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 …
Using the most comprehensive data file ever compiled on air pollution, water pollution, environmental regulations, and infant mortality from a developing country, the paper examines the effectiveness of India’s environmental regulations. The air pollution regulations were effective at reducing ambient concentrations of particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide. The …
Nine cases of dengue fever have been reported in Thodupuzha. KATTAPPANA: A meeting was held at the district collectorate, Painavu, on Tuesday to review the steps taken to prevent the spread of viral diseases during the monsoon season. District Collector M.C. Mohandas directed the Health Department officials to intensify the …
ELEMENTS like nitrogen and phosphorous are required in small quantities by both plants and animals. With increasing agriculture the levels of these fertilisers being released into water bodies has increased. This has led to pollution and depletion of oxygen in water bodies due to excessive growth of some plants. This …
IN THE first week of April, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) oversaw an experiment to monitor, minute to minute, the water quality of the river Yamuna. The two-week trial at the water intake point of the Wazirabad water treatment plant in north-east Delhi was conducted by a private firm …
This Act shall be called The Water Act of Bhutan 2011. This Act shall apply to all issues related to water resources of the Kingdom. This Act hereby repeals the provisions of any other Acts, regulations and administrative instruments which are inconsistent with this Act. The purpose of this Act …
The Government of India (GoI) has established the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) for comprehensive management of the river. The NGRBA program will adopt a river-basin approach and has been given a multi-sectoral mandate to address both water quantity and quality aspects. The NGRBA has resolved that by year …
Orient Paper Mills, Amlai is an old integrated pulp and paper mill. There is a continuous effort to reduce water consumption per ton of paper produced. The plant is a pioneer in effectively using the treated effluent for its own plantation through HRTS and do not discharge any coloured effluent …
Nov. 29: To counter the effects of increasing oil spills in Indian waters, the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOSIS) is in the developmental stage of forecasting oil spill trajectories which will help mitigating the hazards and cautioning locals. During a user interaction session on Monday, the director …
Experts and field workers have stressed promotion of household water treatment methods to evade any health crisis among the masses, especially in the flood-hit areas. The participants at the second meeting of household water treatment (HWT) working group at Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) on Tuesday decided to promote cost-effective …
Experts and field workers have stressed promotion of household water treatment methods to evade any health crisis among the masses, especially in the flood-hit areas. The participants at the second meeting of household water treatment (HWT) working group at Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) on Tuesday decided to promote cost-effective …
The government is unable to confirm reports of a miles-long plume of oil lurking beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico from BP Plc's giant oil spill, a government scientist said on Tuesday. The government confirmed on Sunday that BP had permanently "killed" its deep-sea well that ruptured in …
Great effort continues to focus on ecosystem restoration and reduction of nutrient inputs thought to be responsible, in part, for declines in estuary habitats worldwide. The ability of environmental policy to address restoration is limited, in part, by uncertainty in the relationships between costly restoration and benefits. Here, we present …
A survey done by Craft Council of Karnataka has indicated a 25 percent increase in sale of eco-friendly Gowri-Ganesha idols this year, at Malleswaram, Rajajinagar, Basavanagudi and Marathahalli in the City. N Shashidhar from the Craft Council said he found that people were opting for smaller and eco-friendly Ganesha idols …
Manthan K Mehta | TNN Mumbai: This Ganesh Chaturthi, devotees can immerse idols at 18 artificial spots across Mumbai. Last year, a total of 8,383 idols were immersed in artificial immersion ponds across Mumbai. Of these, 175 idols belonged to sarvajanik mandals, while 8,202 were household idols. This year, the …
Chittaranjan Tembhekar | TNN Mumbai: It could be an eco-Ganesha everywhere next year, but that will depend on the results of the crucial experiment all set to begin soon. Immediately after the 10-day Ganesh festival is over, thousands of idolmakers across Mumbai and major cities in the state will have …
Sreekantswamy B, Mysore, Sept 5, DHNS With Gowri Ganesha festival around the corner, the National Institute of Engineering (NIE) is all set to launch a campaign on
SHWETA KAMAT PANJIM, AUG 30 Environmentalists in Goa have appealed to the people to opt for eco-friendly methods to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi this year. Charting out various ways that can help you have pollution-free Chovoth (Ganesh Chaturthi), the environmentalists feel that changing social ethos are increasingly casting its shadow over …
The government needs to focus on ensuring perennial environmental flow in the Ganga river instead of just setting up huge sewage and industrial effluent treatment plants which have failed to cleanse the river, a Parliamentary panel has said. The panel, headed by MP T Subbarami Reddy, which submitted its report …
Anand McNair | TNN Ahmedabad: Marine conservation initiatives along the India coastline are set to receive a major boost with the induction into the Indian Coast Guard, a pollution control vessel, which is one of its kind in Asia. The 77-metre-long and 4,300 tonne Sagar Prahari, the largest ship in …
Rishikesh: BJP leader L K Advani on Sunday launched the Uttarakhand Government's clean Ganga campaign here and asked people all over the country to play an active role in the conservation of the holy river. Speaking after the launch of the campaign christened
