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 …
As much as 86 tonnes of tiny pieces of plastic known as "microbeads" are washed into the environment in the UK each year from exfoliating scrubs, research has warned. A Parliamentary research paper looking at the issues around microplastics, such as microbeads, points out they can be eaten or swallowed …
Water samples were collected from around 37 locations under the National Water Quality Monitoring (NWQM) programme. A recent report from the Punjab Pollution Control Board claims that the water of the four rivers in the state has become so polluted that it is unfit for drinking. The pollution watchdog, in …
While extracting natural gas, minimising the environmental consequences above-ground is now possible at a reasonable expense by a newly found algorithm, scientists have said. Extracting gas from shale rock causes environmental disturbances below and above the ground in the form of fragile habitats, eroding soil and degrading freshwater systems. Environmental …
The NGT directive came after a plea expressed concern over the depletion of the water table in Delhi. The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to clean and restore all the natural water bodies in Delhi within three weeks. The directive came after a plea expressed concern over …
Departments claim they have know-how for undertaking task eco watch The frothing due to the flow of chemical effluents into the Bellandur lake has been a cause for concern. The proposal by the Army to revive Bellandur lake has received a mixed response. Departments involved in the revival of the …
Mumbai: Avoid the ice next time you want to beat the heat with a glass of fruit juice or a gola from a roadside stall. In a survey conducted last month, civic officials found the presence of E. coli bateria in 870 of the 948 ice samples collected from bars, …
Senior Minister in the Raghubar Das Cabinet and in-charge of Food and Civil Supplies Department Saryu Roy has come down heavily on Chairman of Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) for turning a blind eye to pollution and encroachment into important rivers of Jharkhand. He is on a tour of …
UN hopes $1bn operation will boost employment and drive development among Ogoniland communities devastated by contamination from spills A $1bn clean-up of one of the world’s most oil-polluted regions will be officially launched on Thursday by the Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari. But it will be at least 18 months before …
Bengaluru development minister K J George visited the ailing Ulsoor Lake on Wednesday after two recent episodes of fish kill highlighted the extent to which the waterbody is polluted. George announced that an advanced oxidation method will be tried at Ulsoor Lake to increase the water's dissolved oxygen (DO) levels. …
Antibiotics have been considered emerging pollutants due to their continuous input and persistence in the aquatic ecosystem. The present paper addresses the degradation and removal processes applied to a specific class of micropollutants, the antibiotic tetracycline (TETRA). Photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline in aqueous suspensions of titanium dioxide in the presence …
SRIKAKULAM: A spike in the number of whales getting washed ashore on the eastern sea coast is possibly an indicator of the high pollution in these waters, experts said. In this district of Andhra Pradesh, two whale deaths were reported in May. The carcass of a baleen whale washed up …
Carambolim: A mass mortality of fish in Carambolim lake is raising a stink and along with it the suspicion that the health of the world famous birding spot may be deteriorating. Of recent a few threats have been putting the water body under stress. Fish started dying in large numbers …
Indian-origin researchers in the US have shown that zinc nanoparticles can substitute nitrogen and phosphorous fertilisers to increase plant growth without causing water pollution - a serious problem with conventional fertilisers. A nanoparticle is an ultrafine object that behaves as a whole unit in terms of its properties. Fertilisers, which …
NO advance warning this time. Environmental authorities in Hangzhou are swooping down unannounced on farms, mines, industrial parks and factories, looking for violations of air and water quality regulations. The strictest environmental crackdown in the city’s history, which will run through September, has raided 2,000 companies so far, shutting down …
Dead fish were found floating at the Hebbal lake on Monday morning. dh photo Hebbal lake, one of the three historic lakes created by Bengaluru founder Kempegowda I has literally turned into a watery grave. Hundreds of dead fishes were found in the lake and along the shore. The incident …
Sindri: Industries taking water from the Damodar River also have the responsibility of keeping it clean and pollution-free. Making this observation, Jharkhand food and supplies minister Saryu Rai warned the industries releasing untreated and affluents in the water of stern action. Rai was here to take stock of the pollution …
Fearing another outbreak of jaundice, residents of Sector 5 in New Shimla today demanded action against erring officials and compensation for the mental torture they had to go through for three days. They said JCB machines damaged the pipeline and the sewer line near Vikasnagar and that they were supplied …
Dehradun: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up the Uttarakhand government for non-implementation of its order on pollution in the Kosi river in Nainital. The green panel had directed that an action plan for the collection and disposal of sewage in the area along the river be submitted within …
Bhopal: Continuing heat wave coupled with acute water crisis in Morena district is wreaking havoc in Morena district where a large population in Sabalgarh tehsil is suffering from diarrhoea. About 100 patients reached government hospital in Joura on Sunday. A large number of tube-wells and dug-wells have gone dry in …
The explanation given for frothing of Bellandur and Varthur lakes was inlet of raw domestic sewage with high concentration of phosphates used in detergents. The reason for Kasavanahalli lake frothing seems to be no different. Environmentalist A.N. Yellappa Reddy, now a member of the expert committee on Bellandur lake, said …
