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 …
The Manickapurampudur Common Effluent Treatment (CETP) has forwarded a requisition to the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to allow the plant to operate and give sufficient time to erect reverse osmosis (RO) system to ensure zero liquid discharge in the dyeing effluent treatment process. Closure order The CETP's director …
KOLKATA, 11 SEPT: Be careful and check twice before your loved one is administered an injection in any medical facility as there is a high possibility that they may be injected with used and untreated syringes that are often repacked and sold in city market. According to a project report …
JAIPUR: Taking a strong stand against encroachments in and around the Ramgarh Dam catchment area, the high court on Thursday directed the state government to cancel all land allotments that are hampering the natural flow of water to the reservoir. A bench of Justice M N Bhandari has instructed the …
Allowing Coke to launch drinking water scheme S. Faizi, environment expert member of the Plachimada High Power Committee, has accused the Health Department of having given a public relations opportunity to Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Limited so as to subvert the Plachimada Coca-Cola Victims Relief and Compensation Claims Special Tribunal Bill, …
The Regional Office of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has recommended closure of the production unit of Dharwad Milk Union for its failure to check pollution. POLLUTING ACT: Effluent discharged from the production unit of Dharwad Milk Union flows through a drain. According to sources, the Union had …
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court has sought explanations from six companies and the state government over complaints of pollution by villagers in Sanand taluka that companies discharge chemical effluents in gaucher land. Acting on a PIL filed by an NGO on behalf of Chacharwadi-Vasna village, a division bench headed by …
Almost a year ago, the Ashok Gehlot government in the state enforced a blanket ban on the use of plastic bags in the state. The move was much appreciated and welcomed. However, that was then.The present situation is quite different. Plastic bags are being used by almost everybody in the …
Villagers fear adverse effect on agriculture operations VIRUDHUNAGAR: Collector M. Balaji has instructed the officials of Madras Cements Limited (MCL) to take up various confidence building measures to clear environmental concerns of the people of eight panchayats in and around R.R. Nagar where the factory has proposed to install a …
AHMEDABAD: Chief minister Narendra Modi's book on global warming, 'Convenient Action - Gujarat's Response to Challenges of Climate change', has selective information and data to defend Gujarat's development model. Environment activist Rohit Prajapati of NGO Paryavaran Mitra says he has reviewed the book and found it ignores the irreversible environmental …
CUDDALORE: Collector V. Amuthavalli has fixed a target of planting as many as two lakh saplings across the district before August 15. She said this after planting a sapling at the Cuddalore headquarters government hospital here on Tuesday. Ms. Amuthavalli told presspersons that in a bid to expand greenery across …
As the number of vehicles in the city continues to see a sharp rise, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to gather accurate data on the quality of air that Mumbaikars breathe. While the civic body earlier depended on three mobile vans that monitored the air quality at three …
A highly encouraging scenario during the next decade in the renewable and non-conventional energy sector was projected for Rajasthan at a conference on
KARUR: The People's Livelihood Movement has decided to undertake a bicycle campaign covering the district to create awareness among the masses of the ill-effects of industrial pollution choking the river Amaravathy on July 9 and 10. The movement has joined hands with the Amaravathy Ecology Conservation Movement to highlight the …
Pollution, debris choking the once pristine water body The Subramanyapura Lake is on the death row with the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) turning a blind eye to builders letting sewage into it. neglected: The Subramanyapura Lake has been reduced to a dumping yard. As that was not enough, …
PANJIM: Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Ashwani Kumar on Sunday said that the ministry aims to cover over 14 lakh fishermen, who would be able to get the prediction of weather forecast via short messaging service (SMS) and voice mail facility, in next five years. Addressing media …
The state government plans to create 10,000 green jobs in the environment sector in the next one year by introducing certificate courses in waste water management. There is a shortage of trained operators in the around 8,000 water recycling plants in public as well as the private sector. Besides, now …
A laboratory on the premises of the Shibpur botanical garden has been dumping waste in a corner, turning the compound into a toxic wasteland. The chemical waste is polluting the soil and water bodies of Asia
