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 …
Fighting in the Middle East is pushing the region’s water resources to the breaking point with warring parties sometimes targeting power and water supplies, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. Even without drought and conflict in Syria and Iraq, many nations in the Persian Gulf and Mideast would …
Deep ocean fish are facing a host of health problems that may be due to man-made pollution, according to a new study. Even as far down as 2,000 feet to one mile beneath the surface, marine fish are suffering from liver pathologies, tumors and other conditions as harmful pollutants are …
A host of people in Comilla are suffering from arsenicosis, with the majority contracting the disease by drinking water rich in arsenic. According to government estimates, some 2,997 people were diagnosed with arsenic poisoning in 16 upazilas of the district till December 2014, but non-governmental organisations say the number of …
ABOUT 2.3 million people now have access to better sources of drinking water since 1990 in rural areas of Nigeria, UNICEF has said. According to the Millennium Development Goal, the target of half the percentage of the global population without access to clean water was met in 2010. But in …
The US Senate recently confirmed that climate change is real, finally agreeing with what scientists had been arguing all along. This is just one of many examples that show the disparity between public perception and scientific fact. So why can't scientists and the public agree? Why Can't Scientists and the …
As many as 37 hotspots of pollution along the Pampa will be monitored for water quality, under the Save Pampa, Save Vembanad campaign taken up by the Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM) in association with the Pampa River Basin Authority. The CWRDM will deploy its mobile laboratory …
A pioneering solar-powered water distribution system is improving access to potable water in a region of Far North Cameroon beset by drought, water-related illness and an influx of refugees fleeing Boko Haram attacks. The system, in which water is collected in a large dam built amid the region's hills and …
ABOUT 2.3 million people now have access to better sources of drinking water since 1990 in rural areas of Nigeria, UNICEF has said. According to the Millennium Development Goal, the target of half the percentage of the global population without access to clean water was met in 2010. But in …
Scheme to fund upstream water conservation touted as good news for Nairobi despite fears that businesses may benefit more than Kenyan capital’s residents In a first for Africa, a public-private water fund was launched in Kenya on Friday, bringing together businesses, utilities, conservation groups, government and farmers to fund upstream …
The Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority has released a statement dismissing a media report suggesting that it had been using unhealthy amounts of iron in its water purification processes as an “exaggeration.” Fresh News, an online news service owned by media mogul Soy Sopheap, published an article on March 16 …
WORK began yesterday on a project that will supply cleaner tap water to some 6.5 million residents in Shanghai’s suburban districts and serve as a main backup source for downtown residents. The Huangpu River Upstream Water Source Project will include a new Jinze reservoir along the Taipu River in Qingpu …
A new system to monitor drinking water supplies from source to household tap is to be set up to guarantee safety amid growing public concern over deteriorating quality. Details will be included in the Water Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan, an initiative that will be launched soon to regulate …
KATHMANDU, March 23: As part of its attempt to meet the national target of connecting every household to piped drinking water by 2017, the government has expanded the coverage to 83.59 percent of the total population. Despite the success, a large section of the population is still deprived of government …
DADELDHURA, March 23: Like many villagers, Rajmati Bista, 45, of Belapur, walks two hours every day to a river just to fetch water. For this, she has to complete all her household chores early morning. "There is no tap water facility in her village. We have been forced to walk …
Bangladesh celebrates the World Water Day today when 26 million of its citizens still have no access to safe drinking water. The theme of the day is ‘Water and Sustainable Development.’ The government as well as a host of the NGOs would celebrate the day by holding talk shows, seminars …
The Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) will ask the department of science and environment to conduct a study on the carrying capacity of rivers in the state. This will be the basis for giving approvals for major projects like marinas or floating platoons or even casinos. Speaking to mediapersons, …
NOTWITHSTANDING the much touted success in attaining the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), access to clean water remains a major challenge to many Nigerian households. A poll conducted early this month by NOI Polls Limited, a country-specific polling services agency in West Africa (that partners Gallup USA to develop …
Kiambu — Kiambu Governor William Kabogo has launched water projects worth over Sh60 million in Kiambu and Limuru sub-counties. The Governor promised that all homes in Kiambu County will have access to clean drinking water by 2016. Kabogo who was speaking at Rockline Water Project in Kiambu Town noted that …
United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF) said South Sudan has reduced cases of Guinea Worm by 99% since 2005, meaning the country which still leads in cases of Guinea worm was now close to eradicating the deadly disease. Currently, officials say the disease is now confined to Kapeota county in South …
The Rajasthan government has failed to utilize even the allocated money in the financial year 2014-15 under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) even as it wants the Centre to grant more funds to deal with drinking water crisis. In reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on Monday , …
