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 …
Rs.76-crore river revival mission of Rural Development Department remains on paper The all-time high coliform count recorded in the once mighty Bharathapuzha, which continues to remain a major drinking water source for Palakkad, Malappuram, and Thrissur districts, has evoked widespread concern. Already facing an imminent death largely because of massive …
Industries that are releasing effluents into the Hindon River will be sent notices and fined by authorities in Gautam Budh Nagar district, which decided on Thursday to crack down on polluters. At a meeting called by District Magistrate N.P. Singh, representatives of the pollution control board, the Noida Authority and …
Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) will clean River Thange in Kibwezi East Constituency where one of its punctured pipes spilled oil into the environment. The company's Business Development Manager Mr John Kithete who addressed locals at Thange Primary School yesterday said the clean up will start next month. The oil spillage …
Tarime — Deputy environment minister Luhaga Mpina yesterday issued a two-week ultimatum to Acacia North Mara Mine to first secure a permit before discharging water to Mara River and its surroundings. Speaking at the mine yesterday after a day-long inspection at the mine, the deputy minister in Vice President's Office …
The lakes in Koramangala-Challaghatta (KC) valley are the most polluted than the ones in Vrishabavathi and Hebbal valleys, says an IISc study. The study , Wetlands: Treasure of Bangalore (abused, polluted, encroached and vanishing), released on Wednesday by Prof TV Ramachandra and his team, reveals the KC valley receives more …
Japan on Wednesday signed a loan agreement with the central government to provide Rs 1,000 crore to facilitate pollution control and decline of Pune's Mula-Mutha rivers, a statement said. Under the National River Conservation Plan, a loan agreement was signed between Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the central government. …
Kolhapur: Civil and environmental experts from the Gujarat based Maharaja Sayajirao University will visit Rankala lake next week to scrutinise the pollution problem of the water body and the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation's (KMC) efforts to mitigate it. The Pune bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the KMC to …
Varanasi: Perturbed by the increasing levels of hazardous pollutants including heavy metals in water, air and soil, the natives of different villages in the Singrauli area of Sonbhadra district formed a forum -Singrauli Pradooshan Mukti Vahini supported by Banwasi Seva Ashram to raise their voice and draw the attention of …
The government’s ambitious “Clean Ganga” project got a jolt on Tuesday with the National Green Tribunal directing the Centre not to release funds for cleaning the river from Gomukh to Kanpur without its nod, chiding Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand for failing to identify the serious polluting locations. Irked at the …
With the Union cabinet last week deciding to establish a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to speed up the ongoing clean Ganga mission, the Centre will soon set up a company for implementation of river cleaning projects under the Public Private Partnership mode which will eventually construct and operationalise sewage treatment …
Khaung Tong Creek was a 1.5-metre-deep, pristine creek some 10 years ago, but these days this important tributary of Kachin State’s famed Indawgyi Lake is just a little stream some 10 centimetres (3.9 inches) deep, filled with red-brownish mud. A local resident forages for plants along the shore of Indawgyi …
A Parks Victoria report warns than herbides and other chemicals from a wash-down station near a popular swimming spot created a toxic cocktail A toxic cocktail of chemicals and herbicides has been washed into Melbourne’s Yarra River, killing trees and creating a public health risk, according to a Parks Victoria …
The Baird government's approval of a Blue Mountains coal mine expansion contravenes its own planning policy, say environment groups who have begun legal action to overturn the decision. The 13-year extension of the Springvale coal mine, located near Lithgow, was backed by the Planning Ministry and secured final approval from …
Compared to other lakes in Bengaluru, Sankey tank is well-maintained and largely free of sewage. At a time when clearing sewage from most lakes in Bengaluru remains a challenge for the civic agencies, Sankey tank shows the way. Having earned compliments for its veritable urban biodiversity hotspot, Sankey tank has …
Contamination from experimental plant of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre High number of hypothyroidism cases reported in Keezhmadu panchayat in Aluva was the result of high-level groundwater contamination from the ammonium perchlorate plant of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) located near Kulakkad area in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kamal Kishore Vs. U.O.I. & Ors. dated 11/01/2016 regarding air, water and noise pollution created by unauthorized and illegal industries run in non-conforming residential areas at Mandoli, Delhi lying within in the limits of East Delhi Municipal Corporation. Counsel appearing …
This study was aimed to monitor and quantify the metals present in the groundwater of Ranchi city, state capital of Jharkhand, India. Samples were collected from 44 locations during three seasons. The results show that arsenic concentration ranged from 0 to 0.2 and 0 to 0.015 mg/l in monsoon and …
LUCKNOW: High Court on Monday expressed serious displeasure against allegations of sewage water flowing into Kathauta Jheel in Gomtinagar. The court said if allegations prove true, flow of sewage water be stopped. It has directed authorities concerned to file action taken report on January 18. A bench of Justice S …
LUCKNOW: Union water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday announced projects worth Rs 78 crore to cover upgrading of STP (sewage treatment plant) and diversion of drainage at Anupshahr in Bulandshahr district. Bharti was at Anupshahr as part of her inspection of prominent ghats and …
KOCHI: The expert panel from the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) submitted its report on the pollution in the Periyar River before the Chennai bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday. The findings of the NEERI report will be crucial in the case filed by Shibu Manuel …
