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 …
The World Bank has approved a loan of $100 million to China to support water management and anti-pollution efforts for the Lijiang River in tourist city of Guilin, in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The project, which will run from 2015 to 2020, will focus on improving water supply, …
Worsening drought has led to over 80 percent of water resources in Pakistan's southern Tharparker district becoming unfit for people to drink, a new study says. That has led to plans by the Sindh provincial government to invest 5.4 billion Pakistani rupees ($53 million) in installing 750 solar-powered reverse osmosis …
Naturally occurring arsenic in private wells threatens people in many U.S. states and parts of Canada, according to a package of a dozen scientific papers to be published next week. The studies, focused mainly on New England but applicable elsewhere, say private wells present continuing risks due to almost nonexistent …
As the timeframe for the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) nears completion, minds are turning to the Post-2015 Development Agenda. This is accompanied by the realization that the focus on drinking-water and sanitation without due attention being paid to the end products of water and sanitation provision (i.e. wastewater) may have …
In the present study, Seasonality and Species diversity of Phytoplankton studies were made on the Karagam Lake of Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh from November 2006 to October 2008. The phytoplankton population was represented by a Total taxa of 64 genera were recorded in this study. This includes Chlorophyceae (26 genera- …
This recent study by Central Pollution Control Board highlights the water quality issues in 275 rivers comprising of 302 stretches in 27 states and 2 Union territories. The water data indicates that organic pollution as indicated by Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) continues to be the major water quality issue. The …
This study, funded by the Gates Foundation, reviews the currently available tools for and approaches to assessing the environmental impacts of livestock production systems. The demand for food from animal sources is expected to double by 2050, driven by population growth, urbanization and rising incomes. Demand in developing countries will …
A Montana town's water supply, contaminated by oil from a breached pipeline over the weekend, may be safe for drinking again by Friday, state officials said, after tests showed a drop in concentrations of a cancer-causing petrochemical. The contamination is linked to last Saturday's spill into the Yellowstone River of …
BEIJING - Beijing's tap water has passed daily tests since last month, when a massive project drove water from a South China river into the Chinese capital, Beijing's water supplier said. Water from a tributary of the Yangtze River has flowed about 1,200 km to Beijing since Dec 27 as …
The Ogaki Dam Reservoir is one of the principal irrigation dam reservoirs in the Fukushima Prefecture and its upstream river basin was heavily contaminated by radioactivity from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. For the purpose of environmental assessment, it is important to determine the present condition of the …
Taking the first initiative to clean Ganga, the Centre has put in place special technology to keep the river clean during the ongoing Magh Mela at Allahabad and to arrest tons of filth during the month-long fair. The equipment had earlier been successfully deployed in the River Sabarmati in Ahmedabad …
A cancer-causing component of oil has been detected in the drinking water supply of an eastern Montana city downstream from a crude oil spill A cancer-causing component of oil has been detected in the drinking water supply of an eastern Montana city just downstream from a crude oil spill that …
The death of birds that led to Sultanpur National Park shutting down on January 10 may not have been caused by avian flu, but ecologists say they are symptomatic of a deeper malaise affecting the sanctuary. Once a natural water body, Sultanpur lake is now fed by canal water, which …
The quality of drinking water supplied in many parts of the district has become a cause of concern with the possibilities of a rise in water-borne diseases from the affected areas. Latest health department reports indicated that even the water samples from Aurangabad taluka were contaminated. The latest drinking water …
SPOKANE, Wash. — A federal judge has ruled that a large industrial dairy in eastern Washington has polluted drinking water through its application, storage and management of manure, in a case that could set precedents across the nation. U.S. District Judge Thomas O. Rice of Spokane ruled Wednesday that the …
Study shows for the first time which parts of the Great Barrier Reef and other reefs can be expected to bounce back from mass bleaching events Scientists have identified which parts of the Great Barrier Reef and other reefs are most capable of recovering from mass bleaching events which will …
Scientists have discovered high levels of two potentially hazardous contaminants, ammonium and iodide, in wastewater being discharged or spilled into streams and rivers from oil and gas operations. Levels of contamination were just as high in wastewater coming from conventional oil and gas wells as from hydraulically fractured shale gas …
Deputy Commissioner Agha Shahnawaz Babar has informed that the water of Keenjhar Lake is drinkable after filtration process, the proper monitoring and filtration of water is being also carried out by the District Administration. In this regard, a special team headed by Dr S M Siddiqui arrived from Karachi has …
KISII Governor James Ongwae has warned residents against polluting rivers. He said his government is rehabilitating rivers in the county. Ongwae led a cleanup of Riana Rive on Monday. He said cleaning of the river, which passes through Daraja Mbili market to Suneka, will ensure residents access clean and safe …
After a group of Malawi civil society organisations accused Paladin, a uranium miner company in Karonga northern part of Malawi, of secretly discharging wastes into Lake Malawi, the company, has hit back through a statement released to the ASX. John Borshoff Paladin's Chief Executive Officer was quick to downplay reports …
