Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
A number of dimensions and resources need to be converged for preparing a roadmap to sustainability. The most critical among these are technical know-how, human capital and financial resources. This document is an effort towards presenting a basic framework for the mobilization of these resources and dimensions. The document has …
The Manual on the Right to Water and Sanitation is designed to assist policy makers and practitioners in implementing the right to water and sanitation. This publication addresses the vital need to clarify how human rights can be practically realised in the water and sanitation sector. The manual demonstrates that …
This study evaluates the presence and extent of toxic pollutants within surface and groundwater resources of the Hindon river catchment. The devastating impacts of this contamination of water resources of the health of those living within the catchment is highlighted.
Water from the Guanting reservoir, Beijing's fourth largest drinking source, was not fit for human consumption or irrigation during the month of October, the Chinese capital's environmental protection agency reported in its latest monthly water quality report. Water from the reservoir did not meet the number five standard, the lowest …
A trip to Bailadila wasn't on my agenda when I arrived at Chhattisgarh. But a meeting with Pratap Agrawal, a feisty Jagdalpur lawyer who keeps the state government on its toes with his various petitions, convinced me otherwise. "You must see the Shankhini and Dankini, they are the worst polluted …
Ganga Action Plan: Expressing concern over the lack of proper implementation of the Rs 900-crore Ganga Action Plan, the Supreme Court has sought a status report from the Union environment secretary on the cleaning of the river. The direction came from a bench headed by Chief Justice Y K Sabharwal, …
Pesticide honcho for top green job A former president of a pesticide manufacturing company has been nominated as a regional head of the US Environmental Protection Agency. In the second week of October, Elin D Miller, former president of the North American division of Arysta LifeScience was named to head …
function table() { var popurl="image/20061115/13-table.jpg" winpops=window.open(popurl,"","width=550,height=200,scrollbars=yes") } villagers and townsfolk of Lalkuan, Bindukhatta, Pantnagar, Kichha, Bazpur and Kashipur in Uttaranchal's terai belt are beset by water and air pollution. The districts of Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar and Hardwar have a number of red-category (most polluting) paper and pulp units and …
POLLUTING industrial units in Cuncolim Industrial Estate, located about 10 km from Madgaon town in Goa, are beginning to feel the heat. On September 11, 2006, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (gspcb) issued closure notices to three units. Less than a month later, on October 6, it issued closure …
Some male fish in Washington's Potomac river, which provides drinking water to the city, have begun developing female sexual traits. Scientists attribute this to chemical pollution. Preliminary report of a recent study by the us Geographical Survey (usgs) shows that chemical pollutants in the river are responsible for endocrine disruption …
Groundwater monitoring was carried out in Tarikere taluk during December 2004. The samples were analyzed for trace metals, such as iron, cadmium, lead, copper, zinc, nickel and barium.
Water samples from Gaula river and water accumulated in the tension cracks of the nearby hill side which are prone to slide due to complex geotechnical problems and later converge in the river near Amiya village, Nainital district, Uttaranchal, have been analysed geochemically, in order to understand the quality of …
Kolar reservoir is a second source of water supply for drinking purpose of Bhopal city. The Kolar dam water is polluted by man made activities kinds, that is sewage waters and natural contaminants.
Developed to promote human health and well being, certain pharmaceuticals are now attracting attention as a potentially new class of water pollutants. Little is known about the occurrence, transport, fate, accumulative, and/or long-term effects of pharmaceuticals and other personal care products following their end use.
The study was carried out with a view to have an understanding about the pollution status of Kota city environment (water quality). Environmental studies were carried otu on ground and surface water, to find out the physico-chemical, toxicological parameter presence of heavy metals and physical parameters.
An attempt has been made in this study to assess the quality of ground water at the suburban area near Madurai airport by studying the physicochemical parameters and few metal ions of the water samples for a period of 1 year. It has been found that the quality of ground …
Surface and groundwater pollution in the mining and industrial area is a growing concern. Jharia Coalfield is one of the biggest coalfield and highly industrialized area in India. A study was undertaken in some of the coal mining and industrial areas in this coalfield to assess the quality of surface …
The present study aims at the assessment of water quality in Mallapura tank of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The physico-chemical parameters of the Mallapura tank has been studied monthly during the year October 2004 to September 2005 from one site. The results revealed that most of the water quality parameters are not …
function table() { var popurl="image/20060930/34.jpg" winpops=window.open(popurl,"","width=375,height=350,scrollbars=yes") } Drought-stricken Toowoomba, the second largest land-bound city in Queensland, Australia, has plans for an integrated water-management strategy
