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 …
Effort Will Help Neighbouring States As Well Bhopal: The Narmada Seva Yatra -a campaign hailed by PM Narendra Modi and UP CM Yogi Adityanath as the model for Ganga rejuvenation -will be the springboard for clean-up drives in other rivers of Madhya Pradesh -particularly Tapti, Son and Kshipra -by next …
Calls for community involvement in strengthening bunds by planting trees Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi has stressed the need for budgetary allocation to de-silt 84 tanks so as to recharge groundwater level in rural areas. As part of her weekend morning visit, Ms. Bedi on Sunday visited Kuruvinatham and Kirumambakkam tanks. …
Chief Minister Trivendra Rawat has laid stress on importance of cleanliness of rivers in the state. The Chief Minister was addressing a gathering after taking part in the Suswa river cleanliness campaign at Mothrowala in Dehradun today. The campaign was organised by the U Turn Foundation, a voluntary organisation. Rawat …
Indore: National Green Tribunal (NGT), central bench at Bhopal, has sought action plan prepared by the state government for cleaning Saraswati River. The government and Indore Municipal Corporation has been directed to give a power point presentation on the plan chalked out to clean the river on May 12, the …
With the National Green Tribunal slamming the Centre every few days over the poor progress on Ganga clean-up, the Uma Bharati led National Mission on Clean Ganga (NMCG) is learnt to be making a direct outreach to the Tribunal to ‘sensitise’ it to the Ganga mission, its timelines and the …
While the urban development department is chalking out engineering methods to revive the 900-acre Bellandur lake, the Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority (KLCDA) is planning to implement the wetland model for cleaning the lake and conserving it. G Vidyasagar, KLCDA chief executive officer told DH that it is first …
The state government on Thursday got cracking on cleaning up the Bellandur lake, a day after the National Green Tribunal set it a month’s deadline. Chief Secretary Subash Chandra Kuntia met top officials from various agencies and urged them to work on a war footing. The meeting was prompted by …
Cabinet has approved the new draft National Marine Pollution Contingency Plan (NMPCP) to better deal with marine pollution, not only from oil spills in Namibian waters but also from hazardous and noxious substances. Namibia had to review its marine pollution preparedness and response system in order to make it more …
Initiative to start with cleaning Najafgarh drain, a major pollutant. New Delhi: The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has entered into a five-year research collaboration with the University of Virginia (UVA) on the Yamuna River Project “to place riverfront restoration and development at the forefront of national consciousness.” An exhibition to …
The amount is a part of the Rs 990 crore project – Pollution Abatement of River Mula-Mutha As per the Maharashtra State Budget 2017-18, an assistance of Rs 100 crore will be provided from the central government for reducing the pollution level on Mula and Mutha rivers. The amount is …
BJP's victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand comes as a boost for the Ganga cleaning mission. It will give the Centre a firm grip on implementation of ongoing projects as three of the five states on the main stem of the river are now under BJP rule. It is expected …
Johannesburg – A type of charcoal made from eucalyptus trees could provide the solution to South Africa’s polluted water. A University of Stellenbosch academic is developing a low-cost, low-tech water purification system with the charcoal, which will remove organic compounds from waste water in urban areas, the DST-NRF Centre of …
The National Green Tribunal has decided to hear a PIL filed in 1985 on the cleaning of river Ganga, which was transferred from the Supreme Court, on a day-to-day basis from February 6. The apex court had on Wednesday transferred the PIL filed by advocate M. C. Mehta to NGT, …
Water is a vital resource for natural ecosystems and human life, and assuring a high quality of water and protecting it from chemical contamination is a major societal goal in the European Union. The Water Framework Directive (WFD) and its daughter directives are the major body of legislation for the …
Cleaning the holy Ganges is no simple task and has been the objective of many activists, environmentalists and politicians, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A startup competition in the city at the Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) saw ideas from entrepreneurs from across the country. Around 10 startups made their …
Forty-five large investors collectively managing $1.2 trillion in assets are pressing some of the nation's largest meat producers to set policies for reducing water pollution in their feeding, slaughtering and processing operations. The investors, who are members of sustainability non-profit advocate Ceres and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), …
The number of beaches in Wales where the water quality is high has increased by 40% in the last 10 years, figures have revealed. There are now 97 bathing areas classified as "excellent" and "good", compared to 69 in 2006. The Bathing Waters in Wales statistics for 2016 showed these …
The State government is currently looking into presentations from firms coming from outside the State in implementing the cleaning of Wahumkhrah and Umshyrpi project. Speaking to The Sentinel, Soil & Water Minister Ronnie V Lyngdoh said, “At present, there is only one firm which has approached us with a presentation …
Ill-planning and unscientific approach by the authorities concerned has to led to the chaotic condition of the Ganga, the National Green Tribunal has said. The green panel expressed concern over the fact that there was lack of information on Ganga and it was not clear whether there were other industries …
Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University have developed a device for the rapid analysis of liquids on the content of hazardous substances -- such as heavy metals. Polytechnicers use a method based on polymer optodes -- very small plastic matrices that can be made sensitive to specific substances by means of …
