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 …
pollution fine: A Chinese water firm has won US $285,100 in a lawsuit against three firms in the Inner Mongolian city of Baotou for polluting more than 400 km of the Yellow river. Initially, the firm had been awarded US $358,000, but after an appeal the three companies and the …
the Jharkhand government's revival of the Subarnarekha Multi-purpose Project (smp) has triggered tribal protests in the state. The tribals are opposing the project for the submergence and displacement it will cause in large areas in East and West Singhbhum districts. "The project would submerge nearly 145 villages in East and …
The underground water supplies of almost 90 per cent of Chinese cities have been polluted by rapid economic growth, according to the State Environmental Protection Administration of China. Underground water is the source of drinking water for nearly 70 per cent of the Chinese population, and 40 per cent of …
january 1, 2006, ushered in the new South Asian Free Trade Area (safta) pact. This paves the way for free trade of goods among the seven countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (saarc). Pakistan and Sri Lanka were yet to complete their ratification. The least developed countries …
function table() { var popurl="image/20060115/23_table.jpg" winpops=window.open(popurl,"","width=375,height=315,scrollbars=yes") } theidea behind popularising tubewells in towns and villages was to provide clean water and avoid contaminants such as Enterobacteriaceae and Escherichia coli. Ironically, tubewells appear to be aiding the spread of a contaminant
2005: High Level Committee: Appointed by Delhi High Court to monitor clean-up and remove encroachments, as directed by Supreme Court (SC) in March 2003 2004: High Powered Committee (HPC): aka Baijal Committee. Appointed by SC to prepare an action plan for Yamuna 2000: Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) …
Five years ago, when a real estate agent showed him a row-house amidst nature and overlooking the river Panvel, P B Menon thought it was an ideal place to spend the remainder of his life. The 78-year-old former project consultant did not think twice before moving out his apartment in …
Kodaikkanal, India, suffered mercury contamination due to emissions and waste from a thermometer factory. Kodai Lake is situated to the north of the factory. The present study determined mercury in waters, sediment and fish samples and compared the values with those from two other lakes, Berijam and Kukkal. Total mercury …
Being the commercial and administrative capital cities of Sri Lanka Colombo and Sri Jayawardhanapura and their suburbs accommodate many industries, residences and commercial and administration institutions and infrastructure. As a result this urban area has become one of the most polluted areas in Sri Lanka. This study covered different climatic …
A blast at one of the plants of the China National Petroleum Corporation, China's largest energy company, at Jilin city on November 13, 2005, caused a massive chemical spill and endangered around nine million lives. T he 3.8 million residents of Harbin city, China, were cut off from water supply …
A survey of shanties along the 14-km stretch of Mithi river will be completed by the Suburban Collector's office by December 31. Next, till January 15, 2006, they will issue notices for verification of documents, fixing who's eligible for rehabilitation. The decision on cutoff date: All those slumdwellers settled along …
LAND is equal to real estate in Mumbai. Any land, even when poisoned. In Dahisar, Mumbai's northernmost suburb, it is construction boom time, even by Mumbai's dizzying real estate standards. Sites for large residential and commercial complexes are selling sooner than you can say buy. The USP: proximity to both …
hunting appeal rejected: Pro-country sports organisation Countryside Alliance (CA) lost its case against British government's ban on hunting. The court ruled against CA's claim that the Hunting Act
Recycling of tetra pak cartons has started in Mumbai following a joint venture between their manufacturer, Tetra Pak India Pvt Ltd (tpil) the Daman Ganga Paper Mill (dgpm) and a non-governmental organisation, Stree Mukti Sanghatna (sms). "A few months back I did not even know what a tetrapak is. But …
Pali is a textile town deep in water-scarce Rajasthan. It is well known for the cloth it produces. But it is even better known for the filth it also produces, best seen in the colours in its mostly dry river, the Bandi. Pali's pollution, and the protest of residents and …
increasing economic growth has raised the levels of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide (no2) over the industrialised northeast China to the highest in the world, according to a new study of satellite images. no 2 levels from the ground to an altitude of 10 kilometres, are about 50 per cent higher than …
Unwise dumping of wastes in land lead to soil followed by water pollution. Wazirpur, an authorized industrial area, in Delhi, is one of the major sources of pollution in this city. The wastes generated from these industries having the heavy metals like Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn, Cd and Pb as …
Tannery waste is one of the most complex and putrescible organic industrial wastes causing huge amount of water pollution. Through the excessive organic load present in tannery wastes the oxygen content of the waters is depleted, which leads to the death of fish and other aquatic animals. In India, Tamil …
The present study has been carried out to estimate the phytoplankton diversity of Neyyar and Karamana rivers with special reference to aquatic nutrients. This type of study is relevant since these rivers form the source of water for public distribution system.
