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 …
A Vietnamese government minister said it’s now safe to swim at most beaches in four central provinces where massive fish deaths occurred more than four months ago because of toxic chemicals released by a Taiwanese steel company. The online newspaper VnExpress quoted Environment Minister Tran Hong Ha as telling a …
The Government is being urged to order a complete ban on microbeads in cosmetic products to halt the damage caused to marine life by plastic pollution and its knock-on effects on the environment and food chain. A cross-party environmental audit committee report demands cosmetics companies be prohibited from using plastic …
Nagpur: Parboiled rice mills, which come under Central Pollution Control Board's 'Orange Category' (second most polluting industry), are contributing immensely to air and water pollution in Gondia district, home to over 50 such mills. Recent visits to some industries by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) officials revealed that Effluent Treatment …
The proposed Ganga Act, which, if enacted, will be the first-of-its-kind legislation for river regulation in India, its aim being to bring under the Centre’s ambit the power to penalise the polluters. A senior Water Ministry source said that the government’s inability to impose any fine or serve notices directly …
Meerut: Environmentalist from seven districts of Saharanpur and Meerut divisions will launch a Hindon Bachao Yatra in a bid to educate people on the need for rejuvenation of the dying river. The drive will take place in October, and is expected to start from the origin of the river in …
Nagpur: The dissolved oxygen level at Telangkhedi lake is alarmingly low and will fall further post Ganesh immersion which might result in collapse of the entire lake ecology. This came to the fore during a pre-immersion water monitoring programme which was conducted by city-based Green Vigil Foundation in association with …
Guwahati, the gateway to the North Eastern Region (NER) of India is the largest and fastest growing commercial and industrial centre in the Region. The pressure of the ever increasing human population and expanding commercial and industrial activities has resulted in generation of enormous municipal as well as other wastes …
Chandrapur: Durgapur police have registered a criminal offence against the management of Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (CSTPS) for discharging acidic water into Irai river. This is the first time a criminal offence has been registered against CSTPS management for discharge of toxic effluents into the water body. The offence …
Steps should be taken at the earliest to de-silt and deepen Sembakkam lake, remove encroachments that have eaten into it, and arrest the discharge of sewage into the sprawling waterbody,” said M. Ravi, secretary, Sri Sarvamangala Nagar Residents Association, Chitlapakkam. The Association is waging a battle for the lake’s restoration, …
In many developing countries, environmental quality remains low and policies to improve it have been inconsistently effective. This paper conducts a case study of environmental policy, focusing on an unprecedented ruling by the Supreme Court of India, which targeted industrial pollution in the Ganga River. Difference-in-difference estimations indicate that the …
Agra: In a boost to Yamuna cleaning drive, work on the Rs 40 crore project on the stretch between Vrindavan and Mathura began at this temple town on Wednesday, with Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Uma Bharti and Dharmendra Pradhan and MP Hema Malini giving a green signal to it. The …
Environmental authorities in South China's Guangdong Province have questioned a Canadian scholar's claim that arsenic levels in groundwater in some parts of the Pearl River Delta are 15 times higher than the international standard, while experts affirmed the situation is severe. John Cherry, a Canadian hydro-geologist, told Hong Kong-based Oriental …
BHOPAL: It's no surprise residents of Bairagarh and surrounding areas have to frequently get their water purifiers serviced. For long, residents have been complaining about the quality of piped water supplied by the civic body which has a very foul odour and tastes bad. impurities in the water frequently clogs …
Water Pollution from Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station is going to be harmful for the pilgrims. Vijayawada: Krishna Pushkaralu, the mega fete of Andhra Pradesh government, has to face a major threat of water-borne diseases to the pilgrims taking holy dip in the Krishna river. Water Pollution from Narla …
The Philippine government has suspended operations at two more mines due to environmental violations in an ongoing audit of the country's mining sector, officials said on Thursday. The move raises the number of suspended mines to 10 - eight of them nickel ore producers - since the Southeast Asian nation …
Rio Olympics 2016 athletes and spectators face a deadly antibiotic-resistant super bacteria threat as algae takes over the waters. Algae itself is generally harmless, but the deficient levels of chlorine that allow it to grow might expose athletes to the dangers of the super bacteria. The study found that 90 …
Barely a year after The Maravi Post exposed Carlsberg Malawi Limited’s of polluting Nankhaka River in the capital Lilongwe, the company has once again been accused of heavily contaminating Mudi River in the commercial city of Blantyre. The pollution of Mudi River has prompted an eco-monitoring non-governmental organization (NGO), The …
Pollutants that can damage human fertility are pouring into the water supply from our washing machines, a study warns. A range of chemicals found in everyday objects have been linked to health problems, but how they were getting into the water supply has puzzled scientists. Now researchers have discovered they …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Contaminated Drinking Water, 11/08/2016. As per the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) guidelines, 10% of the total budget is allocated to North Eastern States. Funds allocated by this Ministry to the North-Eastern States during last three years and current year under National Rural …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Sewage Treatment Plants Under Namami Gange Mission, 11/08/2016. As on 30th June, 2016, 58 project on Sewerage and Sanitation have been sanctioned. This includes 51 projects for STPs and sewerage network Schemes and 7 projects only for laying / rehabilitation of sewer lines. This …
