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 …
Expanding green cover; water conservation efforts despite constraints” Amid reports about the National Green Tribunal pulling up officials in Uttarakhand for their alleged indifference to the Ganga pollution, Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Saturday said the State makes the biggest contribution to environment conservation in the country. “We have been …
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. …
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 …
Javadekar promises to consider restrictions on phosphates, a major component in detergents, to reduce frothing of lakes. Can a ban on phosphates in detergents be the saviour for the frothing Bellandur lake in the city? Based on a report by researchers from Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Union Environment Minister …
Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) chairman Lakshmana visits Bellandur lake, which is filled with froth, on Wednesday. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) will hand over Rs 100 crore to the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to rejuvenate Bellandur lake, KSPCB new chairman Lakshmana said on …
KOCHI: Officials from the pollution control board (PCB) on Tuesday collected water samples and sediments from Periyar after its colour turned brown again. "We will do the tests on Wednesday as it got very late by the time we finished the collection," said Lillykutty Jacob, PCB engineer at the Eloor …
BHUBANESWAR: To study the biological and geographic parameters of Chilika lagoon and its basin eco-system, the Space Application Centre of ISRO with support from NASA is all set to carry out a hyperspectral study next week, a first of its kind in India. A special aircraft will be flown in …
WUHAN - The water quality of the Yangtze River has been improving, with more than 90 percent of the river now meeting the national standard for clean water, the Yangtze River commission said on Tuesday. Of all rivers in the Yangtze River drainage area, sections meeting the standard of clean …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Ranchi: Taking time off from his routine responsibilities, Jharkhand Food Minister Saryu Roy has been working to save water bodies from pollution, which he claims is "main reason for diseases" in the mineral-rich state. "When I embarked on the Clean Water Sources Campaign ten years ago, some people used to …
The World Rowing Federation (FISA) on Tuesday played down concerns about pollution at Rio's Rodrigo de Freitas lake, describing the venue's water quality as "very acceptable". A survey conducted by FISA's sports medicine commission showed the incidence of illness among athletes at the recent world junior championships was lower than …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 04/11/2015 regarding implementation of Ganga Action Plan– I and Ganga Action Plan– II.
One hundred and fifty beach clean-ups are being organised along the UK coastline, starting on 2 November and continuing through the week. This is the fifth annual beach clean-up series organised by environmental charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS). It is hoping to get 3,500 volunteers to join 150 different clean-ups …
Government officials in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency achieved a major success on Sunday when they convinced the farmers to call off their six months old stir after which the construction of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) funded project of 140 mld sewage treatment plant was restarted at Dinapur. …
Local people have demanded immediate cleaning of Ichamati river near Taki in Basirhat and Bongaon to make the river pollution free as a large number of Durga idols were immersed in the river. A letter was sent to the state irrigation and waterways department regarding this matter. A few hundred …
Launched in 2014 amid much fanfare, the “Clean Ganga” project has not achieved much. However, officials claim otherwise. Insisting that a lot has gone into what is the Prime Minister’s “firm commitment” to the country, officials say results would take time as the holy river has been “neglected” for years. …
Instead of an effigy of ten-headed demon king Ravana, people in Mathura will burn solid wastes that pollute the river Yamuna on the occasion of Dussehra on Thursday to mark the triumph of good over evil. In an effort to clean up the polluted Yamuna river, an organisation named 'Yamuna …
GHAZIABAD: There was a considerable dip in idol immersion in the Hindon river on Thursday compared to previous years, with the administration having made alternative arrangements for devotees. A determined administration dug up a makeshift pond in Priyadarshani Park close to the river for the purpose. Though idol immersion in …
