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 …
Thick smoke billowed from Varthur lake on Tuesday as a huge pile of garbage was set on fire by miscreants. Residents took pictures and videos, which went viral in no time. The person who shot the video said the fire was near the stormwater drain entering the lake. Joint commissioner …
The State of Environment Report of Tamil Nadu provides the general profile of the State’s biophysical and socio-economic conditions. It is well known that unsustainable living styles have contributed to environmental degradation. Many of the environmental problems such as shortage of fresh and potable water, degradation of land, and biodiversity …
SWAKOP Uranium is investigating claims that the tailings dam at its Husab mine is leaking dangerous waste material into underground water sources. A photo posted on social media last week which showed the mine's tailings dam allegedly leaking has attracted a wave of negative reaction, especially around fears that scarce …
Dar es Salaam — Rivers and streams that flow into the Indian Ocean in Dar es Salaam are increasingly being polluted. Human and industrial activities around Mzinga and Kizinga streams as well as Mpiji and Msimbazi rivers have polluted them. People living around the areas have turned the streams and …
According to the Chief Fisherman, Nana Enubasa, the water from the estuary used to be fresh and clean and served as a source of drinking water, “but now you cannot drink this water anymore" According to the Chief Fisherman, Nana Enubasa, the water from the estuary used to be fresh …
Despite the implementation of the underground drainage scheme sanctioned under the National River Conservation Programme (NRCP) mainly aimed at preventing the pollution of the Cauvery a decade ago, sewage from open drains continue to flow into the river. On Monday, a group of youth of Mela Chinthamani in the city …
MEERUT: National Green Tribunal's order to test the ground water along the course of East Kali river has given hope to thousands of villagers in eight west UP districts. For years, the villagers were forced to drink contaminated water of hand-pumps, which drew water from the river. Once a pristine …
The Rampally lake in Hyderabad witnessed a major fish kill phenomenon on Sunday with nearly 30,000 fish floating up the water surface. Authorities confirmed that several fish species, including rohu, bochha (katla), bangaru theega and koramenu (red snapper), were found floating on the 110 acre lake, triggering concerns over rising …
With fracking in the Karoo having received the green light, environmental groups concerned about water contamination and depletion say they will fight tooth and nail to make sure it does not happen. The Department of Water and Sanitation intends issuing fracking licences by September, but may be stopped by court …
NEW DELHI: A week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the progress of the 'Namaami Gange' programme, the Union water resources minister Uma Bharti on Thursday set off on a tour to monitor the execution of projects on the ground during her trip to over 25 towns\cities in five states …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ashutosh Kumar Sharma Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 26/05/2017 regarding laying of storm water/sewer pipeline in Ward No. 6 for village Shobhapur, Rohata Road, Police Station Kankar Kheda, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. It is the case of the …
Residents allege contaminated water supply; unseasonal rain also suspected cause Hospitals in the capital town saw an unusual rush over the past one week with several hundred people testing positive for jaundice after allegedly consuming polluted water. People from numerous suburbs have now complained about the alleged supply of contaminated …
Suakin — Concerns have been raised over leaking fuel and waste after a steamer, that has been idle for two years, sank off the Red Sea port of Suakin on Monday. Journalist Osman Hashem told Radio Dabanga that the steamer Captain Salem sank in the waters of the Red Sea, …
The National Green Tribunal today directed the Central Pollution Control Board to inspect the hand pumps releasing contaminated ground water in eight districts of Uttar Pradesh. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the apex pollution monitoring body to test the samples of the ground water in …
BENGALURU: Reviving Bellandur Lake seems to be a distant dream with many problems dogging the process to clean up the 931-acre water body. Various government agencies involved in the process say they are facing a fund crunch and sprucing up the lake can never progress at the expected pace. "As …
The UK is second bottom in a league table ranking EU countries on the quality of their bathing water, stoking fears that the “dirty man of Europe” could be on his way home after Brexit. 96.4% of British beaches were found safe to swim in last year, but 20 sites …
The CAG report which studied the pollution levels in Lucknow and Varanasi from 2011 to 2015 has revealed that the Gomti river is more polluted than the Ganga. The Gomti river in Lucknow is even more polluted than the Ganga in Varanasi, a CAG report has revealed. The CAG, which …
Noting that air and water pollution were a "matter of concern" for the whole country in general and Delhi and NCR in particular, Harsh Vardhan said Best efforts would be made to address all environmental issues, including “contentious” ones, in a “meticulous and scientific” manner, Union Minister Harsh Vardhan said …
The official figures slate that the loss would be 10,000 fishes or 10 tonnes. Hyderabad: A day after mass fish deaths were reported from Shamirpet Lake, the Collector of Medchal, Mr M.V. Reddy, asked the fisheries department to launch an enquiry into the issue, suspecting heat wave to be the …
The ruling notes that the concept of “nature as a true subject of rights that must be recognized by states and exercised under the tutelage of their legal representatives.” Colombia’s constitutional court grants rights to the Atrato River and orders the government to clean up its waters The Atrato River …
