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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s DSM Sugar Asmoli Vs. Sh. Shailesh Singh & Ors. dated 26/11/2015 regarding pollution caused by M/s DSM Sugar, Asmoli, Uttar Pradesh.
Oil major Royal Dutch Shell was handed a 22,500 pound ($33,919) fine by a local Scottish court on Tuesday for a 2011 oil spill in the North Sea that was the largest in more than a decade. A subsea pipeline leak from Shell's Gannet Alpha field spilled more than 200 …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday decided to hold an in-chamber meeting with officials of Uttarakhand government to deliberate on a policy for a pollution-free Ganga. “Let the Secretary (Urban Development), Secretary (Water Supply), Secretary (Tourism), Secretary (Environment) and Member Secretary of concerned authorities be present on November 26, …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today slammed the Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh governments over increasing pollution in the Ganga’s tributary Ramganga and summoned top officials of various departments. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar directed officials from the State Pollution Control Boards and the Jal Nigam to be …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued a draft notification on the Standards for Sewage Treatment Plant for public comments. These standards will be applicable for discharge in water resources as well as for land disposal. The standards for Fecal Coliform may not be applied for use …
Residues polluting air and water, residents near RTPS complain to Justice Adi Residents say that only 75 per cent of fly ash is being used by cement industries and the remaining is discharged into ponds. Dh photo The Upalokayukta has directed the Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) to ensure proper …
Two months since the Godavari was cleaned, the river is back to being a murky nullah choked with household waste, plastic and puja material dumped into it Two months since the G o d ava r i w a s cleaned for the Kumbh Mela in Nashik, the river is …
Seven years ago, Luciana Cunha paid her first visit to the fishing village of Regência, in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo, to surf the famous waves near the mouth of the Rio Doce. She fell in love twice – with the place and her husband, Fabio Gama – and …
Guanabara Bay is the second largest bay in the coast of Brazil, with an area of 384 km2. In its surroundings live circa 16 million inhabitants, out of which 6 million live in Rio de Janeiro city, one of the largest cities of the country, and the host of the …
US lawmakers are to decide whether to ban personal care products containing microbeads – minuscule pieces of plastic considered harmful to the environment – after proposed legislation was approved by a bipartisan committee. Microbeads, typically under 5mm in size, are used as abrasive exfoliants in products such as toothpastes and …
The formal commissioning of the modern sewage treatment plant (STP) on the eve of the annual pilgrim season has done pretty little to check the flow of filth into the Pampa through the Njunangar stream at Sabarimala. The clogging of manholes at Malikappuram, coupled with flow of filth into the …
At least two rivers in eastern Meghalaya have turned blue again apparently due to "high acid content", resulting in death of scores of fishes. The Lukha river in East Jaintia Hills district and certain sections of the the Myntdu river in West Jaintia Hills district have changed their colour to …
KOTA: Chambal river must be clean of municipal solid waste (MSW) by January 19, ruled the national green tribunal (NGT). The directive brings urban improvement trust (UIT), Nagar Nigam and district administration on its toes to gear up for an action plan. "The administration is currently chalking out an action …
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on Tuesday slammed the municipal corporation for failing to control the overflowing sewage water from Jayanti nullah. City-based civic activists' forum Prajasttak Samaj Seva Sanstha made an oral complaint to the board stating that the overflowing sewage is entering the Panchganga and causing pollution. …
Researchers Say Antibiotics Harm Flora & Fauna; May Be Behind Spike In Diabetes, Cancer Think before you pour leftover antibiotics down the drain. They wash into the Yamuna and harm the plant and animal life dependent on it. And now, doctors suspect, they may also be a reason for the …
Just like our body, our skin too needs a detox. Thanks to the fact that we are exposed to so many chemicals and toxic substances daily, our bodies and skin go through a lot of abuse affecting our health in a bad way. Our skin takes the brunt of it. …
While, creating diversion channel, which is a mid-term solution, takes at least two years, he said setting up more Sewage Treatment Plants (SWP) would be a permanent solution. BWSSB Chairman T M Vijay Bhaskar said on Monday that it will take at least five years to get rid of the …
The National Green Tribunal today pulled up Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments over rising pollution in river Ganga's tributary Ramganga and asked them to apprise it about the steps taken to prevent discharge of effluents in the water body. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar asked the state …
KOCHI:Residents of Eloor woke up on Friday morning once again to witness the River Periyar turning ‘red’, with contaminated discharge from the factories on the banks. The discolouration of the river is no longer new for the local people, as they have been witnessing this for the quite long. The …
