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 …
A new system for liquid waste management would soon begin in villages of Haryana, state Agriculture and Irrigation Minister Om Prakash Dhankar said here on Sunday. “For this system, three tanks would be set up in a village pond for purifying water and this could be used for irrigation purposes,” …
China will encourage more social investment to team up with the government in water pollution prevention and control, according to a guideline issued on Wednesday. The efforts will first focus on drinking water sources, and additional areas of water pollution prevention and control will be opened for public investment, said …
Nairobi — Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero wants the Senate to recommend the creation of an inter-governmental special fund to the help in combating the pollution of the Nairobi River and sanitation in informal settlements. Kidero said it should be created under the Cities and Urban Areas Act which allows county …
Government's ambitious Ganga cleaning programme and setting up of the National Green Tribunal could shift India's view of its responsibilities to safeguard its natural bounty, a study by Circle of Blue has revealed. "Prime Minister Modi's campaign to clean up the River Ganga and development of the National Green Tribunal …
Having identified that most of the puja waste dumped into the Yamuna is ‘green waste’, the capital’s premier land-owning agency is in the process of setting up a re-cycling plant along the river belt. The department also plans to put up wire mesh along the bridges on the river to …
BEIJING - A plan intensifying the government fight against water pollution in China was released Thursday. The Action Plan for Water Pollution Prevention and Control aims to reduce pollutants, improve drinking water and promote water saving, according to the State Council, China's cabinet. The aquatic ecosystem has been severely damaged …
KANPUR: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) will convene a joint meeting of the Pollution Control Board officials, chief secretary, principal secretary environment, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and CLRI officials to discuss the strategy to rid the Ganga of pollution on May 1. The officials would also discuss the …
To preserve the unique biodiversity in this border town, the first phase of Operation Chuka Lhyakhmo (clean river) was launched by police and civil administration today. Official sources said Deputy Commissioner, Kargil S Prassana Ramaswami inaugurated the first leg of cleaning river Suru during a function at Syed Mehdi Memorial …
The Clean and Green Ludhiana Team of the Aam Aadmi Party started its campaign against pollution of water bodies on Sunday. Aam Aadmi Party volunteers could be seen at the Sidhwan Canal, assisting its cleaning it as well creating awareness on reasons of water pollution. They appealed to the people …
Over 100,000 people representing almost all walks of life participated in a campaign organised to clean the Bagmati river in the Capital on Saturday. The participants also formed a 56 kilometre human chain to mark the 100th weekly event of the Clean Bagmati Campaign on Saturday morning. The programme was …
The state government's Gomti revival project which follows a three-pronged approach— cleaning of riverbed, strengthening of bank and beautification of surroundings— will be formally launched by chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on April 7. While extensive cleaning of the river began almost two months ago, the inauguration function will mark the …
They may not be the most glamourous of scientific instruments, but tampons could help experts clean up polluted rivers. Engineers believe the super absorbent properties of tampons could be used to detect pipes that shunt sewage into streams instead of treatment plants. They found that the cotton products absorb chemicals …
The Delhi Lieutenant Governor has approved the construction of the Sanjay Lake View Complex in East Delhi’s Trilokpuri area. To address the issue of the deteriorating water level in the lake, the project implementing agency, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), has assured that all construction work will be done in …
China is to launch an action plan to protect the quality of its scarce water resources after years of rapid economic growth that have left much of its water supply too polluted for human consumption or for growing food. The plan, expected to be published this month, will require firms …
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has granted permission to an apartment complex in the City to release its treated sewage water into a lake. The first-of-its-kind permission has been granted on a trial basis. The KSPCB Chairman Vaman Acharya gave the nod after an official visit to the …
With the civic agencies facing the heat from the National Green Tribunal for sitting on the Yamuna revitalisation project, the Delhi Development Authority has invited expression of interest from NGOs and other agencies for treating religious waste generally disposed of in the river. The DDA had on March 28 invited …
The green bench directed the Secretary of Delhi government, CEO of Delhi Jal Board, three expert members of the tribunal to be present at 3 pm on April 1 for meeting in the chamber. The National Green Tribunal has warned authorities in Delhi of “coercive steps” including attachment of accounts …
If the Centre has its way, the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) - a key central body which monitors planning and execution of all schemes of Ganga rejuvenation in coordination with five states - will be converted into a commission under Parliament Act so that it can work more …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked Chief Ministers and representatives of Ganga Basin states to “create enough awareness to stop pollution” of the river in their respective areas. Chairing the fifth meeting of the National Ganga River Basin Authority here, Mr. Modi observed that the task of cleaning the …
Waking up to the recent reports which highlighted how more than two-thirds of the sewage generated in 118 towns — located in the Ganga river basin — get discharged into the country's national river 'untreated', the Centre has asked five states to furnish their action plan to set up and …
