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 …
Subsoil drinking water in Sahiwal district contains heavy proportion of sulphate and fluoride, according to the lab testing of water samples of different areas of the district. The excessive presence of sulphate and fluoride cause hepatitis, teeth deformation in children, unhealthy bone development, stomach diseases, especially constipation, joints problems, drowsiness …
MUMBAI: Uranium content in well water in Varanasi is neither alarming nor abnormal and health effects attributed to such low levels are imaginary, a scientist has said. Traces of uranium are present in soil, water and rock. It is as abundant as tin, tungsten or molybdenum, former secretary of AERC …
Varanasi: Groundwater in Varanasi and adjoining areas is contaminated with uranium, according to a study by a group of scientists. The study conducted by G.C. Chowdhary, former Professor at the Geology Department of Banaras Hindu University, and S.K. Agarwal, also a professor of Geology, has shown that the drinking water …
Sanjeev Ramachandran / Colachel July 09, 2008, 0:15 IST Coca-Cola recently handed over 41 houses to Tsunami survivors in this part of South India. This gesture was not an isolated one. It has been followed by two other projects providing livelihood to thousands of fishermen in tsunami-hit zones. These measures …
Underground drinking water samples of IM2 hand pumps at twelve different sites at Moradabad were collected and analysed for physico-chemical water quality parameters following standard methodology of sampling and estimation to assess underground aquatic contamination at Moradabad. The estimated values were compared with drinking water quality standards prescribed by W.H.O. …
Given the intensity of agriculture and the position of environmental degradation in the country it is necessary to strike balance between fertilizer use and developmental goals for the achievement of economic and environment sustainability. The development could be possible only through judicious management of natural resources without losing much on …
Low on water Little groundwater recharging a cause groundwater level in Dhaka has dropped to 61.18m below the surface putting the sprawling metropolis at risk. A recent study by the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (badc) has revealed that Dhaka's groundwater table has gone down by 35m in the past 11 …
India has moved from tongas to metro rail and typewriters to laptops between December 1984 and June 2008. But the unfinished tasks related to the Bhopal gas disaster of 1984 continue to remain like a blot on industry as well as the state and central governments. The Prime Minister's Office …
Sukinda Valley, Orissa is known for its chromite ore deposits. The open cast mining for chromium is being carried out since 1950. The extraction of chromite has mostly been carried out by open cast and at few places by under ground mining methods. The possibility of leaching contaminants from the …
groundwater in Ankleshwar Industrial Estate in Bharuch district in Gujarat is highly contaminated. The contamination is a result of more than 3,000 industrial units in the estate: around 270 million litres of liquid waste and 50,000 tonnes of solid waste is generated annually. This often becomes a problem for people …
A public interest litigation was filed in the High Court recently against the state government, seeking directions to the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) to rectify its faulty norms in according permission for setting up industries without studying the impact on bio-diversity and greenery. The PIL disputed the norms …
The waste immobilisation plant at IGCAR, Kalpakkam, will soon become operational Radioactive material that is vitrified will not leach and contaminate the ground water or soil The vitrified waste put into canisters is kept in an overpack and then kept in underground vaults The third facility in the country to …
The Bhopal Gas Relief and Rehabilitation Department is talking to the Indian Army and the Delhi-based National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) to help remove the toxic waste lying in the premises of the closed Union Carbide for the last 24 years. Last month, the department requested the Indian Army …
The health officials, investigating contamination of seven wells in Taleigao today indicated that it may be due to mixture of ammonia in ground water. Though the final laboratory report on the water samples of five wells, is expected on Friday, sources in the department indicated that it may be due …
on april 11, the Jodhpur bench of the High Court of Rajasthan ordered closure of 126 industries operating in non-conforming areas in Pali, infamous for pollution from its dyeing and printing industries. The court issued two orders in response to petitions filed by industry groups
