Water Pollution Control

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deplorable condition of a water tank, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/06/2025

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 …

HC allows idol immersion in rivers only for this year

Inflation in India rises to 7-month high of 6.46% due to higher onion, diesel prices Allahabad High Court Saturday relaxed the ban imposed on the immersion of idols in rivers Ganga and Yamuna for this year and refused to extend the time frame any further. It has also sought a …

HC allows idol immersion in rivers only for this year

Allahabad High Court Saturday relaxed the ban imposed on the immersion of idols in rivers Ganga and Yamuna for this year and refused to extend the time frame any further. It has also sought a detailed plan from authorities for immersion at places other than these rivers. The court allowed …

As part of an international project, Centre Point School students initiate Telangkhedi lake clean-up

NAGPUR: Almost a hundred students from Centre Point School (Wardhaman Nagar) volunteered to do their bit in cleaning up banks of Telangkhedi lake on Friday morning. A part of the global movement called International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), the local initiative focuses on natural water bodies that get polluted due to …

Order of the Allahabad High Court on immersion of idols in the river Ganga & Yamuna, 12/10/2013

Order of the Allahabad High Court on immersion of idols in the river Ganga & Yamuna, 12/10/2013. The court in the order has permitted the district administration to carry out programme of routes for immersion of idols for different Barwaries and ensure that immersion may take place at new site …

Heavy metals from Cumbria mine tackled in lagoons pilot

Heavy metals leaching out from former mine workings in Cumbria are being removed as part of a £1m pilot project. Newcastle University said the scheme being tested at the disused Force Crag mine, west of Keswick, was the first of its size in the UK. Three tonnes of zinc, cadmium …

Campaign to rid Bishnumati of solid waste launched

Around 500 people, including 200 staffers from the metropolis, gathered on the banks of the Bishnumati River today to take part in the river cleaning campaign today. Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office initiated the campaign today to clean the Bishnumati River by removing solid waste and urging all not to throw …

Order of the National Green Tribunal on granting the permission to the owners of marriage gardens, restaurants, hotels as well as to the hawkers who …

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Neel Choudhary Vs. State of M.P. & Ors dated 30/09/2013 regarding pollution control measures for incorporating in the conditions for granting the permission to the owners of marriage gardens, restaurants, hotels as well as to the hawkers who are selling …

Clean Shahpura lake 24x7: Panel

The central zonal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has instructed Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday to remove solid waste in and around Shahpura Lake in every 24 hours. Hearing on a petition filed by Dr Subhash C Pandey, the tribunal expressed dissatisfaction over the measures being taken …

Bishnumati cleaning drive kicking off from Saturday

Realising an urgent need to clean the polluted Bishnumati River, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City is set to launch a campaign from Saturday. The KMC plans to clean the river and its banks twice a month. According to officials, nine KMC wards will be involved in the cleaning campaign. The major …

Pampa clean-up project moving at snail’s pace

The Sabarimala pilgrim season will begin in two months. However, apart from a few bathing ghats and 100 new toilets, the project to abate pollution at Pampa River has not progressed much. Minister of state for environment and forests (MoEF) Jayanthi Natarajan had announced that the project has been sanctioned …

Despite Green Ganesha drive, toxins increasing in Hyderabad lakes

The efforts to increase awareness about eco-friendly Ganesh puja seem to be failing. Tank Bund on Wednesday witnessed several thousands of devotees immersing idols ranging from small to giant sizes decorated with non-biodegradable products containing heavy metals like mercury and lead which are extremely dangerous to the ecosystem. Though a …

Maharashtra Pollution Control Board frames norms for eco-friendly Ganeshotsav, but fails in implementation

The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) is the authority for preventing pollution of water bodies. In 2010, the board came up with an action plan suggesting a code of conduct for environment-friendly celebration of Ganesh festival. Even as the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and NGOs seem to be taking efforts …

Ganesh idol immersion & water pollution in the state of Maharashtra: an action plan

The article discusses the effect of Ganesh idol immersion on water and recommends the action plan to prevent & control water pollution.

Long Island Partnership to Combat Polluted Waters

Long Island environmental groups are banding together to stem the flow of nitrogen into the region’s groundwater and bays. The initiative announced Tuesday follows what environmentalists are calling the worst year on record for ecological problems related to nitrogen, a nutrient that feeds algal blooms blamed for devastating much of …

Pollution Control Board, forest department issue guidelines for Ganesha immersion

Concerned over water pollution during Ganesha festivals, the forest department and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) have urged people to use earthen Ganesha idol. Both the government departments have also come out with guidelines to help prevent water pollution. According to the guidelines, people have been advised to not use …

Action council set up to protect Vembanad lake

Nearly 700 families of Puthanangadi in Aroorgramapanchayat have formed an action council to protect Vembanad lake from pollution. They also plan to start indefinite agitation programmes in their village with the help of authorities of Sreekumaravilasam temple in Aroor. The fishermen families from Thanneermukkom, Thuravoor, Kuthioyathodu, Kodamthurthu and Vayalar have …

Water pollution: Guidance to help monitor level of microbial pollution

A team of researchers, led by scientists at the University of Stirling, has developed guidance to help policy-makers evaluate new methods for monitoring levels of microbial pollution in bathing water. The guidance cautions when considering any shift away from the current methods used to measure bathing water pollution — methods …

Madhya Pradesh govt makes proposal for Narmada purification project

Urban Administration and development Minister Babulal Gaur has said that Rs 1300 crore Narmada Purification Project proposal should be sent to the National River Water Purification Programme for approval at the earliest. He asked officers to ensure strict enforcement of anti-water pollution measures in the towns situated on the banks …

Cleaning lakes the ‘green’ way

Bangalore University’s Department of Environmental Science has claimed that it has developed a “green” method to clean up nearly 90 per cent of all pollutants in the City’s lakes. Scientists at the department explained that their project, titled the ‘Green and eco-friendly technology for treating waste water entering into wet …

Pollution and conservation of Ganga river in modern India

According to a World Bank Sponsored Study (State of Environment Report- U.P.) pollution levels in the Ganga are contributing 9-12% of total disease burden in Uttar Pradesh. The coliform bacteria levels are in excess of 2 lakh MPN as against the national water quality standard of 5000. The report estimated …

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