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 …
Mexico's environmental prosecutor said it had kept regular oversight of the country's largest gold mine, days after a Reuters report on a prolonged leak of contaminated water there prompted activists to accuse the agency of failing its mandate. Environmental prosecutor Profepa said that since 2013 it had completed five "administrative …
China's first draft environmental protection tax law, which is expected to cut pollutants emissions, has been submitted to the country's top legislative body. It is aimed at protecting the environment and improving ecological construction by promoting energy conservation and reducing emissions, Finance Minister Lou Jiwei told the bimonthly session of …
BEIJING -- China's top legislature on Monday reviewed a draft amendment to the Marine Environment Protection Law, imposing more severe penalties for pollution. The draft, submitted by the State Council to the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee's bi-monthly session, echoes the central leadership's recent emphasis on "conservation culture," according …
KOCHI: The Periyar turned red near the Pathalam bund along the Eloor-Edayar industrial belt on Saturday. The water continued to be dark red in colour for several hours during the day. “The colour change occurred when the Pathalam bund was reopened a few days after it was closed due to …
Groundwater samples from alluvial aquifers of Bathinda district, southwest Punjab were measured for physicochemical parameters as well as major ion chemistry to evaluate the groundwater suitability for drinking and irrigation purposes and to present the current hydrochemical status of groundwater of this district. Original Source
Pharmaceutical and illicit drugs are present in streams in Baltimore, Maryland. At some sites, amphetamine concentrations are high enough to alter the base of the aquatic food web. So reports a new study released today in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, which is one of the first to explore …
With the leak plugged and the substance that oozed out apparently headed downstream toward Saudi Arabia, underwater life in the Gulf of Eilat seems to have been spared any damage from the Jordanian spill. Airport planned for Israel-Jordan border complicates an otherwise amicable relationship After years in the wilderness, Israelis …
With the civic body providing no immediate solution to improve water supply, many residents are now approaching police stations and demanding action against the alleged inefficiency of the municipal authorities. Raising voice against the pathetic water supply system in Bhimnagar, local residents and area corporator on Thursday approached the Chhaoni …
The Yamuna River, often called Delhi’s lifeline, is gasping for life. The 22-km stretch along the national capital has virtually no aquatic life — thanks to over 20 drains that pour untreated sewage and other waste into the river. Upstream from Wazirabad — before the river enters Delhi — it …
CHENNAI: Barely six months after the renovated Chetpet lake was opened to the public, the state government is planning to add more facilities for visitors. The move comes as the lake has become a popular getaway spot for residents in the middle of the city. In a bid to increase …
It is contaminated with various pathogenic bacteria. Visakhapatnam: Water in Anakapalle, where government has plans to develop a satellite township, is unfit for drinking, according to a study conducted by researchers of Andhra University’s environmental science department. It indicated that the water in the municipality is contaminated with pathogenic bacteria …
21 nullahs discharge around 850 MGD of sewage into the Yamuna every day, of which 67 per cent pollution is caused by the Najafgarh drain alone The Yamuna river, often called Delhi’s lifeline, is gasping for life. The 22-km stretch along the national capital has virtually no aquatic life - …
Officials fail to give information; ask media to invoke Right to Info Act. Vijayawada: The AP Pollution Control Board officials have been refusing to provide the data on the quality of the Krishna River water at Vijayawada, by saying that they were not authorised to reveal any information on it. …
GURGAON: Concerned over continuous formation of leachate from Bandhwari landfill and waste treatment plant, National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) to submit ground report in a month. The direction has come over a petition filed by environment activist Vivek Kamboj for sifting of Bandhwari …
Environmental advocate website, Wikigreen released a video that gives in-depth insights about the highs and lows of antifouling. According to the video release entited "Toxic Time Bomb" sent to Nature World News, antifouling is found on the ship hullsthat will help ships to go faster by keeping these ships free …
A federal judge has dismissed lawsuits in which the California cities of San Jose, Oakland and Berkeley sought to force agricultural company Monsanto Co (MON.N) to help pay for reducing PCB contamination to San Francisco Bay. In a decision late Monday, U.S. District Judge Edward Davila said the cities did …
Environmental audit committee calls for ban after hearing that microbeads harm marine life and enter the food chain Cosmetics companies must be banned from using plastic microbeads in scrubs, toothpaste and beauty products because of the marine pollution they are causing, say a group of MPs. Members of the environmental …
HYDERABAD: What was a clean water body not long ago, Ibrahim Cheruvu in Rajendranagar has now been reduced to a filthy lake -- a picture of neglect and apathy. The curprit? Foul water from septic tanks let into the lake and indiscriminate garbage dumping, say members of city-based NGO Save …
Around 10,000 tons of contaminated water have pooled in underground trenches around the Nos. 1 to 4 reactor buildings of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, according to the plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) has no immediate plan to remove the …
The leaves of some water ferns (salvinia) are able to absorb large amounts of oil in a short time while also being highly water repellent, properties which researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Bonn University in Germany have been investigating. They have found the unique characteristics are …
