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 …
Seasonal variation in the distribution of heavy metals in surface waters of Pulicat lake, Tamil Nadu, India was assessed from January 2011 to December 2012. Variation of heavy metals was maximum during summer and minimum during monsoon. The heavy metals investigated were nickel, copper, zinc, chromium, cadmium, mercury, lead and …
Mangrove forest ecosystems are threatened by direct impacts such as cutting and pollution due to agricultural, industrialization and urbanization activities. Mangrove forests are often regarded as unpleasant environments with little intrinsic value. Mangrove forests perform valued regional and site-specific functions. Mangrove species can take up excessive nutrients and also play …
This paper examines that transportation generates maximum pollution in Howrah district mainly in urban area. Development & urbanization has led this city population increased very rapidly in the recent past. Howrah has a well connectivity of multimode road network which is very benefiting the population but use of conventional fossil …
Mumbai: Against odds, the Ulhas and Waldhuni rivers look set to be cleaned up. In possibly the first such step, the state government has directed four local self-government bodies, besides the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) and the operators of the Dombivli and Ambernath …
The officials of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), who inspected the Karave holding pond after hundreds of fish were found dead in it last Saturday, have found that it was still being polluted by the domestic sewage lines. This seems to be a likely cause for the fish deaths in …
After outrage over the highly polluted Bellandur lake in the city, the State government has finally decided to clean up the tank. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the city’s new Minister, K.J. George, on Saturday chaired a marathon review meeting with BBMP, BDA and BMRDA officials and directed civic agencies to …
Water quality issues are complex and dynamic in nature and need urgent attention and action. Improving efficiency of water use requires regulatory frameworks that better reflect how different water uses require different water qualities, such as water from industrial processes being reused in agriculture. Drafting regulatory instruments to better manage …
The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of plastic waste disposal on soil and ground water quality of Lucknow dumpsite. The following two dumpsite locations of Lucknow city: a) Ghaila, Hardoi Road and b) Dudauli, Sitapur Road have been under taken for the sampling and study. Samples …
BAREILLY: A Bareilly-based NGO has lodged a complaint with the district administration and regional office of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board on Sunday about the heaps of garbage on the banks of Ramganga after the conclusion of Chaubari fair. National Green Tribunal (NGT) has recently directed UPPCB to apprise it …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday directed that samples of water be taken from the entry and exit points of Ramganga, a tributary of the Ganga. The NGT had earlier slammed the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments for pollution in the Ramganga. “A joint inspection team shall submit the …
The Union government has come out with fresh guidelines to determine quality of water in rivers and other water bodies. The notification, which was issued by the ministry of environment forests and climate change (MoEF), contains 14 points and states the desired levels in each parameter that will be used …
Illegal levels of arsenic and mercury polluted the Rio Doce river in the days after a dam burst at an iron ore mine in early November in Brazil's worst-ever environmental disaster, according to tests by a state water agency. The Institute for Water Management in Minas Gerais (IGAM), found arsenic …
A research report recently prepared by the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) is set to cause alarm in Punjab and Haryana. The report submitted last week establishes that Punjab and Haryana feature among the 12 states in the country where groundwater contains arsenic beyond the permissible limit. The report …
KOCHI: A team from Italy has arrived at Kizhakkambalam as part of an initiative to make the panchayat pollution free. “The team collected samples from factories and business establishments in the panchayat. The visit by the team, led by Silvano Storti, is part of a grand plan to make Kizhakkambalam …
With the condition of the Yamuna deteriorating in Delhi, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday directed the State government to convene a meeting to discuss steps required to control pollution in the river. The tribunal was hearing a petition filed by one Ojasvi Party, which had moved the NGT …
The State Pollution Control Board (PCB) has suggested the deployment of policemen instead of volunteers at the Pampa bathing ghats in the foothills of Sabarimala to stop pilgrims from throwing used clothes into the river. In a detailed report submitted before the Kerala High Court, PCB Member Secretary M.S. Mythili …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of M/s. Velmurugan Blue Metals Vs The Chairman The Appellate Authority, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 27/11/2015 regarding a stone crushing unit in Koothampoondi Village, Oddanchatram Taluk, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu.
Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests, Ashwani Kumar today said balance has to be kept between the need for development and environment. Talking to reporters along with committee members after holding discussions on various environmental issues connected to Kerala and particularly to Kochi, …
HYDERABAD: To monitor the levels of pollution in industries, the Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) is all set to start Enviro Care Centre (ECC). As part of the initiative, special equipment will be set up at all industries to analyse and record air and water quality, and noise levels. …
District panchayat vice president Abdul Muthaleeb has said a survey will be commissioned to study the extent of pollution of Periyar and to identify industrial units responsible for it by discharging waste into the river. Talking at a meet-the-press at the Press Club here on Tuesday, Mr. Muthaleeb said notices …
