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 …
Women, who do the majority of drudge work, in the economically and environmentally fragile Hindu Kush Himalayas region are disproportionately impacted by the effects of climate change. Women hurling pine needles It is widely recognised that climate change effects take the heaviest toll on the vulnerable and the poor. These …
Problems such as water pollution, unemployment, high greenhouse gas emissions and corruption not only undermine the progress of sustainable development efforts worldwide, they also threaten the ability of businesses to lock in a secure and prosperous future for themselves. This was the urgent reminder delivered to the private sector by …
This global report maps 39 dimensions of country risk that are material to the private sector, using globally comparable datasets produced by international institutions. Indian pharma companies should adopt sustainable financing strategies to develop zero-wastewater facilities says the report. The Earth Security Report 2017 provides a roadmap for global business …
Nairobi was once known as a "place of cool waters", derived from the Maasai word enairobe, which literally means "a stream of cold water". This was probably because of the existence of a water source, Nairobi River and its tributaries, which cut through the city. The city was a place …
The team collected water samples from several drains, Buddha Nullah, a polluted drain in Ludhiana and Sutlej river and also took photographs. It will sumbit a report to the NGT on October 9 AHEAD OF a hearing at the National Green Tribunal pertaining to pollution in Punjab’s water that flows …
Tirupur: Following reports of dyeing units letting out effluents into Noyyal river, a team of officials from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board inspected the river and Manickapuram irrigation tank at Mudhalipalayam on Saturday. The team, led by TNPCB's joint chief environmental engineer, Coimbatore zone, Gokuldoss, tested the river and …
The bench earlier ordered the presence of the HMDA commissioner to explain the steps taken to prevent the flow of sewerage into the lake. Hyderabad: The Hyderabad High Court on Tuesday gave the HMDA commissioner time to file a report explaining the steps being taken to prevent flow of sewerage …
HYDERABAD: Hayatnagar today is a congested suburb of Hyderabad, notorious for chaotic traffic, high vehicular and dust pollution, poor water quality, and badly maintained roads. Its location on the arterial national highway no. 65 to Vijayawada notwithstanding, Hayatnagar continues to be a much neglected area. But travel back to the …
The Peacock Lake will soon be restored to its glory as the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) along with the Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) has decided to conduct a thorough study to determine the toxicity levels of the lake.The move comes a day after a field survey was …
The Government of India along with the various State and Local Governments is implementing several flagship Urban Missions. An overarching goal of the various missions and schemes is to make Indian cities more ‘Liveable’. The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has developed a set of ‘Liveability Standards in Cities’ to …
Etiti Ozalla community in Nkanu West Local Council of Enugu State has raised the alarm over a looming epidemic in the area by the contamination of Ufam River by wastes from the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku-Ozalla and activities of herdsmen. The Guardian gathered yesterday that the river, …
Asia is home to a worsening water pollution crisis thanks to an accelerating but weakly regulated industrial boom, but its most vulnerable citizens are kept in the dark about whether the water they use for drinking, farming and fishing is safe, a new report by think tank World Resources Institute …
Microplastic contamination has been found in tap water in countries around the world, leading to calls from scientists for urgent research on the implications for health. Scores of tap water samples from more than a dozen nations were analysed by scientists for an investigation by Orb Media, who shared the …
Kalangala — Communities living in Kalangala District stand a greater risk of contracting waterborne diseases arising from the increasing consumption of unsafe water and poor sanitation. The chronic lack of clean water and proper sanitation in the district has exposed residents to water borne diseases that include bilharzia; diarrhea, typhoid …
Every day, rivers streams and their tributaries passing through cities are receiving large amount of contaminants released from different point and nonpoint sources and have become important sink for unused waste load. Water is indispensable to life on earth. It is a precious gift of nature which is essential for …
CWC is monitoring water quality at 429 stations spread all over India covering major river basins. The water quality data collected by CWC from the year 2012-13 to 2016-17 was analysed to find out the organic pollution in the rivers of India at various places. The water quality parameter that …
The Central Water Commission in its capacity as an premiere technical organisation in the field of water resources development endeavours the gigantic task of collection and compilation of Water Quality data incorporating the quality and quantity of available waters in various basins of the country. The Water Quality Books of …
Industrial facilities release upwards of 400 million tons of toxic pollutants into the world’s waters each year. Yet secrecy around the amount and type of chemicals that companies discharge is still the norm, especially in Asia. Contaminated water threatens the region’s poorest communities—those who still depend on local water sources …
BANGKOK, Aug 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In Mongolia, herders living outside the capital Ulaanbaatar, near the Tuul River, fear deteriorating water quality is making their livestock sick. In Indonesia, shrimp farmers in Serang who rely on the Ciujung River have seen their catches fall, and some have developed skin …
A team of researchers from the University of Windsor and the University of Saskatchewan have discovered that methane can naturally migrate upwards through shale over millions of years and reach groundwater without any industry influence. “Upward migration of methane through low-porosity zones raises awareness that groundwater wells can be naturally …
