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 …
President Tasks 7,000 Service People for Slum Upgrading, Youth Empowerment Growing up in Evaton, in Gauteng, Themba Msukwini had to use a bucket system. Like many in Evaton, Msukwini he had no access to basic sanitation services and as a result struggled to live a dignified life. But much has …
A water filter which absorbs anything from copper and fluoride to bacteria, viruses and pesticides has won a prestigious African innovation prize. Its inventor, Tanzanian chemical engineer Askwar Hilonga, uses nanotechnology and sand to clean water. He told the BBC his invention should help the 70% of households in Tanzania …
SINGAPORE — They call it "NEWwater" but it's just the opposite: recycled sewage water packed in clear plastic bottles, ready for drinking. Surrounded by oceans but lacking adequate clean water resources, Singapore hopes to get 55% of its drinking water from recycled sewer water by 2060. The level might seem …
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (Local Government Division) Minister Syed Ashraful Islam has said around 97% people in the country have now come under sanitation coverage. "The Joint Monitoring Programme (JMB) in 2014 conducted a survey across the country in 2014 and found that around 97 per cent people …
Tech giant Microsoft has taken its corporate social responsibility to the world of smartphones, with the launch of a new mobile app designed to raise awareness of global water issues. The One Drop of Life app, launched in partnership with the not-for-profit One Drop Foundation, gamifies water-saving activities and educates …
Seoul City has accelerated its probe into the suspected pollution of the U.S. military base in the capital as part of its efforts to seek the source of oil leaks, officials said Monday. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said it obtained 18 underground water samples among 32 boreholes in Yongsan Garrison …
This study was conducted to determine the concentration of heavy metals Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), Arsenic (As) and Copper (Cu) in ten vegetables. The purpose of this study was to study the Heavy metal content i.e. Pb, Cd, As and Cu in vegetables irrigated by Panjara River and to analyze …
The Yamuna, which travels through Delhi collecting garbage, sewage, construction waste, religious offerings and industrial effluents, may still have a chance to become pollution-free. Environmentalists say the National Green Tribunal-imposed compensation fee to be collected by the Delhi Jal Board will boost efforts to clean the river, which has become …
The Yamuna river has failed to show any improvement in its pollution level in the past one year despite gradual reduction in pollution load contributed by major drains in Delhi, according to an Union environment ministry report. According to the environment ministry’s annual report (2014-15), a Central Pollution Control Board …
Nearly two-thirds of the Yemeni population, a total of 16 million people, live without access to drinking water due to air strikes, armed clashes, and lack of fuel in the country, Oxfam warned on Tuesday. “People are being forced to drink unsafe water as a result of the disintegration of …
A federal appeals court has revived San Diego's $250 million groundwater contamination lawsuit against Kinder Morgan and other firms for alleged pollution of an aquifer and 166 acres of city land around Qualcomm Stadium. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a nonprecedential decision on May 21 reinstated most of …
Han Eun-suk, a 53-year-old housewife in southern Seoul, is meticulous in selecting her cooking ingredients, especially water. She never drinks tap water, citing an unpleasant chemical smell and safety concerns. Worried about her family’s health, she has installed a water purifier at home instead. “There’s a weird smell in tap …
EPA to release new rule this week to protect wetlands and streams that provide clean drinking water With EPA's proposed clean water rule, Obama again takes an executive action to build his environmental legacy In April 1989, a Michigan developer named John Rapanos dumped fill on 54 acres of wetlands …
Village pipe water supply project remains inoperative for years in Nilphamari district. Sources said, such areas where arsenic contamination in the water is very high and where water is not available within 26 feet of the surface, in those localities, the project was undertaken throughout the country. In Nilphamari district …
FAILURE by the Harare City Council (HCC) to implement an effective industrial chemical waste management system is exposing its estimated three million residents to a potentially disastrous health situation. This conclusion was reached by the city's audit committee, which looked into the state of industrial effluent disposal in the capital …
Europe's inland and coastal waters have become cleaner and nations such as heavily-indebted Greece and Cyprus boast some of the most pristine bathing spots, according to this year's EU report on water quality, published on Wednesday. Compiled annually by the European Environment Agency, the latest report on bathing waters finds …
Jos — The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is to conduct quality tests on table water factories in Plateau State and all over the country to ensure compliance with standards. North-central Zonal Coordinator of NAFDAC, Mrs Josephine Dayilim, disclosed this in Jos yesterday at the …
Up to 80% of all UK imports come from countries with at least some level of water risk, according to a new report from WWF. The charity warns that those UK businesses that rely on imports must take steps to proof their supply chain against an increasingly stressed global water …
Some 36.8 per cent of the Kelantan population are still without treated water from the public water supply system said Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili. He said based on last year's statistics, the state with the second highest was Sabah with 14 per cent …
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday said it has concluded its safe water analysis in 21 states of the federation. The Director-General of the agency, Dr Paul Orhii, said this at the presentation of the national update report of the annual on the …
