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 …
Haridwar: Namami Gange, the flagship scheme of the Union government meant to clean and rejuvenate the Ganga, is unlikely to be completed by March 2019, the deadline set for it despite the claims made by the government agencies engaged in the work. A spot visit by TOI to two major …
Reach Bathinda as part of their state-wide campaign against environmental pollution Aam Aadmi Party leaders from the Malwa zone, who are on a state-wide campaign against environmental pollution, carrying bottles filled with polluted water reached Bathinda on Sunday. AAP members gathered near Fire Brigade Chowk and raised slogans against the …
Panaji: The sunshine state is grappling with pollution on all fronts—air, rivers and beaches—not sparing even Goa’s major towns and cities. While mining areas witnessed increasing dust pollution due to transportation, the rivers, lakes and beaches saw presence of faecal coliform, the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) said in …
JAIPUR: Women of Vidhyadhar Nagar staged protest in their area as for the past 20 days water has not been supplied to their houses leaving them with no option than to order private tankers. More than 600 houses are facing water crisis. The residents have gone from pillar to post …
BHUBANESWAR: The housing and urban development (H&UD;) department on Wednesday has asked the civic authorities of major cities and towns to make arrangements for treatment of domestic used water before it is discharged into the water bodies. The measure was taken after the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) expressed …
So, after the plastic ban, the State Environment Department is considering a ban on chemical fertilizers,” said Kadam at an event organized by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). CLOSE on the heels of a ban on various plastic items in the state, Maharashtra Environment Minister Ramdas Kadam on Wednesday said …
Over 200 people are said to have taken ill due to an outbreak of diarrhoea and gastroenteritis at Babanpur village of Fatehabad district allegedly due to the consumption of contaminated water. Fatehabad Civil Surgeon Dr Manish Bansal said that the health authorities have provided treatment to about 80 patients suffering …
Aimed at ensuring clean air, water and unadulterated food Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Tuesday called upon the state industry to take appropriate steps to check pollution, while stressing the need for curtailing paddy cultivation to save fast depleting water resources. He was addressing a gathering during the launch …
GURUGRAM: Environmental activists have suspected it for long, but now, they can place actual figures against their suspicion. The quality of Gurugram’s groundwater is deteriorating with each passing year, in what should be a major concern for public health, according to data for three financial years — 2015-16, 2016-17 and …
There needs to be a strict check on industrial units for any illegal borewells, and prevent these from being used for releasing waste water or industrial effluents directly in to the groundwater, in the absence of treatment plants. Though, the Punjab Pollution Control Board has announced a cash award for …
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has withdrawn its plea in the National Green Tribunal that sought directions to the Haryana government to check the "dangerous level of ammonia" in the Yamuna, saying the issues raised in it have been amicably settled. A bench headed by acting NGT chairperson …
Ludhiana: In order to finalize plans for rejuvenation of Buddha Nullah, officials have started their exercise around the drain after a special plan was announced by the state government. On 6 June, the chief executive officer of Punjab Municipal Infrastructure Development Corporation (PMIDC), Ajoy Sharma, is likely to visit the …
It was in 2014 that the Namami Gange project was launched in Uttarakhand but four years down the line the project continues to be sluggish and is expected to miss the completion deadline of March 2019 set by the Central government. The construction of mandatory STPs continues to be slow …
The existence of the Rewalsar Lake is at stake due to the increasing pollution level. The lake has turned muddy. Locals are concerned about its conservation, which has religious importance. This is for the second time when locals have observed a big change in the colour of lake water. Last …
The much touted river revival initiative pushed foward by the chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat appears to have had little impact considering recent findings regarding the level of toxic chemicals in the water of Rispana and Bindal rivers in Dehradun. The findings also elicit focus on governmental measures like the …
Madurai: The Vaigai river, which is a symbol of Tamil culture and heritage can be restored to its past glory by taking adequate steps to check encroachments, pollution and ground water level, said the water man of India, Dr Rajendra Singh. Speaking at the Vaigai river restoration workshop held at …
The report summarises water quality of the river during four rounds of biological testing in the Uttarakhand stretch, and reveals that at the Haridwar barrage biological water quality improves from slight pollution to clean. Biological monitoring of the Ganga has shown that two major tributaries, Pandu and Varuna, are increasing …
In the Mara River in Kenya, an overload of hippo feces can deplete the oxygen in the river water, resulting in mass fish die-offs downstream, a new study has found. Hippo pools are not just oxygen-poor, but also full of ammonium, hydrogen sulfide, methane and carbon dioxide — byproducts of …
NAVI MUMBAI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday brought huge relief to people living along the Kasadi river and Panvel creek by ordering immediate closure of 350 polluting industries in Navi Mumbai’s Taloja MIDC area till further orders. The NGT’s principal bench in Delhi also directed the Taloja MIDC …
Rudrapur: The Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) has issued show-cause notices to 62 industrial units and ordered inspection of 24 others in Udham Singh Nagar district for not installing Effluent Treatment Plants (ETPs) on their premises. The action was taken after these industries failed to respond to …
