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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Legal Aid Services-West Bengal Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/12/2017 regarding pollution caused by Mejia Thermal Power Station, Bankura, West Bengal. The Enquiry Report substantiates environmental degradation both in terms of air and water …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 12/12/2017 regarding Royal Calcutta Turf Club in Kolkata Maidan releasing effluents without treatment, Kolkata, West Bengal. Counsel for the Royal Calcutta Turf Club, submits that the …
Alwar: Close on the heels of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) issuing a report showing Alwar's Bhiwadi as most polluted city in the country, Pollution Control Board Bhiwadi has prepared a list of 118 such industries which are operational without permission of Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB). Recently, …
NAIROBI: The United Nations Environment Assembly has passed 13 non-binding resolutions and three decisions to get the planet rid from pollutants, officials said on Thursday. On Wednesday for the first time at a UN Environment Assembly, environment ministers issued a declaration, saying nearly 200 nations would honour efforts to prevent, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ashwini Kumar & Others Vs. Central Pollution Control Board dated 04/12/2017 regarding discharge of untreated effluents from industries, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. NGT was critical of the three reports submitted by the Joint Inspection Team saying it lacked "evidencery value and …
Adyar and Cooum are both polluted rivers, but only after they enter Chennai. According to former principal chief conservator of forests S Balaji, lack of proper sewage disposal system, especially in the suburban areas, wreaks havoc once a river enters a city. "Take the case of Cooum River. Till Maduravoyal, …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Prasoon Kumar Vs Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board & Others dated 28/11/2017 regarding the closure directions issued by the closure directions issued by Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board against the chemical industry of Prasoon Kumar under Section 33 …
Achieving universal, safely managed water and sanitation services by 2030, as envisioned by the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, is projected to require capital expenditures of USD 114 billion per year (1). Investment on that scale, along with accompanying policy reforms, can be motivated by a growing …
The presence of diarrhoeagenic bacteria such as Escherichia coli in drinking water indicates faecal and sewage contamination. Testing the microbial quality of drinking water at source (n = 29) and households (n = 43) of 29 peri-urban villages of Bengaluru city, indicated that 80% and 93% of samples respectively were …
(KRPC), 16km away from Kaduna, capital of Kaduna State in North-west Nigeria. It is a sparsely populated multilingual community. Juji Barde village, too, is situated behind the company not far from Rido. KRPC operates as a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), refining crude oil into high quality …
The water available to each Indian in 2011 was 70% less than in 1951, and it will reduce further by 2050. Rising population is partly the reason, but dying rivers and depleted groundwater have made the situation worse. Underlining the crisis, Isha Foundation led by Sadhguru has released a detailed …
Durban - According to a statement released in Geneva on Friday by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) specialised boats and machinery are trying to extract the vast quantities of "nurdles" (raw plastic pellets) floating in the Durban harbour following a cargo spill by container ship MSC Susanna 24 days ago. Teams …
No vessel would be granted authorisation to set sail in Ghana’s waters if it is not fitted with internationally acceptable toilet and sewerage facilities. According Captain Paapa Nsuako-Owuredu, a Director at the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), the Maritime Pollution Act forbids it and “for the sake of decency and human …
Reason behind a broad spectrum of antibiotics becoming ineffective, finds govt.-commissioned study Mass-bathing in the Ganga during pilgrimages may be contributing to anti-microbial resistance (AMR), says a government-commissioned report on the threat from AMR. Such resistance —previously acknowledged to be widespread in India — is said to be the reason …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhash Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 02/11/2017 regarding eviction of encroachers from Santragachhi Jheel, Howrah, West Bengal. The part of the water body that has been encroached belongs to the South Eastern …
This guide aims to help address the challenge of identifying and evaluating appropriate solutions to hydrological hazards, by providing the missing identification and evaluation assistance that those looking for adaptation solutions initially face. More specifically, it focuses on adaptation technologies for building resilience to climate change induced hazards in the …
Objective of the project is to create a database on water bodies in Bengaluru Metropolitan Area (Jurisdiction of BBMP and BDA) by identifying the water bodies through physical verification; assessing the water quality class, based on the water quality analysis; to prepare the water body database and to prepare the …
Environment experts who visited the river Jhelum in Srinagar on Sunday expressed serious concern over its deteriorating condition, terming the dredging of the river ‘a futile exercise’. The experts are members of the Peoples Environment Council, a non-governmental organisation with an aim to protect the environment including water bodies. Hydrologist, …
The usual chemical froth layer on the water of the Yamuna, there is now all kinds of biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste lying on the ghats As the festival season came to an end on Friday with Chhath Puja, DNA visited the Kalindi Kunj Yamuna ghat to see the level of …
A respect for human rights is fundamental in setting up a business Respect and communication between businesses and indigenous communities will lead to better infrastructure and services for both parties The growth and expansion of businesses has resulted in companies moving out to rural or indigenous communities. However, such companies …
