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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The responsibility of cleaning and maintenance of 12 ghats located along the Ganga will be given to seven NGOs, a senior official said. The ghats, including Dasaswamedh ghat, Sheetla ghat, Rajendar Prasad ghat, Prayag ghat, Manmandir ghat, Meer ghat, Munshi ghat, Bhonsle ghat, Guleriya ghat, Ganesh ghat and Shivala ghat …
Long-term measures needed as livelihood of farmers being seriously affected, says Sushma Pilloried by Parliamentarians in both Houses over the state of the Ganga and the Yamuna, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan promised that the government would ensure no domestic effluents pour into the two rivers. “We are making efforts to …
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Sunday said the Delhi Government was eagerly awaiting the commissioning of Munak Canal, which will result in saving 80 MGD raw water, to help the city meet its demand for drinking water. Moreover, three water treatment plants lying idle at Dwarka, Okhla and Bawana are …
Mumbai: Mining will not be allowed in areas declared as forests, wildlife sanctuaries and buffer zones. These were among the new rules for mining of minor minerals that were approved by the state cabinet on Wednesday to make mining an ecologically sustainable industry. Now, every district will have to prepare …
Waterwealth? highlights how people work together to secure water for all through innovative approaches in basins. Drawing from a cross section of 43 case studies, Waterwealth? highlights challenges in improving governance and water performance and illustrates examples of new approaches and practices that basin managers are now applying to secure …
China aims to spend $850 billion to improve filthy water supplies over the next decade, but even such huge outlays may do little to reverse damage caused by decades of pollution and overuse in Beijing's push for rapid economic growth. China is promising to invest 4 trillion yuan ($650 billion) …
The 324 pollution-prevention projects along the eastern route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Program in Shandong province have been completed and started operating at the end of January to ensure that clean water can be transferred on time, a local senior official said. "The pollution-treatment projects, with a total investment …
A municipal government in east China's Shandong province has offered a huge reward for clues or evidence of local enterprises pumping emissions underground. The government of Weifang City has offered a 100,000 yuan ($15,873) reward to the first whistleblower who can help prove the widely circulated rumors. On the Twitter-like …
The river Ganga is the cultural heritage and identity of the country and every effort should be made to free it from pollution. There is also need for making amendment in the Constitution for making the river pure and pollution-free. Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Chowdhry Munawwar Saleem said this …
In yet another bid to clean up the heavily polluted Bagmati river, various stakeholders have started a Bagmati River cleaning campaign. As a part of the campaign, a 21km river stretch, from Sundarijal to Sankhamul, will be manually cleaned with the help from police personnel, volunteers, government officials and the …
The government’s High Powered Committee for Integrated Development of the Bagmati Civilisation, with support from the Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s Office, has started a clean Bagmati campaign aimed at scouring the Bagmati River of pollution and trash from the Gokarna water treatment plant to Sankhamool in the next month. Around 25 …
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 64 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (Central Act No.6 of 1974), the State Government, after consultation with the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Rajasthan Water (Prevention and Control …
In a bid to make available clean and continuous flow of water in river Ganga during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad next month, the UP government has issued directions for shutting down industrial units that discharge pollutants in the river, officials said today. Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Javed Usmani …
The district administration has launched an inspection drive against city’s polluting tanneries to ensure availability of clean Ganga water for pilgrims during next year’s Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad. During checking, it was found that four out of the 80 tanneries closed down due to non-compliance of pollution norms were …
