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 …
Groundwater samples from alluvial aquifers of Bathinda district, southwest Punjab were measured for physicochemical parameters as well as major ion chemistry to evaluate the groundwater suitability for drinking and irrigation purposes and to present the current hydrochemical status of groundwater of this district. Original Source
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of K. K.Subramaniam & Others Vs Loss of Ecology (Prevention & Payment of Compensation) Authority & Others dated 26/08/2016 regarding loss of agricultural yield (Thoppampaptti Village, Thennilai keezh Bhavani Ayacut, Aravakurichi Taluk, Karur District, Tamil Nadu) due to …
GURGAON: Forest department has issued notice to Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) for damage to forest areas by leachate flowing from Bandhwari waste treatment plant. The department pointed that toxic leachate from the waste treatment plant has done extensive damage to the flora and fauna of the forest apart from …
GURGAON: Concerned over continuous formation of leachate from Bandhwari landfill and waste treatment plant, National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) to submit ground report in a month. The direction has come over a petition filed by environment activist Vivek Kamboj for sifting of Bandhwari …
Large-scale groundwater pumping is opening doors for dangerously high levels of arsenic to enter some of Southeast Asia's aquifers, with water now seeping in through riverbeds with arsenic concentrations more than 100 times the limits of safety, according to a new study from scientists at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, …
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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Brig. H.S. Brar Vs. State of Punjab & Ors. dated 09/08/2016 regarding municipal solid waste management in the state of Punjab and groundwater contamination due to disposal of waste. Counsel appearing for the State of Punjab is directed to file …
A recent study by the Delhi University has revealed the presence of harmful chemicals and heavy metals in the city’s groundwater resources. If this groundwater is consumed, according to the study, it can lead to serious health problems in the nervous system, kidneys and the digestive tract. Titled Groundwater Environment …
Greenpeace says three mining operations are damaging intact tracts of forest in the Three Parallel Rivers area, a UN-certified nature reserve A new investigation by environmental group Greenpeace has found mining activities within a Unesco heritage site in Shangri-La, Yunnan province, that are damaging one of the few intact forests …
On June 9, Meenakshipuram police station in Kerala's Palakkad district registered a case against Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Ltd (HCCBL) for wilfully polluting water sources near its manufacturing plant. HCCBL makes and markets multinational giant Coca Cola's beverages in India. The Plachimada plant of the company, said to be the …
Plans to set fire to coal under the seabed at up to 19 sites around the UK would cause significant climate pollution, groundwater contamination and toxic waste, according to a report by environmentalists. The UK government’s Coal Authority has granted licences for underground coal gasification (UCG) covering more than 1,500 …
Jodhpur: Two decades of unprecedented and rampant pollution and various eyewashes due to textile dyeing printing industry in Pali affecting hundreds of villages! Finally , the legislators seem to have woken up to the issue.For the first time since the past decade and a half or perhaps even more, the …
Meerut: Observing that the state government has failed to provide potable water to villages in six Uttar Pradesh districts where groundwater is contaminated with toxic elements -- Ghaziabad, Baghpat, Meerut, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar and Saharanpur -- the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday directed the chief secretary to ensure supply of drinking …
SONBHADRA: At the Rohiniya Damar village in Uttar Pradesh, 100 kilometres from Sonbhadra district's main Robertsganj town, excessive flouride in the ground water has spared no one. It hasn't spared the old, most of whom walk totally bent, slowly with the help of sticks. While others like 65-year-old Shakuntala Devi …
Kolkata: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench, on Monday, expressed concern over the lackadaisical attitude of the West Bengal government in checking Arsenic menace in the state. On March 1, the Central Groundwater Board had submitted a report stating how several tubewells fitted with Arsenic-control kits are continuing …
Increase in cases of diarrhoea and related symptoms in district The district medical authorities have urged the public and food vendors to take precautionary measures in view of increase in the number of cases of diarrhoea and related diseases. An official press release issued by the District Medical Office here …
Agra: Pravesh Kumar, a resident of Mazra Nagla Gadaria village in Uttar Pradesh's Etah district, could not believe his eyes when a hand pump near his house suddenly started spewing a black coloured fluid, which turned out to be combustible. The discovery not only triggered a wave of excitement among …
Palakkad: Kerala Police has registered a case against multi-national soft-drink major Coca-Cola for allegedly exploiting and polluting groundwater sources of the backward Scheduled Caste community at Plachimada here. According to the case registered at Meenakshipuram police station here, Coca-Cola's unit at Plachimada, which after being operational for some years is …
Proper awareness, collective behavior change, coupled with availability of sustainable technologies for construction and usage of toilets are important aspects of SBM. There are a wide range of hydro-geological conditions in different states of India. It is challenging to make one technology applicable in all areas. Selection of on-site sanitation …
Agra: In contrast to the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) report which stated that 126 slaughterhouses are running in Uttar Pradesh, UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB), in its report to the National Green Tribunal (NGT), said there are just 58 such units in the entire state. In a startling revelation …
