heejun Chang, a geography …
Under the proposed project, the PMC plans to construct 11 new STPs of 396 MLD treatment capacity in total to cater to sewage generation for up to 2027, along with laying 113.6 km of sewers and construction of 24 community toilets. After a delay of two years since the Union …
This document provides practical guidance to support the development or revision of customized national or subnational drinking-water quality regulations and standards. The principles and guidance presented are broadly applicable across countries and contexts, including more resource-limited settings. Supporting examples from both lower- and higher-income countries are included. Drinking-water quality regulations …
CPCB published the first guidelines on continuous online effluent quality monitoring in November, 2014 to facilitate industries in selection of right monitoring system for their matrix of effluent, its installation and data management. The experience gained with CEQMS over the last three years indicates enhanced compliance. The success of CEQMS/CEMS …
The Tamil Nadu government will implement a Rs 150 crore project to prevent pollution of Noyyal river in Tirupur, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said today. Making a suo motu statement in the state assembly, he said compound walls would be constructed along the banks of the river in the Tirupur …
The condition of river Ganga is critical and no new rejuvenation work has started along the stretch from Haridwar to Ganga Sagar under the four year rule of the present dispensation, noted water conservationist Rajendra Singh has claimed The condition of river Ganga is critical and no new rejuvenation work …
The Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) collects amounts in the name of environmental protection and pollution control from industries but spends this money on tasks other than environmental protection and pollution control. The newly elected head of the Kumaon Garhwal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI) Ashok …
The vast majority of Europe’s rivers, lakes and estuaries have failed to meet minimum ecological standards for habitat degradation and pollution, according to a damning new report. Only 40% of surface water bodies surveyed by the European Environmental Agency (EEA) were found to be in a good ecological state, despite …
