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 …
BAIKUNTHPUR: A large number of villagers, including children, around Korea district headquarters in North Chhattisgarh are suffering from fluorosis- that cause deformities in children and elderly due to excessive fluoride content in ground water that these villages draw to drink. Scores of residents of these villages, especially those in remote …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench, on Monday, directed the chief secretary to file a report on the arsenic situation in West Bengal. The NGT had earlier expressed concern after going through a report on arsenic contamination in Kolkata that appeared in The Times of India. Environment activist …
KOCHI: The state pollution control board (PCB) found that the discolouration of Periyar waters on the Eloor stretch here was within permissible limits. "This stretch comes under class 'E' which includes irrigation and controlled pollution. These waters don't have the same parameter as drinking water sources and hence the levels …
Zambian villagers are taking a multinational copper mining firm to court in the UK, accusing it of poisoning their water. The BBC's Nomsa Maseko visited the area which has allegedly been polluted. Dressed in colourful sarongs and t-shirts, the women of Hippo Pool village collect their water on the banks …
Hundreds of kilograms of dead fish were brought to the headquarters of the People's Committee in coastal Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, in a protest against river pollution yesterday morning. Local residents carried fish which were reportedly killed overnight by factory waste water. Those fish were just a few of thousands …
Rivers in western Uttar Pradesh like Kali, Krishna and Hindon have been polluted to dangerous levels because of the industrial waste released illegally into them by the industries. So grave is the pollution that they have also contaminated the groundwater of hundreds of villages located on the banks of these …
The National Green Tribunal today directed chief secretaries of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand to attend a meeting this week for devising a plan for improving water quality in six districts of western Uttar Pradesh. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the chief secretaries to be present …
Residents of Hoai Duc district's Duong Lieu Village complain they have had to live for years with pollution caused by thousands of cubic metres of untreated waste water discharged from the nearby food processing workshops. "Pollution has affected the ground water, leading to residents' drilled wells smelling horribly," said Nguyen …
Sept 07, Colombo: Sri Lanka's National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) says 150 main industries located close to the upper part of the Kelani River from Ambatale Water Purification Plant will be examined to check whether the effluents from them are polluting the water in the river. General Manager …
This is the first time any river in state will be cleaned The state is all set to initiate ‘Operation Sutlej clean-up’ on the pattern of the Ganga project. This is the first time that any river in the state would be cleaned. The accumulation of silt and sand on …
Fresh instances of discolouration of the Periyar have been reported at a time when the Southern Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) is considering a petition on the river pollution. The Bench comprising P. Jyothimani and R. Nagendran will consider on Monday a case filed by Shibu Manuel, …
After many initiatives to restore the severely-polluted Cooum river back to its days of glory, work on building a baby canal in the middle of the river has now begun. The move is expected to prevent stagnation and other related trouble and ensure the smooth flow of water in the …
Demanded closure of nearly 90-year-old compost yard of Corporation The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi leader Thol. Thirumavalavan has urged the Tamil Nadu government to find a permanent scientific solution to the problem of disposal of the accumulated solid wastes in all the local bodies in the state. Talking to newspersons after …
On 8 November 2013, super typhoon Haiyan made landfall in Philippines. On 24 November, the Chinese hospital ship arrived in Philippines to help with disaster relief efforts. Drinking water was collected at a variety of locations, and the concentration levels of lead were determined with field test kit. The results …
Racing against time to complete cleaning of Khan River before Simhatha 2016, Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) and district administration officers on Wednesday reviewed ongoing work and construction of new sewerage treatment plant, which will help stop outfall of sewerage into Khan River. State government has fixed December 2015 deadline for …
Nodal officers and resource persons from five stakeholder States have presented their proposed models along with costs to be included in the final detailed project report for forestry interventions in the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG). The proposed models were submitted at the start of the two-day meeting of …
As per the latest bacteriological study report, many drinking water sources in Kendrapada district, including at the District Headquarters Hospital, carry contaminated bacteria and, hence, are hazardous for consumption. If official sources are to the believed a type of hazardous bacteria, E-Coli (Escherichia Coli), was detected in water samples that …
Aurangabad: Taking serious cognizance of pollution caused by industrial effluent in Waluj MIDC the National Green Tribunal (NGT) criticised the Maharashtra pollution Control Board (MPCB) 'soft' actions. The tribunal said that the MPCB should take stringent actions but generally resorts to steps like forfeiting of the bank guarantee which will …
The water quality at the Olympic sailing venue in Rio de Janeiro is a serious issue but will be resolved by the time the Games begin next year, Rio Organising Committee president Carlos Nuzman said on Tuesday. A scientific report carried out last month said the waters were so contaminated …
Indigenous protesters in Peru seized oil wells in an Amazonian oil block on Tuesday and said they also planned to halt output in a neighboring concession to press the government to address pollution and compensation demands. Achuar communities shut down 11 wells and took control of an airdrome in oil …
