Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
The extension was given to balance environmental protection as well as socio-economic well being. Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti has criticized Gujarat Pollution Control Board's (GPCB) move to extend closure notice by 90 days to Vadodara Enviro Channel Ltd (VECL), saying that this is a violation of the judgement of Supreme Court. …
Kanpur: River pollution control unit of Jal Nigam on Thursday alleged that the tanneries in Kanpur are closed on paper but are in reality being operated covertly. Project general manager of river pollution control unit, Ghanshyam Dwivedi said that the fact was corroborated when a three-member team of central pollution …
A report of groundwater pollution in Luna village accessed by an environment NGO has once again pointed to the alarming rate of groundwater contamination in the industrial belt in Padra in Vadodara. The report accessed through RTI found that that the Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) level in groundwater was an …
The following draft rules further to amend the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 which the Central Government proposes 10 issue in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act. 1986 (29 of 1986). is hereby published. as required under sub-rule (3) of rule 5 …
China’s overall water quality improved in the first half of this year, with 70 percent of groundwater samples taken from around the country deemed fit for human use, up from 67.9 percent a year ago, the environment ministry said on Wednesday. A worker transports buckets of clean water from a …
CPCB published the first guidelines on continuous online effluent quality monitoring in November, 2014 to facilitate industries in selection of right monitoring system for their matrix of effluent, its installation and data management. The experience gained with CEQMS over the last three years indicates enhanced compliance. The success of CEQMS/CEMS …
The National Green Tribunal today summoned the collector of Rajasthan's Pali district to explain the steps taken by the administration to control the pollution caused in Bandi river due to textile industries. A vacation bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore directed the collector to be present in person on …
NAVI MUMBAI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday brought huge relief to people living along the Kasadi river and Panvel creek by ordering immediate closure of 350 polluting industries in Navi Mumbai’s Taloja MIDC area till further orders. The NGT’s principal bench in Delhi also directed the Taloja MIDC …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Chemical Contamination of Rivers, 09/03/2018. There are 38 rivers, 27 lakes, 3 ponds and 18 tanks which are critically polluted having a COD concentration of more than 250 mg/l, which is the discharge standard for a polluting source such as sewage treatment plants and …
In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, namely: These rules may be called the Environment (Protection) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2016. They …
INDORE: Ground water quality of Palda is worst among the 10 samples collected by regional pollution board last month. Experts expect industrial contamination to be the reason for inferior quality of water in Palda. Indore pollution control board has selected 30 locations in city from where ground water samples are …
The water quality of rivers is an issue of serious concern today. Rivers are heavily impacted due to their use for carrying off the industrial, municipal, agricultural and domestic effluents. Water samples were collected for the present study from the Ganga River at Kanpur, Allahabad and Varanasi sites, during the …
Inspection Report of STPs in Agra with reference to Hon'ble NGT Court Order dated 09.12.2015 in the matter of O.A No.145 of 2015. The Hon'ble National Green Tribunal passed the order in Original Application No, 145 of 2015, D.K.Joshi Vs Union of India & Others on dated 09.12.2015 that "..We …
The reports on the jaundice outbreak in Shimla and Solan submitted to the state government by the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, and the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have again exposed the systemic failure on part of state agencies and lack of testing facility for virus detection …
NAVI MUMBAI: The Citizens Welfare Association and the civil society have cited the NMMC 2014-2015 environment status report (ESR) on Vashi creek findings against the MPCB stand of questioning the NMMC study. The report has revealed high levels of violation of both BOD and COD and chloride levels at all …
NAVI MUMBAI: Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has crossed swords with NMMC over its report on the high level of chemical pollutants in the Vashi creek. The apex pollution regulatory authority has refuted the civic body's 2015 study of Vashi creek done at four stretches (as reported earlier) on the …
A study done by the students of Thane College revealed that the creek water had become polluted, as the fish in the creek had traces of mercury and lead in them. Repeated incidents of the creek fish dying during last several years only confirmed that the water quality was deteriorating. …
Ghaziabad: Major polluting industries in the city have installed online pollution monitoring systems on the directions of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The system, called continuous stack emission monitoring systems (CSEMS), enables the board to keep tabs on polluting units on a real-time basis without actually visiting the industries. …
If everything goes as per plan, strollers at Kukkarahalli Lake, can enjoy fresh breeze in the future. The authorities have come up with a novel initiative, ‘e-water harmoniser’ (EWH), to get rid of tepid smell emanating from water. The EWH, is a technology to add oxygen to water through ‘Aeration …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has notified the revised standards for Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) operating at various industrial clusters in the country. The primary aim of the revised standards is to minimise water pollution. These standards were finalised after extensive consultations with industries and other …
