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 …
Anti-infectives are constantly discharged at trace levels in natural waters near urban centers and agricultural areas. They represent a cause for concern because of their potential contribution to the spread of anti-infective resistance in bacteria and other effects on aquatic biota. We compiled data on the occurrence of anti-infectives published …
The physico-chemical characteristics of groundwater samples from selected bore wells in Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) area have been studied. A total of 50 samples were collected in the month of May during the year 2005.
Studies on the bacteriological quality of groundwater samples around the sewage farm in Muttathara-Valiathura area of Thiruvanathapuram district, Kerala was conducted during post-monsoon (November 2007) and pre-monsoon (April 2008) seasons.
THE extent of pollution seeping into our rivers is mind-boggling and has been that way for years together. If there ever was any hope that remedial measures would be taken to deal with the problem, it now seems that hope was belied. That much becomes clear through a front-page report …
Thane: Contaminated water from four borewells in Bhiwandi has triggered a spate of gastroenteritis. The Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation (BNMC) has sealed the borewells. Two were dug by BNMC and the other two by a local resident, Mamuchi. Prakash Borse, civic commissioner, Bhiwandi said, "Laboratory tests of water sample collected from …
Brown in colour: Effluents from textile processing units have entered bore wells, which supply water to 400-plus houses in Manickampalayam Housing Unit, forcing the residents to fetch water from elsewhere. ERODE: For the over 400 households in Manickampalayam Housing Unit the problem came from deep within the ground. Effluents from …
Malta has a serious nitrate pollution problem. But where is it all coming from? Marianne Stuart traces the source from the underground galleries to farmer
Point sources such as landfills can release high concentrations of pollutant into the groundwater because of migration of leachate from its bottom, which is generated primarily as a result of precipitation falling on an active landfill surface, leaching out the potential organic and inorganic contaminants from landfilled waste and discharging …
Roughly 48,000 tons of solid waste is generated every day in the Pakistan, while, most of the collection is dumped on low-lying land or is burned. According to an update study report on Environment Issues, released by Asian Development Bank revealed that the industrial sector is responsible for discharging some …
Muktsar: Muktsar residents committing slow suicide by drinking 7-foot-deep water Everyday, Kotkapura Road residents, Vivek Sharma and his wife Neetu, get a 10-litre can filled from the Water Works office campus, after it closes. They don
Water contamination level at the two-landfill sites, where solid waste of the city is dumped, has shot more than 500 times than the acceptable level, raising questions about the government
The lower Varuna River basin in Varanasi district situated in the central Ganga plain is a highly productive agricultural area, and is also one of the fast growing urban areas in India. The agricultural and urbanization activities have a lot of impact on the groundwater quality of the study area. …
There are 15 distilleries in Tamil Nadu under operation. The distillery effluent (mainly spent wash) is dark brown in colour and acidic in nature. It contains high percentage of dissolved organic, inorganic matter and potassium. Till year 2000 these units had disposed the partly treated effluent on land as fertilizer …
Recent study on ground water quality in Lakshadweep Islands shows that groundwater in these islands are mainly contaminated by domestic sewage and sea water intrusion. Contamination by domestic sewage is attributed to tank used by the islanders for sewage disposal. In the present study, an Anaerobic Single Baffled Reactor is …
This is a compilation of important environmental news topics selected by experts from the Asia-Pacific region. The 2008 edition brings 114 articles from three international organisations and 21 countries. A number of news reports were contributed regarding global warming as the most urgent issue facing the world today. Also various …
Lead present in large drainage systems near residential areas in the City do not permeate water sources and contaminate them. This is the conclusion of a six-month study conducted by students of Christ University. The project was sanctioned by the National Referral Centre for Lead Poisoning. The novel study was …
Another risky landfill plan in Mumbai THE Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai plans to partially close down and modernize the Deonar dumping ground in the eastern suburb at a cost of Rs 5,000 crore, but environmentalists fear it may end up increasing the risks of land subsidence and pollutants leaching …
Those who depend on groundwater have to check it for physical, chemical and biological components Groundwater in a natural condition accumulates over time, seeping down through the soil and naturally cleansing and filtering itself. In the absence of sunlight, bacteria too lessens and in general groundwater in the deeper aquifers …
